diff --git a/benches/benchmark_decrypting.rs b/benches/benchmark_decrypting.rs
index 27e739eae..603c26a9c 100644
--- a/benches/benchmark_decrypting.rs
+++ b/benches/benchmark_decrypting.rs
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ use deltachat::{
     internals_for_benchmarks::key_from_asc,
     internals_for_benchmarks::parse_and_get_text,
     internals_for_benchmarks::store_self_keypair,
-    pgp::{KeyPair, decrypt, encrypt_for_broadcast, pk_encrypt},
+    pgp::{KeyPair, decrypt, encrypt_symmetrically, pk_encrypt},
     stock_str::StockStrings,
 };
 use rand::{Rng, thread_rng};
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ fn criterion_benchmark(c: &mut Criterion) {
         let secrets = generate_secrets();
         let encrypted = tokio::runtime::Runtime::new().unwrap().block_on(async {
             let secret = secrets[NUM_SECRETS / 2].clone();
-            let encrypted = encrypt_for_broadcast(
+            let encrypted = encrypt_symmetrically(
                 plain.clone(),
                 black_box(&secret),
                 create_dummy_keypair("alice@example.org").unwrap().secret,
diff --git a/src/e2ee.rs b/src/e2ee.rs
index 4fbc4b013..cb01b7bfa 100644
--- a/src/e2ee.rs
+++ b/src/e2ee.rs
@@ -54,21 +54,18 @@ impl EncryptHelper {
         let cursor = Cursor::new(&mut raw_message);
         mail_to_encrypt.clone().write_part(cursor).ok();
 
-        println!(
-            "\nEncrypting pk:\n{}\n",
-            String::from_utf8_lossy(&raw_message)
-        ); // TODO
-
         let ctext = pgp::pk_encrypt(raw_message, keyring, Some(sign_key), compress).await?;
 
         Ok(ctext)
     }
 
-    /// TODO documentation
-    pub async fn encrypt_for_broadcast(
+    /// Symmetrically encrypt the message to be sent into a broadcast channel,
+    /// or for version 2 of the Securejoin protocol.
+    /// `shared secret` is the secret that will be used for symmetric encryption.
+    pub async fn encrypt_symmetrically(
         self,
         context: &Context,
-        passphrase: &str,
+        shared_secret: &str,
         mail_to_encrypt: MimePart<'static>,
         compress: bool,
     ) -> Result<String> {
@@ -78,12 +75,8 @@ impl EncryptHelper {
         let cursor = Cursor::new(&mut raw_message);
         mail_to_encrypt.clone().write_part(cursor).ok();
 
-        println!(
-            "\nEncrypting symm:\n{}\n",
-            String::from_utf8_lossy(&raw_message)
-        ); // TODO
-
-        let ctext = pgp::encrypt_for_broadcast(raw_message, passphrase, sign_key, compress).await?;
+        let ctext =
+            pgp::encrypt_symmetrically(raw_message, shared_secret, sign_key, compress).await?;
 
         Ok(ctext)
     }
diff --git a/src/mimefactory.rs b/src/mimefactory.rs
index 2fc0f860d..42ebde0a1 100644
--- a/src/mimefactory.rs
+++ b/src/mimefactory.rs
@@ -1204,7 +1204,7 @@ impl MimeFactory {
             let encrypted = if let Some(shared_secret) = shared_secret {
                 info!(context, "Encrypting symmetrically.");
                 encrypt_helper
-                    .encrypt_for_broadcast(context, &shared_secret, message, compress)
+                    .encrypt_symmetrically(context, &shared_secret, message, compress)
                     .await?
             } else {
                 // Asymmetric encryption
diff --git a/src/pgp.rs b/src/pgp.rs
index f1be2117d..e524bd199 100644
--- a/src/pgp.rs
+++ b/src/pgp.rs
@@ -336,9 +336,10 @@ pub async fn symm_encrypt(passphrase: &str, plain: Vec<u8>) -> Result<String> {
     .await?
 }
 
-/// Symmetrically encrypt the message to be sent into a broadcast channel.
+/// Symmetrically encrypt the message to be sent into a broadcast channel,
+/// or for version 2 of the Securejoin protocol.
 /// `shared secret` is the secret that will be used for symmetric encryption.
-pub async fn encrypt_for_broadcast(
+pub async fn encrypt_symmetrically(
     plain: Vec<u8>,
     shared_secret: &str,
     private_key_for_signing: SignedSecretKey,
@@ -607,7 +608,7 @@ mod tests {
 
         let plain = Vec::from(b"this is the secret message");
         let shared_secret = "shared secret";
-        let ctext = encrypt_for_broadcast(
+        let ctext = encrypt_symmetrically(
             plain.clone(),
             shared_secret,
             load_self_secret_key(alice).await?,