diff --git a/app/services/articles/feeds/weighted_query_strategy.rb b/app/services/articles/feeds/weighted_query_strategy.rb
index ccd8e3714..39af4e00c 100644
--- a/app/services/articles/feeds/weighted_query_strategy.rb
+++ b/app/services/articles/feeds/weighted_query_strategy.rb
@@ -273,6 +273,7 @@ module Articles
           user: @user,
           days_since_published: @days_since_published,
         )
+        @must_have_main_image = true
       end
 
       # The goal of this query is to generate a list of articles that
@@ -363,6 +364,14 @@ module Articles
       #
       # @note I really dislike this method name as it is opaque on
       #       it's purpose.
+      # @note We're specifically In the LargeForemExperimental implementation, the
+      #       default home feed omits the featured story.  In this
+      #       case, I don't want to do that.  Instead, I want to see
+      #       how this behaves.
+      def default_home_feed(**)
+        call
+      end
+
       alias more_comments_minimal_weight_randomized call
 
       # The featured story should be the article that:
@@ -374,8 +383,6 @@ module Articles
       # the `featured = true` attribute.  In my envisioned
       # implementation, the pagination would omit the featured story.
       #
-      # @param must_have_main_image [Boolean] do we mandate that the
-      #        featured story/stories require an image?
       # @return [Array<Article, Array<Article>] a featured story
       #         Article and an array of Article objects.
       #
@@ -400,33 +407,24 @@ module Articles
       #       in the featured story.  For non-signed in users, we may
       #       want to use a completely different set of scoring
       #       methods.
-      def featured_story_and_default_home_feed(must_have_main_image: true, **)
+      def featured_story_and_default_home_feed(**)
         # We could parameterize this, but callers would need to
         # consider the impact of that decision, and it would break the
         # current contract.
         number_of_featured_stories = 1
         featured_story = call(
           only_featured: true,
-          must_have_main_image: must_have_main_image,
+          must_have_main_image: @must_have_main_image,
           limit: number_of_featured_stories,
           offset: 0,
         ).first
         articles = call(
-          must_have_main_image: must_have_main_image,
           # Make sure that we don't include the featured_story
           omit_article_ids: [featured_story&.id],
         )
         [featured_story, articles]
       end
 
-      # @note In the LargeForemExperimental implementation, the
-      #       default home feed omits the featured story.  In this
-      #       case, I don't want to do that.  Instead, I want to see
-      #       how this behaves.
-      def default_home_feed(must_have_main_image: true, **)
-        call(must_have_main_image: must_have_main_image)
-      end
-
       private
 
       # Concatenate the required group by clauses.
diff --git a/spec/services/articles/feeds/weighted_query_strategy_spec.rb b/spec/services/articles/feeds/weighted_query_strategy_spec.rb
index 58bcaca30..3af7160e4 100644
--- a/spec/services/articles/feeds/weighted_query_strategy_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/services/articles/feeds/weighted_query_strategy_spec.rb
@@ -3,6 +3,17 @@ require "rails_helper"
 RSpec.describe Articles::Feeds::WeightedQueryStrategy, type: :service do
   subject(:feed_strategy) { described_class.new(user: user) }
 
+  let(:user) { nil }
+
+  describe "#default_home_feed" do
+    # This test helps test the common interface between the
+    # WeightedQueryStrategy and the LargeForemExperimental
+    it "receives `user_signed_in: false` and behaves" do
+      response = feed_strategy.default_home_feed(user_signed_in: false)
+      expect(response).to be_a(ActiveRecord::Relation)
+    end
+  end
+
   describe "with a nil user" do
     let(:user) { nil }
 
@@ -16,7 +27,7 @@ RSpec.describe Articles::Feeds::WeightedQueryStrategy, type: :service do
     it "#call is successful with parameterization" do
       # NOTE: I'm not testing the SQL logic, merely that the SQL is
       # valid.
-      response = feed_strategy.call(only_featured: true, must_have_main_image: true)
+      response = feed_strategy.call(only_featured: true)
       expect(response).to be_a(ActiveRecord::Relation)
       expect(response).to match_array([])
     end
@@ -62,7 +73,7 @@ RSpec.describe Articles::Feeds::WeightedQueryStrategy, type: :service do
     it "#call is successful with parameterization" do
       # NOTE: I'm not testing the SQL logic, merely that the SQL is
       # valid.
-      response = feed_strategy.call(only_featured: true, must_have_main_image: true)
+      response = feed_strategy.call(only_featured: true)
       expect(response).to be_a(ActiveRecord::Relation)
       expect(response).to match_array([])
     end