diff --git a/apps/federatedfilesharing/tests/TestCase.php b/apps/federatedfilesharing/tests/TestCase.php
index dbd1df38c74d2..f96f1ab764fed 100644
--- a/apps/federatedfilesharing/tests/TestCase.php
+++ b/apps/federatedfilesharing/tests/TestCase.php
@@ -106,8 +106,6 @@ protected static function loginHelper($user, $create = false, $password = false)
 			}
 		}
 
-		self::resetStorage();
-
 		\OC_Util::tearDownFS();
 		\OC::$server->getUserSession()->setUser(null);
 		\OC\Files\Filesystem::tearDown();
@@ -116,15 +114,4 @@ protected static function loginHelper($user, $create = false, $password = false)
 
 		\OC_Util::setupFS($user);
 	}
-
-	/**
-	 * reset init status for the share storage
-	 */
-	protected static function resetStorage() {
-		$storage = new \ReflectionClass('\OCA\Files_Sharing\SharedStorage');
-		$isInitialized = $storage->getProperty('initialized');
-		$isInitialized->setAccessible(true);
-		$isInitialized->setValue($storage, false);
-		$isInitialized->setAccessible(false);
-	}
 }
diff --git a/apps/files_sharing/tests/TestCase.php b/apps/files_sharing/tests/TestCase.php
index 234ea2c69c897..d4077c8481625 100644
--- a/apps/files_sharing/tests/TestCase.php
+++ b/apps/files_sharing/tests/TestCase.php
@@ -201,8 +201,6 @@ protected static function loginHelper($user, $create = false, $password = false)
 			}
 		}
 
-		self::resetStorage();
-
 		\OC_Util::tearDownFS();
 		\OC\Files\Cache\Storage::getGlobalCache()->clearCache();
 		\OC::$server->getUserSession()->setUser(null);
@@ -213,17 +211,6 @@ protected static function loginHelper($user, $create = false, $password = false)
 		\OC_Util::setupFS($user);
 	}
 
-	/**
-	 * reset init status for the share storage
-	 */
-	protected static function resetStorage() {
-		$storage = new \ReflectionClass('\OCA\Files_Sharing\SharedStorage');
-		$isInitialized = $storage->getProperty('initialized');
-		$isInitialized->setAccessible(true);
-		$isInitialized->setValue($storage, false);
-		$isInitialized->setAccessible(false);
-	}
-
 	/**
 	 * get some information from a given share
 	 * @param int $shareID