diff --git a/docs/simplesamlphp-changelog.txt b/docs/simplesamlphp-changelog.txt
index 1ee2fe9eb961cb18e118718193704e6112103f82..94fe7be478b9ce89a929ed9923be7019c79dbf60 100644
--- a/docs/simplesamlphp-changelog.txt
+++ b/docs/simplesamlphp-changelog.txt
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ See the upgrade notes for specific information about upgrading.
       * `SimpleSAML_Utilities::getRequestURI`
       * `SimpleSAML_Utilities::getScriptName`
       * `SimpleSAML_Utilities::getSelfProtocol`
+      * `SimpleSAML_Utilities::cert_fingerprint`
       * `SimpleSAML_Metadata_MetaDataStorageHandlerSAML2Meta`
   * Moved function from Utilities-class to more appropriate locations.
       * `getAuthority` to `SimpleSAML_IdP`
diff --git a/lib/SimpleSAML/Utilities.php b/lib/SimpleSAML/Utilities.php
index 9b937d8855ca13e63707685bb60d3766fa7a11da..20325074815ccc97f1dd4158f3f023de759ad765 100644
--- a/lib/SimpleSAML/Utilities.php
+++ b/lib/SimpleSAML/Utilities.php
@@ -240,12 +240,8 @@ class SimpleSAML_Utilities {
 		}
 		return TRUE;
 	}
-	
-	public static function cert_fingerprint($pem) {
-		$x509data = base64_decode( $pem );
-		return strtolower( sha1( $x509data ) );
-	}
-	
+
+
 	public static function generateID() {
 		return '_' . self::stringToHex(self::generateRandomBytes(21));
 	}