diff --git a/io/nativefilestream.h b/io/nativefilestream.h
index acd0326..4b24ce7 100644
--- a/io/nativefilestream.h
+++ b/io/nativefilestream.h
@@ -28,9 +28,6 @@ public:
     void open(const std::string &path, std::ios_base::openmode openMode);
     void openFromFileDescriptor(int fileDescriptor, std::ios_base::openmode openMode);
     void close();
-#if !defined(__ANDROID_API__) || !defined(__ANDROID_API_N__) || (__ANDROID_API__ < __ANDROID_API_N__)
-    FILE fileHandle();
-#endif
 
     static std::unique_ptr<std::basic_streambuf<char>> makeFileBuffer(const std::string &path, ios_base::openmode openMode);
     static std::unique_ptr<std::basic_streambuf<char>> makeFileBuffer(int fileDescriptor, ios_base::openmode openMode);
@@ -42,9 +39,6 @@ private:
     void setFileBuffer(std::unique_ptr<std::basic_streambuf<char>> buffer);
 
     std::unique_ptr<std::basic_streambuf<char>> m_filebuf;
-#if !defined(__ANDROID_API__) || !defined(__ANDROID_API_N__) || (__ANDROID_API__ < __ANDROID_API_N__)
-    FILE m_fileHandle;
-#endif
 };
 
 inline NativeFileStream::NativeFileStream(const std::string &path, ios_base::openmode openMode)
@@ -59,18 +53,6 @@ inline NativeFileStream::NativeFileStream(int fileDescriptor, ios_base::openmode
     openFromFileDescriptor(fileDescriptor, openMode);
 }
 
-#if !defined(__ANDROID_API__) || !defined(__ANDROID_API_N__) || (__ANDROID_API__ < __ANDROID_API_N__)
-/*!
- * \brief Returns the underlying file handle if possible; otherwise the behaviour is undefined.
- * \deprecated Not implemented for any backend and will be removed in v5.
- * \todo Remove in v5.
- */
-inline FILE NativeFileStream::fileHandle()
-{
-    return m_fileHandle;
-}
-#endif
-
 #else // CPP_UTILITIES_USE_NATIVE_FILE_BUFFER
 
 using NativeFileStream = std::fstream;