diff --git a/owncloudApp/src/main/java/com/owncloud/android/ui/activity/ReceiveExternalFilesActivity.java b/owncloudApp/src/main/java/com/owncloud/android/ui/activity/ReceiveExternalFilesActivity.java
index 6143b858677..2885cc8bcc6 100644
--- a/owncloudApp/src/main/java/com/owncloud/android/ui/activity/ReceiveExternalFilesActivity.java
+++ b/owncloudApp/src/main/java/com/owncloud/android/ui/activity/ReceiveExternalFilesActivity.java
@@ -668,6 +668,8 @@ public boolean onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu) {
         mSearchView.setOnQueryTextFocusChangeListener(this);
         mSearchView.setOnQueryTextListener(this);
 
+        menu.removeItem(menu.findItem(R.id.action_share_file).getItemId());
+
         return true;
     }