diff --git a/src/cache.c b/src/cache.c
index 3ed19da..9f8e041 100644
--- a/src/cache.c
+++ b/src/cache.c
@@ -100,7 +100,6 @@ enum {
     CTIME,
     SMTIME,
     ETAG,
-    MIME,
     LOCK_EXPIRE,
     DIRTY,
     REMOTE_EXISTS,
@@ -124,7 +123,6 @@ static const char* const type[] = {
     [CTIME] = "ctime",
     [SMTIME] = "smtime",
     [ETAG] = "etag",
-    [MIME] = "mime",
     [LOCK_EXPIRE] = "lock_expire",
     [DIRTY] = "dirty",
     [REMOTE_EXISTS] = "remote_exists",
@@ -764,7 +762,7 @@ dav_tidy_cache(void)
             set_execute = 1;
         int ret = dav_put(node->path, node->cache_path, &node->remote_exists,
                           &node->lock_expire, &node->etag, &node->smtime,
-                          &node->mime_type, set_execute);
+                          set_execute);
         if (!ret) {
             node->utime = time(NULL);
             node->dirty = 0;
@@ -857,7 +855,7 @@ dav_close(dav_node *node, int fd, int flags, pid_t pid, pid_t pgid)
             set_execute = 1;
         int ret = dav_put(node->path, node->cache_path, &node->remote_exists,
                           &node->lock_expire, &node->etag, &node->smtime,
-                          &node->mime_type, set_execute);
+                          set_execute);
         if (!ret) {
             node->utime = time(NULL);
             node->dirty = 0;
@@ -930,8 +928,7 @@ dav_create(dav_node **nodep, dav_node *parent, const char *name, uid_t uid,
     if (!ret) {
         (*nodep)->smtime = (*nodep)->mtime;
         if (!is_created(*nodep))
-            dav_head((*nodep)->path, &(*nodep)->etag, &(*nodep)->smtime, NULL,
-                     &(*nodep)->mime_type);
+            dav_head((*nodep)->path, &(*nodep)->etag, &(*nodep)->smtime, NULL);
         (*nodep)->utime = (*nodep)->smtime;
         delete_cache_file(parent);
         parent->mtime = (*nodep)->mtime;
@@ -973,58 +970,6 @@ dav_getattr(dav_node *node, uid_t uid)
 }
 
