diff --git a/src/SafeFile.cpp b/src/SafeFile.cpp
index d1dbab077..7fd49c77c 100644
--- a/src/SafeFile.cpp
+++ b/src/SafeFile.cpp
@@ -3,14 +3,13 @@
 #ifdef FSCom
 
 // Only way to work on both esp32 and nrf52
-static File openFile(const char *filename, bool fullAtomic, bool removeFirst)
+static File openFile(const char *filename, bool fullAtomic)
 {
     concurrency::LockGuard g(spiLock);
     LOG_DEBUG("Opening %s, fullAtomic=%d", filename, fullAtomic);
 #ifdef ARCH_NRF52
     lfs_assert_failed = false;
-    if (removeFirst)
-        FSCom.remove(filename);
+    FSCom.remove(filename);
     return FSCom.open(filename, FILE_O_WRITE);
 #endif
     if (!fullAtomic)
@@ -24,7 +23,7 @@ static File openFile(const char *filename, bool fullAtomic, bool removeFirst)
 }
 
 SafeFile::SafeFile(const char *_filename, bool fullAtomic, bool removeFirst)
-    : filename(_filename), f(openFile(_filename, fullAtomic, removeFirst)), fullAtomic(fullAtomic)
+    : filename(_filename), f(openFile(_filename, fullAtomic)), fullAtomic(fullAtomic)
 {
 }
 
diff --git a/src/SafeFile.h b/src/SafeFile.h
index 47a659c8d..3d0f81cad 100644
--- a/src/SafeFile.h
+++ b/src/SafeFile.h
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 class SafeFile : public Print
 {
   public:
-    explicit SafeFile(char const *filepath, bool fullAtomic = false, bool removeFirst = false);
+    explicit SafeFile(char const *filepath, bool fullAtomic = false);
 
     virtual size_t write(uint8_t);
     virtual size_t write(const uint8_t *buffer, size_t size);