diff --git a/python/pyspark/taskcontext.py b/python/pyspark/taskcontext.py
index 282db010ea75d..63ae1f30e17ca 100644
--- a/python/pyspark/taskcontext.py
+++ b/python/pyspark/taskcontext.py
@@ -94,4 +94,4 @@ def getLocalProperty(self, key):
         """
         Get a local property set upstream in the driver, or None if it is missing.
         """
-        return self._localProperties.get(key, default=None)
+        return self._localProperties.get(key, None)