diff --git a/src/main/java/illgner/ch/createzip/SplitZipWriter.java b/src/main/java/illgner/ch/createzip/SplitZipWriter.java
index fc4afab..d78456c 100755
--- a/src/main/java/illgner/ch/createzip/SplitZipWriter.java
+++ b/src/main/java/illgner/ch/createzip/SplitZipWriter.java
@@ -107,26 +107,6 @@ public class SplitZipWriter implements Closeable {
         addZipToResult();
     }
 
-    public void writeReadMe() throws IOException, InvalidAlgorithmParameterException, NoSuchPaddingException,
-        NoSuchAlgorithmException, InvalidKeyException, NoSuchProviderException {
-
-        if (zipOutputStream != null) {
-            LOG.info("Skip adding Readme");
-            return;
-        }
-
-        try (InputStream readmeStream = this.getClass().getClassLoader().getResourceAsStream("Readme.txt")) {
-            if (readmeStream == null) {
-                throw new IOException("Cannot open Readme");
-            }
-
-            LOG.info("Writing Readme");
-            write(readmeStream, "Readme.txt");
-        } catch (IOException e) {
-           throw new IOException("Could not write Readme", e);
-        }
-    }
-
     public ZipResult getZipResult() {
         return this.zipResult;
     }