diff --git a/django/contrib/staticfiles/views.py b/django/contrib/staticfiles/views.py
index fe095ed22591b..4264d9b42c5e0 100644
--- a/django/contrib/staticfiles/views.py
+++ b/django/contrib/staticfiles/views.py
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 
 from django.contrib.staticfiles import finders
 
-def serve(request, path, document_root=None, insecure=False, **kwargs):
+def serve(request, path insecure=False, **kwargs):
     """
     Serve static files below a given point in the directory structure or
     from locations inferred from the staticfiles finders.