diff --git a/apps/files_sharing/lib/Controller/ShareAPIController.php b/apps/files_sharing/lib/Controller/ShareAPIController.php
index 922623aa46..e8e50cf25d 100644
--- a/apps/files_sharing/lib/Controller/ShareAPIController.php
+++ b/apps/files_sharing/lib/Controller/ShareAPIController.php
@@ -600,13 +600,6 @@ class ShareAPIController extends OCSController {
 			if (!\OC::$server->getAppManager()->isEnabledForUser('circles') || !class_exists('\OCA\Circles\ShareByCircleProvider')) {
 				throw new OCSNotFoundException($this->l->t('You cannot share to a Circle if the app is not enabled'));
 			}
-
-			$circle = \OCA\Circles\Api\v1\Circles::detailsCircle($shareWith);
-
-			// Valid circle is required to share
-			if ($circle === null) {
-				throw new OCSNotFoundException($this->l->t('Please specify a valid circle'));
-			}
 			$share->setSharedWith($shareWith);
 			$share->setPermissions($permissions);
 		} elseif ($shareType === IShare::TYPE_ROOM) {
diff --git a/lib/private/Share20/Manager.php b/lib/private/Share20/Manager.php
index 49a716e321..3b8b9fb241 100644
--- a/lib/private/Share20/Manager.php
+++ b/lib/private/Share20/Manager.php
@@ -245,9 +245,8 @@ class Manager implements IManager {
 				throw new \InvalidArgumentException('SharedWith should not be empty');
 			}
 		} elseif ($share->getShareType() === IShare::TYPE_CIRCLE) {
-			$circle = \OCA\Circles\Api\v1\Circles::detailsCircle($share->getSharedWith());
-			if ($circle === null) {
-				throw new \InvalidArgumentException('SharedWith is not a valid circle');
+			if ($share->getSharedWith() === null) {
+				throw new \InvalidArgumentException('SharedWith should not be empty');
 			}
 		} elseif ($share->getShareType() === IShare::TYPE_ROOM) {
 		} elseif ($share->getShareType() === IShare::TYPE_DECK) {
@@ -999,7 +998,7 @@ class Manager implements IManager {
 			if (empty($plainTextPassword) && $share->getSendPasswordByTalk()) {
 				throw new \InvalidArgumentException('Can’t enable sending the password by Talk with an empty password');
 			}
-	
+
 			/**
 			 * If we're in a mail share, we need to force a password change
 			 * as either the user is not aware of the password or is already (received by mail)