diff --git a/cli/cli.cc b/cli/cli.cc
index f6be48708..82606d5da 100644
--- a/cli/cli.cc
+++ b/cli/cli.cc
@@ -450,7 +450,7 @@ int tr_main(int argc, char* argv[])
         }
 
         auto const status_str = getStatusStr(st);
-        printf("\r%-*s", TR_ARG_TUPLE(LineWidth, status_str.c_str()));
+        printf("\r%-*s", LineWidth, status_str.c_str());
 
         if (messageName[st->error])
         {
diff --git a/libtransmission/tr-macros.h b/libtransmission/tr-macros.h
index 1eb57ff07..d08845604 100644
--- a/libtransmission/tr-macros.h
+++ b/libtransmission/tr-macros.h
@@ -70,9 +70,6 @@
 
 #define TR_ADDRSTRLEN 64
 
-// Mostly to enforce better formatting
-#define TR_ARG_TUPLE(...) __VA_ARGS__
-
 // https://www.bittorrent.org/beps/bep_0007.html
 // "The client SHOULD include a key parameter in its announces. The key
 // should remain the same for a particular infohash during a torrent
diff --git a/qt/Prefs.cc b/qt/Prefs.cc
index b0607d960..8c980a5bf 100644
--- a/qt/Prefs.cc
+++ b/qt/Prefs.cc
@@ -49,8 +49,10 @@ void ensureSoundCommandIsAList(tr_variant* dict)
         key,
         std::array<std::string_view, 5>{
             "canberra-gtk-play",
-            TR_ARG_TUPLE("-i", "complete-download"),
-            TR_ARG_TUPLE("-d", "transmission torrent downloaded"),
+            "-i",
+            "complete-download",
+            "-d",
+            "transmission torrent downloaded",
         });
 }