diff --git a/apps/files/appinfo/routes.php b/apps/files/appinfo/routes.php
index 03a025cadf5e3..b286328f36921 100644
--- a/apps/files/appinfo/routes.php
+++ b/apps/files/appinfo/routes.php
@@ -50,44 +50,44 @@
 			],
 
 			[
-				'name' => 'API#getThumbnail',
+				'name' => 'Api#getThumbnail',
 				'url' => '/api/v1/thumbnail/{x}/{y}/{file}',
 				'verb' => 'GET',
 				'requirements' => ['file' => '.+']
 			],
 			[
-				'name' => 'API#updateFileTags',
+				'name' => 'Api#updateFileTags',
 				'url' => '/api/v1/files/{path}',
 				'verb' => 'POST',
 				'requirements' => ['path' => '.+'],
 			],
 			[
-				'name' => 'API#getRecentFiles',
+				'name' => 'Api#getRecentFiles',
 				'url' => '/api/v1/recent/',
 				'verb' => 'GET'
 			],
 			[
-				'name' => 'API#updateFileSorting',
+				'name' => 'Api#updateFileSorting',
 				'url' => '/api/v1/sorting',
 				'verb' => 'POST'
 			],
 			[
-				'name' => 'API#showHiddenFiles',
+				'name' => 'Api#showHiddenFiles',
 				'url' => '/api/v1/showhidden',
 				'verb' => 'POST'
 			],
 			[
-				'name' => 'API#cropImagePreviews',
+				'name' => 'Api#cropImagePreviews',
 				'url' => '/api/v1/cropimagepreviews',
 				'verb' => 'POST'
 			],
 			[
-				'name' => 'API#showGridView',
+				'name' => 'Api#showGridView',
 				'url' => '/api/v1/showgridview',
 				'verb' => 'POST'
 			],
 			[
-				'name' => 'API#getGridView',
+				'name' => 'Api#getGridView',
 				'url' => '/api/v1/showgridview',
 				'verb' => 'GET'
 			],
@@ -102,12 +102,12 @@
 				'verb' => 'GET',
 			],
 			[
-				'name' => 'API#toggleShowFolder',
+				'name' => 'Api#toggleShowFolder',
 				'url' => '/api/v1/toggleShowFolder/{key}',
 				'verb' => 'POST'
 			],
 			[
-				'name' => 'API#getNodeType',
+				'name' => 'Api#getNodeType',
 				'url' => '/api/v1/quickaccess/get/NodeType',
 				'verb' => 'GET',
 			],
diff --git a/apps/files/lib/AppInfo/Application.php b/apps/files/lib/AppInfo/Application.php
index e2f79a0a42c39..d2a5c894ac8f7 100644
--- a/apps/files/lib/AppInfo/Application.php
+++ b/apps/files/lib/AppInfo/Application.php
@@ -75,25 +75,6 @@ public function __construct(array $urlParams = []) {
 	}
 
 	public function register(IRegistrationContext $context): void {
-		/**
-		 * Controllers
-		 */
-		$context->registerService('APIController', function (ContainerInterface $c) {
-			/** @var IServerContainer $server */
-			$server = $c->get(IServerContainer::class);
-
-			return new ApiController(
-				$c->get('AppName'),
-				$c->get(IRequest::class),
-				$c->get(IUserSession::class),
-				$c->get(TagService::class),
-				$c->get(IPreview::class),
-				$c->get(IShareManager::class),
-				$c->get(IConfig::class),
-				$server->getUserFolder()
-			);
-		});
-
 		/**
 		 * Services
 		 */
diff --git a/apps/files/lib/Controller/ApiController.php b/apps/files/lib/Controller/ApiController.php
index d2d5d40ec3f0e..3064b68b1844a 100644
--- a/apps/files/lib/Controller/ApiController.php
+++ b/apps/files/lib/Controller/ApiController.php
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@
 namespace OCA\Files\Controller;
 
 use OC\Files\Node\Node;
+use OCA\Files\AppInfo\Application;
 use OCA\Files\Service\TagService;
 use OCA\Files\SidebarNavigationManager;
 use OCP\AppFramework\Controller;
@@ -48,6 +49,7 @@
 use OCP\AppFramework\Http\Response;
 use OCP\Files\File;
 use OCP\Files\Folder;
+use OCP\Files\IRootFolder;
 use OCP\Files\NotFoundException;
 use OCP\IConfig;
 use OCP\IPreview;
@@ -78,33 +80,32 @@ class ApiController extends Controller {
 	private $navigationManager;
 
 	/**
-	 * @param string $appName
 	 * @param IRequest $request
 	 * @param IUserSession $userSession
 	 * @param TagService $tagService
 	 * @param IPreview $previewManager
 	 * @param IManager $shareManager
 	 * @param IConfig $config
-	 * @param Folder $userFolder
+	 * @param IRootFolder $rootFolder
+	 * @param SidebarNavigationManager $navigationManager
 	 */
 	public function __construct(
-		$appName,
 		IRequest $request,
 		IUserSession $userSession,
 		TagService $tagService,
 		IPreview $previewManager,
 		IManager $shareManager,
 		IConfig $config,
-		Folder $userFolder,
+		IRootFolder $rootFolder,
 		SidebarNavigationManager $navigationManager
 	) {
-		parent::__construct($appName, $request);
+		parent::__construct(Application::APP_ID, $request);
 		$this->userSession = $userSession;
 		$this->tagService = $tagService;
 		$this->previewManager = $previewManager;
 		$this->shareManager = $shareManager;
 		$this->config = $config;
-		$this->userFolder = $userFolder;
+		$this->userFolder = $rootFolder->getUserFolder($userSession->getUser()->getUID());
 		$this->navigationManager = $navigationManager;
 	}