diff --git a/bridge_master.py b/bridge_master.py
index 437da19..a3d3911 100644
--- a/bridge_master.py
+++ b/bridge_master.py
@@ -1423,7 +1423,7 @@ class routerOBP(OPENBRIDGE):
         if CONFIG['REPORTS']['REPORT']:
             systems[_d_system]._report.send_bridgeEvent('UNIT DATA,START,TX,{},{},{},{},{},{}'.format(_d_system, int_id(_stream_id), int_id(_peer_id), int_id(_rf_src), 1, _int_dst_id).encode(encoding='utf-8', errors='ignore'))
         
-    def sendDataToOBP(self,_target,_data,dmrpkt,pkt_time,_stream_id,_dst_id,_peer_id,_rf_src,_bits,_slot,_hops = b''):
+    def sendDataToOBP(self,_target,_data,dmrpkt,pkt_time,_stream_id,_dst_id,_peer_id,_rf_src,_bits,_slot):
 
         _int_dst_id = int_id(_dst_id)
         _target_status = systems[_target].STATUS