diff --git a/python/deltalake/_internal.pyi b/python/deltalake/_internal.pyi
index 908a3d7807..b6e0af3304 100644
--- a/python/deltalake/_internal.pyi
+++ b/python/deltalake/_internal.pyi
@@ -48,9 +48,6 @@ class RawDeltaTable:
     def protocol_versions(self) -> List[Any]: ...
     def load_version(self, version: int) -> None: ...
     def load_with_datetime(self, ds: str) -> None: ...
-    def files_by_partitions(
-        self, partitions_filters: Optional[FilterType]
-    ) -> List[str]: ...
     def files(self, partition_filters: Optional[FilterType]) -> List[str]: ...
     def file_uris(self, partition_filters: Optional[FilterType]) -> List[str]: ...
     def vacuum(
diff --git a/python/deltalake/table.py b/python/deltalake/table.py
index bee0810382..18291467cc 100644
--- a/python/deltalake/table.py
+++ b/python/deltalake/table.py
@@ -700,12 +700,18 @@ def schema(self) -> DeltaSchema:
         """
         return self._table.schema
 
-    def files_by_partitions(self, partition_filters: Optional[FilterType]) -> List[str]:
+    def files_by_partitions(self, partition_filters: FilterType) -> List[str]:
         """
         Get the files for each partition
 
         """
-        return self._table.files_by_partitions(partition_filters)
+        warnings.warn(
+            "files_by_partitions is deprecated, please use DeltaTable.files() instead.",
+            category=DeprecationWarning,
+            stacklevel=2,
+        )
+
+        return self.files(partition_filters)  # type: ignore
 
     def metadata(self) -> Metadata:
         """
diff --git a/python/src/lib.rs b/python/src/lib.rs
index 2d6ce42952..63d0bcc17d 100644
--- a/python/src/lib.rs
+++ b/python/src/lib.rs
@@ -270,26 +270,6 @@ impl RawDeltaTable {
         })
     }
 
-    pub fn files_by_partitions(
-        &self,
-        py: Python,
-        partitions_filters: Vec<(PyBackedStr, PyBackedStr, PartitionFilterValue)>,
-    ) -> PyResult<Vec<String>> {
-        py.allow_threads(|| {
-            let partition_filters = convert_partition_filters(partitions_filters);
-            match partition_filters {
-                Ok(filters) => Ok(self
-                    ._table
-                    .get_files_by_partitions(&filters)
-                    .map_err(PythonError::from)?
-                    .into_iter()
-                    .map(|p| p.to_string())
-                    .collect()),
-                Err(err) => Err(PythonError::from(err).into()),
-            }
-        })
-    }
-
     pub fn files(
         &self,
         py: Python,
@@ -961,7 +941,7 @@ impl RawDeltaTable {
     ) -> PyResult<Vec<(String, Option<Bound<'py, PyAny>>)>> {
         let path_set = match partition_filters {
             Some(filters) => Some(HashSet::<_>::from_iter(
-                self.files_by_partitions(py, filters)?.iter().cloned(),
+                self.files(py, Some(filters))?.iter().cloned(),
             )),
             None => None,
         };