diff --git a/src/api/user/StatusAPI.js b/src/api/user/StatusAPI.js
index 18cb0088b8..dc62bb35d0 100644
--- a/src/api/user/StatusAPI.js
+++ b/src/api/user/StatusAPI.js
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ export default class StatusAPI extends EventEmitter {
      * @param {Status} status The status to set for the provided role
      * @returns {Promise<Boolean>} true if operation was successful, otherwise false.
      */
-    setStatusForRole(_role, status) {
+    setStatusForRole(status) {
         const provider = this.#userAPI.getProvider();
 
         if (provider.setStatusForRole) {
diff --git a/src/plugins/operatorStatus/operatorStatus/OperatorStatus.vue b/src/plugins/operatorStatus/operatorStatus/OperatorStatus.vue
index 23635dcbd7..3479a9312f 100644
--- a/src/plugins/operatorStatus/operatorStatus/OperatorStatus.vue
+++ b/src/plugins/operatorStatus/operatorStatus/OperatorStatus.vue
@@ -74,7 +74,6 @@ export default {
         return {
             allRoles: [],
             role: '--',
-            selectedRole: '',
             pollQuestionUpdated: '--',
             currentPollQuestion: DEFAULT_POLL_QUESTION,
             selectedStatus: undefined,
@@ -164,7 +163,7 @@ export default {
             if (this.selectedStatus !== undefined) {
                 const statusObject = this.findStatusByKey(this.selectedStatus);
 
-                const result = await this.openmct.user.status.setStatusForRole(this.selectedRole, statusObject);
+                const result = await this.openmct.user.status.setStatusForRole(statusObject);
                 if (result === true) {
                     this.openmct.notifications.info("Successfully set operator status");
                 } else {