 
-int
-dav_getxattr(dav_node *node, const char *name, char *buf, size_t *size,
-             uid_t uid)
-{
-    if (!is_valid(node))
-        return ENOENT;
-    if (debug)
-        syslog(LOG_MAKEPRI(LOG_DAEMON, LOG_DEBUG), "getxattr %s", node->path);
-    if (node->parent != NULL && !has_permission(node->parent, uid, X_OK | R_OK))
-        return EACCES;
-    if (strcmp(name, "user.mime_type") != 0 || !node->mime_type)
-        return ENOTSUP;
-
-    if (*size == 0) {
-        *size = strlen(node->mime_type);
-    } else if (strlen(node->mime_type) > *size) {
-        return ERANGE;
-    } else {
-        *size = strlen(node->mime_type);
-        strncpy(buf, node->mime_type, *size);
-    }
-
-    return 0;
-}
-
-
-int
-dav_listxattr(dav_node *node, char *buf, size_t *size, uid_t uid)
-{
-    if (!is_valid(node))
-        return ENOENT;
-    if (debug)
-        syslog(LOG_MAKEPRI(LOG_DAEMON, LOG_DEBUG), "listxattr %s", node->path);
-    if (node->parent != NULL && !has_permission(node->parent, uid, X_OK | R_OK))
-        return EACCES;
-    if (!node->mime_type)
-        return ENOTSUP;
-
-    if (*size == 0) {
-        *size = strlen("user.mime_type") + 1;
-    } else if (strlen("user.mime_type") > *size) {
-        return ERANGE;
-    } else {
-        *size = strlen("user.mime_type") + 1;
-        strncpy(buf, "user.mime_type", *size - 1);
-        *(buf + *size - 1) = '\0';
-    }
-
-    return 0;
-}
-
-
 int
 dav_lookup(dav_node **nodep, dav_node *parent, const char *name, uid_t uid)
 {
@@ -1487,7 +1432,7 @@ dav_setattr(dav_node *node, uid_t uid, int sm, mode_t mode, int so,
                     int err = 0;
                     time_t smtime = 0;
                     char *etag = NULL;
-                    dav_head(node->path, &etag, &smtime, NULL, NULL);
+                    dav_head(node->path, &etag, &smtime, NULL);
                     if (etag && node->etag && strcmp(etag, node->etag) != 0)
                         err = EIO;
                     if (smtime && smtime > node->smtime)
@@ -1499,8 +1444,7 @@ dav_setattr(dav_node *node, uid_t uid, int sm, mode_t mode, int so,
                 }
                 dav_set_execute(node->path, set_execute);
                 if (is_dirty(node))
-                    dav_head(node->path, &node->etag, &node->smtime, NULL,
-                             &node->mime_type);
+                    dav_head(node->path, &node->etag, &node->smtime, NULL);
             }
         }
         node->mode = (node->mode & ~DAV_A_MASK) | mode;
@@ -1678,8 +1622,6 @@ backup_node(dav_node *orig)
     node->name = xstrdup(orig->cache_path + strlen(cache_dir) +1);
     node->cache_path = orig->cache_path;
     orig->cache_path = NULL;
-    node->mime_type = orig->mime_type;
-    orig->mime_type = NULL;
     orig->dirty = 0;
     node->size = orig->size;
     node->uid = default_uid;
@@ -1746,8 +1688,7 @@ clean_tree(dav_node *node, int upload)
             set_execute = 1;
         int ret = dav_put(node->path, node->cache_path,
                           &node->remote_exists, &node->lock_expire,
-                          &node->etag, &node->smtime,
-                          &node->mime_type, set_execute);
+                          &node->etag, &node->smtime, set_execute);
         if (is_locked(node))
             dav_unlock(node->path, &node->lock_expire);
         if (!ret) {
@@ -1786,8 +1727,6 @@ delete_node(dav_node *node)
     delete_cache_file(node);
     if (node->etag)
         free(node->etag);
-    if (node->mime_type)
-        free(node->mime_type);
     while (node->handles) {
         dav_handle *tofree = node->handles;
         node->handles = node->handles->next;
@@ -1923,7 +1862,7 @@ move_no_remote(dav_node *src, dav_node *dst, dav_node *dst_parent,
     src->smtime = time(NULL);
 
     if (!is_created(src))
-        dav_head(src->path, &src->etag, &src->smtime, NULL, &src->mime_type);
+        dav_head(src->path, &src->etag, &src->smtime, NULL);
     src->utime = time(NULL);
 
     return 0;
@@ -1958,7 +1897,7 @@ move_reg(dav_node *src, dav_node *dst, dav_node *dst_parent,
             dav_lock(dst_path, &src->lock_expire, &src->remote_exists);
     }
     if (is_cached(src))
-        dav_head(dst_path, &src->etag, &src->smtime, NULL, &src->mime_type);
+        dav_head(dst_path, &src->etag, &src->smtime, NULL);
     if (dst) {
         remove_from_tree(dst);
         remove_from_changed(dst);
@@ -2015,7 +1954,6 @@ new_node(dav_node *parent, mode_t mode)
     node->name = NULL;
     node->cache_path = NULL;
     node->etag = NULL;
-    node->mime_type = NULL;
     node->handles = NULL;
     node->size = 0;
 
