diff --git a/slsDetectorSoftware/include/slsDetector.h b/slsDetectorSoftware/include/slsDetector.h
index d449bd591..0009adbb0 100755
--- a/slsDetectorSoftware/include/slsDetector.h
+++ b/slsDetectorSoftware/include/slsDetector.h
@@ -1639,12 +1639,6 @@ class slsDetector : public virtual slsDetectorDefs{
 	 */
     fileFormat setFileFormat(fileFormat f);
 
-    /**
-	 * Returns file index
-	 * @returns file index
-	 */
-    int getFileIndex();
-
     /**
 	 * Sets up the file index
 	 * @param i file index
diff --git a/slsDetectorSoftware/src/slsDetector.cpp b/slsDetectorSoftware/src/slsDetector.cpp
index e438b3c27..d1ae54317 100755
--- a/slsDetectorSoftware/src/slsDetector.cpp
+++ b/slsDetectorSoftware/src/slsDetector.cpp
@@ -3487,8 +3487,6 @@ slsDetectorDefs::fileFormat slsDetector::getFileFormat() const {
     return shm()->rxFileFormat;
 }
 
-int slsDetector::getFileIndex() { return shm()->rxFileIndex; }
-
 int slsDetector::setFileIndex(int file_index) {
     if (F_SET_RECEIVER_FILE_INDEX >= 0) {
         int retval = -1;