diff --git a/MSVC/ring-daemon.vcxproj b/MSVC/ring-daemon.vcxproj
index 0a819f73befafc5f229e9dad2d9e6032b342c257..360135cb3311b3d548de356b1c633d9eba131046 100644
--- a/MSVC/ring-daemon.vcxproj
+++ b/MSVC/ring-daemon.vcxproj
@@ -454,7 +454,7 @@
     <ClInclude Include="..\src\account_schema.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="..\src\archiver.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="..\src\array_size.h" />
-    <ClInclude Include="..\src\base64.h" />
+    <ClInclude Include="..\src\ring_base64.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="..\src\call.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="..\src\call_factory.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="..\src\client\ring_signal.h" />
@@ -593,7 +593,7 @@
     <ClCompile Include="..\src\account.cpp" />
     <ClCompile Include="..\src\account_factory.cpp" />
     <ClCompile Include="..\src\archiver.cpp" />
-    <ClCompile Include="..\src\base64.cpp" />
+    <ClCompile Include="..\src\ring_base64.cpp" />
     <ClCompile Include="..\src\buildinfo.cpp" />
     <ClCompile Include="..\src\call.cpp" />
     <ClCompile Include="..\src\call_factory.cpp" />
diff --git a/MSVC/ring-daemon.vcxproj.filters b/MSVC/ring-daemon.vcxproj.filters
index 32f3c4684fc834d32401b9d2b638d09e8fa61c89..548351f9f634cd9d0d6d9c401fe2e5ff6d98576e 100644
--- a/MSVC/ring-daemon.vcxproj.filters
+++ b/MSVC/ring-daemon.vcxproj.filters
@@ -529,7 +529,7 @@
     <ClInclude Include="..\src\thread_pool.h">
       <Filter>Header Files</Filter>
     </ClInclude>
-    <ClInclude Include="..\src\base64.h">
+    <ClInclude Include="..\src\ring_base64.h">
       <Filter>Header Files</Filter>
     </ClInclude>
   </ItemGroup>
@@ -846,7 +846,7 @@
     <ClCompile Include="..\src\thread_pool.cpp">
       <Filter>Source Files</Filter>
     </ClCompile>
-    <ClCompile Include="..\src\base64.cpp">
+    <ClCompile Include="..\src\ring_base64.cpp">
       <Filter>Source Files</Filter>
     </ClCompile>
   </ItemGroup>
diff --git a/src/base64.cpp b/src/base64.cpp
deleted file mode 100644
index d14812afd3f41e64717eb2a443c680e4ce8b4b43..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/src/base64.cpp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,148 +0,0 @@
-/*
- *  Copyright (C) 2004-2016 Savoir-faire Linux Inc.
- *
- *  This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
- *  it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
- *  the Free Software Foundation; either version 3 of the License, or
- *  (at your option) any later version.
- *
- *  This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
- *  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
- *  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
- *  GNU General Public License for more details.
- *
- *  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
- *  along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
- *  Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301 USA.
- */
-
-#include "base64.h"
-
-#include <stdint.h>
-#include <stdlib.h>
-
-/* Mainly based on the following stackoverflow question:
- * http://stackoverflow.com/questions/342409/how-do-i-base64-encode-decode-in-c
- */
-static const char encoding_table[] = {
-    'A', 'B', 'C', 'D', 'E', 'F', 'G', 'H', 'I', 'J', 'K',
-    'L', 'M', 'N', 'O', 'P', 'Q', 'R', 'S', 'T', 'U', 'V',
-    'W', 'X', 'Y', 'Z', 'a', 'b', 'c', 'd', 'e', 'f', 'g',
-    'h', 'i', 'j', 'k', 'l', 'm', 'n', 'o', 'p', 'q', 'r',
-    's', 't', 'u', 'v', 'w', 'x', 'y', 'z', '0', '1', '2',
-    '3', '4', '5', '6', '7', '8', '9', '+', '/'
-};
-
-static const int mod_table[] = { 0, 2, 1 };
-
-char *ring_base64_encode(const uint8_t *input, size_t input_length,
-                             char *output, size_t *output_length)
-{
-    size_t i, j;
-    size_t out_sz = *output_length;
-    *output_length = 4 * ((input_length + 2) / 3);
-    if (out_sz < *output_length || output == NULL)
-        return NULL;
-
-    for (i = 0, j = 0; i < input_length; ) {
-        uint8_t octet_a = i < input_length ? input[i++] : 0;
-        uint8_t octet_b = i < input_length ? input[i++] : 0;
-        uint8_t octet_c = i < input_length ? input[i++] : 0;
-
-        uint32_t triple = (octet_a << 0x10) + (octet_b << 0x08) + octet_c;
-
-        output[j++] = encoding_table[(triple >> 3 * 6) & 0x3F];
-        output[j++] = encoding_table[(triple >> 2 * 6) & 0x3F];
-        output[j++] = encoding_table[(triple >> 1 * 6) & 0x3F];
-        output[j++] = encoding_table[(triple >> 0 * 6) & 0x3F];
-    }
-
-    for (i = 0; i < mod_table[input_length % 3]; i++)
-        output[*output_length - 1 - i] = '=';
-
-    return output;
-}
-
-uint8_t *ring_base64_decode(const char *input, size_t input_length,
-                             uint8_t *output, size_t *output_length)
-{
-    size_t i, j;
-    uint8_t decoding_table[256];
-
-    uint8_t c;
-    for (c = 0; c < 64; c++)
-        decoding_table[encoding_table[c]] = c;
-
-    if (input_length % 4 != 0)
-        return NULL;
-
-    size_t out_sz = *output_length;
-    *output_length = input_length / 4 * 3;
-    if (input[input_length - 1] == '=')
-        (*output_length)--;
-    if (input[input_length - 2] == '=')
