diff --git a/lib/bundler/templates/Executable.bundler b/lib/bundler/templates/Executable.bundler
index b5008d7c63..58667024b1 100644
--- a/lib/bundler/templates/Executable.bundler
+++ b/lib/bundler/templates/Executable.bundler
@@ -75,10 +75,10 @@ m = Module.new do
   def load_bundler!
     ENV["BUNDLE_GEMFILE"] ||= gemfile
 
-    activate_bundler(bundler_requirement)
+    activate_bundler
   end
 
-  def activate_bundler(bundler_requirement)
+  def activate_bundler
     gem_error = activation_error_handling do
       gem "bundler", bundler_requirement
     end