diff --git a/lib/private/connector/sabre/filesplugin.php b/lib/private/connector/sabre/filesplugin.php
index 29240e2b6740874d491e4a3622192e3846de6cab..9720519f4c7ae4de2af4cc9a8d7f01533fc161b7 100644
--- a/lib/private/connector/sabre/filesplugin.php
+++ b/lib/private/connector/sabre/filesplugin.php
@@ -70,7 +70,6 @@ class FilesPlugin extends \Sabre\DAV\ServerPlugin {
 		$this->server->on('propPatch', array($this, 'handleUpdateProperties'));
 		$this->server->on('afterBind', array($this, 'sendFileIdHeader'));
 		$this->server->on('afterWriteContent', array($this, 'sendFileIdHeader'));
-		$this->server->on('beforeMethod:GET', array($this, 'handleRangeHeaders'));
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -178,17 +177,4 @@ class FilesPlugin extends \Sabre\DAV\ServerPlugin {
 		}
 	}
 
-	/**
-	 * Remove range headers if encryption is enabled.
-	 *
-	 * @param RequestInterface $request
-	 * @param ResponseInterface $response
-	 */
-	public function handleRangeHeaders(RequestInterface $request, ResponseInterface $response) {
-		if (\OC_App::isEnabled('files_encryption')) {
-			// encryption does not support range requests (yet)
-			$request->removeHeader('range');
-		}
-	}
-
 }