diff --git a/todo-src/deleteTodo/app.js b/todo-src/deleteTodo/app.js
index 09dce06d..315d5b95 100644
--- a/todo-src/deleteTodo/app.js
+++ b/todo-src/deleteTodo/app.js
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ exports.deleteToDoItem = metricScope((metrics) => async (event, context) => {
   metrics.putDimensions({ Service: "deleteTodo" });
   metrics.setProperty("RequestId", context.requestId);
 
-  if (!isValidRequest(context, event)) {
+  if (!isValidRequest(event)) {
     metrics.putMetric("Error", 1, Unit.Count);
     return response(400, { message: "Error: Invalid request" });
   }