diff --git a/apps/files_sharing/lib/cache.php b/apps/files_sharing/lib/cache.php
index c509ec245762b658774a0398a58e83694e859e83..becd436f7987d5d127ba0167b87f48d1dae0e4ef 100644
--- a/apps/files_sharing/lib/cache.php
+++ b/apps/files_sharing/lib/cache.php
@@ -84,16 +84,7 @@ class Shared_Cache extends Cache {
 	 * @return array
 	 */
 	public function get($file) {
-		if ($file == '') {
-			$data = \OCP\Share::getItemsSharedWith('file', \OC_Share_Backend_File::FORMAT_FILE_APP_ROOT);
-			$etag = \OCP\Config::getUserValue(\OCP\User::getUser(), 'files_sharing', 'etag');
-			if (!isset($etag)) {
-				$etag = $this->storage->getETag('');
-				\OCP\Config::setUserValue(\OCP\User::getUser(), 'files_sharing', 'etag', $etag);
-			}
-			$data['etag'] = $etag;
-			return $data;
-		} else if (is_string($file)) {
+		if (is_string($file)) {
 			if ($cache = $this->getSourceCache($file)) {
 				return $cache->get($this->files[$file]);
 			}
diff --git a/apps/files_sharing/lib/share/file.php b/apps/files_sharing/lib/share/file.php
index b5196ab6facc149774e166ba333d61067da6534a..f9f3211bd8214a049a35b83f4cc62fc80cc10052 100644
--- a/apps/files_sharing/lib/share/file.php
+++ b/apps/files_sharing/lib/share/file.php
@@ -109,22 +109,6 @@ class OC_Share_Backend_File implements OCP\Share_Backend_File_Dependent {
 				$files[] = $file;
 			}
 			return $files;
-		} else if ($format == self::FORMAT_FILE_APP_ROOT) {
-			$mtime = 0;
-			$size = 0;
-			foreach ($items as $item) {
-				if ($item['mtime'] > $mtime) {
-					$mtime = $item['mtime'];
-				}
-				$size += (int)$item['size'];
-			}
-			return array(
-				'fileid' => -1,
-				'name' => 'Shared',
-				'mtime' => $mtime,
-				'mimetype' => 'httpd/unix-directory',
-				'size' => $size
-			);
 		} else if ($format == self::FORMAT_OPENDIR) {
 			$files = array();
 			foreach ($items as $item) {