diff --git a/src/spek-window.vala b/src/spek-window.vala
index a1be294..16f0be6 100644
--- a/src/spek-window.vala
+++ b/src/spek-window.vala
@@ -113,12 +113,10 @@ namespace Spek {
 				string[] files = data.get_uris ();
 				if (files.length > 0) {
 					try {
-						string hostname;
-						var file = filename_from_uri (files[0], out hostname);
-						open_file (file);
+						open_file (Filename.from_uri (files[0]));
 						drag_finish (cx, true, false, time);
 						return;
-					} catch {}
+					} catch (ConvertError e) {}
 				}
 			}
 			drag_finish (cx, false, false, time);
diff --git a/vapi/config.vapi b/vapi/config.vapi
index d3dc5f8..7cc4968 100644
--- a/vapi/config.vapi
+++ b/vapi/config.vapi
@@ -14,9 +14,3 @@ namespace Config {
 	public const string PKGDATADIR; /* /usr/local/share/spek */
 	public const string PKGLIBDIR;  /* /usr/local/lib/spek   */
 }
-
-// TODO: file a bug to have this included
-[CCode (cprefix = "G", lower_case_cprefix = "g_", cheader_filename = "glib.h", gir_namespace = "GLib", gir_version = "2.0")]
-namespace GLib {
-	public static string filename_from_uri (string uri, out string hostname) throws Error;
-}