diff --git a/pytorch_lightning/examples/new_project_templates/lightning_module_template.py b/pytorch_lightning/examples/new_project_templates/lightning_module_template.py
index 1ba8ebb1..65fb303f 100644
--- a/pytorch_lightning/examples/new_project_templates/lightning_module_template.py
+++ b/pytorch_lightning/examples/new_project_templates/lightning_module_template.py
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ class LightningTemplateModel(LightningModule):
         :param hparams:
         """
         # init superclass
-        super(LightningTemplateModel, self).__init__(hparams)
+        super(LightningTemplateModel, self).__init__()
 
         self.batch_size = hparams.batch_size
 
diff --git a/pytorch_lightning/testing_models/lm_test_module.py b/pytorch_lightning/testing_models/lm_test_module.py
index 080d8fed..8cae1c16 100644
--- a/pytorch_lightning/testing_models/lm_test_module.py
+++ b/pytorch_lightning/testing_models/lm_test_module.py
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ class LightningTestModel(LightningModule):
         :param hparams:
         """
         # init superclass
-        super(LightningTestModel, self).__init__(hparams)
+        super(LightningTestModel, self).__init__()
 
         self.batch_size = hparams.batch_size