diff --git a/core/ajax/requesttoken.php b/core/ajax/requesttoken.php
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index 96d5402e62..0000000000
--- a/core/ajax/requesttoken.php
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@@ -1,41 +0,0 @@
-<?php
-/**
-* ownCloud
-* @author Christian Reiner
-* @copyright 2011-2012 Christian Reiner <foss@christian-reiner.info>
-*
-* This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
-* modify it under the terms of the GNU AFFERO GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE
-* License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
-* version 3 of the license, or any later version.
-*
-* This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
-* but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
-* MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
-* GNU AFFERO GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE for more details.
-*
-* You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public
-* License along with this library.
-* If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
-*
-*/
-
-/**
- * @file core/ajax/requesttoken.php
- * @brief Ajax method to retrieve a fresh request protection token for ajax calls
- * @return json: success/error state indicator including a fresh request token
- * @author Christian Reiner
- */
-require_once '../../lib/base.php';
-
-// don't load apps or filesystem for this task
-$RUNTIME_NOAPPS    = TRUE;
-$RUNTIME_NOSETUPFS = TRUE;
-
-// Sanity checks
-// using OCP\JSON::callCheck() below protects the token refreshing itself.
-//OCP\JSON::callCheck ( );
-OCP\JSON::checkLoggedIn ( );
-// hand out a fresh token
-OCP\JSON::success ( array ( 'token'   => OCP\Util::callRegister() ) );
-?>
diff --git a/core/js/requesttoken.js b/core/js/requesttoken.js
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-/**
- * ownCloud
- *
- * @file core/js/requesttoken.js
- * @brief Routine to refresh the Request protection request token periodically
- * @author Christian Reiner (arkascha)
- * @copyright 2011-2012 Christian Reiner <foss@christian-reiner.info>
- *
- * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
- * modify it under the terms of the GNU AFFERO GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE
- * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
- * version 3 of the license, or any later version.
- *
- * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
- * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
- * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
- * GNU AFFERO GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE for more details.
- *
- * You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public
- * License along with this library.
- * If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
- *
- */
-
-OC.Request = {
-	// the request token
-	Token: {},
-	// the lifespan span (in secs)
-	Lifespan: {},
-	// method to refresh the local request token periodically
-	Refresh: function(){
-		// just a client side console log to preserve efficiency
-		console.log("refreshing request token (lifebeat)");
-		var dfd=new $.Deferred();
-		$.ajax({
-			type:     'POST',
-			url:      OC.filePath('core','ajax','requesttoken.php'),
-			cache:    false,
-			data:     { },
-			dataType: 'json'
-		}).done(function(response){
-			// store refreshed token inside this class
-			OC.Request.Token=response.token;
-			dfd.resolve();
-		}).fail(dfd.reject);
-		return dfd;
-	}
-}
-// accept requesttoken and lifespan into the OC namespace
-OC.Request.Token = oc_requesttoken;
-OC.Request.Lifespan = oc_requestlifespan;
-// refresh the request token periodically shortly before it becomes invalid on the server side
-setInterval(OC.Request.Refresh,Math.floor(1000*OC.Request.Lifespan*0.93)), // 93% of lifespan value, close to when the token expires
-// early bind token as additional ajax argument for every single request
-$(document).bind('ajaxSend', function(elm, xhr, s){xhr.setRequestHeader('requesttoken', OC.Request.Token);});