diff --git a/ReactNativeClient/lib/markdownUtils.js b/ReactNativeClient/lib/markdownUtils.js
index 34fcc0fe6..69a15488a 100644
--- a/ReactNativeClient/lib/markdownUtils.js
+++ b/ReactNativeClient/lib/markdownUtils.js
@@ -119,9 +119,8 @@ const markdownUtils = {
 		return title.replace(filterRegex, '').replace(mdLinkRegex, '$1').replace(emptyMdLinkRegex, '$1').substring(0,80);
 	},
 
-	stripMarkdown(text, options = { gfm: false }) {
-		// Removes Markdown syntax elements from the given text
-		return removeMarkdown(text, options);
+	stripMarkdown(text) {
+		return removeMarkdown(text, { gfm: false });
 	},
 };