diff --git a/Lib/java/various.i b/Lib/java/various.i
index c53f08aa2..733b8fa79 100644
--- a/Lib/java/various.i
+++ b/Lib/java/various.i
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@
 #endif
 }
 
-%typemap(out) char **STRING_ARRAY (char *s) {
+%typemap(out) char **STRING_ARRAY {
     int i;
     int len=0;
     jstring temp_string;