diff --git a/src/caosdb/common/models.py b/src/caosdb/common/models.py
index 868f52dd43613b79e9736cadec84757513a9585c..7809b43d931927f159582b6c634bcac2f671868a 100644
--- a/src/caosdb/common/models.py
+++ b/src/caosdb/common/models.py
@@ -1827,11 +1827,6 @@ class File(Record):
     `path` gives the new location. `file` specifies the (local) file which is
     to be uploaded. It is mandatory for insertions, but optionally for updates.
 
-    Symlinking from the "extroot" file system is not supported by this API yet,
-    it can be done manually using the `InsertFilesInDir` flag.  For sample code,
-    look at `test_files.py` in the Python integration tests of the
-    `load_files.py` script in the advanced user tools.
-
     Parameters
     ----------
     name : str
@@ -1847,14 +1842,11 @@ class File(Record):
     file : str or readable
         A local path or python file object.  The file designated by this
         argument will be uploaded to the server via HTTP.
-    pickup :
+    pickup : str
         Deprecated.
-    thumbnail :
+    thumbnail : str
         Deprecated.
-    import_file : bool
-        Import the file (don't upload it, its already there). Default: `False`
     """
-
     def __init__(self, name=None, id=None, description=None,
                  path=None, file=None, pickup=None,
                  thumbnail=None):