diff --git a/apps/files/lib/Activity/Provider.php b/apps/files/lib/Activity/Provider.php
index 6788a5cbd0dab..0b8e051c87709 100644
--- a/apps/files/lib/Activity/Provider.php
+++ b/apps/files/lib/Activity/Provider.php
@@ -25,8 +25,6 @@
 class Provider implements IProvider {
 	/** @var IL10N */
 	protected $l;
-	/** @var IL10N */
-	protected $activityLang;
 
 	/** @var string[] cached displayNames - key is the cloud id and value the displayname */
 	protected $displayNames = [];
@@ -59,7 +57,6 @@ public function parse($language, IEvent $event, ?IEvent $previousEvent = null) {
 		}
 
 		$this->l = $this->languageFactory->get('files', $language);
-		$this->activityLang = $this->languageFactory->get('activity', $language);
 
 		if ($this->activityManager->isFormattingFilteredObject()) {
 			try {
@@ -114,7 +111,7 @@ public function parseShortVersion(IEvent $event, ?IEvent $previousEvent = null):
 
 		if (!isset($parsedParameters['user'])) {
 			// External user via public link share
-			$subject = str_replace('{user}', $this->activityLang->t('"remote account"'), $subject);
+			$subject = str_replace('{user}', $this->l->t('"remote account"'), $subject);
 		}
 
 		$this->setSubjects($event, $subject, $parsedParameters);
@@ -232,7 +229,7 @@ public function parseLongVersion(IEvent $event, ?IEvent $previousEvent = null):
 
 		if (!isset($parsedParameters['user'])) {
 			// External user via public link share
-			$subject = str_replace('{user}', $this->activityLang->t('"remote account"'), $subject);
+			$subject = str_replace('{user}', $this->l->t('"remote account"'), $subject);
 		}
 
 		$this->setSubjects($event, $subject, $parsedParameters);