diff --git a/python/src/deltachat/account.py b/python/src/deltachat/account.py
index 8364c2246..e5f6b480f 100644
--- a/python/src/deltachat/account.py
+++ b/python/src/deltachat/account.py
@@ -173,11 +173,6 @@ class Account(object):
             raise ValueError("no flags set")
         lib.dc_empty_server(self._dc_context, flags)
 
-    def get_infostring(self):
-        """ return info of the configured account. """
-        self.check_is_configured()
-        return from_dc_charpointer(lib.dc_get_info(self._dc_context))
-
     def get_latest_backupfile(self, backupdir):
         """ return the latest backup file in a given directory.
         """
diff --git a/python/tests/test_account.py b/python/tests/test_account.py
index 9cf34583e..6e9d1f6ff 100644
--- a/python/tests/test_account.py
+++ b/python/tests/test_account.py
@@ -65,11 +65,6 @@ class TestOfflineAccountBasic:
         with pytest.raises(ValueError):
             ac1.get_self_contact()
 
-    def test_get_info(self, acfactory):
-        ac1 = acfactory.get_configured_offline_account()
-        out = ac1.get_infostring()
-        assert "number_of_chats=0" in out
-
     def test_selfcontact_configured(self, acfactory):
         ac1 = acfactory.get_configured_offline_account()
         me = ac1.get_self_contact()