diff --git a/botcli/cmd.go b/botcli/cmd.go
index cbd8c5e..71bad9a 100644
--- a/botcli/cmd.go
+++ b/botcli/cmd.go
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ func qrForAcc(cli *BotCli, bot *deltachat.Bot, cmd *cobra.Command, args []string
 		fmt.Println("Scan this QR to verify", addr)
 		invert, _ := cmd.Flags().GetBool("invert")
 		printQr(qrdata, invert)
-		fmt.Println(GenerateInviteLink(qrdata))
+		fmt.Println(qrdata)
 	} else {
 		cli.Logger.Error("account not configured")
 	}
@@ -306,7 +306,7 @@ func adminForAcc(cli *BotCli, bot *deltachat.Bot, cmd *cobra.Command, args []str
 	fmt.Println("Scan this QR to become bot administrator")
 	invert, _ := cmd.Flags().GetBool("invert")
 	printQr(qrdata, invert)
-	fmt.Println(GenerateInviteLink(qrdata))
+	fmt.Println(qrdata)
 }
 
 func listCallback(cli *BotCli, bot *deltachat.Bot, cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
diff --git a/botcli/util.go b/botcli/util.go
index a79c193..fdac4b5 100644
--- a/botcli/util.go
+++ b/botcli/util.go
@@ -8,12 +8,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/mdp/qrterminal/v3"
 )
 
-// Generate an invite link (https://i.delta.chat) for the given invitation-QR data
-func GenerateInviteLink(qrdata string) string {
-	fragment := strings.Replace(strings.SplitN(qrdata, ":", 2)[1], "#", "&", 1)
-	return "https://i.delta.chat/#" + fragment
-}
-
 func getDefaultAppDir(appName string) string {
 	cfgDir, _ := os.UserConfigDir()
 	return filepath.Join(cfgDir, appName)