diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/owncloud/android/operations/UploadFileOperation.java b/app/src/main/java/com/owncloud/android/operations/UploadFileOperation.java
index 0c74b94c9968..8ed1907a113f 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/owncloud/android/operations/UploadFileOperation.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/owncloud/android/operations/UploadFileOperation.java
@@ -493,8 +493,7 @@ protected RemoteOperationResult run(OwnCloudClient client) {
         // check if any parent is encrypted
         encryptedAncestor = FileStorageUtils.checkEncryptionStatus(parent, getStorageManager());
         mFile.setEncrypted(encryptedAncestor);
-        if (encryptedAncestor && parent != null) {
-            // - resume of encrypted upload, then parent file exists already as unlock is only for direct parent
+        if (parent != null) {
             mFile.setParentId(parent.getFileId());
         }