diff --git a/range.c b/range.c
index 2a9f6e3767..c0e2176060 100644
--- a/range.c
+++ b/range.c
@@ -516,12 +516,9 @@ range_first(int argc, VALUE *argv, VALUE range)
 static VALUE
 range_last(int argc, VALUE *argv, VALUE range)
 {
-    VALUE n, a;
-    long i, nelem, len;
+    VALUE rb_ary_last(int, VALUE *, VALUE);
 
     if (argc == 0) return RANGE_END(range);
-
-    rb_scan_args(argc, argv, "1", &n);
     return rb_ary_last(argc, argv, rb_Array(range)); 
 }