def _strip_dav_path(self, path):
        """Removes the leading "remote.php/webdav" path from the given path

        :param path: path containing the remote DAV path "remote.php/webdav"
        :returns: path stripped of the remote DAV path
        """
        if path.startswith(self._davpath):
            return path[len(self._davpath):]
        return path