diff --git a/source/blender/editors/include/UI_interface_layout.hh b/source/blender/editors/include/UI_interface_layout.hh
index 1630db9cd4e..273720847e1 100644
--- a/source/blender/editors/include/UI_interface_layout.hh
+++ b/source/blender/editors/include/UI_interface_layout.hh
@@ -659,8 +659,7 @@ struct uiLayout : uiItem, blender::NonCopyable, blender::NonMovable {
                       const char *menu_type);
 
   /** Simple button executing \a func on click. */
-  uiBut *button(uiLayout *layout,
-                blender::StringRef name,
+  uiBut *button(blender::StringRef name,
                 int icon,
                 std::function<void(bContext &)> func,
                 std::optional<blender::StringRef> tooltip = std::nullopt);
diff --git a/source/blender/editors/interface/interface_layout.cc b/source/blender/editors/interface/interface_layout.cc
index 836a0c239d7..84995d8d693 100644
--- a/source/blender/editors/interface/interface_layout.cc
+++ b/source/blender/editors/interface/interface_layout.cc
@@ -3091,13 +3091,12 @@ void uiItemLDrag(uiLayout *layout, PointerRNA *ptr, StringRef name, int icon)
   }
 }
 
-uiBut *uiLayout::button(uiLayout *layout,
-                        const StringRef name,
+uiBut *uiLayout::button(const StringRef name,
                         const int icon,
                         std::function<void(bContext &)> func,
                         std::optional<blender::StringRef> tooltip)
 {
-  uiBut *but = uiItem_simple(layout, name, icon, tooltip, UI_BTYPE_BUT);
+  uiBut *but = uiItem_simple(this, name, icon, tooltip, UI_BTYPE_BUT);
   UI_but_func_set(but, std::move(func));
   return but;
 }