diff --git a/rook/utils/regrid_utils.py b/rook/utils/regrid_utils.py
index d4039fe..ee9fe5f 100644
--- a/rook/utils/regrid_utils.py
+++ b/rook/utils/regrid_utils.py
@@ -4,5 +4,9 @@ def run_regrid(args):
     args["apply_fixes"] = False
     args["dims"] = ["latitude", "longitude"]
 
+    # remove regrid arguments
+    args.pop("method", None)
+    args.pop("grid", None)
+
     result = average_over_dims(**args)
     return result.file_uris