diff --git a/packages/excalidraw/renderer/renderElement.ts b/packages/excalidraw/renderer/renderElement.ts
index 78b5581946..7a00eab995 100644
--- a/packages/excalidraw/renderer/renderElement.ts
+++ b/packages/excalidraw/renderer/renderElement.ts
@@ -264,7 +264,6 @@ IMAGE_ERROR_PLACEHOLDER_IMG.src = `data:${MIME_TYPES.svg},${encodeURIComponent(
 const drawImagePlaceholder = (
   element: ExcalidrawImageElement,
   context: CanvasRenderingContext2D,
-  zoomValue: AppState["zoom"]["value"],
 ) => {
   context.fillStyle = "#E7E7E7";
   context.fillRect(0, 0, element.width, element.height);
@@ -357,7 +356,7 @@ const drawElementOnCanvas = (
           element.height,
         );
       } else {
-        drawImagePlaceholder(element, context, appState.zoom.value);
+        drawImagePlaceholder(element, context);
       }
       break;
     }