diff --git a/apps/files_sharing/lib/sharedstorage.php b/apps/files_sharing/lib/sharedstorage.php
index d09a4a22564aec908c23d5557b7b8d0b52cc37ff..3fa2540b604efb7fe07bad655e525d5a072e9035 100644
--- a/apps/files_sharing/lib/sharedstorage.php
+++ b/apps/files_sharing/lib/sharedstorage.php
@@ -452,9 +452,6 @@ class Shared extends \OC\Files\Storage\Common {
 	}
 
 	public function getMimeType($path) {
-		if ($path == '' || $path == '/') {
-			return 'httpd/unix-directory';
-		}
 		if ($source = $this->getSourcePath($path)) {
 			list($storage, $internalPath) = \OC\Files\Filesystem::resolvePath($source);
 			return $storage->getMimeType($internalPath);