diff --git a/deltachat-ffi/deltachat.h b/deltachat-ffi/deltachat.h
index bcce88776..6f94fc5fd 100644
--- a/deltachat-ffi/deltachat.h
+++ b/deltachat-ffi/deltachat.h
@@ -3155,7 +3155,7 @@ void           dc_accounts_maybe_network_lost    (dc_accounts_t* accounts);
  * Perform a background fetch for all accounts in parallel with a timeout.
  * Pauses the scheduler, fetches messages from imap and then resumes the scheduler.
  *
- * dc_accounts_background_fetch_with_timeout() was created for the iOS Background fetch.
+ * dc_accounts_background_fetch() was created for the iOS Background fetch.
  *
  * @memberof dc_accounts_t
  * @param timeout The timeout in seconds
@@ -3163,7 +3163,7 @@ void           dc_accounts_maybe_network_lost    (dc_accounts_t* accounts);
  *    But note that this only indicates that the fetch of all accounts was done before the timeout.
  *    To know whether it worked you need to look for the events.
  */
-int            dc_accounts_background_fetch_with_timeout    (dc_accounts_t* accounts, uint64_t timeout);
+int            dc_accounts_background_fetch    (dc_accounts_t* accounts, uint64_t timeout);
 
 /**
  * Create the event emitter that is used to receive events.
diff --git a/deltachat-ffi/src/lib.rs b/deltachat-ffi/src/lib.rs
index 3cb1a7fb1..2ffe634ae 100644
--- a/deltachat-ffi/src/lib.rs
+++ b/deltachat-ffi/src/lib.rs
@@ -4899,12 +4899,12 @@ pub unsafe extern "C" fn dc_accounts_maybe_network_lost(accounts: *mut dc_accoun
 }
 
 #[no_mangle]
-pub unsafe extern "C" fn dc_accounts_background_fetch_with_timeout(
+pub unsafe extern "C" fn dc_accounts_background_fetch(
     accounts: *mut dc_accounts_t,
     timeout_in_seconds: u64,
 ) -> libc::c_int {
     if accounts.is_null() || timeout_in_seconds <= 2 {
-        eprintln!("ignoring careless call to dc_accounts_background_fetch_with_timeout()");
+        eprintln!("ignoring careless call to dc_accounts_background_fetch()");
         return 0;
     }