diff --git a/test/freeflow/staggered/test_donea.cc b/test/freeflow/staggered/test_donea.cc
index 14e4edcf567a277c0a2645d18d29eddc3fd3f931..1a2cf64e242bb8aaac2bc0848248e4ab51d97215 100644
--- a/test/freeflow/staggered/test_donea.cc
+++ b/test/freeflow/staggered/test_donea.cc
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv)
 
     // try to create a grid (from the given grid file or the input file)
     using GridCreator = typename GET_PROP_TYPE(TypeTag, GridCreator);
-    GridCreator::makeGrid(Parameters::getTree());
+    GridCreator::makeGrid();
     GridCreator::loadBalance();
 
     ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////