diff --git a/src/org/rascalmpl/uri/URIResolverRegistry.java b/src/org/rascalmpl/uri/URIResolverRegistry.java
index 74ed2be4421..a4c447f9480 100644
--- a/src/org/rascalmpl/uri/URIResolverRegistry.java
+++ b/src/org/rascalmpl/uri/URIResolverRegistry.java
@@ -78,7 +78,6 @@ private URIResolverRegistry() {
 		loadServices();
 	}
 
-
 	/**
 	 * Use with care! This (expensive) reinitialization method clears all caches of all resolvers by
 	 * reloading them from scratch.
@@ -463,6 +462,9 @@ public void unregisterLogical(String scheme, String auth) {
 	private static final Pattern splitScheme = Pattern.compile("^([^\\+]*)\\+");
 
 	private ISourceLocationInput getInputResolver(String scheme) {
+		if (scheme.equals(URIUtil.unknownLocation().getScheme())) {
+			return null;
+		}
 		ISourceLocationInput result = inputResolvers.get(scheme);
 		if (result == null) {
 			Matcher m = splitScheme.matcher(scheme);
@@ -481,6 +483,9 @@ private ISourceLocationInput getInputResolver(String scheme) {
 	}
 
 	private IClassloaderLocationResolver getClassloaderResolver(String scheme) {
+		if (scheme.equals(URIUtil.unknownLocation().getScheme())) {
+			return null;
+		}
 		IClassloaderLocationResolver result = classloaderResolvers.get(scheme);
 		if (result == null) {
 			Matcher m = splitScheme.matcher(scheme);
@@ -496,6 +501,9 @@ private IClassloaderLocationResolver getClassloaderResolver(String scheme) {
 	}
 
 	private ISourceLocationOutput getOutputResolver(String scheme) {
+		if (scheme.equals(URIUtil.unknownLocation().getScheme())) {
+			return null;
+		}
 		ISourceLocationOutput result = outputResolvers.get(scheme);
 		if (result == null) {
 			Matcher m = splitScheme.matcher(scheme);
diff --git a/src/org/rascalmpl/uri/URIUtil.java b/src/org/rascalmpl/uri/URIUtil.java
index 829001331a5..45b76d98e56 100644
--- a/src/org/rascalmpl/uri/URIUtil.java
+++ b/src/org/rascalmpl/uri/URIUtil.java
@@ -508,8 +508,4 @@ else if (index != -1) {
 
 		return URIUtil.changePath(location, path);
     }
-	
-    public static URI invalidURI() {
-        return rootScheme("invalid");
-    }
 }
diff --git a/test/org/rascalmpl/test/repl/JlineParserTest.java b/test/org/rascalmpl/test/repl/JlineParserTest.java
index 1b3e9ee9a02..97e1d2ad7a2 100644
--- a/test/org/rascalmpl/test/repl/JlineParserTest.java
+++ b/test/org/rascalmpl/test/repl/JlineParserTest.java
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ private ParsedLine completeParser(String input) {
     }
 
     private ParsedLine completeParser(String input, int cursor) {
-        var parser = new RascalLineParser(l -> { throw new ParseError("rascal parser not supported in the test yet", URIUtil.invalidURI(), 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0); });
+        var parser = new RascalLineParser(l -> { throw new ParseError("rascal parser not supported in the test yet", URIUtil.unknownLocation().getURI(), 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0); });
 
         return parser.parse(input, cursor, ParseContext.COMPLETE);
     }