diff --git a/native_client/python/__init__.py b/native_client/python/__init__.py
index d10a4c98..14618ded 100644
--- a/native_client/python/__init__.py
+++ b/native_client/python/__init__.py
@@ -75,9 +75,6 @@ class Model(object):
         :param aBufferSize: The number of samples in the audio signal.
         :type aBufferSize: int
 
-        :param aSampleRate: The sample-rate of the audio signal.
-        :type aSampleRate: int
-
         :return: The STT result.
         :type: str
         """
@@ -93,28 +90,21 @@ class Model(object):
         :param aBufferSize: The number of samples in the audio signal.
         :type aBufferSize: int
 
-        :param aSampleRate: The sample-rate of the audio signal.
-        :type aSampleRate: int
-
         :return: Outputs a struct of individual letters along with their timing information.
         :type: :func:`Metadata`
         """
         return deepspeech.impl.SpeechToTextWithMetadata(self._impl, *args, **kwargs)
 
-    def createStream(self, sample_rate=16000):
+    def createStream(self):
         """
         Create a new streaming inference state. The streaming state returned
         by this function can then be passed to :func:`feedAudioContent()` and :func:`finishStream()`.
 
-        :param aSampleRate: The sample-rate of the audio signal.
-        :type aSampleRate: int
-
         :return: Object holding the stream
 
         :throws: RuntimeError on error
         """
-        status, ctx = deepspeech.impl.CreateStream(self._impl,
-                                                   aSampleRate=sample_rate)
+        status, ctx = deepspeech.impl.CreateStream(self._impl)
         if status != 0:
             raise RuntimeError("CreateStream failed with error code {}".format(status))
         return ctx
diff --git a/native_client/python/client.py b/native_client/python/client.py
index 3d6e71f9..b44c5122 100644
--- a/native_client/python/client.py
+++ b/native_client/python/client.py
@@ -102,9 +102,9 @@ def main():
     print('Running inference.', file=sys.stderr)
     inference_start = timer()
     if args.extended:
-        print(metadata_to_string(ds.sttWithMetadata(audio, fs)))
+        print(metadata_to_string(ds.sttWithMetadata(audio)))
     else:
-        print(ds.stt(audio, fs))
+        print(ds.stt(audio))
     inference_end = timer() - inference_start
     print('Inference took %0.3fs for %0.3fs audio file.' % (inference_end, audio_length), file=sys.stderr)