diff --git a/src/modules/physics/box2d/Physics.cpp b/src/modules/physics/box2d/Physics.cpp
index 7bfffec98..e2e6be22e 100644
--- a/src/modules/physics/box2d/Physics.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/physics/box2d/Physics.cpp
@@ -38,9 +38,8 @@ namespace box2d
 		return "love.physics.box2d";
 	}
 
-	World * Physics::newWorld(float gx, float gy, bool sleep, int meter)
+	World * Physics::newWorld(float gx, float gy, bool sleep)
 	{
-		Physics::setMeter(meter);
 		return new World(b2Vec2(gx, gy), sleep);
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/modules/physics/box2d/Physics.h b/src/modules/physics/box2d/Physics.h
index 89ff428a5..127e28ec2 100644
--- a/src/modules/physics/box2d/Physics.h
+++ b/src/modules/physics/box2d/Physics.h
@@ -72,9 +72,8 @@ namespace box2d
 		* @param gx Gravity along x-axis.
 		* @param gy Gravity along y-axis.
 		* @param sleep Whether the World allows sleep.
-		* @param meter The scale in px/m.
 		**/
-		World * newWorld(float gx, float gy, bool sleep, int meter);
+		World * newWorld(float gx, float gy, bool sleep);
 
 		/**
 		* Creates a new Body at the specified position.
diff --git a/src/modules/physics/box2d/wrap_Physics.cpp b/src/modules/physics/box2d/wrap_Physics.cpp
index 7fc77dd57..89d82424c 100644
--- a/src/modules/physics/box2d/wrap_Physics.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/physics/box2d/wrap_Physics.cpp
@@ -34,9 +34,8 @@ namespace box2d
 		float gx = (float)luaL_optnumber(L, 1, 0);
 		float gy = (float)luaL_optnumber(L, 2, 0);
 		bool sleep = luax_optboolean(L, 3, true);
-		int meter = (int)luaL_optnumber(L, 4, Physics::DEFAULT_METER);
 
-		World * w = instance->newWorld(gx, gy, sleep, meter);
+		World * w = instance->newWorld(gx, gy, sleep);
 		luax_newtype(L, "World", PHYSICS_WORLD_T, (void*)w);
 
 		return 1;