-        (*output_length)--;
-
-    if (out_sz < *output_length || output == NULL)
-        return NULL;
-
-    for (i = 0, j = 0; i < input_length;) {
-        uint8_t sextet_a = input[i] == '=' ? 0 & i++
-                                          : decoding_table[input[i++]];
-        uint8_t sextet_b = input[i] == '=' ? 0 & i++
-                                          : decoding_table[input[i++]];
-        uint8_t sextet_c = input[i] == '=' ? 0 & i++
-                                          : decoding_table[input[i++]];
-        uint8_t sextet_d = input[i] == '=' ? 0 & i++
-                                          : decoding_table[input[i++]];
-
-        uint32_t triple = (sextet_a << 3 * 6) +
-                          (sextet_b << 2 * 6) +
-                          (sextet_c << 1 * 6) +
-                          (sextet_d << 0 * 6);
-
-        if (j < *output_length)
-            output[j++] = (triple >> 2 * 8) & 0xFF;
-        if (j < *output_length)
-            output[j++] = (triple >> 1 * 8) & 0xFF;
-        if (j < *output_length)
-            output[j++] = (triple >> 0 * 8) & 0xFF;
-    }
-
-    return output;
-}
-
-namespace ring {
-namespace base64 {
-
-std::string
-encode(const std::vector<uint8_t>::const_iterator begin,
-       const std::vector<uint8_t>::const_iterator end)
-{
-    size_t output_length = 4 * ((std::distance(begin, end) + 2) / 3);
-    std::string out;
-    out.resize(output_length);
-    ring_base64_encode(&(*begin), std::distance(begin, end),
-                       &(*out.begin()), &output_length);
-    out.resize(output_length);
-    return out;
-}
-
-std::string
-encode(const std::vector<uint8_t>& dat)
-{
-    return encode(dat.cbegin(), dat.cend());
-}
-
-std::vector<uint8_t>
-decode(const std::string& str)
-{
-    size_t output_length = str.length() / 4 * 3 + 2;
-    std::vector<uint8_t> output;
-    output.resize(output_length);
-    ring_base64_decode(str.data(), str.size(), output.data(), &output_length);
-    output.resize(output_length);
-    return output;
-}
-
-}} // namespace ring::base64
diff --git a/src/base64.h b/src/base64.h
deleted file mode 100644
index 80b53c3521cc34f8cb96111a2544646046ebf3c7..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/src/base64.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,60 +0,0 @@
-/*
- *  Copyright (C) 2004-2016 Savoir-faire Linux Inc.
- *
- *  This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
- *  it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
- *  the Free Software Foundation; either version 3 of the License, or
- *  (at your option) any later version.
- *
- *  This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
- *  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
- *  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
- *  GNU General Public License for more details.
- *
- *  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
- *  along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
- *  Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301 USA.
- */
-
-#pragma once
-
-#include <stdint.h>
-#include <stddef.h>
-
-/**
- * Encode a buffer in base64.
- *
- * @param data          the input buffer
- * @param input_length  the input length
- * @param output_length the resulting output length
- * @return              a base64-encoded buffer
- *
- * @note callers should free the returned memory
- */
-char *ring_base64_encode(const uint8_t *input, size_t input_length,
-                         char *output, size_t *output_length);
-
-/**
- * Decode a base64 buffer.
- *
- * @param data          the input buffer
- * @param input_length  the input length
- * @param output_length the resulting output length
- * @return              a buffer
- *
- * @note callers should free the returned memory
- */
-uint8_t *ring_base64_decode(const char *input, size_t input_length,
-                            uint8_t *output, size_t *output_length);
-
-#include <string>
-#include <vector>
-
-namespace ring {
-namespace base64 {
-
-std::string encode(const std::vector<uint8_t>::const_iterator begin, const std::vector<uint8_t>::const_iterator end);
-std::string encode(const std::vector<uint8_t>& dat);
-std::vector<uint8_t> decode(const std::string& str);
-
-}} // namespace ring::base64
diff --git a/src/ringdht/ringaccount.cpp b/src/ringdht/ringaccount.cpp
index 41bc5f602f34e0aeba3ab438d4a1424c3d3ce5d3..5fc2121eb75cbc16dae36dd1d1952fd60cb0bf6a 100644
--- a/src/ringdht/ringaccount.cpp
+++ b/src/ringdht/ringaccount.cpp
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@
 #include "config/yamlparser.h"
 #include "security/certstore.h"
 #include "libdevcrypto/Common.h"
-#include "base64.h"
+#include "ring_base64.h"
 
 #include <yaml-cpp/yaml.h>
 #include <json/json.h>
diff --git a/src/sip/sdp.cpp b/src/sip/sdp.cpp
index 0ebf3df937460dd49995b899f7a9c78e75524a57..0d29ba3a545c445bc81a93abe001d1b6eea8bc59 100644
--- a/src/sip/sdp.cpp
+++ b/src/sip/sdp.cpp
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
 #include "sipaccount.h"
 #include "sipvoiplink.h"
 #include "string_utils.h"
-#include "base64.h"
+#include "ring_base64.h"
 
 #include "manager.h"
 #include "logger.h"