diff --git a/lib/Controller/DirectViewController.php b/lib/Controller/DirectViewController.php
index a710928cd7..16ee4ea57c 100644
--- a/lib/Controller/DirectViewController.php
+++ b/lib/Controller/DirectViewController.php
@@ -46,57 +46,20 @@
 class DirectViewController extends Controller {
 	use DocumentTrait;
 
-	/** @var IRootFolder */
-	private $rootFolder;
-
-	/** @var TokenManager */
-	private $tokenManager;
-
-	/** @var DirectMapper */
-	private $directMapper;
-
-	/** @var IConfig */
-	private $config;
-
-	/** @var AppConfig */
-	private $appConfig;
-
-	/** @var TemplateManager */
-	private $templateManager;
-
-	/** @var FederationService */
-	private $federationService;
-
-	/** @var LoggerInterface */
-	private $logger;
-
-	/** @var InitialStateService */
-	private $initialState;
-
 	public function __construct(
-		$appName,
+		string $appName,
 		IRequest $request,
-		IRootFolder $rootFolder,
-		TokenManager $tokenManager,
-		DirectMapper $directMapper,
-		InitialStateService $initialState,
-		IConfig $config,
-		AppConfig $appConfig,
-		TemplateManager $templateManager,
-		FederationService $federationService,
-		LoggerInterface $logger
+		private IRootFolder $rootFolder,
+		private TokenManager $tokenManager,
+		private DirectMapper $directMapper,
+		private InitialStateService $initialState,
+		private IConfig $config,
+		private AppConfig $appConfig,
+		private TemplateManager $templateManager,
+		private FederationService $federationService,
+		private LoggerInterface $logger
 	) {
 		parent::__construct($appName, $request);
-
-		$this->rootFolder = $rootFolder;
-		$this->tokenManager = $tokenManager;
-		$this->directMapper = $directMapper;
-		$this->initialState = $initialState;
-		$this->config = $config;
-		$this->appConfig = $appConfig;
-		$this->templateManager = $templateManager;
-		$this->federationService = $federationService;
-		$this->logger = $logger;
 	}
 
 	/**