diff --git a/util/locale_database/cldr.py b/util/locale_database/cldr.py
index 4c1a8fbf28f..836e98dab61 100644
--- a/util/locale_database/cldr.py
+++ b/util/locale_database/cldr.py
@@ -280,7 +280,7 @@ class CldrReader (object):
                       currencyRounding = int(rounding))
 
         locale.update(scan.currencyData(iso))
-        locale.update(scan.numericData(self.root.numberSystem, self.whitter))
+        locale.update(scan.numericData(self.root.numberSystem))
         locale.update(scan.textPatternData())
         locale.update(scan.endonyms(language, script, territory, variant))
         locale.update(scan.unitData()) # byte, kB, MB, GB, ..., KiB, MiB, GiB, ...
diff --git a/util/locale_database/ldml.py b/util/locale_database/ldml.py
index 6c692356b89..468311268bc 100644
--- a/util/locale_database/ldml.py
+++ b/util/locale_database/ldml.py
@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@ class LocaleScanner (object):
         yield 'currencySymbol', symbol
         yield 'currencyDisplayName', name
 
-    def numericData(self, lookup, complain = lambda text: None):
+    def numericData(self, lookup):
         """Generate assorted numeric data for the locale.
 
         First argument, lookup, is a callable that maps a numbering