diff --git a/jni/dc_wrapper.c b/jni/dc_wrapper.c
index 532ec486e..bc2c5c25d 100644
--- a/jni/dc_wrapper.c
+++ b/jni/dc_wrapper.c
@@ -1623,16 +1623,6 @@ JNIEXPORT void Java_com_b44t_messenger_DcMsg_setText(JNIEnv *env, jobject obj, j
 }
 
 
-JNIEXPORT void Java_com_b44t_messenger_DcMsg_setFile(JNIEnv *env, jobject obj, jstring file, jstring filemime)
-{
-    CHAR_REF(file);
-    CHAR_REF(filemime);
-        dc_msg_set_file(get_dc_msg(env, obj), filePtr, filemimePtr);
-    CHAR_UNREF(filemime);
-    CHAR_UNREF(file);
-}
-
-
 JNIEXPORT void Java_com_b44t_messenger_DcMsg_setFileAndDeduplicate(JNIEnv *env, jobject obj, jstring file, jstring name, jstring filemime)
 {
     CHAR_REF(file);
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/b44t/messenger/DcMsg.java b/src/main/java/com/b44t/messenger/DcMsg.java
index f1bd530f3..ed628eea7 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/b44t/messenger/DcMsg.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/b44t/messenger/DcMsg.java
@@ -156,7 +156,6 @@ public class DcMsg {
     public native String  getVideochatUrl    ();
     public native int     getVideochatType   ();
     public native void    setText            (String text);
-    public native void    setFile            (String file, String filemime);
     public native void    setFileAndDeduplicate(String file, String name, String filemime);
     public native void    setDimension       (int width, int height);
     public native void    setDuration        (int duration);