--- a/sos/upload/targets/__init__.py	2025-09-16 19:57:27.294642506 +0200
+++ b/sos/upload/targets/__init__.py	2025-09-16 19:59:44.498573843 +0200
@@ -465,7 +465,7 @@
                 self.upload_password or
                 self._upload_password)
 
-    def upload_sftp(self, user=None, password=None, user_dir=None):
+    def upload_sftp(self, user=None, password=None):
         """Attempts to upload the archive to an SFTP location.
 
         Due to the lack of well maintained, secure, and generally widespread
@@ -540,13 +540,10 @@
             raise Exception("Unable to connect via SFTP to "
                             f"{self.get_upload_url_string()}")
 
-        # certain implementations require file to be put in the user dir
-        put_cmd = (
-            f"put {self.upload_archive_name} "
-            f"{f'{user_dir}/' if user_dir else ''}"
-            f"{self._get_sftp_upload_name()}"
-        )
+        put_cmd = (f'put {self.upload_archive_name} '
+                   f'{self._get_sftp_upload_name()}')
         ret.sendline(put_cmd)
+
         put_expects = [
             '100%',
             pexpect.TIMEOUT,
--- a/sos/upload/targets/redhat.py	2025-09-16 19:57:36.804628207 +0200
+++ b/sos/upload/targets/redhat.py	2025-09-16 20:00:52.578728154 +0200
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@
         return fname
 
     # pylint: disable=too-many-branches
-    def upload_sftp(self, user=None, password=None, user_dir=None):
+    def upload_sftp(self, user=None, password=None):    
         """Override the base upload_sftp to allow for setting an on-demand
         generated anonymous login for the RH SFTP server if a username and
         password are not given
@@ -217,8 +217,7 @@
                     f"{anon.status_code}): {anon.json()}"
                 )
         if _user and _token:
-            return super().upload_sftp(user=_user, password=_token,
-                                       user_dir=_user)
+            return super().upload_sftp(user=_user, password=_token)
         raise Exception("Could not retrieve valid or anonymous credentials")
 
     def check_file_too_big(self, archive):