@@ -2614,8 +2552,7 @@ update_cache_file(dav_node *node)
         if (get_upload_time(node) >= time(NULL))
             return 0;
         ret = dav_put(node->path, node->cache_path, &node->remote_exists,
-                      &node->lock_expire, &node->etag, &node->smtime,
-                      &node->mime_type, -1);
+                      &node->lock_expire, &node->etag, &node->smtime, -1);
         if (!ret) {
             node->utime = time(NULL);
             node->dirty = 0;
@@ -2643,7 +2580,7 @@ update_cache_file(dav_node *node)
         int modified = 0;
         off_t old_size = node->size;
         ret = dav_get_file(node->path, node->cache_path, &node->size,
-                           &node->etag, &node->smtime, &node->mime_type,
+                           &node->etag, &node->smtime,
                            &modified);
         if (!ret) {
             if (modified) {
@@ -2660,7 +2597,7 @@ update_cache_file(dav_node *node)
         time_t smtime = 0;
         char *etag = NULL;
         ret = dav_get_file(node->path, node->cache_path, &node->size, &etag,
-                           &smtime, &node->mime_type, NULL);
+                           &smtime, NULL);
         if (!ret) {
             node->etag = etag;
             if (smtime) {
@@ -2994,12 +2931,6 @@ write_node(dav_node *node, FILE *file, const char *indent)
         return -1;
     }
 
-    if (is_reg(node) && node->mime_type != NULL) {
-        if (fprintf(file, "%s<d:%s><![CDATA[%s]]></d:%s>\n", ind, type[MIME],
-                    node->mime_type, type[MIME]) < 0)
-        return -1;
-    }
-
     if (is_reg(node)) {
         if (fprintf(file, "%s<d:%s>%lli</d:%s>\n", ind, type[SIZE],
                     (long long int) node->size, type[SIZE]) < 0)
@@ -3318,7 +3249,7 @@ xml_end_reg(void *userdata, int state, const char *nspace, const char *name)
 
 /* Finishes the creation of the root directory. userdata must be equal to root,
    or the complete tree will be deleted.
-   Members path, name, cache_path,etag and mime_type will be NULL.
+   Members path, name, cache_path and etag will be NULL.
    return value : allways 0. */
 static int
 xml_end_root(void *userdata, int state, const char *nspace, const char *name)
@@ -3341,10 +3272,6 @@ xml_end_root(void *userdata, int state, const char *nspace, const char *name)
         free(dir->etag);
         dir->etag = NULL;
     }
-    if (dir->mime_type) {
-        free(dir->mime_type);
-        dir->mime_type = NULL;
-    }
     dir->size = 0;
     dir->smtime = 0;
 
@@ -3405,9 +3332,6 @@ xml_end_string(void *userdata, int state, const char *nspace, const char *name)
     case ETAG:
         (*((dav_node **) userdata))->etag = xml_data;
         break;
-    case MIME:
-        (*((dav_node **) userdata))->mime_type = xml_data;
-        break;
     default:
         free(xml_data);
         xml_data = NULL;
@@ -3442,9 +3366,6 @@ xml_end_string_old(void *userdata, int state, const char *nspace,
     case ETAG:
         (*((dav_node **) userdata))->etag = xml_data;
         break;
-    case MIME:
-        (*((dav_node **) userdata))->mime_type = xml_data;
-        break;
     default:
         free(xml_data);
         xml_data = NULL;
@@ -3686,8 +3607,6 @@ xml_start_string(void *userdata, int parent, const char *nspace,
         ret = CACHE_PATH;
     } else if (strcmp(name, type[ETAG]) == 0) {
         ret = ETAG;
-    } else if (strcmp(name, type[MIME]) == 0) {
-        ret = MIME;
     } else {
         return 0;
     }
diff --git a/src/cache.h b/src/cache.h
index 95f29bd..590a948 100644
--- a/src/cache.h
+++ b/src/cache.h
@@ -83,8 +83,6 @@ struct dav_node {
        changed remotely. If present it overrides information from the
        Last-Modified time (smtime). */
     char *etag;
-    /* The media-type as in HTTP-header Content-Type. */
-    char *mime_type;
     /* A linked list of handles for open files. */
     dav_handle *handles;
     /* Size of the contents of the node.
@@ -287,23 +285,6 @@ int
 dav_getattr(dav_node *node, uid_t uid);
 
