diff --git a/apps/files_sharing/appinfo/routes.php b/apps/files_sharing/appinfo/routes.php
index 15af5226e1..2e26033cad 100644
--- a/apps/files_sharing/appinfo/routes.php
+++ b/apps/files_sharing/appinfo/routes.php
@@ -19,20 +19,6 @@ OC_API::register('get',
 		array('path' => ''),
 		array('path' => '.+')); //allow slashes in parameter path
 /*
-OC_API::register('get',
-		'/apps/files_sharing/api/share/group/{path}',
-		array('\OCA\Files\Share\Api', 'getShare'),
-		'files_sharing',
-		OC_API::USER_AUTH,
-		array('path' => ''));
-
-OC_API::register('get',
-		'/apps/files_sharing/api/share/user/{path}',
-		array('\OCA\Files\Share\Api', 'getShare'),
-		'files_sharing',
-		OC_API::USER_AUTH,
-		array('path' => ''));
-
 OC_API::register('get',
 		'/apps/files_sharing/api/permission/{path}',
 		array('\OCA\Files\Share\Api', 'getShare'),
diff --git a/apps/files_sharing/lib/api.php b/apps/files_sharing/lib/api.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..cfe1fc2da4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/files_sharing/lib/api.php
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+<?php
+/**
+ * ownCloud
+ *
+ * @author Bjoern Schiessle
+ * @copyright 2013 Bjoern Schiessle schiessle@owncloud.com
+ *
+ * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU AFFERO GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE
+ * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+ * version 3 of the License, or any later version.
+ *
+ * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU AFFERO GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public
+ * License along with this library.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ *
+ */
+
+namespace OCA\Files\Share;
+
+class Api {
+
+	/**
+	 * @brief get share information for a given file/folder
+	 *
+	 * @param array $params which contains a 'path' to a file/folder
+	 * @return \OC_OCS_Result share information
+	 */
+	public static function getShare($params) {
+		$path = $params['path'];
+
+		$view = new \OC\Files\View('/'.\OCP\User::getUser().'/files');
+		$fileInfo = $view->getFileInfo($path);
+		if ($fileInfo) {
+			$share = \OCP\Share::getItemShared('file', $fileInfo['fileid']);
+		} else {
+			\OCP\Util::writeLog('files_sharing', 'OCS API getShare, file ' . $path . ' does not exists', \OCP\Util::WARN);
+			$share = array();
+		}
+
+		return new \OC_OCS_Result($share);
+	}
+
+}
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