diff --git a/API/Controllers/ReaderController.cs b/API/Controllers/ReaderController.cs
index bb3edc787..491b08a17 100644
--- a/API/Controllers/ReaderController.cs
+++ b/API/Controllers/ReaderController.cs
@@ -19,16 +19,14 @@ namespace API.Controllers
         private readonly ICacheService _cacheService;
         private readonly ILogger<ReaderController> _logger;
         private readonly IUnitOfWork _unitOfWork;
-        private readonly DataContext _dataContext;
 
         public ReaderController(IDirectoryService directoryService, ICacheService cacheService,
-            ILogger<ReaderController> logger, IUnitOfWork unitOfWork, DataContext dataContext)
+            ILogger<ReaderController> logger, IUnitOfWork unitOfWork)
         {
             _directoryService = directoryService;
             _cacheService = cacheService;
             _logger = logger;
             _unitOfWork = unitOfWork;
-            _dataContext = dataContext;
         }
 
         [HttpGet("image")]