diff --git a/core/src/services/webdav/backend.rs b/core/src/services/webdav/backend.rs
index b35ee1fe2a4f..fd2edaf1545e 100644
--- a/core/src/services/webdav/backend.rs
+++ b/core/src/services/webdav/backend.rs
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ use std::collections::HashMap;
 use std::collections::VecDeque;
 use std::fmt::Debug;
 use std::fmt::Formatter;
-use std::str::FromStr;
 
 use async_trait::async_trait;
 use bytes::Buf;
@@ -180,15 +179,6 @@ impl Builder for WebdavBuilder {
             }
         };
 
-        let uri = http::Uri::from_str(endpoint).map_err(|err| {
-            Error::new(ErrorKind::ConfigInvalid, "endpoint is invalid")
-                .set_source(err)
-                .with_context("service", Scheme::Webdav)
-        })?;
-        // Some webdav server may have base dir like `/remote.php/webdav/`
-        // returned in the `href`.
-        let base_dir = uri.path().trim_end_matches('/');
-
         let root = normalize_root(&self.config.root.take().unwrap_or_default());
         debug!("backend use root {}", root);
 
@@ -215,7 +205,6 @@ impl Builder for WebdavBuilder {
         debug!("backend build finished: {:?}", &self);
         Ok(WebdavBackend {
             endpoint: endpoint.to_string(),
-            base_dir: base_dir.to_string(),
             authorization: auth,
             root,
             client,
@@ -227,7 +216,6 @@ impl Builder for WebdavBuilder {
 #[derive(Clone)]
 pub struct WebdavBackend {
     endpoint: String,
-    base_dir: String,
     root: String,
     client: HttpClient,
 
@@ -391,7 +379,7 @@ impl Accessor for WebdavBackend {
                 let result: Multistatus =
                     quick_xml::de::from_reader(bs.reader()).map_err(new_xml_deserialize_error)?;
 
-                let l = WebdavLister::new(&self.base_dir, &self.root, path, result);
+                let l = WebdavLister::new(&self.root, path, result);
 
                 Ok((RpList::default(), Some(oio::PageLister::new(l))))
             }
diff --git a/core/src/services/webdav/lister.rs b/core/src/services/webdav/lister.rs
index 131084445064..d4d0241f3e77 100644
--- a/core/src/services/webdav/lister.rs
+++ b/core/src/services/webdav/lister.rs
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ use serde::Deserialize;
 use crate::raw::*;
 use crate::*;
 pub struct WebdavLister {
-    base_dir: String,
     root: String,
     path: String,
     multistates: Multistatus,
@@ -29,9 +28,8 @@ pub struct WebdavLister {
 
 impl WebdavLister {
     /// TODO: sending request in `next_page` instead of in `new`.
-    pub fn new(base_dir: &str, root: &str, path: &str, multistates: Multistatus) -> Self {
+    pub fn new(root: &str, path: &str, multistates: Multistatus) -> Self {
         Self {
-            base_dir: base_dir.to_string(),
             root: root.into(),
             path: path.into(),
             multistates,
@@ -46,10 +44,7 @@ impl oio::PageList for WebdavLister {
         let oes = self.multistates.response.clone();
 
         for res in oes {
-            let path = res
-                .href
-                .strip_prefix(&self.base_dir)
-                .unwrap_or(res.href.as_str());
+            let path = res.href.as_str();
 
             // Ignore the root path itself.
             if self.root == path {