diff --git a/resources/sounds/ship-sink.wav b/resources/sounds/incomingMessage.wav
similarity index 100%
rename from resources/sounds/ship-sink.wav
rename to resources/sounds/incomingMessage.wav
diff --git a/src/net/java/sip/communicator/impl/gui/utils/Sounds.java b/src/net/java/sip/communicator/impl/gui/utils/Sounds.java
index 92f05ce4e..304d1053a 100644
--- a/src/net/java/sip/communicator/impl/gui/utils/Sounds.java
+++ b/src/net/java/sip/communicator/impl/gui/utils/Sounds.java
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 public class Sounds {
     
     public static String INCOMING_MESSAGE
-        = "resources/sounds/ship-sink.wav";
+        = "resources/sounds/incomingMessage.wav";
     
     public static String OUTGOING_CALL
         = "resources/sounds/ring.wav";
@@ -74,19 +74,4 @@ public class Sounds {
 
     private Sounds() {
     }
-
-    /**
-     * Returns a sound path corresponding to the given sound key.
-     * @param key The key of the sound.
-     * @return A sound path corresponding to the given sound key.
-     */
-    public static String getString(String key) {
-        try {
-            return RESOURCE_BUNDLE.getString(key);
-
-        } catch (MissingResourceException e) {
-
-            return '!' + key + '!';
-        }
-    }
 }
diff --git a/src/net/java/sip/communicator/impl/gui/utils/sounds.properties b/src/net/java/sip/communicator/impl/gui/utils/sounds.properties
index 8683a2483..a97cb9fec 100644
--- a/src/net/java/sip/communicator/impl/gui/utils/sounds.properties
+++ b/src/net/java/sip/communicator/impl/gui/utils/sounds.properties
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-INCOMING_MESSAGE=resources/sounds/ship-sink.wav
+INCOMING_MESSAGE=resources/sounds/incomingMessage.wav
 INCOMING_CALL=resources/sounds/incomingCall.wav
 OUTGOING_CALL=resources/sounds/ring.wav