diff --git a/src/mpsd_software_manager/mpsd_software.py b/src/mpsd_software_manager/mpsd_software.py
index 074129e9a283ae93b478b64ea0a3fdd9a52a18e5..fe2f99d646d7b86612651e899237c0eacbf1d7ea 100755
--- a/src/mpsd_software_manager/mpsd_software.py
+++ b/src/mpsd_software_manager/mpsd_software.py
@@ -784,7 +784,7 @@ def prepare_environment(mpsd_release: str, root_dir: Path) -> List[str]:
         mpsd_release, root_dir
     )
     record_script_execution_summary(
-        mpsd_release, root_dir, spe_branch=spe_branch, spe_commit_hash=spe_commit_hash
+        root_dir, spe_branch=spe_branch, spe_commit_hash=spe_commit_hash
     )
     return available_package_sets
 
@@ -935,12 +935,10 @@ def install_environment(
 
             # log the command
             record_script_execution_summary(
-                mpsd_release,
                 root_dir,
                 msg=f"installing {package_set} and logging at {build_log_path}",
             )
             record_script_execution_summary(
-                mpsd_release,
                 root_dir,
                 msg=(
                     f"CMD: bash {spack_setup_script} {' '.join(install_flags)} "