diff --git a/app/graphql/types/doi_item.rb b/app/graphql/types/doi_item.rb
index 66f75044f..5298363a8 100644
--- a/app/graphql/types/doi_item.rb
+++ b/app/graphql/types/doi_item.rb
@@ -59,9 +59,8 @@ def descriptions(first: nil)
     object.descriptions[0...first]
   end
 
-  def formatted_citation(style: "apa", locale: "en-US")
-    object.style = style
-    object.locale = locale
+  def formatted_citation
+    # defaults to style: apa and locale: en-US
     object.citation
   end
 end