diff --git a/src/components/sticky-object.js b/src/components/sticky-object.js
index 88a2aaef35fa147005ea74161231701b918b6204..d84c82313100622864b9457161b71b842edf6309 100644
--- a/src/components/sticky-object.js
+++ b/src/components/sticky-object.js
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ AFRAME.registerComponent("sticky-object", {
     }
   },
 
-  _onRelease(evt) {
+  _onRelease() {
     if (
       !this.el.is("grabbed") &&
       this.data.autoLockOnRelease &&