diff --git a/wa/commands/templates/apk_workload b/wa/commands/templates/apk_workload
index 96e377e7..bd596ba3 100644
--- a/wa/commands/templates/apk_workload
+++ b/wa/commands/templates/apk_workload
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ class ${class_name}(ApkWorkload):
         # workload instance.
 
     def validate(self):
-        super(${class_name}, self).validate(context)
+        super(${class_name}, self).validate()
         # Validate inter-parameter assumptions etc
 
     def setup(self, context):
diff --git a/wa/commands/templates/basic_workload b/wa/commands/templates/basic_workload
index bfd7795f..f7dabd9f 100644
--- a/wa/commands/templates/basic_workload
+++ b/wa/commands/templates/basic_workload
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ class ${class_name}(Workload):
         # workload instance.
 
     def validate(self):
-        super(${class_name}, self).validate(context)
+        super(${class_name}, self).validate()
         # Validate inter-parameter assumptions etc
 
     def setup(self, context):
diff --git a/wa/commands/templates/uiauto_workload b/wa/commands/templates/uiauto_workload
index 7a3e5a82..2376b998 100644
--- a/wa/commands/templates/uiauto_workload
+++ b/wa/commands/templates/uiauto_workload
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ class ${class_name}(UiautoWorkload):
         # workload instance.
 
     def validate(self):
-        super(${class_name}, self).validate(context)
+        super(${class_name}, self).validate()
         # Validate inter-parameter assumptions etc
 
     def setup(self, context):