diff --git a/fhem/configDB.pm b/fhem/configDB.pm
index 52f78c259..ddd6b66b8 100644
--- a/fhem/configDB.pm
+++ b/fhem/configDB.pm
@@ -911,6 +911,21 @@ sub _cfgDB_Move() {
 #
 #######################################
 
+# deprecated - replaced by cfgDB_FileRead()
+sub _cfgDB_Readfile($) {
+	my ($filename) = @_;
+	my @outfile = cfgDB_FileRead($filename);
+	return (int(@outfile)) ? join("\n",@outfile) : undef;
+}
+
+# deprecated - replaced by cfgDB_FileWrite()
+sub _cfgDB_Writefile($$) {
+	my ($filename,$content) = @_;
+	my @c = split(/\n/,$content);
+	cfgDB_FileWrite($filename,@c);
+	return;
+}
+
 # deprecated - replaced by cfgDB_FileUpdate()
 sub _cfgDB_Updatefile($) {
 	my ($filename) = @_;