diff --git a/apps/files_sharing/public.php b/apps/files_sharing/public.php
index e3d68955439..490cea570bc 100644
--- a/apps/files_sharing/public.php
+++ b/apps/files_sharing/public.php
@@ -159,7 +159,6 @@ if (isset($path)) {
 		if ($linkItem['item_type'] !== 'folder') {
 			$allowPublicUploadEnabled = false;
 		}
-		$tmpl->assign('allowPublicUploadEnabled', $allowPublicUploadEnabled);
 		$tmpl->assign('uploadMaxFilesize', $maxUploadFilesize);
 		$tmpl->assign('uploadMaxHumanFilesize', OCP\Util::humanFileSize($maxUploadFilesize));