diff --git a/lib/cli/cli.js b/lib/cli/cli.js
index 2a075ca845..b51c2a1973 100755
--- a/lib/cli/cli.js
+++ b/lib/cli/cli.js
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ exports.main = (argv = process.argv.slice(2)) => {
 
   Error.stackTraceLimit = Infinity; // configurable via --stack-trace-limit?
 
-  yargs(argv)
+  yargs()
     .scriptName('mocha')
     .command(commands.run)
     .command(commands.init)