diff --git a/app/controllers/workflows/stages_controller.rb b/app/controllers/workflows/stages_controller.rb
index d0ab6423d..c85016dcc 100644
--- a/app/controllers/workflows/stages_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/workflows/stages_controller.rb
@@ -31,6 +31,6 @@ class Workflows::StagesController < ApplicationController
     end
 
     def stage_params
-      params.expect(workflow_stage: [ :name ])
+      params.expect workflow_stage: [ :name ]
     end
 end
diff --git a/app/controllers/workflows_controller.rb b/app/controllers/workflows_controller.rb
index 5b2aa752b..e3b8bd8a9 100644
--- a/app/controllers/workflows_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/workflows_controller.rb
@@ -38,6 +38,6 @@ class WorkflowsController < ApplicationController
     end
 
     def workflow_params
-      params.expect(workflow: [ :name ])
+      params.expect workflow: [ :name ]
     end
 end