diff --git a/deltachat-ffi/deltachat.h b/deltachat-ffi/deltachat.h
index 0df5859df..277660061 100644
--- a/deltachat-ffi/deltachat.h
+++ b/deltachat-ffi/deltachat.h
@@ -2285,17 +2285,6 @@ int              dc_array_is_independent     (const dc_array_t* array, size_t in
 int              dc_array_search_id          (const dc_array_t* array, uint32_t needle, size_t* ret_index);
 
 
-/**
- * Get raw pointer to the data.
- *
- * @memberof dc_array_t
- * @param array The array object.
- * @return Raw pointer to the array. You MUST NOT free the data. You MUST NOT access the data beyond the current item count.
- *     It is not possible to enlarge the array this way.  Calling any other dc_array*()-function may discard the returned pointer.
- */
-const uint32_t*  dc_array_get_raw            (const dc_array_t* array);
-
-
 /**
  * @class dc_chatlist_t
  *
diff --git a/deltachat-ffi/src/dc_array.rs b/deltachat-ffi/src/dc_array.rs
index 6d14186b0..224c5d06f 100644
--- a/deltachat-ffi/src/dc_array.rs
+++ b/deltachat-ffi/src/dc_array.rs
@@ -38,14 +38,6 @@ impl dc_array_t {
     pub(crate) fn search_id(&self, needle: u32) -> Option<usize> {
         (0..self.len()).find(|i| self.get_id(*i) == needle)
     }
-
-    pub(crate) fn as_ptr(&self) -> *const u32 {
-        if let dc_array_t::Uint(v) = self {
-            v.as_ptr()
-        } else {
-            panic!("Attempt to convert array of something other than uints to raw");
-        }
-    }
 }
 
 impl From<Vec<u32>> for dc_array_t {
diff --git a/deltachat-ffi/src/lib.rs b/deltachat-ffi/src/lib.rs
index ee04e72a6..096e452f8 100644
--- a/deltachat-ffi/src/lib.rs
+++ b/deltachat-ffi/src/lib.rs
@@ -2049,16 +2049,6 @@ pub unsafe extern "C" fn dc_array_search_id(
     }
 }
 
-#[no_mangle]
-pub unsafe extern "C" fn dc_array_get_raw(array: *const dc_array_t) -> *const u32 {
-    if array.is_null() {
-        eprintln!("ignoring careless call to dc_array_get_raw()");
-        return ptr::null_mut();
-    }
-
-    (*array).as_ptr()
-}
-
 // Return the independent-state of the location at the given index.
 // Independent locations do not belong to the track of the user.
 // Returns 1 if location belongs to the track of the user,