diff --git a/internal/httpd/api_shares.go b/internal/httpd/api_shares.go
index 7539bc90..ba9e2527 100644
--- a/internal/httpd/api_shares.go
+++ b/internal/httpd/api_shares.go
@@ -507,7 +507,6 @@ func (s *httpdServer) checkPublicShare(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request, v
 	if share.Password != "" {
 		if isWebClient {
 			if err := s.checkWebClientShareCredentials(w, r, &share); err != nil {
-				handleDefenderEventLoginFailed(ipAddr, err) //nolint:errcheck
 				return share, nil, dataprovider.ErrInvalidCredentials
 			}
 		} else {