diff --git a/src/main/java/org/caosdb/server/jobs/core/InsertFilesInDir.java b/src/main/java/org/caosdb/server/jobs/core/InsertFilesInDir.java
index d8bba14590e731593a4c72a9fe289ff684b18294..6390ad7cf6da2483a1589432b2c82ba7dfd1dfae 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/caosdb/server/jobs/core/InsertFilesInDir.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/caosdb/server/jobs/core/InsertFilesInDir.java
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ public class InsertFilesInDir extends FlagJob {
         } else {
           i++;
           final String targetPath = root + sub.getName();
-          final EntityInterface newFileEntity = createInsertFileEntity(sub.getName());
+          final EntityInterface newFileEntity = createInsertFileEntity();
           final long size = sub.length();
           final FileProperties fp = new FileProperties(null, targetPath, size);
           newFileEntity.setFileProperties(fp);
@@ -271,12 +271,11 @@ public class InsertFilesInDir extends FlagJob {
    * Create a new InsertEntity (if this is an actual run) or a new RetrieveEntity (in dry-run mode)
    * with {@link Role.File}.
    *
-   * @param name the file name
    * @return new File entity
    */
-  private EntityInterface createInsertFileEntity(String name) {
+  private EntityInterface createInsertFileEntity() {
     if (getTransaction() instanceof WriteTransactionInterface) {
-        return new InsertEntity((String) null, Role.File);
+      return new InsertEntity((String) null, Role.File);
     }
     EntityInterface result = new RetrieveEntity((String) null);
     result.setRole(Role.File);