diff --git a/include/mapnik/label_collision_detector.hpp b/include/mapnik/label_collision_detector.hpp
index ed1220ad9..cedde6c82 100644
--- a/include/mapnik/label_collision_detector.hpp
+++ b/include/mapnik/label_collision_detector.hpp
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ namespace mapnik
          return true;
       }	
 
-      bool has_point_placement(Envelope<double> const& box, UnicodeString const& text, double distance)
+      bool has_point_placement(Envelope<double> const& box, double distance)
       {
          Envelope<double> bigger_box(box.minx() - distance, box.miny() - distance, box.maxx() + distance, box.maxy() + distance);
          tree_t::query_iterator itr = tree_.query_in_box(bigger_box);
diff --git a/src/placement_finder.cpp b/src/placement_finder.cpp
index 0766b625c..9cc03eb4a 100644
--- a/src/placement_finder.cpp
+++ b/src/placement_finder.cpp
@@ -343,7 +343,7 @@ namespace mapnik
             }
  
             if (!dimensions_.intersects(e) || 
-                !detector_.has_point_placement(e, p.info.get_string(), p.minimum_distance))
+                !detector_.has_point_placement(e, p.minimum_distance))
             {
                return;
             }