diff --git a/changelog/unreleased/eosfs-recycle-purge.md b/changelog/unreleased/eosfs-recycle-purge.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ce674eafb7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog/unreleased/eosfs-recycle-purge.md
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+Bugfix: do not restore recycle entry on purge
+
+
+This PR fixes a bug in the EOSFS driver that was restoring a deleted entry
+when asking for its permanent purge.
+EOS does not have the functionality to purge individual files, but the whole recycle of the user.
+
+https://github.com/cs3org/reva/pull/1099
diff --git a/pkg/storage/utils/eosfs/eosfs.go b/pkg/storage/utils/eosfs/eosfs.go
index 17db3c7137..09b31c3b47 100644
--- a/pkg/storage/utils/eosfs/eosfs.go
+++ b/pkg/storage/utils/eosfs/eosfs.go
@@ -1234,17 +1234,7 @@ func (fs *eosfs) RestoreRevision(ctx context.Context, ref *provider.Reference, r
 }
 
 func (fs *eosfs) PurgeRecycleItem(ctx context.Context, key string) error {
-	u, err := getUser(ctx)
-	if err != nil {
-		return errors.Wrap(err, "storage_eos: no user in ctx")
-	}
-
-	uid, gid, err := fs.getUserUIDAndGID(ctx, u)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	return fs.c.RestoreDeletedEntry(ctx, uid, gid, key)
+	return errtypes.NotSupported("eos: operation not supported")
 }
 
 func (fs *eosfs) EmptyRecycle(ctx context.Context) error {