diff --git a/osm_lcm/ns.py b/osm_lcm/ns.py
index 78c58f8827881ac89cdb7ca6feefd3fef7c337b5..cb281e45879c1b0f91932c7118a079df7749657a 100644
--- a/osm_lcm/ns.py
+++ b/osm_lcm/ns.py
@@ -5386,7 +5386,6 @@ class NsLcm(LcmBase):
                         # Pre-scale retry check: Check if this sub-operation has been executed before
                         op_index = self._check_or_add_scale_suboperation(
                             db_nslcmop,
-                            nslcmop_id,
                             vnf_index,
                             vnf_config_primitive,
                             primitive_params,
@@ -5795,7 +5794,6 @@ class NsLcm(LcmBase):
                         # Post-scale retry check: Check if this sub-operation has been executed before
                         op_index = self._check_or_add_scale_suboperation(
                             db_nslcmop,
-                            nslcmop_id,
                             vnf_index,
                             vnf_config_primitive,
                             primitive_params,