diff --git a/lib/ClustersBackend/AlbumsBackend.php b/lib/ClustersBackend/AlbumsBackend.php
index 2de3286e..64125ad2 100644
--- a/lib/ClustersBackend/AlbumsBackend.php
+++ b/lib/ClustersBackend/AlbumsBackend.php
@@ -25,23 +25,16 @@ namespace OCA\Memories\ClustersBackend;
 
 use OCA\Memories\Db\TimelineQuery;
 use OCA\Memories\Exceptions;
-use OCP\App\IAppManager;
-use OCP\IUserSession;
+use OCA\Memories\Util;
 
 class AlbumsBackend extends Backend
 {
     protected TimelineQuery $timelineQuery;
-    protected string $userId;
-    protected IAppManager $appManager;
 
     public function __construct(
-        TimelineQuery $timelineQuery,
-        IUserSession $userSession,
-        IAppManager $appManager
+        TimelineQuery $timelineQuery
     ) {
         $this->timelineQuery = $timelineQuery;
-        $this->userId = $userSession->getUser()->getUID();
-        $this->appManager = $appManager;
     }
 
     public function appName(): string
@@ -51,7 +44,7 @@ class AlbumsBackend extends Backend
 
     public function isEnabled(): bool
     {
-        return \OCA\Memories\Util::albumsIsEnabled($this->appManager);
+        return Util::albumsIsEnabled();
     }
 
     public function clusterName(string $name)
@@ -68,10 +61,10 @@ class AlbumsBackend extends Backend
         $list = [];
         $t = (int) $request->getParam('t', 0);
         if ($t & 1) { // personal
-            $list = array_merge($list, $this->timelineQuery->getAlbums($this->userId));
+            $list = array_merge($list, $this->timelineQuery->getAlbums(Util::getUID()));
         }
         if ($t & 2) { // shared
-            $list = array_merge($list, $this->timelineQuery->getAlbums($this->userId, true));
+            $list = array_merge($list, $this->timelineQuery->getAlbums(Util::getUID(), true));
         }
 
         // Remove elements with duplicate album_id
@@ -92,7 +85,7 @@ class AlbumsBackend extends Backend
     public function getPhotos(string $name, ?int $limit = null): array
     {
         // Get album
-        $album = $this->timelineQuery->getAlbumIfAllowed($this->userId, $name);
+        $album = $this->timelineQuery->getAlbumIfAllowed(Util::getUID(), $name);
         if (null === $album) {
             throw Exceptions::NotFound("album {$name}");
         }
diff --git a/lib/ClustersBackend/FaceRecognitionBackend.php b/lib/ClustersBackend/FaceRecognitionBackend.php
index faef320e..12b5ca23 100644
--- a/lib/ClustersBackend/FaceRecognitionBackend.php
+++ b/lib/ClustersBackend/FaceRecognitionBackend.php
@@ -25,9 +25,8 @@ namespace OCA\Memories\ClustersBackend;
 
 use OCA\Memories\Db\TimelineQuery;
 use OCA\Memories\Db\TimelineRoot;
-use OCP\App\IAppManager;
+use OCA\Memories\Util;
 use OCP\IConfig;
-use OCP\IUserSession;
 
 class FaceRecognitionBackend extends Backend
 {
@@ -35,19 +34,13 @@ class FaceRecognitionBackend extends Backend
 
     public TimelineRoot $root;
     protected TimelineQuery $timelineQuery;
-    protected string $userId;
-    protected IAppManager $appManager;
     protected IConfig $config;
 
     public function __construct(
         TimelineQuery $timelineQuery,
-        IUserSession $userSession,
-        IAppManager $appManager,
         IConfig $config
     ) {
         $this->timelineQuery = $timelineQuery;
-        $this->userId = $userSession->getUser()->getUID();
-        $this->appManager = $appManager;
         $this->config = $config;
     }
 
