diff --git a/app/controllers/application_controller.rb b/app/controllers/application_controller.rb
index 6b34077c..9f3ee3bc 100644
--- a/app/controllers/application_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/application_controller.rb
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ def validate_per_page_param
 
       params[name] = 1000 if params[name] && params[name] > 1000
 
-      params.delete(param) if params[name].zero?
+      params.delete(name) if params[name].zero?
     end
   end