diff --git a/apps/files_sharing/lib/Controller/ShareAPIController.php b/apps/files_sharing/lib/Controller/ShareAPIController.php
index bfc462ec90171..2404fefe9ce29 100644
--- a/apps/files_sharing/lib/Controller/ShareAPIController.php
+++ b/apps/files_sharing/lib/Controller/ShareAPIController.php
@@ -645,9 +645,6 @@ public function createShare(
 			throw new OCSNotFoundException($this->l->t('Invalid permissions'));
 		}
 
-		// Shares always require read permissions
-		$permissions |= Constants::PERMISSION_READ;
-
 		if ($node instanceof \OCP\Files\File) {
 			// Single file shares should never have delete or create permissions
 			$permissions &= ~Constants::PERMISSION_DELETE;
@@ -722,16 +719,6 @@ public function createShare(
 				if ($node instanceof \OCP\Files\File) {
 					throw new OCSNotFoundException($this->l->t('Public upload is only possible for publicly shared folders'));
 				}
-
-				$permissions = Constants::PERMISSION_READ |
-					Constants::PERMISSION_CREATE |
-					Constants::PERMISSION_UPDATE |
-					Constants::PERMISSION_DELETE;
-			}
-
-			// TODO: It might make sense to have a dedicated setting to allow/deny converting link shares into federated ones
-			if ($this->shareManager->outgoingServer2ServerSharesAllowed()) {
-				$permissions |= Constants::PERMISSION_SHARE;
 			}
 
 			$share->setPermissions($permissions);