@@ -58,8 +51,8 @@ class FaceRecognitionBackend extends Backend
 
     public function isEnabled(): bool
     {
-        return \OCA\Memories\Util::facerecognitionIsInstalled($this->appManager)
-               && \OCA\Memories\Util::facerecognitionIsEnabled($this->config, $this->userId);
+        return Util::facerecognitionIsInstalled()
+               && Util::facerecognitionIsEnabled();
     }
 
     public function getClusters(): array
diff --git a/lib/ClustersBackend/PlacesBackend.php b/lib/ClustersBackend/PlacesBackend.php
index 521d0d82..1f75b4ff 100644
--- a/lib/ClustersBackend/PlacesBackend.php
+++ b/lib/ClustersBackend/PlacesBackend.php
@@ -25,20 +25,17 @@ namespace OCA\Memories\ClustersBackend;
 
 use OCA\Memories\Db\TimelineQuery;
 use OCA\Memories\Db\TimelineRoot;
-use OCP\IUserSession;
+use OCA\Memories\Util;
 
 class PlacesBackend extends Backend
 {
     public TimelineRoot $root;
     protected TimelineQuery $timelineQuery;
-    protected string $userId;
 
     public function __construct(
-        TimelineQuery $timelineQuery,
-        IUserSession $userSession
+        TimelineQuery $timelineQuery
     ) {
         $this->timelineQuery = $timelineQuery;
-        $this->userId = $userSession->getUser()->getUID();
     }
 
     public function appName(): string
@@ -48,7 +45,7 @@ class PlacesBackend extends Backend
 
     public function isEnabled(): bool
     {
-        return \OCA\Memories\Util::placesGISType() > 0;
+        return Util::placesGISType() > 0;
     }
 
     public function getClusters(): array
diff --git a/lib/ClustersBackend/RecognizeBackend.php b/lib/ClustersBackend/RecognizeBackend.php
index 5bf50dd4..efd8a4e5 100644
--- a/lib/ClustersBackend/RecognizeBackend.php
+++ b/lib/ClustersBackend/RecognizeBackend.php
@@ -25,8 +25,7 @@ namespace OCA\Memories\ClustersBackend;
 
 use OCA\Memories\Db\TimelineQuery;
 use OCA\Memories\Db\TimelineRoot;
-use OCP\App\IAppManager;
-use OCP\IUserSession;
+use OCA\Memories\Util;
 
 class RecognizeBackend extends Backend
 {
@@ -34,17 +33,11 @@ class RecognizeBackend extends Backend
 
     public TimelineRoot $root;
     protected TimelineQuery $timelineQuery;
-    protected string $userId;
-    protected IAppManager $appManager;
 
     public function __construct(
-        TimelineQuery $timelineQuery,
-        IUserSession $userSession,
-        IAppManager $appManager
+        TimelineQuery $timelineQuery
     ) {
         $this->timelineQuery = $timelineQuery;
-        $this->userId = $userSession->getUser()->getUID();
-        $this->appManager = $appManager;
     }
 
     public function appName(): string
@@ -54,12 +47,12 @@ class RecognizeBackend extends Backend
 
     public function isEnabled(): bool
     {
-        return \OCA\Memories\Util::recognizeIsEnabled($this->appManager);
+        return Util::recognizeIsEnabled();
     }
 
     public function getClusters(): array
     {
-        return $this->timelineQuery->getPeopleRecognize($this->root, $this->userId);
+        return $this->timelineQuery->getPeopleRecognize($this->root, Util::getUID());
     }
 
     public function getPhotos(string $name, ?int $limit = null): array
diff --git a/lib/ClustersBackend/TagsBackend.php b/lib/ClustersBackend/TagsBackend.php
index aa93b606..17fbd330 100644
--- a/lib/ClustersBackend/TagsBackend.php
+++ b/lib/ClustersBackend/TagsBackend.php
@@ -25,24 +25,17 @@ namespace OCA\Memories\ClustersBackend;
 
 use OCA\Memories\Db\TimelineQuery;
 use OCA\Memories\Db\TimelineRoot;
-use OCP\App\IAppManager;
-use OCP\IUserSession;
+use OCA\Memories\Util;
 
 class TagsBackend extends Backend
 {
     public TimelineRoot $root;
     protected TimelineQuery $timelineQuery;
-    protected string $userId;
-    protected IAppManager $appManager;
 
     public function __construct(
-        TimelineQuery $timelineQuery,
-        IUserSession $userSession,
-        IAppManager $appManager
+        TimelineQuery $timelineQuery
     ) {
         $this->timelineQuery = $timelineQuery;
-        $this->userId = $userSession->getUser()->getUID();
-        $this->appManager = $appManager;
     }
 
     public function appName(): string
@@ -52,7 +45,7 @@ class TagsBackend extends Backend
 
     public function isEnabled(): bool
     {
-        return \OCA\Memories\Util::tagsIsEnabled($this->appManager);
+        return Util::tagsIsEnabled();
     }
 
     public function getClusters(): array
diff --git a/lib/Controller/DaysController.php b/lib/Controller/DaysController.php
index e1105eda..be6f2e58 100644
--- a/lib/Controller/DaysController.php
+++ b/lib/Controller/DaysController.php
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ class DaysController extends GenericApiController
         }
 
