diff --git a/mercurial/commands.py b/mercurial/commands.py
--- a/mercurial/commands.py
+++ b/mercurial/commands.py
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ def relpath(repo, args):
         return [util.normpath(os.path.join(cwd, x)) for x in args]
     return args
 
-def logmessage(**opts):
+def logmessage(opts):
     """ get the log message according to -m and -l option """
     message = opts['message']
     logfile = opts['logfile']
@@ -1096,7 +1096,7 @@ def commit(ui, repo, *pats, **opts):
     If no commit message is specified, the editor configured in your hgrc
     or in the EDITOR environment variable is started to enter a message.
     """
-    message = logmessage(**opts)
+    message = logmessage(opts)
 
     if opts['addremove']:
         addremove_lock(ui, repo, pats, opts)