diff --git a/src/server/internalServer.cpp b/src/server/internalServer.cpp
index 7c710b488..8cfcebe26 100644
--- a/src/server/internalServer.cpp
+++ b/src/server/internalServer.cpp
@@ -1143,7 +1143,7 @@ std::unique_ptr<Response> InternalServer::handle_content(const RequestContext& r
       //    '-' namespaces, in which case that resource is returned instead.
       return build_redirect(bookName, getFinalItem(*archive, entry));
     }
-    auto response = ItemResponse::build(m_root, request, entry.getItem());
+    auto response = ItemResponse::build(request, entry.getItem());
     response->set_etag_body(archiveUuid);
 
     if ( !startsWith(entry.getItem().getMimetype(), "application/pdf") ) {
@@ -1215,7 +1215,7 @@ std::unique_ptr<Response> InternalServer::handle_raw(const RequestContext& reque
   try {
     if (kind == "meta") {
       auto item = archive->getMetadataItem(itemPath);
-      auto response = ItemResponse::build(m_root, request, item);
+      auto response = ItemResponse::build(request, item);
       response->set_etag_body(archiveUuid);
       return response;
     } else {
@@ -1223,7 +1223,7 @@ std::unique_ptr<Response> InternalServer::handle_raw(const RequestContext& reque
       if (entry.isRedirect()) {
         return build_redirect(bookName, entry.getItem(true));
       }
-      auto response = ItemResponse::build(m_root, request, entry.getItem());
+      auto response = ItemResponse::build(request, entry.getItem());
       response->set_etag_body(archiveUuid);
       return response;
     }
diff --git a/src/server/response.cpp b/src/server/response.cpp
index f4d1ea17c..304a1b7e3 100644
--- a/src/server/response.cpp
+++ b/src/server/response.cpp
@@ -422,7 +422,7 @@ ItemResponse::ItemResponse(const zim::Item& item, const std::string& mimetype, c
   add_header(MHD_HTTP_HEADER_CONTENT_TYPE, m_mimeType);
 }
 
-std::unique_ptr<Response> ItemResponse::build(const std::string& root, const RequestContext& request, const zim::Item& item)
+std::unique_ptr<Response> ItemResponse::build(const RequestContext& request, const zim::Item& item)
 {
   const std::string mimetype = get_mime_type(item);
   auto byteRange = request.get_range().resolve(item.getSize());
diff --git a/src/server/response.h b/src/server/response.h
index f57ab9345..4707ed8ea 100644
--- a/src/server/response.h
+++ b/src/server/response.h
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ private: // overrides
 class ItemResponse : public Response {
   public:
     ItemResponse(const zim::Item& item, const std::string& mimetype, const ByteRange& byterange);
-    static std::unique_ptr<Response> build(const std::string& root, const RequestContext& request, const zim::Item& item);
+    static std::unique_ptr<Response> build(const RequestContext& request, const zim::Item& item);
 
   private:
     MHD_Response* create_mhd_response(const RequestContext& request);