diff --git a/opencloud/pkg/command/decomposedfs.go b/opencloud/pkg/command/decomposedfs.go
index 32516e3363..d9f4a721b7 100644
--- a/opencloud/pkg/command/decomposedfs.go
+++ b/opencloud/pkg/command/decomposedfs.go
@@ -283,8 +283,6 @@ func setCmd(_ *config.Config) *cobra.Command {
 
 func backend(backend string) metadata.Backend {
 	switch backend {
-	case "xattrs":
-		return metadata.NewXattrsBackend(cache.Config{})
 	case "mpk":
 		return metadata.NewMessagePackBackend(cache.Config{})
 	}
diff --git a/opencloud/pkg/command/decomposedfs_test.go b/opencloud/pkg/command/decomposedfs_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..326361c79d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/opencloud/pkg/command/decomposedfs_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+package command
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/opencloud-eu/reva/v2/pkg/storage/pkg/decomposedfs/metadata"
+	"github.com/test-go/testify/require"
+)
+
+func TestBackend(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		name string
+		bod  string
+		want metadata.Backend
+	}{
+		{
+			name: "selects messagepack",
+			bod:  "mpk",
+			want: metadata.MessagePackBackend{},
+		},
+		{
+			name: "xattrs is no longer supported",
+			bod:  "xattrs",
+			want: metadata.NullBackend{},
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			require.IsType(t, tt.want, backend(tt.bod))
+		})
+	}
+}