--- a/ExternalStream.st	Thu Jan 12 01:13:40 2017 +0100
+++ b/ExternalStream.st	Thu Jan 12 01:24:17 2017 +0100
@@ -4998,15 +4998,6 @@
     handleType := what.
 !
 
-setFileDescriptor:anInteger mode:openMode
-    <resource: #obsolete>
-    "set the handle based upon a given fileDescriptor -
-     notice: this one is based on the underlying OSs fileDescriptor -
-     this may not be available on all platforms (i.e. non unix systems)."
-
-    self setFileHandle:anInteger mode:openMode
-!
-
 setFileHandle:something
     "set the fileHandle to the given one;
      low level private & friend interface; may also be used to connect to some