         // Filter for one album
-        if ($this->albumsIsEnabled()) {
+        if (Util::albumsIsEnabled()) {
             if ($albumId = $this->request->getParam('album')) {
                 $transforms[] = [$this->timelineQuery, 'transformAlbumFilter', $albumId];
             }
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ class DaysController extends GenericApiController
         }
 
         // Filter only for one face on Recognize
-        if (($recognize = $this->request->getParam('recognize')) && $this->recognizeIsEnabled()) {
+        if (($recognize = $this->request->getParam('recognize')) && Util::recognizeIsEnabled()) {
             $transforms[] = [$this->timelineQuery, 'transformPeopleRecognitionFilter', $recognize, $aggregateOnly];
 
             $faceRect = $this->request->getParam('facerect');
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ class DaysController extends GenericApiController
         }
 
         // Filter only for one face on Face Recognition
-        if (($face = $this->request->getParam('facerecognition')) && $this->facerecognitionIsEnabled()) {
+        if (($face = $this->request->getParam('facerecognition')) && Util::facerecognitionIsEnabled()) {
             $currentModel = (int) $this->config->getAppValue('facerecognition', 'model', -1);
             $transforms[] = [$this->timelineQuery, 'transformPeopleFaceRecognitionFilter', $currentModel, $face];
 
@@ -208,17 +208,13 @@ class DaysController extends GenericApiController
         }
 
         // Filter only for one tag
-        if ($this->tagsIsEnabled()) {
-            if ($tagName = $this->request->getParam('tag')) {
-                $transforms[] = [$this->timelineQuery, 'transformTagFilter', $tagName];
-            }
+        if (($tagName = $this->request->getParam('tag')) && Util::tagsIsEnabled()) {
+            $transforms[] = [$this->timelineQuery, 'transformTagFilter', $tagName];
         }
 
         // Filter only for one place
-        if ($this->placesIsEnabled()) {
-            if ($locationId = $this->request->getParam('place')) {
-                $transforms[] = [$this->timelineQuery, 'transformPlaceFilter', (int) $locationId];
-            }
+        if (($locationId = $this->request->getParam('place')) && Util::placesGISType() > 0) {
+            $transforms[] = [$this->timelineQuery, 'transformPlaceFilter', (int) $locationId];
         }
 
         // Filter geological bounds
diff --git a/lib/Controller/GenericApiController.php b/lib/Controller/GenericApiController.php
index 1186161e..702d6e90 100644
--- a/lib/Controller/GenericApiController.php
+++ b/lib/Controller/GenericApiController.php
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@ abstract class GenericApiController extends Controller
 {
     use GenericApiControllerFs;
     use GenericApiControllerParams;
-    use GenericApiControllerUtils;
 
     protected IConfig $config;
     protected IUserSession $userSession;
diff --git a/lib/Controller/GenericApiControllerFs.php b/lib/Controller/GenericApiControllerFs.php
index 4ffffba7..bea8d074 100644
--- a/lib/Controller/GenericApiControllerFs.php
+++ b/lib/Controller/GenericApiControllerFs.php
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@ use OCP\IUserSession;
 trait GenericApiControllerFs
 {
     use GenericApiControllerParams;
-    use GenericApiControllerUtils;
 
     protected IConfig $config;
     protected IUserSession $userSession;
@@ -50,7 +49,7 @@ trait GenericApiControllerFs
         $root = new TimelineRoot();
 
