diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 2c1169711..d62c9c64d 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -269,8 +269,8 @@ It is common to create a helper function to check that the response contains no
 import fetch from 'node-fetch';
 
 class HTTPResponseError extends Error {
-	constructor(response, ...args) {
-		super(`HTTP Error Response: ${response.status} ${response.statusText}`, ...args);
+	constructor(response) {
+		super(`HTTP Error Response: ${response.status} ${response.statusText}`);
 		this.response = response;
 	}
 }