diff --git a/qqq-backend-core/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/actions/templates/RenderTemplateAction.java b/qqq-backend-core/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/actions/templates/RenderTemplateAction.java
index 6e0c068a..777b9c41 100644
--- a/qqq-backend-core/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/actions/templates/RenderTemplateAction.java
+++ b/qqq-backend-core/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/actions/templates/RenderTemplateAction.java
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ import java.util.Map;
 import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.actions.AbstractQActionFunction;
 import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.exceptions.QException;
 import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.logging.QLogger;
-import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.actions.AbstractActionInput;
 import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.actions.templates.RenderTemplateInput;
 import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.actions.templates.RenderTemplateOutput;
 import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.templates.TemplateType;
@@ -107,7 +106,7 @@ public class RenderTemplateAction extends AbstractQActionFunction<RenderTemplate
    /*******************************************************************************
     ** Most convenient static wrapper to render a Velocity template.
     *******************************************************************************/
-   public static String renderVelocity(AbstractActionInput parentActionInput, Map<String, Object> context, String code) throws QException
+   public static String renderVelocity(Map<String, Object> context, String code) throws QException
    {
       return (render(TemplateType.VELOCITY, context, code));
    }
diff --git a/qqq-backend-core/src/test/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/actions/templates/RenderTemplateActionTest.java b/qqq-backend-core/src/test/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/actions/templates/RenderTemplateActionTest.java
index 1f448b69..33c36769 100644
--- a/qqq-backend-core/src/test/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/actions/templates/RenderTemplateActionTest.java
+++ b/qqq-backend-core/src/test/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/actions/templates/RenderTemplateActionTest.java
@@ -66,16 +66,14 @@ public class RenderTemplateActionTest extends BaseTest
    @Test
    void testConvenientWrapper() throws QException
    {
-      RenderTemplateInput parentActionInput = new RenderTemplateInput();
-
       String template = "Hello, $name";
-      assertEquals("Hello, Darin", RenderTemplateAction.renderVelocity(parentActionInput, Map.of("name", "Darin"), template));
-      assertEquals("Hello, Tim", RenderTemplateAction.renderVelocity(parentActionInput, Map.of("name", "Tim"), template));
-      assertEquals("Hello, $name", RenderTemplateAction.renderVelocity(parentActionInput, Map.of(), template));
+      assertEquals("Hello, Darin", RenderTemplateAction.renderVelocity(Map.of("name", "Darin"), template));
+      assertEquals("Hello, Tim", RenderTemplateAction.renderVelocity(Map.of("name", "Tim"), template));
+      assertEquals("Hello, $name", RenderTemplateAction.renderVelocity(Map.of(), template));
 
       template = "Hello, $!name";
-      assertEquals("Hello, ", RenderTemplateAction.renderVelocity(parentActionInput, Map.of(), template));
-      assertEquals("Hello, ", RenderTemplateAction.renderVelocity(parentActionInput, null, template));
+      assertEquals("Hello, ", RenderTemplateAction.renderVelocity(Map.of(), template));
+      assertEquals("Hello, ", RenderTemplateAction.renderVelocity(null, template));
    }
 
 
@@ -128,4 +126,4 @@ public class RenderTemplateActionTest extends BaseTest
       throw (new Exception("You asked to throw..."));
    }
 
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}