diff --git a/linphone-desktop/src/app/App.cpp b/linphone-desktop/src/app/App.cpp
index f224f9ab5..b3c65d0b3 100644
--- a/linphone-desktop/src/app/App.cpp
+++ b/linphone-desktop/src/app/App.cpp
@@ -273,10 +273,6 @@ void App::checkForUpdate () {
   CoreManager::getInstance()->getCore()->checkForUpdate(LINPHONE_QT_GIT_VERSION);
 }
 
-QString App::convertUrlToLocalPath (const QUrl &url) {
-  return QDir::toNativeSeparators(url.toLocalFile());
-}
-
 // -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 bool App::hasFocus () const {
diff --git a/linphone-desktop/src/app/App.hpp b/linphone-desktop/src/app/App.hpp
index d94455b8f..66404e645 100644
--- a/linphone-desktop/src/app/App.hpp
+++ b/linphone-desktop/src/app/App.hpp
@@ -79,7 +79,6 @@ public:
 
   Q_INVOKABLE static void smartShowWindow (QQuickWindow *window);
   Q_INVOKABLE static void checkForUpdate ();
-  Q_INVOKABLE static QString convertUrlToLocalPath (const QUrl &url);
 
 public slots:
   void quit ();
diff --git a/linphone-desktop/ui/views/App/Main/ContactEdit.js b/linphone-desktop/ui/views/App/Main/ContactEdit.js
index e7540a5c5..966848733 100644
--- a/linphone-desktop/ui/views/App/Main/ContactEdit.js
+++ b/linphone-desktop/ui/views/App/Main/ContactEdit.js
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ function cancel () {
 // -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 function setAvatar (url) {
-  contactEdit._vcard.avatar = Linphone.App.convertUrlToLocalPath(url)
+  contactEdit._vcard.avatar = Utils.getSystemPathFromUri(url)
 }
 
 function setUsername (username) {