diff --git a/salt/states/pkg.py b/salt/states/pkg.py
index 3f6ae3549795..c2c61b34f17f 100644
--- a/salt/states/pkg.py
+++ b/salt/states/pkg.py
@@ -1720,7 +1720,7 @@ def installed(
         try:
             action = 'pkg.hold' if kwargs['hold'] else 'pkg.unhold'
             hold_ret = __salt__[action](
-                name=name, pkgs=desired, sources=sources
+                name=name, pkgs=desired
             )
         except (CommandExecutionError, SaltInvocationError) as exc:
             comment.append(six.text_type(exc))