diff --git a/dumux/common/parameters.hh b/dumux/common/parameters.hh
index a9c2369db8e4aea11333a6538ba71c984688c5e6..218c0d1cd2359eacd625f6aecc3a6a9d4e25fb5e 100644
--- a/dumux/common/parameters.hh
+++ b/dumux/common/parameters.hh
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ public:
     //! Initialize the parameter tree singletons
     static void init(int argc, char **argv,
                      const DefaultParams& defaultParams,
-                     const Usage& usage = [](const char *, const std::string &){})
+                     const Usage& usage)
     {
         init(argc, argv, defaultParams, "", usage);
     }