diff --git a/changelog/1.18.0_2022-02-11/ocs-user-data.md b/changelog/1.18.0_2022-02-11/ocs-user-data.md
deleted file mode 100644
index 7892d4c4ea7..00000000000
--- a/changelog/1.18.0_2022-02-11/ocs-user-data.md
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-Enhancement:  Populate owner data in the ocs and ocdav services
-
-https://github.com/cs3org/reva/pull/2233
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/internal/http/services/owncloud/ocdav/ocdav.go b/internal/http/services/owncloud/ocdav/ocdav.go
index 40913d8aa0e..dfccaa2c6ba 100644
--- a/internal/http/services/owncloud/ocdav/ocdav.go
+++ b/internal/http/services/owncloud/ocdav/ocdav.go
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 	"time"
 
-	"github.com/ReneKroon/ttlcache/v2"
 	gateway "github.com/cs3org/go-cs3apis/cs3/gateway/v1beta1"
 	userpb "github.com/cs3org/go-cs3apis/cs3/identity/user/v1beta1"
 	"github.com/cs3org/reva/pkg/appctx"
@@ -117,12 +116,11 @@ func (c *Config) init() {
 }
 
 type svc struct {
-	c                   *Config
-	webDavHandler       *WebDavHandler
-	davHandler          *DavHandler
-	favoritesManager    favorite.Manager
-	client              *http.Client
-	userIdentifierCache *ttlcache.Cache
+	c                *Config
+	webDavHandler    *WebDavHandler
+	davHandler       *DavHandler
+	favoritesManager favorite.Manager
+	client           *http.Client
 }
 
 func getFavoritesManager(c *Config) (favorite.Manager, error) {
@@ -154,11 +152,8 @@ func New(m map[string]interface{}, log *zerolog.Logger) (global.Service, error)
 			rhttp.Timeout(time.Duration(conf.Timeout*int64(time.Second))),
 			rhttp.Insecure(conf.Insecure),
 		),
-		favoritesManager:    fm,
-		userIdentifierCache: ttlcache.NewCache(),
+		favoritesManager: fm,
 	}
-	_ = s.userIdentifierCache.SetTTL(60 * time.Second)
-
 	// initialize handlers and set default configs
 	if err := s.webDavHandler.init(conf.WebdavNamespace, true); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
diff --git a/internal/http/services/owncloud/ocdav/propfind.go b/internal/http/services/owncloud/ocdav/propfind.go
index 4cc88ef9708..e5e69cb5379 100644
--- a/internal/http/services/owncloud/ocdav/propfind.go
+++ b/internal/http/services/owncloud/ocdav/propfind.go
@@ -41,7 +41,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/cs3org/reva/internal/http/services/owncloud/ocs/conversions"
 	"github.com/cs3org/reva/pkg/appctx"
 	ctxpkg "github.com/cs3org/reva/pkg/ctx"
-	"github.com/cs3org/reva/pkg/errtypes"
 	"github.com/cs3org/reva/pkg/publicshare"
 	rtrace "github.com/cs3org/reva/pkg/trace"
 	"github.com/cs3org/reva/pkg/utils"
@@ -643,13 +642,6 @@ func (s *svc) mdToPropResponse(ctx context.Context, pf *propfindXML, md *provide
 		// TODO return other properties ... but how do we put them in a namespace?
 	} else {
 		// otherwise return only the requested properties
-		var ownerUsername, ownerDisplayName string
-		owner, err := s.getOwnerInfo(ctx, md.Owner)
-		if err == nil {
-			ownerUsername = owner.Username
-			ownerDisplayName = owner.DisplayName
-		}
-
 		for i := range pf.Prop {
 			switch pf.Prop[i].Space {
 			case _nsOwncloud:
@@ -739,8 +731,14 @@ func (s *svc) mdToPropResponse(ctx context.Context, pf *propfindXML, md *provide
 						propstatNotFound.Prop = append(propstatNotFound.Prop, s.newProp("oc:size", ""))
 					}
 				case "owner-id": // phoenix only
-					if ownerUsername != "" {
-						propstatOK.Prop = append(propstatOK.Prop, s.newProp("oc:owner-id", ownerUsername))
+					if md.Owner != nil {
+						if isCurrentUserOwner(ctx, md.Owner) {
+							u := ctxpkg.ContextMustGetUser(ctx)
+							propstatOK.Prop = append(propstatOK.Prop, s.newProp("oc:owner-id", u.Username))
+						} else {
+							sublog.Debug().Msg("TODO fetch user username")
+							propstatNotFound.Prop = append(propstatNotFound.Prop, s.newProp("oc:owner-id", ""))
+						}
 					} else {
 						propstatNotFound.Prop = append(propstatNotFound.Prop, s.newProp("oc:owner-id", ""))
 					}
@@ -818,8 +816,14 @@ func (s *svc) mdToPropResponse(ctx context.Context, pf *propfindXML, md *provide
 						propstatNotFound.Prop = append(propstatNotFound.Prop, s.newProp("oc:"+pf.Prop[i].Local, ""))
 					}
 				case "owner-display-name": // phoenix only
-					if ownerDisplayName != "" {
-						propstatOK.Prop = append(propstatOK.Prop, s.newProp("oc:owner-display-name", ownerDisplayName))
+					if md.Owner != nil {
+						if isCurrentUserOwner(ctx, md.Owner) {
+							u := ctxpkg.ContextMustGetUser(ctx)
+							propstatOK.Prop = append(propstatOK.Prop, s.newProp("oc:owner-display-name", u.DisplayName))
+						} else {
+							sublog.Debug().Msg("TODO fetch user displayname")
+							propstatNotFound.Prop = append(propstatNotFound.Prop, s.newProp("oc:owner-display-name", ""))
+						}
 					} else {
 						propstatNotFound.Prop = append(propstatNotFound.Prop, s.newProp("oc:owner-display-name", ""))
 					}
@@ -993,44 +997,6 @@ func quoteEtag(etag string) string {
 	return `"` + strings.Trim(etag, `"`) + `"`
 }
 