         // Albums have no folder
-        if ($this->albumsIsEnabled() && $this->request->getParam('album')) {
+        if ($this->request->getParam('album') && Util::albumsIsEnabled()) {
             if (null !== $user) {
                 return $root;
             }
diff --git a/lib/Controller/GenericApiControllerUtils.php b/lib/Controller/GenericApiControllerUtils.php
deleted file mode 100644
index ff59156c..00000000
--- a/lib/Controller/GenericApiControllerUtils.php
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,80 +0,0 @@
-<?php
-
-declare(strict_types=1);
-
-/**
- * @copyright Copyright (c) 2023 Varun Patil <radialapps@gmail.com>
- * @author Varun Patil <radialapps@gmail.com>
- * @license AGPL-3.0-or-later
- *
- * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
- * it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as
- * published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the
- * License, or (at your option) any later version.
- *
- * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
- * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
- * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
- * GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
- *
- * You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
- * along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
- */
-
-namespace OCA\Memories\Controller;
-
-use OCA\Memories\Util;
-use OCP\App\IAppManager;
-use OCP\IConfig;
-
-trait GenericApiControllerUtils
-{
-    protected IAppManager $appManager;
-    protected IConfig $config;
-
-    /**
-     * Check if albums are enabled for this user.
-     */
-    protected function albumsIsEnabled(): bool
-    {
-        return Util::albumsIsEnabled($this->appManager);
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Check if tags is enabled for this user.
-     */
-    protected function tagsIsEnabled(): bool
-    {
-        return Util::tagsIsEnabled($this->appManager);
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Check if recognize is enabled for this user.
-     */
-    protected function recognizeIsEnabled(): bool
-    {
-        return Util::recognizeIsEnabled($this->appManager);
-    }
-
-    // Check if facerecognition is installed and enabled for this user.
-    protected function facerecognitionIsInstalled(): bool
-    {
-        return Util::facerecognitionIsInstalled($this->appManager);
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Check if facerecognition is enabled for this user.
-     */
-    protected function facerecognitionIsEnabled(): bool
-    {
-        return Util::facerecognitionIsEnabled($this->config, Util::getUID());
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Check if geolocation is enabled for this user.
-     */
-    protected function placesIsEnabled(): bool
-    {
-        return Util::placesGISType() > 0;
-    }
-}
diff --git a/lib/Controller/ImageController.php b/lib/Controller/ImageController.php
index 28dc6b05..45ab8074 100644
--- a/lib/Controller/ImageController.php
+++ b/lib/Controller/ImageController.php
@@ -299,7 +299,7 @@ class ImageController extends GenericApiController
     private function getTags(int $fileId): array
     {
         // Make sure tags are enabled
-        if (!Util::tagsIsEnabled($this->appManager)) {
+        if (!Util::tagsIsEnabled()) {
             return [];
         }
 
diff --git a/lib/Controller/PageController.php b/lib/Controller/PageController.php
index a79f9f76..fd932f88 100644
--- a/lib/Controller/PageController.php
+++ b/lib/Controller/PageController.php
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ namespace OCA\Memories\Controller;
 
 use OCA\Files\Event\LoadSidebar;
 use OCA\Memories\AppInfo\Application;
+use OCA\Memories\Util;
 use OCP\App\IAppManager;
 use OCP\AppFramework\Controller;
 use OCP\AppFramework\Http\ContentSecurityPolicy;
@@ -13,7 +14,7 @@ use OCP\EventDispatcher\IEventDispatcher;
 use OCP\IConfig;
 use OCP\IRequest;
 use OCP\IUserSession;
-use OCP\Util;
+use OCP\Util as OCPUtil;
 
 class PageController extends Controller
 {
@@ -58,7 +59,7 @@ class PageController extends Controller
         }
 
         // Scripts
-        Util::addScript($this->appName, 'memories-main');
+        OCPUtil::addScript($this->appName, 'memories-main');
         $this->eventDispatcher->dispatchTyped(new LoadSidebar());
 
         // Configuration
@@ -81,19 +82,19 @@ class PageController extends Controller
         $pi('enableTopMemories', 'true');
 
         // Apps enabled
-        $this->initialState->provideInitialState('systemtags', true === $this->appManager->isEnabledForUser('systemtags'));
-        $this->initialState->provideInitialState('recognize', \OCA\Memories\Util::recognizeIsEnabled($this->appManager));
-        $this->initialState->provideInitialState('facerecognitionInstalled', \OCA\Memories\Util::facerecognitionIsInstalled($this->appManager));
-        $this->initialState->provideInitialState('facerecognitionEnabled', \OCA\Memories\Util::facerecognitionIsEnabled($this->config, $uid));
-        $this->initialState->provideInitialState('albums', \OCA\Memories\Util::albumsIsEnabled($this->appManager));
+        $this->initialState->provideInitialState('systemtags', Util::tagsIsEnabled());
+        $this->initialState->provideInitialState('recognize', Util::recognizeIsEnabled());
+        $this->initialState->provideInitialState('facerecognitionInstalled', Util::facerecognitionIsInstalled());
+        $this->initialState->provideInitialState('facerecognitionEnabled', Util::facerecognitionIsEnabled());
+        $this->initialState->provideInitialState('albums', Util::albumsIsEnabled());
 
