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diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/jruby/ir/instructions/CallBase.java b/core/src/main/java/org/jruby/ir/instructions/CallBase.java
index 8ea4f58bae..20ff6865a8 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/jruby/ir/instructions/CallBase.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/jruby/ir/instructions/CallBase.java
@@ -549,7 +549,7 @@ public abstract class CallBase extends NOperandInstr implements ClosureAccepting
         return callSite.call(context, self, object, values, preparedBlock);
     }
 
-    protected IRubyObject[] prepareArguments(ThreadContext context, IRubyObject self, StaticScope currScope, DynamicScope dynamicScope, Object[] temp) {
+    public IRubyObject[] prepareArguments(ThreadContext context, IRubyObject self, StaticScope currScope, DynamicScope dynamicScope, Object[] temp) {
         return splatMap != null ?
                 prepareArgumentsComplex(context, self, currScope, dynamicScope, temp) :
                 prepareArgumentsSimple(context, self, currScope, dynamicScope, temp);
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/jruby/ir/interpreter/ExitableInterpreterContext.java b/core/src/main/java/org/jruby/ir/interpreter/ExitableInterpreterContext.java
index 8dda3e3108..23421ee860 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/jruby/ir/interpreter/ExitableInterpreterContext.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/jruby/ir/interpreter/ExitableInterpreterContext.java
@@ -33,14 +33,6 @@ public class ExitableInterpreterContext extends InterpreterContext {
      * @returns the live ruby values for the operand to the original super call.
       */
     public IRubyObject[] getArgs(ThreadContext context, IRubyObject self, StaticScope currScope, DynamicScope currDynScope, Object[] temps) {
-        Operand[] args = superCall.getCallArgs();
-        int length = args.length;
-        IRubyObject[] values = new IRubyObject[length];
-
-        for(int i = 0; i < length; i++) {
-            values[i] = (IRubyObject) args[i].retrieve(context, self, currScope, currDynScope, temps);
-        }
-
-        return values;
+        return superCall.prepareArguments(context, self, currScope, currDynScope, temps);
     }
 }