diff --git a/apps/dav/lib/DAV/CustomPropertiesBackend.php b/apps/dav/lib/DAV/CustomPropertiesBackend.php
index 5e0842200b..8b0408a461 100644
--- a/apps/dav/lib/DAV/CustomPropertiesBackend.php
+++ b/apps/dav/lib/DAV/CustomPropertiesBackend.php
@@ -102,25 +102,6 @@ class CustomPropertiesBackend implements BackendInterface {
 	 * @return void
 	 */
 	public function propFind($path, PropFind $propFind) {
-		try {
-			$node = $this->tree->getNodeForPath($path);
-			if (!($node instanceof INode)) {
-				return;
-			}
-		} catch (ServiceUnavailable $e) {
-			// might happen for unavailable mount points, skip
-			return;
-		} catch (NotFound $e) {
-			// in some rare (buggy) cases the node might not be found,
-			// we catch the exception to prevent breaking the whole list with a 404
-			// (soft fail)
-			\OC::$server->getLogger()->warning(
-				'Could not get node for path: \"' . $path . '\" : ' . $e->getMessage(),
-				['app' => 'files']
-			);
-			return;
-		}
-
 		$requestedProps = $propFind->get404Properties();
 
 		// these might appear
@@ -153,7 +134,7 @@ class CustomPropertiesBackend implements BackendInterface {
 			return;
 		}
 
-		$props = $this->getProperties($node, $requestedProps);
+		$props = $this->getProperties($path, $requestedProps);
 		foreach ($props as $propName => $propValue) {
 			$propFind->set($propName, $propValue);
 		}
@@ -168,13 +149,8 @@ class CustomPropertiesBackend implements BackendInterface {
 	 * @return void
 	 */
 	public function propPatch($path, PropPatch $propPatch) {
-		$node = $this->tree->getNodeForPath($path);
-		if (!($node instanceof INode)) {
-			return;
-		}
-
-		$propPatch->handleRemaining(function ($changedProps) use ($node) {
-			return $this->updateProperties($node, $changedProps);
+		$propPatch->handleRemaining(function ($changedProps) use ($path) {
+			return $this->updateProperties($path, $changedProps);
 		});
 	}
 
@@ -213,7 +189,7 @@ class CustomPropertiesBackend implements BackendInterface {
 	/**
 	 * Returns a list of properties for this nodes.;
 	 *
-	 * @param Node $node
+	 * @param string $path
 	 * @param array $requestedProperties requested properties or empty array for "all"
 	 * @return array
 	 * @note The properties list is a list of propertynames the client
@@ -221,8 +197,7 @@ class CustomPropertiesBackend implements BackendInterface {
 	 * http://www.example.org/namespace#author If the array is empty, all
 	 * properties should be returned
 	 */
-	private function getProperties(INode $node, array $requestedProperties) {
-		$path = $node->getPath();
+	private function getProperties(string $path, array $requestedProperties) {
 		if (isset($this->cache[$path])) {
 			return $this->cache[$path];
 		}
@@ -260,13 +235,12 @@ class CustomPropertiesBackend implements BackendInterface {
 	/**
 	 * Update properties
 	 *
-	 * @param INode $node node for which to update properties
+	 * @param string $path path for which to update properties
 	 * @param array $properties array of properties to update
 	 *
 	 * @return bool
 	 */
-	private function updateProperties(INode $node, array $properties) {
-		$path = $node->getPath();
+	private function updateProperties(string $path, array $properties) {
 
 		$deleteStatement = 'DELETE FROM `*PREFIX*properties`' .
 			' WHERE `userid` = ? AND `propertypath` = ? AND `propertyname` = ?';
@@ -278,7 +252,7 @@ class CustomPropertiesBackend implements BackendInterface {
 			' WHERE `userid` = ? AND `propertypath` = ? AND `propertyname` = ?';
 
 		// TODO: use "insert or update" strategy ?
-		$existing = $this->getProperties($node, []);
+		$existing = $this->getProperties($path, []);
 		$this->connection->beginTransaction();
 		foreach ($properties as $propertyName => $propertyValue) {
 			// If it was null, we need to delete the property
diff --git a/apps/dav/tests/unit/DAV/CustomPropertiesBackendTest.php b/apps/dav/tests/unit/DAV/CustomPropertiesBackendTest.php
index 9f0fbdc3a0..45aab9af1f 100644
--- a/apps/dav/tests/unit/DAV/CustomPropertiesBackendTest.php
+++ b/apps/dav/tests/unit/DAV/CustomPropertiesBackendTest.php
@@ -52,9 +52,6 @@ class CustomPropertiesBackendTest extends TestCase {
 	/** @var CustomPropertiesBackend | \PHPUnit_Framework_MockObject_MockObject */
 	private $backend;
 
-	/** @var (Node | \PHPUnit_Framework_MockObject_MockObject)[] */
-	private $nodes = [];
-
 	protected function setUp(): void {
 		parent::setUp();
 
@@ -71,38 +68,6 @@ class CustomPropertiesBackendTest extends TestCase {
 			$this->user
 		);
 
-		$this->tree->method('getNodeForPath')
-			->willReturnCallback(function ($path) {
-				if (isset($this->nodes[$path])) {
-					return $this->nodes[$path];
-				} else {
-					throw new NotFound();
-				}
-			});
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * @param string $path
-	 * @return INode|\PHPUnit\Framework\MockObject\MockObject
-	 */
-	private function addNode($path) {
-		$node = $this->createMock(INode::class);
-		$node->method('getPath')
-			->willReturn($path);
-		$this->nodes[$path] = $node;
-		return $node;
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * @param string $path
-	 * @return Node|\PHPUnit\Framework\MockObject\MockObject
-	 */
-	private function addCalendar($path) {
-		$node = $this->createMock(Node::class);
-		$node->method('getPath')
-			->willReturn($path);
-		$this->nodes[$path] = $node;
-		return $node;
 	}
 
 	protected function tearDown(): void {
@@ -170,7 +135,6 @@ class CustomPropertiesBackendTest extends TestCase {
 		$db->expects($this->never())
 			->method($this->anything());
 
-		$this->addNode('foo_bar_path_1337_0');
 		$backend->propFind('foo_bar_path_1337_0', $propFind);
 	}
 
@@ -212,8 +176,6 @@ class CustomPropertiesBackendTest extends TestCase {
 				$setProps[$name] = $value;
 			});
 
-		$this->addNode('calendars/foo/bar_path_1337_0');
-
 		$this->backend->propFind('calendars/foo/bar_path_1337_0', $propFind);
 		$this->assertEquals($props, $setProps);
 	}
@@ -223,7 +185,6 @@ class CustomPropertiesBackendTest extends TestCase {
 	 */
 	public function testPropPatch(string $path, array $existing, array $props, array $result) {
 		$this->insertProps($this->user->getUID(), $path, $existing);
-		$this->addNode($path);
 		$propPatch = new PropPatch($props);
 
 		$this->backend->propPatch($path, $propPatch);