diff --git a/prody/proteins/cifheader.py b/prody/proteins/cifheader.py
index 102c51fbb..4c1796061 100644
--- a/prody/proteins/cifheader.py
+++ b/prody/proteins/cifheader.py
@@ -124,17 +124,11 @@ def parseCIFHeader(pdb, *keys):
     return header
 
 
-def getCIFHeaderDict(stream, *keys, **kwargs):
+def getCIFHeaderDict(stream, *keys):
     """Returns header data in a dictionary.  *stream* may be a list of PDB lines
     or a stream.
-
-    :arg report: whether to report warnings about not finding data
-        default False
-    :type report: bool
     """
 
-    report = kwargs.get('report', False)
-
     try:
         lines = stream.readlines()
         stream.close()