diff --git a/apps/files_trashbin/lib/BackgroundJob/ExpireTrash.php b/apps/files_trashbin/lib/BackgroundJob/ExpireTrash.php
index 9a2186d79a4..3c558208792 100644
--- a/apps/files_trashbin/lib/BackgroundJob/ExpireTrash.php
+++ b/apps/files_trashbin/lib/BackgroundJob/ExpireTrash.php
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ use OC\Files\SetupManager;
 use OC\Files\View;
 use OCA\Files_Trashbin\AppInfo\Application;
 use OCA\Files_Trashbin\Expiration;
-use OCA\Files_Trashbin\Helper;
 use OCA\Files_Trashbin\Trashbin;
 use OCP\AppFramework\Utility\ITimeFactory;
 use OCP\BackgroundJob\TimedJob;
@@ -66,8 +65,7 @@ class ExpireTrash extends TimedJob {
 
 				try {
 					if ($this->setupFS($user)) {
-						$dirContent = Helper::getTrashFiles('/', $uid, 'mtime');
-						Trashbin::deleteExpiredFiles($dirContent, $uid);
+						Trashbin::expire($uid);
 					}
 				} catch (\Throwable $e) {
 					$this->logger->error('Error while expiring trashbin for user ' . $uid, ['exception' => $e]);
diff --git a/apps/files_trashbin/lib/Trashbin.php b/apps/files_trashbin/lib/Trashbin.php
index dd71e8ec28e..7299326ecf1 100644
--- a/apps/files_trashbin/lib/Trashbin.php
+++ b/apps/files_trashbin/lib/Trashbin.php
@@ -844,7 +844,7 @@ class Trashbin implements IEventListener {
 		$dirContent = Helper::getTrashFiles('/', $user, 'mtime');
 
 		// delete all files older then $retention_obligation
-		[$delSize, $count] = self::deleteExpiredFiles($dirContent, $user);
+		[$delSize, $count] = self::deleteExpiredFiles($dirContent, $user, $availableSpace <= 0);
 
 		$availableSpace += $delSize;
 
@@ -906,9 +906,10 @@ class Trashbin implements IEventListener {
 	 *
 	 * @param array $files list of files sorted by mtime
 	 * @param string $user
+	 * @param bool $quotaExceeded
 	 * @return array{int|float, int} size of deleted files and number of deleted files
 	 */
-	public static function deleteExpiredFiles($files, $user) {
+	public static function deleteExpiredFiles($files, $user, bool $quotaExceeded = false) {
 		/** @var Expiration $expiration */
 		$expiration = Server::get(Expiration::class);
 		$size = 0;
@@ -916,7 +917,7 @@ class Trashbin implements IEventListener {
 		foreach ($files as $file) {
 			$timestamp = $file['mtime'];
 			$filename = $file['name'];
-			if ($expiration->isExpired($timestamp)) {
+			if ($expiration->isExpired($timestamp, $quotaExceeded)) {
 				try {
 					$size += self::delete($filename, $user, $timestamp);
 					$count++;