diff --git a/apps/files_sharing/lib/updater.php b/apps/files_sharing/lib/updater.php
index affa28720b..322c031f2f 100644
--- a/apps/files_sharing/lib/updater.php
+++ b/apps/files_sharing/lib/updater.php
@@ -27,9 +27,6 @@ namespace OC\Files\Cache;
 
 class Shared_Updater {
 
-	// shares which can be removed from oc_share after the delete operation was successful
-	static private $toRemove = array();
-
 	/**
 	 * walk up the users file tree and update the etags
 	 * @param string $user