-func (s *svc) getOwnerInfo(ctx context.Context, owner *userv1beta1.UserId) (*userv1beta1.User, error) {
-	if owner == nil {
-		return nil, errtypes.NotFound("owner is nil")
-	}
-
-	if isCurrentUserOwner(ctx, owner) {
-		return ctxpkg.ContextMustGetUser(ctx), nil
-	}
-
-	log := appctx.GetLogger(ctx)
-	if idIf, err := s.userIdentifierCache.Get(owner.OpaqueId); err == nil {
-		log.Debug().Msg("cache hit")
-		return idIf.(*userv1beta1.User), nil
-	}
-
-	client, err := s.getClient()
-	if err != nil {
-		log.Error().Err(err).Msg("error getting grpc client")
-		return nil, err
-	}
-
-	res, err := client.GetUser(ctx, &userv1beta1.GetUserRequest{UserId: owner})
-	if err != nil {
-		log.Err(err).Msg("could not look up user")
-		return nil, err
-	}
-	if res.GetStatus().GetCode() != rpc.Code_CODE_OK {
-		log.Err(err).Msg("get user call failed")
-		return nil, err
-	}
-	if res.User == nil {
-		log.Debug().Msg("user not found")
-		return nil, err
-	}
-	_ = s.userIdentifierCache.Set(owner.OpaqueId, res.User)
-	return res.User, nil
-}
-
 // a file is only yours if you are the owner
 func isCurrentUserOwner(ctx context.Context, owner *userv1beta1.UserId) bool {
 	contextUser, ok := ctxpkg.ContextGetUser(ctx)
diff --git a/internal/http/services/owncloud/ocs/handlers/cloud/users/users.go b/internal/http/services/owncloud/ocs/handlers/cloud/users/users.go
index 015e7076282..dda3e4be8d2 100644
--- a/internal/http/services/owncloud/ocs/handlers/cloud/users/users.go
+++ b/internal/http/services/owncloud/ocs/handlers/cloud/users/users.go
@@ -49,22 +49,7 @@ func (h *Handler) Init(c *config.Config) {
 // GetGroups handles GET requests on /cloud/users/groups
 // TODO: implement
 func (h *Handler) GetGroups(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
-	ctx := r.Context()
-
-	user := chi.URLParam(r, "userid")
-	// FIXME use ldap to fetch user info
-	u, ok := ctxpkg.ContextGetUser(ctx)
-	if !ok {
-		response.WriteOCSError(w, r, response.MetaServerError.StatusCode, "missing user in context", fmt.Errorf("missing user in context"))
-		return
-	}
-	if user != u.Username {
-		// FIXME allow fetching other users info? only for admins
-		response.WriteOCSError(w, r, http.StatusForbidden, "user id mismatch", fmt.Errorf("%s tried to access %s user info endpoint", u.Id.OpaqueId, user))
-		return
-	}
-
-	response.WriteOCSSuccess(w, r, &Groups{Groups: u.Groups})
+	response.WriteOCSSuccess(w, r, &Groups{})
 }
 
 // Quota holds quota information