diff --git a/api/src/Sharing.php b/api/src/Sharing.php
index 691012f190..ccad02ea68 100644
--- a/api/src/Sharing.php
+++ b/api/src/Sharing.php
@@ -794,7 +794,8 @@ class Sharing
 			}
 
 			// Now check the remaining shares
-			static::cleanup_missing_paths();
+			/* temporary disabled, as the check does not correctly check user permissions nor account for pathes without vfs prefix
+			static::cleanup_missing_paths();*/
 		}
 		catch (\Exception $e) {
 			_egw_log_exception($e);