 
-/* Checks whether node exists and uid has permissions. The value of
-   extended attribute name is copied into buf. If its size is greater
-   than size, EOVERFLOW is returned.
-   Permissions:
-   uid must have execute permission for parent and all of its ancestors, as
-   well as read permission for parent. */
-int
-dav_getxattr(dav_node *node, const char *name, char *buf, size_t *size,
-             uid_t uid);
-
-
-/* Returns the list of supported extended attributes. This is just
-   user.mime_type. */
-int
-dav_listxattr(dav_node *node, char *buf, size_t *size, uid_t uid);
-
-
 /* Searches for a node with name name in the directory parent and returns the
    node in nodep.
    Permissions:
diff --git a/src/kernel_interface.c b/src/kernel_interface.c
index 3adbc84..f7a958d 100644
--- a/src/kernel_interface.c
+++ b/src/kernel_interface.c
@@ -128,15 +128,9 @@ fuse_create(void);
 static uint32_t
 fuse_getattr(void);
 
-static uint32_t
-fuse_getxattr(void);
-
 static uint32_t
 fuse_init(void);
 
-static uint32_t
-fuse_listxattr(void);
-
 static uint32_t
 fuse_lookup(void);
 
@@ -385,15 +379,21 @@ dav_run_msgloop(volatile int *keep_on_running)
             break;
         case FUSE_SETXATTR:
             if (debug)
-                syslog(LOG_MAKEPRI(LOG_DAEMON, LOG_DEBUG), "FUSE_GETXATTR:");
+                syslog(LOG_MAKEPRI(LOG_DAEMON, LOG_DEBUG), "FUSE_SETXATTR:");
             oh->error = -ENOSYS;
             oh->len = sizeof(struct fuse_out_header);
             break;
         case FUSE_GETXATTR:
-            oh->len = fuse_getxattr();
+            if (debug)
+                syslog(LOG_MAKEPRI(LOG_DAEMON, LOG_DEBUG), "FUSE_GETXATTR:");
+            oh->error = -ENOSYS;
+            oh->len = sizeof(struct fuse_out_header);
             break;
         case FUSE_LISTXATTR:
-            oh->len = fuse_listxattr();
+            if (debug)
+                syslog(LOG_MAKEPRI(LOG_DAEMON, LOG_DEBUG), "FUSE_LISTXATTR:");
+            oh->error = -ENOSYS;
+            oh->len = sizeof(struct fuse_out_header);
             break;
         case FUSE_REMOVEXATTR:
             if (debug)
@@ -603,50 +603,6 @@ fuse_getattr(void)
 }
 
 
-static uint32_t
-fuse_getxattr(void)
-{
-    struct fuse_in_header *ih = (struct fuse_in_header *) buf;
-    struct fuse_getxattr_in *in = (struct fuse_getxattr_in *)
-                                  (buf + sizeof(struct fuse_in_header));
-    char *name = (char *) (buf + sizeof(struct fuse_in_header)
-                           + sizeof(struct fuse_getxattr_in));
-    struct fuse_out_header *oh = (struct fuse_out_header *) buf;
-    struct fuse_getxattr_out *out = (struct fuse_getxattr_out *)
-                                    (buf + sizeof(struct fuse_out_header));
-    char *value = (char *) (buf + sizeof(struct fuse_out_header));
-    if (debug) {
-        syslog(LOG_MAKEPRI(LOG_DAEMON, LOG_DEBUG), "FUSE_GETXATTR:");
-        syslog(LOG_MAKEPRI(LOG_DAEMON, LOG_DEBUG), "  n 0x%llx, %s, %i",
-               (unsigned long long) ih->nodeid, name, in->size);
-    }
-
-    size_t size = in->size;
-    if (size == 0) {
-        oh->error = dav_getxattr((dav_node *) ((size_t) ih->nodeid), name,
-                                 value, &size, ih->uid);
-        if (oh->error) {
-            oh->error *= -1;
-            return sizeof(struct fuse_out_header);
-        }
-        out->size = size;
-        out->padding = 0;
-        return sizeof(struct fuse_out_header)
-               + sizeof(struct fuse_getxattr_out);
-    } else {
-        if (size > (buf_size - sizeof(struct fuse_out_header)))
-            size = buf_size - sizeof(struct fuse_out_header);
-        oh->error = dav_getxattr((dav_node *) ((size_t) ih->nodeid), name,
-                                 value, &size, ih->uid);
-        if (oh->error) {
-            oh->error *= -1;
-            return sizeof(struct fuse_out_header);
-        }
-        return sizeof(struct fuse_out_header) +  size;
-    }
-}
-
-
 static uint32_t
 fuse_init(void)
 {
@@ -685,48 +641,6 @@ fuse_init(void)
 }
 
