diff --git a/deltachat-ffi/deltachat.h b/deltachat-ffi/deltachat.h
index 0e5c1bd56..a81b5151b 100644
--- a/deltachat-ffi/deltachat.h
+++ b/deltachat-ffi/deltachat.h
@@ -372,14 +372,10 @@ void        dc_delete_all_locations         (dc_context_t*);
  */
 void             dc_array_unref              (dc_array_t*);
 
-void             dc_array_add_uint           (dc_array_t*, uintptr_t);
 void             dc_array_add_id             (dc_array_t*, uint32_t);
-void             dc_array_add_ptr            (dc_array_t*, void*);
 
 size_t           dc_array_get_cnt            (const dc_array_t*);
-uintptr_t        dc_array_get_uint           (const dc_array_t*, size_t index);
 uint32_t         dc_array_get_id             (const dc_array_t*, size_t index);
-void*            dc_array_get_ptr            (const dc_array_t*, size_t index);
 double           dc_array_get_latitude       (const dc_array_t*, size_t index);
 double           dc_array_get_longitude      (const dc_array_t*, size_t index);
 double           dc_array_get_accuracy       (const dc_array_t*, size_t index);
diff --git a/deltachat-ffi/src/lib.rs b/deltachat-ffi/src/lib.rs
index 823e2a6be..9c73a63f1 100644
--- a/deltachat-ffi/src/lib.rs
+++ b/deltachat-ffi/src/lib.rs
@@ -1064,24 +1064,12 @@ pub unsafe extern "C" fn dc_array_unref(a: *mut dc_array::dc_array_t) {
     dc_array::dc_array_unref(a)
 }
 
-#[no_mangle]
-pub unsafe extern "C" fn dc_array_add_uint(array: *mut dc_array_t, item: libc::uintptr_t) {
-    assert!(!array.is_null());
-
-    dc_array::dc_array_add_uint(array, item)
-}
 #[no_mangle]
 pub unsafe extern "C" fn dc_array_add_id(array: *mut dc_array_t, item: libc::c_uint) {
     assert!(!array.is_null());
 
     dc_array::dc_array_add_id(array, item)
 }
-#[no_mangle]
-pub unsafe extern "C" fn dc_array_add_ptr(array: *mut dc_array_t, item: *mut libc::c_void) {
-    assert!(!array.is_null());
-
-    dc_array::dc_array_add_ptr(array, item)
-}
 
 #[no_mangle]
 pub unsafe extern "C" fn dc_array_get_cnt(array: *const dc_array_t) -> libc::size_t {
@@ -1090,15 +1078,6 @@ pub unsafe extern "C" fn dc_array_get_cnt(array: *const dc_array_t) -> libc::siz
     dc_array::dc_array_get_cnt(array)
 }
 #[no_mangle]
-pub unsafe extern "C" fn dc_array_get_uint(
-    array: *const dc_array_t,
-    index: libc::size_t,
-) -> libc::uintptr_t {
-    assert!(!array.is_null());
-
-    dc_array::dc_array_get_uint(array, index)
-}
-#[no_mangle]
 pub unsafe extern "C" fn dc_array_get_id(
     array: *const dc_array_t,
     index: libc::size_t,
@@ -1108,15 +1087,6 @@ pub unsafe extern "C" fn dc_array_get_id(
     dc_array::dc_array_get_id(array, index)
 }
 #[no_mangle]
-pub unsafe extern "C" fn dc_array_get_ptr(
-    array: *const dc_array_t,
-    index: libc::size_t,
-) -> *mut libc::c_void {
-    assert!(!array.is_null());
-
-    dc_array::dc_array_get_ptr(array, index)
-}
-#[no_mangle]
 pub unsafe extern "C" fn dc_array_get_latitude(
     array: *const dc_array_t,
     index: libc::size_t,
diff --git a/src/dc_array.rs b/src/dc_array.rs
index 92cb5bb5f..ad2909e3e 100644
--- a/src/dc_array.rs
+++ b/src/dc_array.rs
@@ -24,16 +24,12 @@ impl dc_array_t {
         Box::into_raw(Box::new(self))
     }
 
-    pub fn add_uint(&mut self, item: uintptr_t) {
-        if let Self::Uint(array) = self {
-            array.push(item);
-        } else {
-            panic!("Attempt to add uint to array of other type");
-        }
-    }
-
     pub fn add_id(&mut self, item: uint32_t) {
-        self.add_uint(item as uintptr_t);
+        if let Self::Uint(array) = self {
+            array.push(item as uintptr_t);
+        } else {
+            panic!("Attempt to add id to array of other type");
+        }
     }
 
     pub fn add_location(&mut self, location: dc_location) {
@@ -44,14 +40,6 @@ impl dc_array_t {
         }
     }
 
-    pub fn get_uint(&self, index: usize) -> uintptr_t {
-        if let Self::Uint(array) = self {
-            array[index]
-        } else {
-            panic!("Attempt to get uint from array of other type");
-        }
-    }
-
     pub fn get_id(&self, index: usize) -> uint32_t {
         match self {
             Self::Locations(array) => array[index].location_id,
@@ -59,14 +47,6 @@ impl dc_array_t {
         }
     }
 
-    pub fn get_ptr(&self, index: size_t) -> *mut libc::c_void {
-        if let Self::Uint(array) = self {
-            array[index] as *mut libc::c_void
-        } else {
-            panic!("Not an array of pointers");
-        }
-    }
-
     pub fn get_location(&self, index: usize) -> &dc_location {
         if let Self::Locations(array) = self {
             &array[index]
@@ -164,40 +144,21 @@ pub unsafe fn dc_array_unref(array: *mut dc_array_t) {
     Box::from_raw(array);
 }
 
-pub unsafe fn dc_array_add_uint(array: *mut dc_array_t, item: uintptr_t) {
-    assert!(!array.is_null());
-    (*array).add_uint(item);
-}
-
 pub unsafe fn dc_array_add_id(array: *mut dc_array_t, item: uint32_t) {
     assert!(!array.is_null());
     (*array).add_id(item);
 }
 
-pub unsafe fn dc_array_add_ptr(array: *mut dc_array_t, item: *mut libc::c_void) {
-    dc_array_add_uint(array, item as uintptr_t);
-}
-
 pub unsafe fn dc_array_get_cnt(array: *const dc_array_t) -> size_t {
     assert!(!array.is_null());
     (*array).len()
 }
 
-pub unsafe fn dc_array_get_uint(array: *const dc_array_t, index: size_t) -> uintptr_t {
-    assert!(!array.is_null());
-    (*array).get_uint(index)
-}
-
 pub unsafe fn dc_array_get_id(array: *const dc_array_t, index: size_t) -> uint32_t {
     assert!(!array.is_null());
     (*array).get_id(index)
 }
 
-pub unsafe fn dc_array_get_ptr(array: *const dc_array_t, index: size_t) -> *mut libc::c_void {
-    assert!(!array.is_null());
-    (*array).get_ptr(index)
-}
-
 pub unsafe fn dc_array_get_latitude(array: *const dc_array_t, index: size_t) -> libc::c_double {
     assert!(!array.is_null());
     (*array).get_latitude(index)