removing the workaround, causes error on octomode that is installed at the varia server

octomode.py

@@ -17,28 +17,6 @@ import markdown
 APP = Flask(__name__)
 APP.config.from_object("config.Config")
 
-# ---
-# Workaround to map urls if the application runs from a non-root URL
-# From: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/18967441/add-a-prefix-to-all-flask-routes
-
-class PrefixMiddleware(object):
-
-    def __init__(self, app, prefix=''):
-        self.app = app
-        self.prefix = prefix
-
-    def __call__(self, environ, start_response):
-
-        if environ['PATH_INFO'].startswith(self.prefix):
-            environ['PATH_INFO'] = environ['PATH_INFO'][len(self.prefix):]
-            environ['SCRIPT_NAME'] = self.prefix
-            return self.app(environ, start_response)
-        else:
-            start_response('404', [('Content-Type', 'text/plain')])
-            return ["This url does not belong to the app.".encode()]
-
-APP.wsgi_app = PrefixMiddleware(APP.wsgi_app, prefix=APP.config['APPLICATION_ROOT'])
-
 # ---
 
 def get_pad_content(pad_name, ext=""):