 
-static uint32_t
-fuse_listxattr(void)
-{
-    struct fuse_in_header *ih = (struct fuse_in_header *) buf;
-    struct fuse_getxattr_in *in = (struct fuse_getxattr_in *)
-                                  (buf + sizeof(struct fuse_in_header));
-    struct fuse_out_header *oh = (struct fuse_out_header *) buf;
-    struct fuse_getxattr_out *out = (struct fuse_getxattr_out *)
-                                    (buf + sizeof(struct fuse_out_header));
-    char *value = (char *) (buf + sizeof(struct fuse_out_header));
-    if (debug) {
-        syslog(LOG_MAKEPRI(LOG_DAEMON, LOG_DEBUG), "FUSE_LISTXATTR:");
-        syslog(LOG_MAKEPRI(LOG_DAEMON, LOG_DEBUG), "  n 0x%llx, %i",
-               (unsigned long long) ih->nodeid, in->size);
-    }
-
-    size_t size = in->size;
-    if (size == 0) {
-        oh->error = dav_listxattr((dav_node *) ((size_t) ih->nodeid), value,
-                                  &size, ih->uid);
-        if (oh->error) {
-            oh->error *= -1;
-            return sizeof(struct fuse_out_header);
-        }
-        out->size = size;
-        out->padding = 0;
-        return sizeof(struct fuse_out_header)
-               + sizeof(struct fuse_getxattr_out);
-    } else {
-        if (size > (buf_size - sizeof(struct fuse_out_header)))
-            size = buf_size - sizeof(struct fuse_out_header);
-        oh->error = dav_listxattr((dav_node *) ((size_t) ih->nodeid), value,
-                                  &size, ih->uid);
-        if (oh->error) {
-            oh->error *= -1;
-            return sizeof(struct fuse_out_header);
-        }
-        return sizeof(struct fuse_out_header) +  size;
-    }
-}
-
-
 static uint32_t
 fuse_lookup(void)
 {
diff --git a/src/webdav.c b/src/webdav.c
index 86ea81d..071472d 100644
--- a/src/webdav.c
+++ b/src/webdav.c
@@ -680,7 +680,7 @@ dav_get_webdav_error()
 
 int
 dav_get_file(const char *path, const char *cache_path, off_t *size,
-             char **etag, time_t *mtime, char **mime, int *modified)
+             char **etag, time_t *mtime, int *modified)
 {
     int ret;
     if (!initialized) {
@@ -733,13 +733,6 @@ dav_get_file(const char *path, const char *cache_path, off_t *size,
             if (*etag) free(*etag);
             *etag = normalize_etag(ne_get_response_header(req, "ETag"));
         }
-
-        value = ne_get_response_header(req, "Content-Type");
-        if (mime && value) {
-            if (*mime)
-                free(*mime);
-            *mime = xstrdup(value);
-        }
     }
 
     ne_request_destroy(req);
@@ -753,8 +746,7 @@ dav_get_file(const char *path, const char *cache_path, off_t *size,
 
 
 int
-dav_head(const char *path, char **etag, time_t *mtime, off_t *length,
-         char **mime)
+dav_head(const char *path, char **etag, time_t *mtime, off_t *length)
 {
     int ret;
     if (!initialized) {
@@ -784,13 +776,6 @@ dav_head(const char *path, char **etag, time_t *mtime, off_t *length,
     if (!ret && length && value)
         *length = strtol(value, NULL, 10);
 
