diff --git a/src/mnelab/io/writers.py b/src/mnelab/io/writers.py
index e56f0943..58362d42 100644
--- a/src/mnelab/io/writers.py
+++ b/src/mnelab/io/writers.py
@@ -57,9 +57,9 @@ def write_edf(fname, raw):
     raw.export(fname)
 
 
-def write_bv(fname, raw, events=None):
+def write_bv(fname, raw):
     """Export data to BrainVision EEG/VHDR/VMRK file (requires pybv)."""
-    raw.export(fname=Path(fname).with_suffix(".vhdr"), events=events)
+    raw.export(fname=Path(fname).with_suffix(".vhdr"))
 
 
 # this dict contains each supported file extension as a key; the corresponding value is a