diff --git a/hub/kojihub.py b/hub/kojihub.py
index 68c06f53..5932415d 100644
--- a/hub/kojihub.py
+++ b/hub/kojihub.py
@@ -11830,12 +11830,7 @@ class RootExports(object):
     def distRepo(self, tag, keys, **task_opts):
         """Create a dist-repo task. returns task id"""
         if not context.session.hasPerm('dist-repo') and not context.session.hasPerm('admin'):
-            policy_data = {
-                'tag': tag,
-                'keys': keys,
-            }
-            assert_policy('dist_repo', policy_data)
-
+            assert_policy('dist_repo', {'tag': tag})
         repo_id, event_id = dist_repo_init(tag, keys, task_opts)
         task_opts['event'] = event_id
         # cancel potentially running distRepos
diff --git a/tests/test_hub/test_dist_repo.py b/tests/test_hub/test_dist_repo.py
index 2cf10608..92e34bfa 100644
--- a/tests/test_hub/test_dist_repo.py
+++ b/tests/test_hub/test_dist_repo.py
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ class TestDistRepo(unittest.TestCase):
         ret = exports.distRepo('tag', 'keys')
 
         session.hasPerm.has_calls(mock.call('dist_repo'), mock.call('admin'))
-        assert_policy.assert_called_once_with('dist_repo', {'tag': 'tag', 'keys': 'keys'})
+        assert_policy.assert_called_once_with('dist_repo', {'tag': 'tag'})
         dist_repo_init.assert_called_once()
         make_task.assert_called_once()
         self.assertEquals(ret, make_task.return_value)