diff --git a/quartz/plugins/filters/unlisted.ts b/quartz/plugins/filters/unlisted.ts
index 3a3594e0e..fbb6230fd 100644
--- a/quartz/plugins/filters/unlisted.ts
+++ b/quartz/plugins/filters/unlisted.ts
@@ -5,14 +5,13 @@ import { GlobalConfiguration } from "../../cfg"
 export function isUnlisted(
   fileData: QuartzPluginData,
   cfg: GlobalConfiguration,
-  unlistedPatterns?: string[],
 ): boolean {
   const unlistedFlag: boolean =
     fileData?.frontmatter?.unlisted === true || fileData?.frontmatter?.unlisted === "true"
 
   if (unlistedFlag) return true
 
-  const patterns = unlistedPatterns ?? cfg.unlistedPatterns
+  const patterns = cfg.unlistedPatterns
   if (patterns && patterns.length > 0 && fileData.slug) {
     const slug = fileData.slug
     for (const pattern of patterns) {