diff --git a/lib/private/Files/Storage/Common.php b/lib/private/Files/Storage/Common.php
index d2a344a8217aa..cff19e33dcef0 100644
--- a/lib/private/Files/Storage/Common.php
+++ b/lib/private/Files/Storage/Common.php
@@ -108,13 +108,14 @@ public function __construct($parameters) {
 	 * @return bool
 	 */
 	protected function remove($path) {
-		if ($this->is_dir($path)) {
-			return $this->rmdir($path);
-		} elseif ($this->is_file($path)) {
-			return $this->unlink($path);
-		} else {
-			return false;
+		if ($this->file_exists($path)) {
+			if ($this->is_dir($path)) {
+				return $this->rmdir($path);
+			} elseif ($this->is_file($path)) {
+				return $this->unlink($path);
+			}
 		}
+		return false;
 	}
 
 	public function is_dir($path) {
diff --git a/lib/private/Files/Storage/Local.php b/lib/private/Files/Storage/Local.php
index ca2113add75d0..8fec24996891f 100644
--- a/lib/private/Files/Storage/Local.php
+++ b/lib/private/Files/Storage/Local.php
@@ -380,10 +380,12 @@ public function rename($source, $target): bool {
 			return false;
 		}
 
-		if ($this->is_dir($target)) {
-			$this->rmdir($target);
-		} elseif ($this->is_file($target)) {
-			$this->unlink($target);
+		if ($this->file_exists($target)) {
+			if ($this->is_dir($target)) {
+				$this->rmdir($target);
+			} elseif ($this->is_file($target)) {
+				$this->unlink($target);
+			}
 		}
 
 		if ($this->is_dir($source)) {