diff --git a/core/java/src/net/i2p/data/Base64.java b/core/java/src/net/i2p/data/Base64.java
index 187bc3256..c184b4a83 100644
--- a/core/java/src/net/i2p/data/Base64.java
+++ b/core/java/src/net/i2p/data/Base64.java
@@ -59,10 +59,6 @@ public class Base64 {
         return safeEncode(source, off, len, useStandardAlphabet);
     }
 
-    /** convenience method added by aum */
-    public static String decodeToString(String s) {
-        return new String(decode(s));
-    }
     public static byte[] decode(String s) {
         return safeDecode(s, false);
     }