def remove_args(args=None, **kwargs):
    """Remove arguments from kwargs.

    Parameters
    ----------
    args : list
        Argument names to remove from kwargs
    **kwargs
        Arbitrary keyword arguments

    Returns
    -------
    kwargs : dict
       New dictionary of arguments
    """
    if not args:
        return kwargs
    return {k: v for k, v in kwargs.items() if k not in args}