diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/packages/core/tree/folder/folder-repository-base.ts b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/packages/core/tree/folder/folder-repository-base.ts
index 5f4d72710c..8553197b4d 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/packages/core/tree/folder/folder-repository-base.ts
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/packages/core/tree/folder/folder-repository-base.ts
@@ -45,13 +45,15 @@ export abstract class UmbFolderRepositoryBase<FolderTreeItemType extends UmbTree
 		]);
 	}
 
-	async createScaffold(parentUnique: string | null) {
-		if (parentUnique === undefined) throw new Error('Parent unique is missing');
-
+	/**
+	 * Creates a scaffold for a folder
+	 * @return {*}
+	 * @memberof UmbFolderRepositoryBase
+	 */
+	async createScaffold() {
 		const scaffold = {
 			unique: UmbId.new(),
 			name: '',
-			parentUnique,
 		};
 
 		return { data: scaffold };