diff --git a/voila/app.py b/voila/app.py
index 3ca9b22a6..bf6af891d 100644
--- a/voila/app.py
+++ b/voila/app.py
@@ -661,7 +661,6 @@ def init_settings(self) -> Dict:
             autoreload=self.autoreload,
             voila_jinja2_env=env,
             jinja2_env=server_env,
-            static_path="/",
             server_root_dir="/",
             contents_manager=self.contents_manager,
             config_manager=self.config_manager,