diff --git a/public/include/classes/share.class.php b/public/include/classes/share.class.php
index 91f47c8fc..47c678139 100644
--- a/public/include/classes/share.class.php
+++ b/public/include/classes/share.class.php
@@ -112,16 +112,6 @@ public function getSharesForAccounts($previous_upstream=0, $current_upstream) {
     return $this->sqlError();
   }
 
-  /**
-   * Fetch the highest available share ID
-   **/
-  function getMaxShareId() {
-    $stmt = $this->mysqli->prepare("SELECT MAX(id) AS id FROM $this->table");
-    if ($this->checkStmt($stmt) && $stmt->execute() && $result = $stmt->get_result())
-      return $result->fetch_object()->id;
-    return $this->sqlError();
-  }
-
   /**
    * Fetch the highest available share ID from archive
    **/
diff --git a/public/include/classes/statistics.class.php b/public/include/classes/statistics.class.php
index c9de9d24c..22f45c239 100644
--- a/public/include/classes/statistics.class.php
+++ b/public/include/classes/statistics.class.php
@@ -344,7 +344,7 @@ public function getAllUserShares() {
           $data['data'][$row['id']]['is_anonymous'] = $row['is_anonymous'];
         }
       }
-      $data['share_id'] = $this->share->getMaxShareId();
+      $data['share_id'] = $this->share->getLastInsertedShareId();
       return $this->memcache->setCache(STATISTICS_ALL_USER_SHARES, $data);
     }
     return $this->sqlError();