diff --git a/src/ifcopenshell-python/ifcopenshell/ifcopenshell_wrapper.pyi b/src/ifcopenshell-python/ifcopenshell/ifcopenshell_wrapper.pyi
index eeb3812f78..1eef8b4df3 100644
--- a/src/ifcopenshell-python/ifcopenshell/ifcopenshell_wrapper.pyi
+++ b/src/ifcopenshell-python/ifcopenshell/ifcopenshell_wrapper.pyi
@@ -942,7 +942,6 @@ class file:
     @property
     def header(self) -> IfcSpfHeader: ...
     def ifcroot_type(self) -> entity: ...
-    def instance_by_guid(self, guid): ...
     def instances_by_reference(self, id): ...
     def internal_guid_map(self): ...
     def load(self, entity_instance_name, entity, arg4, attribute_index): ...
diff --git a/src/ifcwrap/IfcParseWrapper.i b/src/ifcwrap/IfcParseWrapper.i
index bc2b3105e4..84a5e4e642 100644
--- a/src/ifcwrap/IfcParseWrapper.i
+++ b/src/ifcwrap/IfcParseWrapper.i
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ private:
 %ignore IfcUtil::IfcBaseClass::is;
 
 %rename("by_id") instance_by_id;
+%rename("by_guid") instance_by_guid;
 %rename("by_type") instances_by_type;
 %rename("by_type_excl_subtypes") instances_by_type_excl_subtypes;
 %rename("get_inverses_by_declaration") getInverse;
@@ -126,10 +127,6 @@ static IfcUtil::ArgumentType helper_fn_attribute_type(const IfcUtil::IfcBaseClas
 		return reinterpret_cast<size_t>($self);
 	}
 
-	IfcUtil::IfcBaseClass* by_guid(const std::string& guid) {
-		return $self->instance_by_guid(guid);
-	}
-
 	aggregate_of_instance::ptr get_inverse(IfcUtil::IfcBaseClass* e) {
 		if (auto e_ = e->as<IfcUtil::IfcBaseEntity>()) {
 			return $self->getInverse(e_->id(), 0, -1);