diff --git a/src/item/api.ts b/src/item/api.ts
index b289c150..0f13c724 100644
--- a/src/item/api.ts
+++ b/src/item/api.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ import {
   PackedRecycledItemData,
   ResultOf,
   UUID,
-  getParentFromPath,
 } from '@graasp/sdk';
 
 import { verifyAuthentication } from '../api/axios.js';
@@ -97,16 +96,9 @@ export const getChildren = async (
     .then(({ data }) => data);
 
 export const getParents = async (
-  { id, path }: { id: UUID; path?: string },
+  { id }: { id: UUID },
   { API_HOST, axios }: PartialQueryConfigForApi,
 ) => {
-  // shortcut to prevent fetching parents if path shows that item is a root
-  if (path) {
-    const parentId = getParentFromPath(path);
-    if (!parentId) {
-      return [];
-    }
-  }
   return axios
     .get<PackedItem[]>(`${API_HOST}/${buildGetItemParents(id)}`)
     .then(({ data }) => data);
diff --git a/src/item/hooks.test.ts b/src/item/hooks.test.ts
index a3e67e25..889005d6 100644
--- a/src/item/hooks.test.ts
+++ b/src/item/hooks.test.ts
@@ -236,20 +236,6 @@ describe('useParents', () => {
     }
   });
 
-  it(`providing path can deduce empty array`, async () => {
-    const { data, isFetched } = await mockHook({
-      hook: () => hooks.useParents({ id: childItem.id, path: 'some-id' }),
-      endpoints: [],
-      wrapper,
-    });
-
-    expect(data).toHaveLength(0);
-    expect(isFetched).toBeTruthy();
-    expect(
-      queryClient.getQueryData(itemKeys.single(childItem.id).parents),
-    ).toHaveLength(0);
-  });
-
   it(`Unauthorized`, async () => {
     // build endpoint for each item
     const endpoints = [
diff --git a/src/item/hooks.ts b/src/item/hooks.ts
index 2e0cb081..c0c8da85 100644
--- a/src/item/hooks.ts
+++ b/src/item/hooks.ts
@@ -119,18 +119,9 @@ const config = (
     /**
      * return parents for given item id
      * @param id {string} item id
-     * @param path {string} item path, used to prevent fetching if no parent is defined
      * @returns immutable list of parent items
      */
-    useParents: ({
-      id,
-      path,
-      enabled,
-    }: {
-      id?: UUID;
-      path?: string;
-      enabled?: boolean;
-    }) => {
+    useParents: ({ id, enabled }: { id?: UUID; enabled?: boolean }) => {
       return useQuery({
         queryKey: itemKeys.single(id).parents,
         queryFn: async () => {
@@ -138,7 +129,7 @@ const config = (
             throw new UndefinedArgument();
           }
 
-          return Api.getParents({ id, path }, queryConfig);
+          return Api.getParents({ id }, queryConfig);
         },
         ...defaultQueryOptions,
         enabled: enabled && Boolean(id),