diff --git a/briar-api/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/api/socialbackup/Shard.java b/briar-api/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/api/socialbackup/Shard.java
index 07a16a77c..766fb8088 100644
--- a/briar-api/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/api/socialbackup/Shard.java
+++ b/briar-api/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/api/socialbackup/Shard.java
@@ -9,13 +9,9 @@ import javax.annotation.concurrent.Immutable;
 public class Shard {
 
 	private final byte[] secretId, shard;
-	private final int numShards, threshold;
 
-	public Shard(byte[] secretId, int numShards, int threshold,
-			byte[] shard) {
+	public Shard(byte[] secretId, byte[] shard) {
 		this.secretId = secretId;
-		this.numShards = numShards;
-		this.threshold = threshold;
 		this.shard = shard;
 	}
 
@@ -23,14 +19,6 @@ public class Shard {
 		return secretId;
 	}
 
-	public int getNumShards() {
-		return numShards;
-	}
-
-	public int getThreshold() {
-		return threshold;
-	}
-
 	public byte[] getShard() {
 		return shard;
 	}