diff --git a/src/dc_array.rs b/src/dc_array.rs
index b582e474a..2ca9164c2 100644
--- a/src/dc_array.rs
+++ b/src/dc_array.rs
@@ -137,6 +137,14 @@ impl dc_array_t {
             panic!("Attempt to search for id in array of other type");
         }
     }
+
+    pub fn sort_ids(&mut self) {
+        if let dc_array_t::Uint(v) = self {
+            v.sort();
+        } else {
+            panic!("Attempt to sort array of something other than uints");
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 pub unsafe fn dc_array_unref(array: *mut dc_array_t) {
@@ -340,17 +348,6 @@ pub unsafe fn dc_array_duplicate(array: *const dc_array_t) -> *mut dc_array_t {
     }
 }
 
-pub unsafe fn dc_array_sort_ids(array: *mut dc_array_t) {
-    if array.is_null() || (*array).len() <= 1 {
-        return;
-    }
-    if let dc_array_t::Uint(v) = &mut *array {
-        v.sort();
-    } else {
-        panic!("Attempt to sort array of something other than uints");
-    }
-}
-
 pub unsafe fn dc_array_get_string(
     array: *const dc_array_t,
     sep: *const libc::c_char,
@@ -417,7 +414,7 @@ mod tests {
             dc_array_add_id(arr, 0 as uint32_t);
             dc_array_add_id(arr, 5000 as uint32_t);
 
-            dc_array_sort_ids(arr);
+            (*arr).sort_ids();
 
             assert_eq!(dc_array_get_id(arr, 0 as size_t), 0);
             assert_eq!(dc_array_get_id(arr, 1 as size_t), 7);
diff --git a/src/dc_receive_imf.rs b/src/dc_receive_imf.rs
index 35964de91..c7d27b558 100644
--- a/src/dc_receive_imf.rs
+++ b/src/dc_receive_imf.rs
@@ -1554,7 +1554,7 @@ unsafe fn search_chat_ids_by_contact_ids(
             i += 1
         }
         if !(dc_array_get_cnt(contact_ids) == 0) {
-            dc_array_sort_ids(contact_ids);
+            (*contact_ids).sort_ids();
             contact_ids_str =
                 dc_array_get_string(contact_ids, b",\x00" as *const u8 as *const libc::c_char);