diff --git a/app/Importer/AssetImporter.php b/app/Importer/AssetImporter.php
index 09f0b1d372..bdc254cb06 100644
--- a/app/Importer/AssetImporter.php
+++ b/app/Importer/AssetImporter.php
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ class AssetImporter extends ItemImporter
 
             // If we have a target to checkout to, lets do so.
             if(isset($target)) {
-                $asset->fresh()->checkOut($target, $this->user_id);
+                $asset->fresh()->checkOut($target);
             }
             return;
         }
diff --git a/app/Models/Asset.php b/app/Models/Asset.php
index aaec5edd58..f84c2ca707 100644
--- a/app/Models/Asset.php
+++ b/app/Models/Asset.php
@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@ class Asset extends Depreciable
      * @since [v3.0]
      * @return boolean
      */
-    public function checkOut($target, $admin_id = null, $checkout_at = null, $expected_checkin = null, $note = null, $name = null, $location = null)
+    public function checkOut($target, $admin = null, $checkout_at = null, $expected_checkin = null, $note = null, $name = null, $location = null)
     {
         if (!$target) {
             return false;
@@ -313,14 +313,9 @@ class Asset extends Depreciable
         }
 
         if ($this->save()) {
-            if(isset($admin_id)){
-                $checkedOutBy = User::find($admin_id);
 
-                event(new CheckoutableCheckedOut($this, $target, $checkedOutBy, $note));
-            } else {
-                event(new CheckoutableCheckedOut($this, $target, Auth::user(), $note));
-            }
-            
+            event(new CheckoutableCheckedOut($this, $target, Auth::user(), $note));
+
             $this->increment('checkout_counter', 1);
             return true;
         }