diff --git a/src/sicccPersister.cc b/src/sicccPersister.cc
index a81831a..74cb754 100644
--- a/src/sicccPersister.cc
+++ b/src/sicccPersister.cc
@@ -1,22 +1,5 @@
 #include "sicccPersister.H"
 
-/*TODO
- * check if path is valid
- */
-void
-SicccPersister::set_persist_path(std::string &s)
-{
-    assert(!s.empty());
-    perists_path = s;
-}
-
-void
-SicccPersister::set_json_filename(std::string &s)
-{
-    assert(!s.empty());
-    json_file_name = s;
-}
-
 int
 SicccPersister::write_sicccfile(const Sicccobject& so)
 {
@@ -34,7 +17,7 @@ int
 SicccPersister::write_sicccfile()
 {
     assert(!json_file_name.empty());
-    std::string store_str = perists_path + "/" + beautify_filename();
+    std::string store_str = merouterin.get_persist_path() + "/" + beautify_filename();
     assert(root);
     int ret = json_dump_file(root, store_str.c_str(), JSON_INDENT(4));
     return ret;
@@ -54,7 +37,7 @@ SicccPersister::read_sicccdir()
     struct dirent *entry = nullptr;
     std::vector<Sicccobject> v;
     json_error_t *error = nullptr;
-    if ((dir = opendir(perists_path.c_str())) == NULL) {
+    if ((dir = opendir(merouterin.get_persist_path().c_str())) == NULL) {
         std::cerr << "Error could not open directory" << std::endl;
         return v; // should throw exception instea1d
     }