diff --git a/djcelery/migrations/0001_initial.py b/djcelery/migrations/0001_initial.py
index 0960dfcd..fa0fe7f5 100644
--- a/djcelery/migrations/0001_initial.py
+++ b/djcelery/migrations/0001_initial.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 from django.db.utils import DatabaseError
 
 
-def ignore_exists(self, fun, *args, **kwargs):
+def ignore_exists(fun, *args, **kwargs):
     try:
         fun(*args, **kwargs)
     except DatabaseError, exc: