diff --git a/src/py/autowig/asg.py b/src/py/autowig/asg.py
index 04a956e5..5391f3a8 100644
--- a/src/py/autowig/asg.py
+++ b/src/py/autowig/asg.py
@@ -1562,7 +1562,7 @@ def namespaces(self, pattern=None, nested=False):
 
 class AbstractSemanticGraph(object):
 
-    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
+    def __init__(self):
         self._nodes = dict()
         self._syntax_edges = dict()
         self._base_edges = dict()