diff --git a/src/android/NanoHTTPDWebserver.java b/src/android/NanoHTTPDWebserver.java
index b6309b7..a018fe3 100644
--- a/src/android/NanoHTTPDWebserver.java
+++ b/src/android/NanoHTTPDWebserver.java
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ public class NanoHTTPDWebserver extends NanoHTTPD {
         pluginResult.setKeepCallback(true);
         this.webserver.onRequestCallbackContext.sendPluginResult(pluginResult);
 
-        while (!this.webserver.responses.containsKey(requestUUID) && !this.webserver.responses.containsKey("file")) {
+        while (!this.webserver.responses.containsKey(requestUUID)) {
             try {
                 Thread.sleep(1);
             } catch (InterruptedException e) {
@@ -215,45 +215,41 @@ public class NanoHTTPDWebserver extends NanoHTTPD {
             }
         }
 
-        JSONObject responseObject;
+        JSONObject responseObject = (JSONObject) this.webserver.responses.get(requestUUID);
         Response response = null;
-
-        if (this.webserver.responses.containsKey("file")) {
-          // TODO should specify a more correct mime-type
-          try {
-            responseObject = (JSONObject) this.webserver.responses.get("file");
-            Log.d(this.getClass().getName(), "responseObject: " + responseObject.toString());
-            return serveFile(session.getHeaders(), new File(responseObject.getString("path")), responseObject.getString("type"));
-          }
-          catch (JSONException e) {
-            e.printStackTrace();
-          }
-          return response;
-        }
-
-        responseObject = (JSONObject) this.webserver.responses.get(requestUUID);
         Log.d(this.getClass().getName(), "responseObject: " + responseObject.toString());
 
-
-        try {
-            response = newFixedLengthResponse(
-                    Response.Status.lookup(responseObject.getInt("status")),
-                    getContentType(responseObject),
-                    responseObject.getString("body")
-            );
-
-            Iterator<?> keys = responseObject.getJSONObject("headers").keys();
-            while (keys.hasNext()) {
-                String key = (String) keys.next();
-                response.addHeader(
-                        key,
-                        responseObject.getJSONObject("headers").getString(key)
-                );
+        if (responseObject.containsKey("path")) {
+            // TODO should specify a more correct mime-type
+            try {
+                return serveFile(session.getHeaders(), new File(responseObject.getString("path")), responseObject.getString("type"));
             }
-
-        } catch (JSONException e) {
-            e.printStackTrace();
+            catch (JSONException e) {
+                e.printStackTrace();
+            }
+            return response;
+        }
+        else {
+            try {
+                response = newFixedLengthResponse(
+                          Response.Status.lookup(responseObject.getInt("status")),
+                          getContentType(responseObject),
+                          responseObject.getString("body")
+                );
+
+                Iterator<?> keys = responseObject.getJSONObject("headers").keys();
+                while (keys.hasNext()) {
+                    String key = (String) keys.next();
+                    response.addHeader(
+                            key,
+                            responseObject.getJSONObject("headers").getString(key)
+                    );
+                }
+
+            } catch (JSONException e) {
+                e.printStackTrace();
+            }
+            return response;
         }
-        return response;
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/android/Webserver.java b/src/android/Webserver.java
index b6b9d48..cf82547 100644
--- a/src/android/Webserver.java
+++ b/src/android/Webserver.java
@@ -44,10 +44,6 @@ public class Webserver extends CordovaPlugin {
             this.sendResponse(args, callbackContext);
             return true;
         }
-        else if ("sendFileResponse".equals(action)) {
-            this.sendFileResponse(args, callbackContext);
-            return true;
-        }
         return false;  // Returning false results in a "MethodNotFound" error.
     }
 
@@ -100,12 +96,6 @@ public class Webserver extends CordovaPlugin {
         callbackContext.sendPluginResult(new PluginResult(PluginResult.Status.OK));
     }
 
-    private void sendFileResponse(JSONArray args, CallbackContext callbackContext) throws JSONException {
-      Log.d(this.getClass().getName(), "Got sendResponse: " + args.toString());
-      this.responses.put("file", args.get(0));
-      callbackContext.sendPluginResult(new PluginResult(PluginResult.Status.OK));
-    }
-
     /**
      * Just register the onRequest and send no result. This is needed to save the callbackContext to
      * invoke it later
diff --git a/src/www/webserver.js b/src/www/webserver.js
index 732e20c..a1d2332 100644
--- a/src/www/webserver.js
+++ b/src/www/webserver.js
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ const WEBSERVER_CLASS = 'Webserver';
 const START_FUNCTION = 'start';
 const ONREQUEST_FUNCTION = 'onRequest';
 const SENDRESPONSE_FUNCION = 'sendResponse';
-const SENDFILE_FUNCION = 'sendFileResponse';
 const STOP_FUNCTION = 'stop';
 
 export function start(success_callback, error_callback, port) {
@@ -46,21 +45,6 @@ export function sendResponse(
   );
 }
 
-export function sendFile(
-  requestId,
-  params,
-  success_callback,
-  error_callback
-) {
-  exec(
-    success_callback,
-    error_callback,
-    WEBSERVER_CLASS,
-    SENDFILE_FUNCION,
-    [requestId, params]
-  );
-}
-
 export function stop(success_callback, error_callback) {
   exec(
     success_callback,
diff --git a/webserver.js b/webserver.js
index 720ac86..9ac93d6 100644
--- a/webserver.js
+++ b/webserver.js
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ Object.defineProperty(exports, "__esModule", {
 exports.start = start;
 exports.onRequest = onRequest;
 exports.sendResponse = sendResponse;
-exports.sendFile = sendFile;
 exports.stop = stop;
 
 var _exec = require('cordova/exec');
@@ -19,7 +18,6 @@ var WEBSERVER_CLASS = 'Webserver';
 var START_FUNCTION = 'start';
 var ONREQUEST_FUNCTION = 'onRequest';
 var SENDRESPONSE_FUNCION = 'sendResponse';
-var SENDFILE_FUNCION = 'sendFileResponse';
 var STOP_FUNCTION = 'stop';
 
 function start(success_callback, error_callback, port) {
@@ -40,10 +38,6 @@ function sendResponse(requestId, params, success_callback, error_callback) {
   (0, _exec2.default)(success_callback, error_callback, WEBSERVER_CLASS, SENDRESPONSE_FUNCION, [requestId, params]);
 }
 
-function sendFile(requestId, params, success_callback, error_callback) {
-  (0, _exec2.default)(success_callback, error_callback, WEBSERVER_CLASS, SENDFILE_FUNCION, [requestId, params]);
-}
-
 function stop(success_callback, error_callback) {
   (0, _exec2.default)(success_callback, error_callback, WEBSERVER_CLASS, STOP_FUNCTION, []);
 }