diff --git a/docs/rst/lua_api/lua_local_module_api.rst b/docs/rst/lua_api/lua_local_module_api.rst
index c7f122f5..8390bb1a 100644
--- a/docs/rst/lua_api/lua_local_module_api.rst
+++ b/docs/rst/lua_api/lua_local_module_api.rst
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ dropped, the module is unloaded.
 Constructors
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
-.. function:: LocalModule(name, arguments, properties, [load_args_from_file])
+.. function:: LocalModule(name, arguments, properties)
 
    Loads the named module with the provided arguments and properties (either of
    which can be ``nil``).
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ Constructors
         module arguments
    :param table properties: can be ``nil`` or a table that can be
         :ref:`converted <lua_gobject_lua_to_c>` to :c:struct:`WpProperties`
-   :param load_args_from_file: (since 0.4.15) optional. if true, arguments param is treated as a file path to load args from
    :returns: a new LocalModule
    :rtype: LocalModule (:c:struct:`WpImplModule`)
    :since: 0.4.2
diff --git a/lib/wp/module.c b/lib/wp/module.c
index ba56141a..11a000c9 100644
--- a/lib/wp/module.c
+++ b/lib/wp/module.c
@@ -10,10 +10,6 @@
 #include "log.h"
 
 #include <pipewire/impl.h>
-#include <fcntl.h>
-#include <sys/stat.h>
-#include <unistd.h>
-#include <sys/mman.h>
 
 WP_DEFINE_LOCAL_LOG_TOPIC ("wp-module")
 
@@ -265,63 +261,3 @@ wp_impl_module_load (WpCore * core, const gchar * name,
 
   return module;
 }
-
-/*!
- * \brief Loads a PipeWire module with arguments from file into the WirePlumber process
- *
- * \ingroup wpimplmodule
- * \since 0.4.15
- * \param core (transfer none): The WirePlumber core
- * \param name (transfer none): the name of the module to load
- * \param filename (transfer none): filename to be used as arguments
- * \param properties (nullable) (transfer none): additional properties to be
- *    provided to the module
- * \returns (nullable) (transfer full): the WpImplModule for the module that
- *    was loaded on success, %NULL on failure.
- */
-WpImplModule *
-wp_impl_module_load_file (WpCore * core, const gchar * name,
-    const gchar * filename, WpProperties * properties)
-{
-  char *config = "";
-  int fd = open(filename, O_RDONLY);
-  if (fd < 0) {
-    g_warning("Failed to open config file %s: %m", filename);
-    return NULL;
-  }
-
-  struct stat stats;
-  int err = fstat(fd, &stats);
-  if (err < 0) {
-    g_warning("Failed to stat config file %s: %m", filename);
-    close(fd);
-    return NULL;
-  }
-
-  config = mmap(NULL, stats.st_size, PROT_READ, MAP_SHARED, fd, 0);
-  if (config == MAP_FAILED){
-    g_warning("Failed to mmap config file %s: %m", filename);
-    close(fd);
-    return NULL;
-  }
-  close(fd);
-
-  WpImplModule *module = WP_IMPL_MODULE (
-      g_object_new (WP_TYPE_IMPL_MODULE,
-        "core", core,
-        "name", name,
-        "arguments", config,
-        "properties", properties,
-        NULL)
-      );
-
-  munmap(config, stats.st_size);
-
-  if (!module->pw_impl_module) {
-    /* Module loading failed, free and return */
-    g_object_unref (module);
-    return NULL;
-  }
-
-  return module;
-}
diff --git a/lib/wp/module.h b/lib/wp/module.h
index 88ca1265..6abf1a4e 100644
--- a/lib/wp/module.h
+++ b/lib/wp/module.h
@@ -29,9 +29,6 @@ G_DECLARE_FINAL_TYPE (WpImplModule, wp_impl_module, WP, IMPL_MODULE, GObject);
 WP_API
 WpImplModule * wp_impl_module_load (WpCore * core, const gchar * name,
     const gchar * arguments, WpProperties * properties);
-WP_API
-WpImplModule * wp_impl_module_load_file (WpCore * core, const gchar * name,
-    const gchar * filename, WpProperties * properties);
 
 G_END_DECLS
 
diff --git a/modules/module-lua-scripting/api/api.c b/modules/module-lua-scripting/api/api.c
index 86adfdc5..64bc7e00 100644
--- a/modules/module-lua-scripting/api/api.c
+++ b/modules/module-lua-scripting/api/api.c
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
  */
 
-#include "lua.h"
 #include <glib/gstdio.h>
 #include <wp/wp.h>
 #include <pipewire/pipewire.h>
@@ -1537,20 +1536,8 @@ impl_module_new (lua_State *L)
     properties = wplua_table_to_properties (L, 3);
   }
 
-  bool load_file = false; // Load args as file path
-  if (lua_type (L, 4) != LUA_TNONE && lua_type (L, 4) != LUA_TNIL) {
-    luaL_checktype (L, 4, LUA_TBOOLEAN);
-    load_file = lua_toboolean(L, 4);
-  }
-
-  WpImplModule *m = NULL;
-  if (load_file) {
-    m = wp_impl_module_load_file (get_wp_export_core (L),
-      name, args, properties);
-  } else {
-    m = wp_impl_module_load (get_wp_export_core (L),
-      name, args, properties);
-  }
+  WpImplModule *m = wp_impl_module_load (get_wp_export_core (L),
+     name, args, properties);
 
   if (m) {
     wplua_pushobject (L, m);