diff --git a/beets/library.py b/beets/library.py
index 2f5f31393..f45e63ebe 100644
--- a/beets/library.py
+++ b/beets/library.py
@@ -1079,7 +1079,6 @@ class Item(LibModel):
         basedir=None,
         platform=None,
         path_formats=None,
-        replacements=None,
     ) -> bytes:
         """Return the path in the library directory designated for the item
         (i.e., where the file ought to be).
@@ -1091,8 +1090,6 @@ class Item(LibModel):
         platform = platform or sys.platform
         basedir = basedir or db.directory
         path_formats = path_formats or db.path_formats
-        if replacements is None:
-            replacements = self._db.replacements
 
         # Use a path format based on a query, falling back on the
         # default.
@@ -1136,10 +1133,7 @@ class Item(LibModel):
             maxlen = util.max_filename_length(db.directory)
 
         lib_path_str, fallback = util.legalize_path(
-            subpath,
-            replacements,
-            maxlen,
-            os.path.splitext(self.path)[1],
+            subpath, db.replacements, maxlen, os.path.splitext(self.path)[1]
         )
         if fallback:
             # Print an error message if legalization fell back to
diff --git a/test/test_library.py b/test/test_library.py
index d6804449f..342c2fe20 100644
--- a/test/test_library.py
+++ b/test/test_library.py
@@ -462,17 +462,6 @@ class DestinationTest(BeetsTestCase):
         self.i.album = "bar"
         assert self.i.destination() == np("base/ber/foo")
 
-    def test_destination_with_replacements_argument(self):
-        self.lib.directory = b"base"
-        self.lib.replacements = [(re.compile(r"a"), "f")]
-        self.lib.path_formats = [("default", "$album/$title")]
-        self.i.title = "foo"
-        self.i.album = "bar"
-        replacements = [(re.compile(r"a"), "e")]
-        assert self.i.destination(replacements=replacements) == np(
-            "base/ber/foo"
-        )
-
     @unittest.skip("unimplemented: #359")
     def test_destination_with_empty_component(self):
         self.lib.directory = b"base"