diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/database/MmsSmsDatabase.java b/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/database/MmsSmsDatabase.java
index 3b222404e0..d4861570f1 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/database/MmsSmsDatabase.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/database/MmsSmsDatabase.java
@@ -86,15 +86,6 @@ public class MmsSmsDatabase extends Database {
     }
   }
 
-  public @Nullable MessageRecord getMessageFor(long messageId) {
-    MmsSmsDatabase db = DatabaseFactory.getMmsSmsDatabase(context);
-
-    try (Cursor cursor = queryTables(PROJECTION, MmsSmsColumns.ID + " = " + messageId, null, null)) {
-      MmsSmsDatabase.Reader reader = db.readerFor(cursor);
-      return reader.getNext();
-    }
-  }
-
   public @Nullable MessageRecord getMessageFor(long timestamp, String serializedAuthor) {
     MmsSmsDatabase db = DatabaseFactory.getMmsSmsDatabase(context);