diff --git a/lib/private/Files/Storage/Local.php b/lib/private/Files/Storage/Local.php
index 0d63fd46ecca8..19674fc941374 100644
--- a/lib/private/Files/Storage/Local.php
+++ b/lib/private/Files/Storage/Local.php
@@ -54,12 +54,7 @@ public function __construct($arguments) {
 			throw new \InvalidArgumentException('No data directory set for local storage');
 		}
 		$this->datadir = $arguments['datadir'];
-		// some crazy code uses a local storage on root...
-		if ($this->datadir === '/') {
-			$this->realDataDir = $this->datadir;
-		} else {
-			$this->realDataDir = rtrim(realpath($this->datadir), '/') . '/';
-		}
+		$this->realDataDir = rtrim(realpath($this->datadir), '/') . '/';
 		if (substr($this->datadir, -1) !== '/') {
 			$this->datadir .= '/';
 		}