diff --git a/core/js/shareconfigmodel.js b/core/js/shareconfigmodel.js
index 16ab904ad4..45c89d9e07 100644
--- a/core/js/shareconfigmodel.js
+++ b/core/js/shareconfigmodel.js
@@ -33,14 +33,6 @@
 			allowGroupSharing: oc_appconfig.core.allowGroupSharing
 		},
 
-		/**
-		 * @returns {boolean}
-		 * @deprecated here for legacy reasons - will always return true
-		 */
-		areAvatarsEnabled: function() {
-			return true;
-		},
-
 		/**
 		 * @returns {boolean}
 		 */