         // Common state
         self::provideCommonInitialState($this->initialState);
 
         // Extra translations
-        if (\OCA\Memories\Util::recognizeIsEnabled($this->appManager)) {
+        if (Util::recognizeIsEnabled()) {
             // Auto translation for tags
-            Util::addTranslations('recognize');
+            OCPUtil::addTranslations('recognize');
         }
 
         $response = new TemplateResponse($this->appName, 'main');
diff --git a/lib/Controller/TagsController.php b/lib/Controller/TagsController.php
index 67de2d3c..2e1cfed5 100644
--- a/lib/Controller/TagsController.php
+++ b/lib/Controller/TagsController.php
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ class TagsController extends GenericApiController
     {
         return Util::guardEx(function () use ($id, $add, $remove) {
             // Check tags enabled for this user
-            if (!$this->tagsIsEnabled()) {
+            if (!Util::tagsIsEnabled()) {
                 throw Exceptions::NotEnabled('Tags');
             }
 
diff --git a/lib/Util.php b/lib/Util.php
index 3ace47f0..60b0d0fe 100644
--- a/lib/Util.php
+++ b/lib/Util.php
@@ -59,8 +59,10 @@ class Util
     /**
      * Check if albums are enabled for this user.
      */
-    public static function albumsIsEnabled(IAppManager &$appManager): bool
+    public static function albumsIsEnabled(): bool
     {
+        $appManager = \OC::$server->get(IAppManager::class);
+
         if (!$appManager->isEnabledForUser('photos')) {
             return false;
         }
@@ -72,19 +74,21 @@ class Util
 
     /**
      * Check if tags is enabled for this user.
-     *
-     * @param mixed $appManager
      */
-    public static function tagsIsEnabled(&$appManager): bool
+    public static function tagsIsEnabled(): bool
     {
+        $appManager = \OC::$server->get(IAppManager::class);
+
         return $appManager->isEnabledForUser('systemtags');
     }
 
     /**
      * Check if recognize is enabled for this user.
      */
-    public static function recognizeIsEnabled(IAppManager &$appManager): bool
+    public static function recognizeIsEnabled(): bool
     {
+        $appManager = \OC::$server->get(IAppManager::class);
+
         if (!$appManager->isEnabledForUser('recognize')) {
             return false;
         }
@@ -105,9 +109,16 @@ class Util
     /**
      * Check if Face Recognition is enabled by the user.
      */
-    public static function facerecognitionIsEnabled(IConfig &$config, string $userId): bool
+    public static function facerecognitionIsEnabled(): bool
     {
-        $e = $config->getUserValue($userId, 'facerecognition', 'enabled', 'false');
+        try {
+            $uid = self::getUID();
+        } catch (\Exception $e) {
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        $config = \OC::$server->get(IConfig::class);
+        $e = $config->getUserValue($uid, 'facerecognition', 'enabled', 'false');
 
         return 'true' === $e;
     }
@@ -115,8 +126,10 @@ class Util
     /**
      * Check if Face Recognition is installed and enabled for this user.
      */
-    public static function facerecognitionIsInstalled(IAppManager &$appManager): bool
+    public static function facerecognitionIsInstalled(): bool
     {
+        $appManager = \OC::$server->get(IAppManager::class);
+
         if (!$appManager->isEnabledForUser('facerecognition')) {
             return false;
         }
@@ -129,8 +142,10 @@ class Util
     /**
      * Check if link sharing is allowed.
      */
-    public static function isLinkSharingEnabled(IConfig &$config): bool
+    public static function isLinkSharingEnabled(): bool
     {
+        $config = \OC::$server->get(IConfig::class);
+
         // Check if the shareAPI is enabled
         if ('yes' !== $config->getAppValue('core', 'shareapi_enabled', 'yes')) {
             return false;
diff --git a/lib/UtilController.php b/lib/UtilController.php
index ef2795b9..7d2c8015 100644
--- a/lib/UtilController.php
+++ b/lib/UtilController.php
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ trait UtilController
     /**
      * Run a function and catch exceptions to return HTTP response.
      *
-     * @param Function $function
+     * @param mixed $function
      */
     public static function guardEx($function): Http\Response
     {