diff --git a/src/fava/util/__init__.py b/src/fava/util/__init__.py
index 0133e81fa..2dc18173a 100644
--- a/src/fava/util/__init__.py
+++ b/src/fava/util/__init__.py
@@ -27,9 +27,6 @@
     from flask.wrappers import Response
 
 
-BASEPATH = Path(__file__).parent.parent
-
-
 def filter_api_changed(record: logging.LogRecord) -> bool:
     """Filter out LogRecords for requests that poll for changes."""
     return "/api/changed HTTP" not in record.getMessage()