-    value = ne_get_response_header(req, "Content-Type");
-    if (!ret && mime && value) {
-        if (*mime)
-            free(*mime);
-        *mime = xstrdup(value);
-    }
-
     ne_request_destroy(req);
     free(spath);
     return ret;
@@ -816,7 +801,7 @@ dav_lock(const char *path, time_t *expire, int *exists)
 #else /* NE_VERSION_MINOR == 25 */
     if (precheck && !*exists) {
 #endif /* NE_VERSION_MINOR == 25 */
-        if (dav_head(path, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL) == 0) {
+        if (dav_head(path, NULL, NULL, NULL) == 0) {
             return EEXIST;
         }
     }
@@ -942,7 +927,7 @@ dav_move(const char *src, const char *dst)
 
 int
 dav_put(const char *path, const char *cache_path, int *exists, time_t *expire,
-        char **etag, time_t *mtime, char **mime, int execute)
+        char **etag, time_t *mtime, int execute)
 {
     int ret = 0;
     if (!initialized) {
@@ -956,7 +941,7 @@ dav_put(const char *path, const char *cache_path, int *exists, time_t *expire,
         char *r_etag = NULL;
         time_t r_mtime = 0;
         off_t r_length = 0;
-        ret = dav_head(path, &r_etag, &r_mtime, &r_length, NULL);
+        ret = dav_head(path, &r_etag, &r_mtime, &r_length);
         if (!ret) {
             if (!*exists && r_length) {
                 ret = EEXIST;
@@ -1072,14 +1057,6 @@ dav_put(const char *path, const char *cache_path, int *exists, time_t *expire,
             }
         }
 
-        if (mime) {
-            value = ne_get_response_header(req, "Content-Type");
-            if (value) {
-                if (*mime)
-                    free(*mime);
-                *mime = xstrdup(value);
-            }
-        }
     }
 
     ne_request_destroy(req);
@@ -1090,7 +1067,7 @@ dav_put(const char *path, const char *cache_path, int *exists, time_t *expire,
         if (execute == 1)
             dav_set_execute(path, execute);
         if (need_head)
-            dav_head(path, etag, mtime, NULL, mime);
+            dav_head(path, etag, mtime, NULL);
     }
 
     return ret;
diff --git a/src/webdav.h b/src/webdav.h
index c1dd801..23cdaa9 100644
--- a/src/webdav.h
+++ b/src/webdav.h
@@ -141,16 +141,13 @@ dav_get_collection(const char *path, dav_props **props);
    mtime      : Points to the Last-Modified value of the cached version. Will
                 be updated if a new version of the file is retrieved.
                 May be NULL.
-   mime       : Points to the mime_type string of the cached version. Will
-                be updated by the value of the Content-Type header, if any.
-                May be NULL;
    modified   : Points to a flag that will be set 1 if the file cache_path
                 has been replaced by a new version. May be NULL.
    return value : 0 on success; an appropriate file error code otherwise.
                   Not-Modified counts as success. */
 int
 dav_get_file(const char *path, const char *cache_path, off_t *size,
-             char **etag, time_t *mtime, char **mime, int *modified);
+             char **etag, time_t *mtime, int *modified);
 
 
 /* Returns the error string from the last WebDAV request.
@@ -168,12 +165,10 @@ dav_get_webdav_error(void);
    etag  : Points to the Etag; will be updated on success. May be NULL.
    mtime : Points to mtime; will be updated on success. May be NULL.
    length: Points to length; will be updated on success. May be NULL.
-   mime  : Points to mime_type; will be updated on success. May be NULL.
    return value : 0 if the file exists; an appropriate file error code
                   otherwise. */
 int
-dav_head(const char *path, char **etag, time_t *mtime, off_t *length,
-         char **mime);
+dav_head(const char *path, char **etag, time_t *mtime, off_t *length);
 
 
 /* Locks the file path on the server with an excluse write lock and updates
@@ -238,13 +233,11 @@ dav_move(const char *src, const char *dst);
                 Updated on success. May be NULL.
    mtime      : The Last_Modified value used to check for changes on the
                 server. Updated on success. May be NULL.
-   mime       : The value of mime_type. Updated on successMay be NULL.
-                If a mime_type is set, the Content-Type header will be sent.
    execute    : if 1 set execute property, else no change of execute property.
    return value : 0 on success; an appropriate file error code otherwise. */
 int
 dav_put(const char *path, const char *cache_path, int *exists, time_t *expire,
-        char **etag, time_t *mtime, char **mime, int execute);
+        char **etag, time_t *mtime, int execute);
 
 /* Makes a PROPFIND request for path to get quota information (RFC 4331)
    and places them in total and used.