diff --git a/index.php b/index.php
index f0e763f797..4b5991a3ad 100644
--- a/index.php
+++ b/index.php
@@ -45,10 +45,10 @@ try {
 	\OC::$server->getLogger()->logException($ex, array('app' => 'index'));
 
 	//show the user a detailed error page
-	OC_Template::printExceptionErrorPage($ex, \OC_Response::STATUS_SERVICE_UNAVAILABLE);
+	OC_Template::printExceptionErrorPage($ex, 503);
 } catch (\OC\HintException $ex) {
 	try {
-		OC_Template::printErrorPage($ex->getMessage(), $ex->getHint(), OC_Response::STATUS_SERVICE_UNAVAILABLE);
+		OC_Template::printErrorPage($ex->getMessage(), $ex->getHint(), 503);
 	} catch (Exception $ex2) {
 		\OC::$server->getLogger()->logException($ex, array('app' => 'index'));
 		\OC::$server->getLogger()->logException($ex2, array('app' => 'index'));
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ try {
 		OC_Template::printExceptionErrorPage($ex, 500);
 	}
 } catch (\OC\User\LoginException $ex) {
-	OC_Template::printErrorPage($ex->getMessage(), $ex->getMessage(), OC_Response::STATUS_FORBIDDEN);
+	OC_Template::printErrorPage($ex->getMessage(), $ex->getMessage(), 403);
 } catch (Exception $ex) {
 	\OC::$server->getLogger()->logException($ex, array('app' => 'index'));
 
@@ -76,5 +76,5 @@ try {
 
 		throw $e;
 	}
-	OC_Template::printExceptionErrorPage($ex, \OC_Response::STATUS_INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR);
+	OC_Template::printExceptionErrorPage($ex, 500);
 }
diff --git a/lib/base.php b/lib/base.php
index 598e3ed575..8ca4a371af 100644
--- a/lib/base.php
+++ b/lib/base.php
@@ -432,7 +432,7 @@ class OC {
 		} catch (Exception $e) {
 			\OC::$server->getLogger()->logException($e, ['app' => 'base']);
 			//show the user a detailed error page
-			OC_Template::printExceptionErrorPage($e, \OC_Response::STATUS_INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR);
+			OC_Template::printExceptionErrorPage($e, 500);
 			die();
 		}
 
diff --git a/lib/private/legacy/response.php b/lib/private/legacy/response.php
index 2fc7b934d8..93023f61e9 100644
--- a/lib/private/legacy/response.php
+++ b/lib/private/legacy/response.php
@@ -31,15 +31,6 @@
  */
 
 class OC_Response {
-	const STATUS_FOUND = 302;
-	const STATUS_NOT_MODIFIED = 304;
-	const STATUS_TEMPORARY_REDIRECT = 307;
-	const STATUS_BAD_REQUEST = 400;
-	const STATUS_FORBIDDEN = 403;
-	const STATUS_NOT_FOUND = 404;
-	const STATUS_INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR = 500;
-	const STATUS_SERVICE_UNAVAILABLE = 503;
-
 	/**
 	 * Sets the content disposition header (with possible workarounds)
 	 * @param string $filename file name
diff --git a/public.php b/public.php
index 5d46f4970d..d50f49e253 100644
--- a/public.php
+++ b/public.php
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ try {
 	if (\OCP\Util::needUpgrade()) {
 		// since the behavior of apps or remotes are unpredictable during
 		// an upgrade, return a 503 directly
-		OC_Template::printErrorPage('Service unavailable', '', OC_Response::STATUS_SERVICE_UNAVAILABLE);
+		OC_Template::printErrorPage('Service unavailable', '', 503);
 		exit;
 	}
 
@@ -78,10 +78,9 @@ try {
 	require_once OC_App::getAppPath($app) . '/' . $parts[1];
 
 } catch (Exception $ex) {
+	$status = 500;
 	if ($ex instanceof \OC\ServiceUnavailableException) {
-		$status = OC_Response::STATUS_SERVICE_UNAVAILABLE;
-	} else {
-		$status = OC_Response::STATUS_INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR;
+		$status = 503;
 	}
 	//show the user a detailed error page
 	\OC::$server->getLogger()->logException($ex, ['app' => 'public']);
@@ -89,5 +88,5 @@ try {
 } catch (Error $ex) {
 	//show the user a detailed error page
 	\OC::$server->getLogger()->logException($ex, ['app' => 'public']);
-	OC_Template::printExceptionErrorPage($ex, OC_Response::STATUS_INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR);
+	OC_Template::printExceptionErrorPage($ex, 500);
 }
diff --git a/remote.php b/remote.php
index d90bb2d8ee..11940b025d 100644
--- a/remote.php
+++ b/remote.php
@@ -59,9 +59,9 @@ function handleException($e) {
 		$server->on('beforeMethod', function () use ($e) {
 			if ($e instanceof RemoteException) {
 				switch ($e->getCode()) {
-					case OC_Response::STATUS_SERVICE_UNAVAILABLE:
+					case 503:
 						throw new ServiceUnavailable($e->getMessage());
-					case OC_Response::STATUS_NOT_FOUND:
+					case 404:
 						throw new \Sabre\DAV\Exception\NotFound($e->getMessage());
 				}
 			}
@@ -71,9 +71,9 @@ function handleException($e) {
 		});
 		$server->exec();
 	} else {
-		$statusCode = OC_Response::STATUS_INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR;
+		$statusCode = 500;
 		if ($e instanceof \OC\ServiceUnavailableException ) {
-			$statusCode = OC_Response::STATUS_SERVICE_UNAVAILABLE;
+			$statusCode = 503;
 		}
 		if ($e instanceof RemoteException) {
 			// we shall not log on RemoteException
@@ -118,13 +118,13 @@ try {
 	if (\OCP\Util::needUpgrade()) {
 		// since the behavior of apps or remotes are unpredictable during
 		// an upgrade, return a 503 directly
-		throw new RemoteException('Service unavailable', OC_Response::STATUS_SERVICE_UNAVAILABLE);
+		throw new RemoteException('Service unavailable', 503);
 	}
 
 	$request = \OC::$server->getRequest();
 	$pathInfo = $request->getPathInfo();
 	if ($pathInfo === false || $pathInfo === '') {
-		throw new RemoteException('Path not found', OC_Response::STATUS_NOT_FOUND);
+		throw new RemoteException('Path not found', 404);
 	}
 	if (!$pos = strpos($pathInfo, '/', 1)) {
 		$pos = strlen($pathInfo);
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ try {
 	$file = resolveService($service);
 
 	if(is_null($file)) {
-		throw new RemoteException('Path not found', OC_Response::STATUS_NOT_FOUND);
+		throw new RemoteException('Path not found', 404);
 	}
 
 	$file=ltrim($file, '/');