diff --git a/pkg/arvo/gen/hood/cancel.hoon b/pkg/arvo/gen/hood/cancel.hoon
index ffa245d5f3..936f20b2b9 100644
--- a/pkg/arvo/gen/hood/cancel.hoon
+++ b/pkg/arvo/gen/hood/cancel.hoon
@@ -7,8 +7,5 @@
 ::::
   ::
 :-  %say
-|=  $:  {now/@da eny/@uvJ bec/beak}
-        {{syd/@tas ~} ~}
-    ==
-:-  %kiln-cancel
-syd
+|=  *
+[%kiln-cancel ~]
diff --git a/pkg/arvo/lib/hood/kiln.hoon b/pkg/arvo/lib/hood/kiln.hoon
index dfdea70700..ddda8b2c49 100644
--- a/pkg/arvo/lib/hood/kiln.hoon
+++ b/pkg/arvo/lib/hood/kiln.hoon
@@ -143,8 +143,8 @@
   abet:abet:(merge:(work syd) ali sud cas gim)
 ::
 ++  poke-cancel
-  |=  syd/desk
-  abet:(emit %pass /cancel %arvo %c [%drop syd])
+  |=  ~
+  abet:(emit %pass /cancel %arvo %c [%drop %foo])
 ::
 ++  poke-info
   |=  {mez/tape tor/(unit toro)}