diff --git a/src/validation.jl b/src/validation.jl
index 06b4b8c..53ebb0d 100644
--- a/src/validation.jl
+++ b/src/validation.jl
@@ -74,10 +74,9 @@ function _validate_input_provided(circuit)
 end
 
 function _validate_ir_instructions_compatibility(
-    simulator::D,
     circuit::Union{Program,Circuit},
     supported_operations,
-) where {D<:AbstractSimulator}
+)
     circuit_instruction_names = map(ix->replace(lowercase(string(typeof(ix.operator))), "_"=>"", "braket."=>""), circuit.instructions)
     supported_instructions    = Set(map(op->replace(lowercase(op), "_"=>""), supported_operations))
     no_noise = true
@@ -94,7 +93,7 @@ function _validate_ir_instructions_compatibility(
     end
     return
 end
-_validate_ir_instructions_compatibility(simulator::D, circuit::Union{Program,Circuit}, v::Val{V}) where {D<:AbstractSimulator, V} = _validate_ir_instructions_compatibility(simulator, circuit, supported_operations(simulator, v))
+_validate_ir_instructions_compatibility(simulator::D, circuit::Union{Program,Circuit}, v::Val{V}) where {D<:AbstractSimulator, V} = _validate_ir_instructions_compatibility(circuit, supported_operations(simulator, v))
 
 _validate_result_type_qubits_exist(rt::Braket.StateVector, qubit_count::Int) = return
 _validate_result_type_qubits_exist(rt::Braket.Amplitude, qubit_count::Int) = return