diff --git a/app/models/merge_request.rb b/app/models/merge_request.rb
index 6753504acff..67d4c70dc3a 100644
--- a/app/models/merge_request.rb
+++ b/app/models/merge_request.rb
@@ -179,10 +179,10 @@ class MergeRequest < ActiveRecord::Base
     work_in_progress?(title) ? title : "WIP: #{title}"
   end
 
-  def to_reference(from_project = nil, full: false)
+  def to_reference(from = nil, full: false)
     reference = "#{self.class.reference_prefix}#{iid}"
 
-    "#{project.to_reference(from_project, full: full)}#{reference}"
+    "#{project.to_reference(from, full: full)}#{reference}"
   end
 
   def first_commit