diff --git a/src/PIL/ImageDraw.py b/src/PIL/ImageDraw.py
index d43938281..5f3008546 100644
--- a/src/PIL/ImageDraw.py
+++ b/src/PIL/ImageDraw.py
@@ -75,9 +75,9 @@ class ImageDraw(object):
         self.draw = Image.core.draw(self.im, blend)
         self.mode = mode
         if mode in ("I", "F"):
-            self.ink = self.draw.draw_ink(1, mode)
+            self.ink = self.draw.draw_ink(1)
         else:
-            self.ink = self.draw.draw_ink(-1, mode)
+            self.ink = self.draw.draw_ink(-1)
         if mode in ("1", "P", "I", "F"):
             # FIXME: fix Fill2 to properly support matte for I+F images
             self.fontmode = "1"
@@ -110,13 +110,13 @@ class ImageDraw(object):
                     ink = ImageColor.getcolor(ink, self.mode)
                 if self.palette and not isinstance(ink, numbers.Number):
                     ink = self.palette.getcolor(ink)
-                ink = self.draw.draw_ink(ink, self.mode)
+                ink = self.draw.draw_ink(ink)
             if fill is not None:
                 if isStringType(fill):
                     fill = ImageColor.getcolor(fill, self.mode)
                 if self.palette and not isinstance(fill, numbers.Number):
                     fill = self.palette.getcolor(fill)
-                fill = self.draw.draw_ink(fill, self.mode)
+                fill = self.draw.draw_ink(fill)
         return ink, fill
 
     def arc(self, xy, start, end, fill=None, width=0):
diff --git a/src/_imaging.c b/src/_imaging.c
index e63da27e9..04520b1a1 100644
--- a/src/_imaging.c
+++ b/src/_imaging.c
@@ -2642,8 +2642,7 @@ _draw_ink(ImagingDrawObject* self, PyObject* args)
 {
     INT32 ink = 0;
     PyObject* color;
-    char* mode = NULL; /* not used in this release */
-    if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args, "O|s", &color, &mode))
+    if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args, "O", &color))
         return NULL;
 
     if (!getink(color, self->image->image, (char*) &ink))