diff --git a/lib/rubocop/cop/style/redundant_argument.rb b/lib/rubocop/cop/style/redundant_argument.rb
index 70eebce4dd2..778b4ef6b85 100644
--- a/lib/rubocop/cop/style/redundant_argument.rb
+++ b/lib/rubocop/cop/style/redundant_argument.rb
@@ -58,8 +58,11 @@ def on_send(node)
           return if node.arguments.count != 1
           return unless redundant_argument?(node)
 
-          add_offense(node, message: format(MSG, arg: node.arguments.first.source)) do |corrector|
-            corrector.remove(argument_range(node))
+          offense_range = argument_range(node)
+          message = format(MSG, arg: node.arguments.first.source)
+
+          add_offense(offense_range, message: message) do |corrector|
+            corrector.remove(offense_range)
           end
         end
 
diff --git a/spec/rubocop/cop/style/redundant_argument_spec.rb b/spec/rubocop/cop/style/redundant_argument_spec.rb
index 83a42cea90b..528f0ec55df 100644
--- a/spec/rubocop/cop/style/redundant_argument_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/rubocop/cop/style/redundant_argument_spec.rb
@@ -8,13 +8,13 @@
   it 'registers an offense and corrects when method called on variable' do
     expect_offense(<<~'RUBY')
       foo.join('')
-      ^^^^^^^^^^^^ Argument '' is redundant because it is implied by default.
+              ^^^^ Argument '' is redundant because it is implied by default.
       foo.split(' ')
-      ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Argument ' ' is redundant because it is implied by default.
+               ^^^^^ Argument ' ' is redundant because it is implied by default.
       foo.chomp("\n")
-      ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Argument "\n" is redundant because it is implied by default.
+               ^^^^^^ Argument "\n" is redundant because it is implied by default.
       foo.chomp!("\n")
-      ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Argument "\n" is redundant because it is implied by default.
+                ^^^^^^ Argument "\n" is redundant because it is implied by default.
     RUBY
 
     expect_correction(<<~RUBY)
@@ -28,9 +28,9 @@
   it 'registers an offense and corrects when method called without parenthesis on variable' do
     expect_offense(<<~RUBY)
       foo.join ''
-      ^^^^^^^^^^^ Argument '' is redundant because it is implied by default.
+              ^^^ Argument '' is redundant because it is implied by default.
       foo.split ' '
-      ^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Argument ' ' is redundant because it is implied by default.
+               ^^^^ Argument ' ' is redundant because it is implied by default.
     RUBY
 
     expect_correction(<<~RUBY)
@@ -42,9 +42,9 @@
   it 'registers an offense and corrects when method called on literals' do
     expect_offense(<<~RUBY)
       [1, 2, 3].join('')
-      ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Argument '' is redundant because it is implied by default.
+                    ^^^^ Argument '' is redundant because it is implied by default.
       "first second".split(' ')
-      ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Argument ' ' is redundant because it is implied by default.
+                          ^^^^^ Argument ' ' is redundant because it is implied by default.
     RUBY
 
     expect_correction(<<~RUBY)
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
   it 'registers an offense and corrects when method called without parenthesis on literals' do
     expect_offense(<<~RUBY)
       [1, 2, 3].join ''
-      ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Argument '' is redundant because it is implied by default.
+                    ^^^ Argument '' is redundant because it is implied by default.
     RUBY
 
     expect_correction(<<~RUBY)
@@ -67,9 +67,9 @@
   it 'works with double-quoted strings when configuration is single-quotes' do
     expect_offense(<<~RUBY)
       foo.join("")
-      ^^^^^^^^^^^^ Argument "" is redundant because it is implied by default.
+              ^^^^ Argument "" is redundant because it is implied by default.
       "first second".split(" ")
-      ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Argument " " is redundant because it is implied by default.
+                          ^^^^^ Argument " " is redundant because it is implied by default.
     RUBY
 
     expect_correction(<<~RUBY)
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@
     it 'registers an offense and corrects with configured argument' do
       expect_offense(<<~RUBY)
         A.foo(2)
-        ^^^^^^^^ Argument 2 is redundant because it is implied by default.
+             ^^^ Argument 2 is redundant because it is implied by default.
       RUBY
 
       expect_correction(<<~RUBY)