Index: lams_tool_lamc/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/tool/mc/web/McLearningStarterAction.java
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diff -u -redc0e86bb2f19c6344f88b7b0194564480592f9a -rb346aae6594fa9506dc251c38dc968cfa977b8da
--- lams_tool_lamc/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/tool/mc/web/McLearningStarterAction.java	(.../McLearningStarterAction.java)	(revision edc0e86bb2f19c6344f88b7b0194564480592f9a)
+++ lams_tool_lamc/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/tool/mc/web/McLearningStarterAction.java	(.../McLearningStarterAction.java)	(revision b346aae6594fa9506dc251c38dc968cfa977b8da)
@@ -100,7 +100,6 @@
 		    request.getSession().setAttribute(TOOL_SERVICE, mcService);		
 		}
 
-		setupPaths(request);
 		McLearningForm mcLearningForm = (McLearningForm) form;
 
 		/*
@@ -437,28 +436,6 @@
 
 	
 	/**
-	 * sets up ROOT_PATH and PATH_TO_LAMS attributes for presentation purposes
-	 * setupPaths(HttpServletRequest request)
-	 * @param request
-	 */
-	protected void setupPaths(HttpServletRequest request)
-	{
-		String protocol = request.getProtocol();
-		if(protocol.startsWith("HTTPS")){
-			protocol = "https://";
-		}else{
-			protocol = "http://";
-		}
-		String root = protocol+request.getServerName()+":"+request.getServerPort()+request.getContextPath()+"/";
-		String pathToLams = protocol+request.getServerName()+":"+request.getServerPort()+request.getContextPath()+"/../..";
-		request.getSession().setAttribute(ROOT, root);
-		request.getSession().setAttribute(ROOT_PATH, root);
-		request.getSession().setAttribute(PATH_TO_LAMS, pathToLams);
-		
-		logger.debug("setting root to: " + request.getSession().getAttribute(ROOT));
-	}
-	
-	/**
      * persists error messages to request scope
      * @param request
      * @param message
Index: lams_tool_lamc/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/tool/mc/web/McStarterAction.java
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diff -u -r88d5dbe3e6552bb320ad648f984662ccbd670157 -rb346aae6594fa9506dc251c38dc968cfa977b8da
--- lams_tool_lamc/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/tool/mc/web/McStarterAction.java	(.../McStarterAction.java)	(revision 88d5dbe3e6552bb320ad648f984662ccbd670157)
+++ lams_tool_lamc/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/tool/mc/web/McStarterAction.java	(.../McStarterAction.java)	(revision b346aae6594fa9506dc251c38dc968cfa977b8da)
@@ -80,7 +80,6 @@
 		    request.getSession().setAttribute(TOOL_SERVICE, mcService);		
 		}
 
-		setupPaths(request);
 		initialiseAttributes(request);
 		
 		McAuthoringForm mcAuthoringForm = (McAuthoringForm) form;
@@ -286,29 +285,6 @@
 	
 	
 	/**
-	 * sets up ROOT_PATH and PATH_TO_LAMS attributes for presentation purposes
-	 * setupPaths(HttpServletRequest request)
-	 * @param request
-	 */
-	protected void setupPaths(HttpServletRequest request)
-	{
-		String protocol = request.getProtocol();
-		if(protocol.startsWith("HTTPS")){
-			protocol = "https://";
-		}else{
-			protocol = "http://";
-		}
-		String root = protocol+request.getServerName()+":"+request.getServerPort()+request.getContextPath()+"/";
-		String pathToLams = protocol+request.getServerName()+":"+request.getServerPort()+request.getContextPath()+"/../..";
-		request.getSession().setAttribute(ROOT, root);
-		request.getSession().setAttribute(ROOT_PATH, root);
-		request.getSession().setAttribute(PATH_TO_LAMS, pathToLams);
-		
-		logger.debug("setting root to: " + request.getSession().getAttribute(ROOT));
-	}
-	
-	
-	/**
 	 * retrieves the contents of an existing content from the db and prepares it for presentation
 	 * retrieveExistingContent(HttpServletRequest request, McAuthoringForm mcAuthoringForm, long toolContentId)
 	 *