diff --git a/include/HTTPserver.h b/include/HTTPserver.h
index 04dd44b4fc5b..21785ddddace 100644
--- a/include/HTTPserver.h
+++ b/include/HTTPserver.h
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ extern bool enable_users_login;
 class HTTPserver {
  private:
   bool use_http, can_accept_requests;
-  char *docs_dir, *scripts_dir, *runtime_dir;
+  char *docs_dir, *scripts_dir;
   struct mg_context *httpd_v4;
   bool ssl_enabled, gui_access_restricted;
   char *captive_redirect_addr;
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ class HTTPserver {
 #endif
 
  public:
-  HTTPserver(const char *_docs_dir, const char *_scripts_dir, const char *_data_dir);
+  HTTPserver(const char *_docs_dir, const char *_scripts_dir);
   ~HTTPserver();
 
   bool valid_user_pwd(char *user, char *pass);
@@ -60,7 +60,6 @@ class HTTPserver {
 
   inline char*     get_docs_dir()    { return(docs_dir);         };
   inline char*     get_scripts_dir() { return(scripts_dir);      };
-  inline char*     get_runtime_dir() { return(runtime_dir);      };
   inline bool      is_ssl_enabled()  { return(ssl_enabled);      };
   inline bool      is_gui_access_restricted() { return(gui_access_restricted); };
   inline void      start_accepting_requests() { can_accept_requests = true; };
diff --git a/include/Ntop.h b/include/Ntop.h
index 45bf76a08f01..5d38d4ce4da9 100644
--- a/include/Ntop.h
+++ b/include/Ntop.h
@@ -348,14 +348,6 @@ class Ntop {
   inline char* get_install_dir()                     { return(install_dir);         };
   inline void  set_install_dir(char *id)             { snprintf(install_dir, MAX_PATH, "%s", id); };
 
-  /**
-   * @brief Get the runtime directory, which contains executable lua scripts generated at runtime.
-   * @note Currently an alias for the working directory
-   *
-   * @return The path of runtime directory.
-   */
-  inline char* get_runtime_dir()                     { return(working_dir);         };
-
   inline char* get_plugins_dir()                     { return(plugins_dir);         };
   inline char* get_shadow_plugins_dir()              { return(shadow_plugins_dir);  };
   inline void swap_plugins_dir()                     { cur_plugins_dir = !cur_plugins_dir; refreshPluginsDir(); };
diff --git a/src/HTTPserver.cpp b/src/HTTPserver.cpp
index 0fabfb6fe2c1..395f3eb9cba7 100644
--- a/src/HTTPserver.cpp
+++ b/src/HTTPserver.cpp
@@ -970,8 +970,8 @@ static int handle_lua_request(struct mg_connection *conn) {
 	snprintf(path, sizeof(path), "%s/lua/metrics.lua",
 	  httpserver->get_scripts_dir());
       else if(strncmp(request_info->uri, "/plugins/", 9) == 0)
-	snprintf(path, sizeof(path), "%s/plugins/scripts/%s",
-	  httpserver->get_runtime_dir(), request_info->uri + 9);
+	snprintf(path, sizeof(path), "%s/scripts/%s",
+	  ntop->get_plugins_dir(), request_info->uri + 9);
       else
 	snprintf(path, sizeof(path), "%s%s%s",
 		 httpserver->get_scripts_dir(),
@@ -1179,7 +1179,7 @@ int init_client_x509_auth(void *ctx) {
 
 /* ****************************************** */
 
-HTTPserver::HTTPserver(const char *_docs_dir, const char *_scripts_dir, const char *_runtime_dir) {
+HTTPserver::HTTPserver(const char *_docs_dir, const char *_scripts_dir) {
   bool good_ssl_cert = false;
   struct timeval tv;
   
@@ -1217,7 +1217,6 @@ HTTPserver::HTTPserver(const char *_docs_dir, const char *_scripts_dir, const ch
     gui_access_restricted = true;
   
   docs_dir = strdup(_docs_dir), scripts_dir = strdup(_scripts_dir);
-  runtime_dir = strdup(_runtime_dir);
   ssl_enabled = false;
   httpserver = this;
 #ifdef HAVE_NEDGE
@@ -1354,7 +1353,7 @@ HTTPserver::~HTTPserver() {
 
   if(wispr_captive_data) free(wispr_captive_data);
   if(captive_redirect_addr) free(captive_redirect_addr);
-  free(docs_dir), free(scripts_dir), free(runtime_dir);
+  free(docs_dir), free(scripts_dir);
   ntop->getTrace()->traceEvent(TRACE_NORMAL, "HTTP server terminated");
 };
 
diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index cfa9ddd045b6..38be959cbe29 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -329,7 +329,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 
   /* Register the HTTP server before dropping the privileges. This is required
    * in order to possibly bind the HTTP server to privileged ports (< 1024) */
-  ntop->registerHTTPserver(new HTTPserver(prefs->get_docs_dir(), prefs->get_scripts_dir(), ntop->get_runtime_dir()));
+  ntop->registerHTTPserver(new HTTPserver(prefs->get_docs_dir(), prefs->get_scripts_dir()));
 
   /* Drop the privileges before initializing the network interfaces. This
    * is necessary as the initialization may create files/directories, which