diff --git a/src/components/pages/production/recording/form/RecordingForm.tsx b/src/components/pages/production/recording/form/RecordingForm.tsx
index eadf919a..3520bc8e 100644
--- a/src/components/pages/production/recording/form/RecordingForm.tsx
+++ b/src/components/pages/production/recording/form/RecordingForm.tsx
@@ -911,8 +911,7 @@ const RecordingForm = ({ type = 'add', initialValues }: RecordingFormProps) => {
     setIsApproveLoading(true);
 
     const approveResponse = await RecordingApi.approve(
-      initialValues?.id as number,
-      'Approved via Form'
+      initialValues?.id as number
     );
 
     if (isResponseSuccess(approveResponse)) {
diff --git a/src/services/api/production.ts b/src/services/api/production.ts
index eb6d403f..17b0f6eb 100644
--- a/src/services/api/production.ts
+++ b/src/services/api/production.ts
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ export class RecordingService extends BaseApiService<
 
   async approve(
     idOrIds: number | number[],
-    notes: string = 'Approved via Form'
+    notes?: string
   ): Promise<BaseApiResponse<Recording[]> | undefined> {
     const approvable_ids = Array.isArray(idOrIds) ? idOrIds : [idOrIds];
     return await this.customRequest<BaseApiResponse<Recording[]>>('approvals', {