diff --git a/shared-module/vectorio/Polygon.c b/shared-module/vectorio/Polygon.c
index f7199c7f83..f0b241e351 100644
--- a/shared-module/vectorio/Polygon.c
+++ b/shared-module/vectorio/Polygon.c
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ static void _clobber_points_list(vectorio_polygon_t *self, mp_obj_t points_tuple
     VECTORIO_POLYGON_DEBUG(" self.len: %d, len: %d, ", self->len, len);
 
     if (len < 3) {
-        mp_raise_TypeError_varg(translate("Polygon needs at least 3 points"));
+        mp_raise_TypeError(translate("Polygon needs at least 3 points"));
     }
 
     if (self->len < 2 * len) {
diff --git a/shared-module/vectorio/VectorShape.c b/shared-module/vectorio/VectorShape.c
index eae2ea57b4..8fc62c43c5 100644
--- a/shared-module/vectorio/VectorShape.c
+++ b/shared-module/vectorio/VectorShape.c
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ void common_hal_vectorio_vector_shape_set_location(vectorio_vector_shape_t *self
     mp_obj_t *tuple_items;
     mp_obj_tuple_get(xy, &tuple_len, &tuple_items);
     if (tuple_len != 2) {
-        mp_raise_TypeError_varg(translate("(x,y) integers required"));
+        mp_raise_TypeError(translate("(x,y) integers required"));
     }
 
     mp_int_t x;