diff --git a/Lib/profiling/sampling/stack_collector.py b/Lib/profiling/sampling/stack_collector.py
index 4e213cfe41ca24..3bb519c362d20e 100644
--- a/Lib/profiling/sampling/stack_collector.py
+++ b/Lib/profiling/sampling/stack_collector.py
@@ -19,9 +19,9 @@ def __init__(self, sample_interval_usec, *, skip_idle=False):
         self.sample_interval_usec = sample_interval_usec
         self.skip_idle = skip_idle
 
-    def collect(self, stack_frames, timestamps_us=None, skip_idle=False):
+    def collect(self, stack_frames, timestamps_us=None):
         weight = len(timestamps_us) if timestamps_us else 1
-        for frames, thread_id in self._iter_stacks(stack_frames, skip_idle=skip_idle):
+        for frames, thread_id in self._iter_stacks(stack_frames, skip_idle=self.skip_idle):
             self.process_frames(frames, thread_id, weight=weight)
 
     def process_frames(self, frames, thread_id, weight=1):
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
         # Per-thread statistics
         self.per_thread_stats = {}  # {thread_id: {has_gil, on_cpu, gil_requested, unknown, has_exception, total, gc_samples}}
 
-    def collect(self, stack_frames, timestamps_us=None, skip_idle=False):
+    def collect(self, stack_frames, timestamps_us=None):
         """Override to track thread status statistics before processing frames."""
         # Weight is number of timestamps (samples with identical stack)
         weight = len(timestamps_us) if timestamps_us else 1
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ def collect(self, stack_frames, timestamps_us=None, skip_idle=False):
                 self.per_thread_stats[thread_id][key] += value * weight
 
         # Call parent collect to process frames
-        super().collect(stack_frames, timestamps_us, skip_idle=skip_idle)
+        super().collect(stack_frames, timestamps_us)
 
     def set_stats(self, sample_interval_usec, duration_sec, sample_rate,
                   error_rate=None, missed_samples=None, mode=None):