diff --git a/src/dsp_tools/commands/xmlupload/ontology_client.py b/src/dsp_tools/commands/xmlupload/ontology_client.py
index 09a8ff67d..60c47a2ba 100644
--- a/src/dsp_tools/commands/xmlupload/ontology_client.py
+++ b/src/dsp_tools/commands/xmlupload/ontology_client.py
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 from dataclasses import dataclass, field
-from pathlib import Path
 from typing import Any, Protocol
 
 from dsp_tools.commands.xmlupload.models.ontology_lookup_models import OntoInfo, extract_classes_properties_from_onto
@@ -17,7 +16,6 @@ class OntologyClient(Protocol):
     con: Connection
     shortcode: str
     default_ontology: str
-    save_location: Path
     ontology_names: list[str] = field(default_factory=list)
 
     def get_all_ontologies_from_server(self) -> dict[str, OntoInfo]:
@@ -34,7 +32,6 @@ class OntologyClientLive:
     con: Connection
     shortcode: str
     default_ontology: str
-    save_location: Path
     ontology_names: list[str] = field(default_factory=list)
 
     def get_all_ontologies_from_server(self) -> dict[str, OntoInfo]:
diff --git a/src/dsp_tools/commands/xmlupload/xmlupload.py b/src/dsp_tools/commands/xmlupload/xmlupload.py
index 6c524a7c9..b7f57b3e6 100644
--- a/src/dsp_tools/commands/xmlupload/xmlupload.py
+++ b/src/dsp_tools/commands/xmlupload/xmlupload.py
@@ -92,7 +92,6 @@ def xmlupload(
         con=con,
         shortcode=shortcode,
         default_ontology=default_ontology,
-        save_location=config.diagnostics.save_location,
     )
     do_xml_consistency_check_with_ontology(onto_client=ontology_client, root=root)
 
diff --git a/test/unittests/commands/xmlupload/test_check_consistency_with_ontology_high_level.py b/test/unittests/commands/xmlupload/test_check_consistency_with_ontology_high_level.py
index f0b8f7fa6..ed75f0b02 100644
--- a/test/unittests/commands/xmlupload/test_check_consistency_with_ontology_high_level.py
+++ b/test/unittests/commands/xmlupload/test_check_consistency_with_ontology_high_level.py
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 import re
 from dataclasses import dataclass
-from pathlib import Path
 from test.unittests.commands.xmlupload.connection_mock import ConnectionMockBase
 from typing import Any
 
@@ -66,7 +65,6 @@ def test_error_on_nonexistent_shortcode() -> None:
         con=con,
         shortcode="9999",
         default_ontology="foo",
-        save_location=Path("bar"),
     )
     with pytest.raises(UserError, match="A project with shortcode 9999 could not be found on the DSP server"):
         do_xml_consistency_check_with_ontology(ontology_client, root)
@@ -83,7 +81,6 @@ def test_error_on_nonexistent_onto_name() -> None:
         con=con,
         shortcode="4124",
         default_ontology="notexistingfantasyonto",
-        save_location=Path("bar"),
     )
     expected = re.escape(
         "\nSome property and/or class type(s) used in the XML are unknown.\n"
diff --git a/test/unittests/commands/xmlupload/test_ontology_client.py b/test/unittests/commands/xmlupload/test_ontology_client.py
index 01df52114..168ba2fb4 100644
--- a/test/unittests/commands/xmlupload/test_ontology_client.py
+++ b/test/unittests/commands/xmlupload/test_ontology_client.py
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 from dataclasses import dataclass
-from pathlib import Path
 from test.unittests.commands.xmlupload.connection_mock import ConnectionMockBase
 from typing import Any
 
@@ -39,7 +38,7 @@ def test_get_ontology_names_from_server() -> None:
         }
     }
     con = ConnectionMock(response)
-    onto_client = OntologyClientLive(con, "0801", "beol", Path(""))
+    onto_client = OntologyClientLive(con, "0801", "beol")
     onto_client._get_ontology_names_from_server()
     assert unordered(onto_client.ontology_names) == ["biblio", "newton", "leibniz", "beol"]
 
@@ -58,7 +57,7 @@ def test_get_ontology_from_server() -> None:
         "@context": {},
     }
     con = ConnectionMock(response)
-    onto_client = OntologyClientLive(con, "0801", "beol", Path(""))
+    onto_client = OntologyClientLive(con, "0801", "beol")
     res_graph = onto_client._get_ontology_from_server("beol")
     assert unordered(res_graph) == [{"resource_class": ["Information"]}, {"property": ["Information"]}]
 
@@ -77,6 +76,6 @@ def test_get_knora_api_from_server() -> None:
         "@context": {},
     }
     con = ConnectionMock(response)
-    onto_client = OntologyClientLive(con, "", "", Path(""))
+    onto_client = OntologyClientLive(con, "", "")
     res_graph = onto_client.get_knora_api_ontology_from_server()
     assert unordered(res_graph) == [{"resource_class": ["Information"]}, {"property": ["Information"]}]