diff --git a/lib/public/AppFramework/Http/FileDisplayResponse.php b/lib/public/AppFramework/Http/FileDisplayResponse.php
index f5b9a1cf2b9ee6e032ce696b8b89f28acb24c975..ab23701f89370f92757434c7c8670ac1c1bc1255 100644
--- a/lib/public/AppFramework/Http/FileDisplayResponse.php
+++ b/lib/public/AppFramework/Http/FileDisplayResponse.php
@@ -66,13 +66,4 @@ class FileDisplayResponse extends Response implements ICallbackResponse {
 			$output->setOutput($this->file->getContent());
 		}
 	}
-
-	/**
-	 * Returns the response file.
-	 *
-	 * @return \OCP\Files\File|\OCP\Files\SimpleFS\ISimpleFile
-	 */
-	public function getFile() {
-		return $this->file;
-	}
 }
diff --git a/tests/Core/Controller/GuestAvatarControllerTest.php b/tests/Core/Controller/GuestAvatarControllerTest.php
index a7c67c684cca1f053a136f0c82ab00958f678273..f720478e499ecb392e8f633127b95a4e2079d3c9 100644
--- a/tests/Core/Controller/GuestAvatarControllerTest.php
+++ b/tests/Core/Controller/GuestAvatarControllerTest.php
@@ -85,6 +85,5 @@ class GuestAvatarControllerTest extends \Test\TestCase {
 
 		$this->assertGreaterThanOrEqual(201, $response->getStatus());
 		$this->assertInstanceOf(FileDisplayResponse::class, $response);
-		$this->assertSame($this->file, $response->getFile());
 	}
 }