diff --git a/bittensor/core/extrinsics/commit_reveal.py b/bittensor/core/extrinsics/commit_reveal.py
index 7d0331c877..c16f663800 100644
--- a/bittensor/core/extrinsics/commit_reveal.py
+++ b/bittensor/core/extrinsics/commit_reveal.py
@@ -74,9 +74,7 @@ def _do_commit_reveal_v3(
     if response.is_success:
         return True, None
     else:
-        return False, format_error_message(
-            response.error_message, substrate=self.substrate
-        )
+        return False, format_error_message(response.error_message)
 
 
 def commit_reveal_v3_extrinsic(
diff --git a/tests/unit_tests/extrinsics/test_commit_reveal.py b/tests/unit_tests/extrinsics/test_commit_reveal.py
index 6d2f4549a6..3e95129343 100644
--- a/tests/unit_tests/extrinsics/test_commit_reveal.py
+++ b/tests/unit_tests/extrinsics/test_commit_reveal.py
@@ -146,9 +146,7 @@ def test_do_commit_reveal_v3_failure_due_to_error(mocker, subtensor):
         wait_for_inclusion=True,
         wait_for_finalization=True,
     )
-    mocked_format_error_message.assert_called_once_with(
-        "Mocked error", substrate=subtensor.substrate
-    )
+    mocked_format_error_message.assert_called_once_with("Mocked error")
     assert result == (False, "Formatted error")