diff --git a/apps/files_sharing/lib/Controller/ShareAPIController.php b/apps/files_sharing/lib/Controller/ShareAPIController.php
index a935189491..5137b102b5 100644
--- a/apps/files_sharing/lib/Controller/ShareAPIController.php
+++ b/apps/files_sharing/lib/Controller/ShareAPIController.php
@@ -447,15 +447,6 @@ class ShareAPIController extends OCSController {
 				throw new OCSNotFoundException($this->l->t('Public link sharing is disabled by the administrator'));
 			}
 
-			/*
-			 * For now we only allow 1 link share.
-			 * Return the existing link share if this is a duplicate
-			 */
-			$existingShares = $this->shareManager->getSharesBy($this->currentUser, Share::SHARE_TYPE_LINK, $path, false, 1, 0);
-			if (!empty($existingShares)) {
-				return new DataResponse($this->formatShare($existingShares[0]));
-			}
-
 			if ($publicUpload === 'true') {
 				// Check if public upload is allowed
 				if (!$this->shareManager->shareApiLinkAllowPublicUpload()) {