diff --git a/lib/public/share.php b/lib/public/share.php
index 2a12797646964eb6ad3ffa89e0705876f577889a..48dedd07c0c80edd5c213a22f03efceb4d78d1dd 100644
--- a/lib/public/share.php
+++ b/lib/public/share.php
@@ -350,7 +350,7 @@ class Share {
 			$now = new \DateTime();
 			$expirationDate = new \DateTime($row['expiration'], new \DateTimeZone('UTC'));
 			if ($now > $expirationDate) {
-				self::delete($row['id']);
+				self::unshareItem($row);
 				return false;
 			}
 		}
@@ -1211,7 +1211,7 @@ class Share {
 			if (isset($row['expiration'])) {
 				$time = new \DateTime();
 				if ($row['expiration'] < date('Y-m-d H:i', $time->format('U') - $time->getOffset())) {
-					self::delete($row['id']);
+					self::unshareItem($row);
 					continue;
 				}
 			}