diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gcube/dataaccess/databases/utils/DatabaseManagement.java b/src/main/java/org/gcube/dataaccess/databases/utils/DatabaseManagement.java
index 4d60777..a67b73a 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/gcube/dataaccess/databases/utils/DatabaseManagement.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gcube/dataaccess/databases/utils/DatabaseManagement.java
@@ -328,8 +328,7 @@ public class DatabaseManagement {
 	 */
 
 	// method that allows to submit a query
-	public List<Object> submitQuery(String query, Connection conn,
-			String pathFile) throws Exception {
+	public List<Object> submitQuery(String query, Connection conn) throws Exception {
 
 		List<Object> results = new ArrayList<Object>();