diff --git a/apps/files_sharing/lib/Controller/ShareAPIController.php b/apps/files_sharing/lib/Controller/ShareAPIController.php
index 12408d8e10..0a1ad84f81 100644
--- a/apps/files_sharing/lib/Controller/ShareAPIController.php
+++ b/apps/files_sharing/lib/Controller/ShareAPIController.php
@@ -1455,10 +1455,6 @@ class ShareAPIController extends OCSController {
 			throw new \Exception('Invalid date. Format must be YYYY-MM-DD');
 		}
 
-		if ($date === false) {
-			throw new \Exception('Invalid date. Format must be YYYY-MM-DD');
-		}
-
 		$date->setTime(0, 0, 0);
 
 		return $date;