diff --git a/sourcefinder/accessors/lofarhdf5image.py b/sourcefinder/accessors/lofarhdf5image.py
index 246f366..8c46374 100644
--- a/sourcefinder/accessors/lofarhdf5image.py
+++ b/sourcefinder/accessors/lofarhdf5image.py
@@ -56,10 +56,6 @@ def __init__(self, source, plane=False, beam=False):
         pipeline_version = source.attrs['PIPELINE_VERSION']
         notes = source.attrs['NOTES']
 
-    def get_header(self):
-        # Preserved for API compatibility.
-        return self.header
-
     def _read_data(self, source):
         self.data = numpy.squeeze(source["map"])