diff --git a/apps/files_sharing/lib/Helper.php b/apps/files_sharing/lib/Helper.php
index 3f1937396a01e..92abebb4af315 100644
--- a/apps/files_sharing/lib/Helper.php
+++ b/apps/files_sharing/lib/Helper.php
@@ -22,18 +22,17 @@ public static function registerHooks() {
 	 * check if file name already exists and generate unique target
 	 *
 	 * @param string $path
-	 * @param array $excludeList
 	 * @param View $view
 	 * @return string $path
 	 */
-	public static function generateUniqueTarget($path, $excludeList, $view) {
+	public static function generateUniqueTarget($path, $view) {
 		$pathinfo = pathinfo($path);
 		$ext = isset($pathinfo['extension']) ? '.' . $pathinfo['extension'] : '';
 		$name = $pathinfo['filename'];
 		$dir = $pathinfo['dirname'];
 		$i = 2;
-		while ($view->file_exists($path) || in_array($path, $excludeList)) {
-			$path = Filesystem::normalizePath($dir . '/' . $name . ' (' . $i . ')' . $ext);
+		while ($view->file_exists($path)) {
+			$path = Filesystem::normalizePath($dir . '/' . $name . ' ('.$i.')' . $ext);
 			$i++;
 		}
 
diff --git a/apps/files_sharing/lib/ShareBackend/File.php b/apps/files_sharing/lib/ShareBackend/File.php
index 93f98c9e18a63..4d93232b6389e 100644
--- a/apps/files_sharing/lib/ShareBackend/File.php
+++ b/apps/files_sharing/lib/ShareBackend/File.php
@@ -65,18 +65,12 @@ public function getFilePath($itemSource, $uidOwner) {
 	 *
 	 * @param string $itemSource
 	 * @param string $shareWith
-	 * @param array $exclude (optional)
 	 * @return string
 	 */
-	public function generateTarget($itemSource, $shareWith, $exclude = null) {
+	public function generateTarget($itemSource, $shareWith) {
 		$shareFolder = \OCA\Files_Sharing\Helper::getShareFolder();
 		$target = \OC\Files\Filesystem::normalizePath($shareFolder . '/' . basename($itemSource));
 
-		// for group shares we return the target right away
-		if ($shareWith === false) {
-			return $target;
-		}
-
 		\OC\Files\Filesystem::initMountPoints($shareWith);
 		$view = new \OC\Files\View('/' . $shareWith . '/files');
 
@@ -91,9 +85,7 @@ public function generateTarget($itemSource, $shareWith, $exclude = null) {
 			}
 		}
 
-		$excludeList = is_array($exclude) ? $exclude : [];
-
-		return \OCA\Files_Sharing\Helper::generateUniqueTarget($target, $excludeList, $view);
+		return \OCA\Files_Sharing\Helper::generateUniqueTarget($target, $view);
 	}
 
 	public function formatItems($items, $format, $parameters = null) {
diff --git a/lib/public/Share_Backend.php b/lib/public/Share_Backend.php
index 794d72b787336..0fa79854e1084 100644
--- a/lib/public/Share_Backend.php
+++ b/lib/public/Share_Backend.php
@@ -30,14 +30,14 @@ public function isValidSource($itemSource, $uidOwner);
 	 * Get a unique name of the item for the specified user
 	 * @param string $itemSource
 	 * @param string|false $shareWith User the item is being shared with
-	 * @param array|null $exclude List of similar item names already existing as shared items @deprecated 7.0.0
 	 * @return string Target name
 	 *
 	 * This function needs to verify that the user does not already have an item with this name.
 	 * If it does generate a new name e.g. name_#
 	 * @since 5.0.0
+	 * @deprecated 31.0.0
 	 */
-	public function generateTarget($itemSource, $shareWith, $exclude = null);
+	public function generateTarget($itemSource, $shareWith);
 
 	/**
 	 * Converts the shared item sources back into the item in the specified format