diff --git a/auto_tests/tox_test.c b/auto_tests/tox_test.c
index 00146318..2146bdcf 100644
--- a/auto_tests/tox_test.c
+++ b/auto_tests/tox_test.c
@@ -560,7 +560,7 @@ START_TEST(test_few_clients)
     tox_friend_get_name(tox3, 0, temp_name, 0);
     ck_assert_msg(memcmp(temp_name, "Gentoo", sizeof("Gentoo")) == 0, "Name not correct");
 
-    tox_callback_friend_status_message(tox3, print_status_m_change, &to_compare);
+    tox_callback_friend_status_message(tox3, print_status_m_change);
     succ = tox_self_set_status_message(tox2, (uint8_t *)"Installing Gentoo", sizeof("Installing Gentoo"), &err_n);
     ck_assert_msg(succ && err_n == TOX_ERR_SET_INFO_OK, "tox_self_set_status_message failed because %u\n", err_n);
 
diff --git a/other/apidsl/tox.in.h b/other/apidsl/tox.in.h
index 2af19172..0aca1716 100644
--- a/other/apidsl/tox.in.h
+++ b/other/apidsl/tox.in.h
@@ -1240,7 +1240,7 @@ namespace friend {
   /**
    * This event is triggered when a friend changes their status message.
    */
-  event status_message {
+  event status_message const {
     /**
      * @param friend_number The friend number of the friend whose status message
      *   changed.
diff --git a/testing/nTox.c b/testing/nTox.c
index ba7c2399..5e70e728 100644
--- a/testing/nTox.c
+++ b/testing/nTox.c
@@ -1293,7 +1293,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
     tox_callback_friend_request(m, print_request, NULL);
     tox_callback_friend_message(m, print_message, NULL);
     tox_callback_friend_name(m, print_nickchange);
-    tox_callback_friend_status_message(m, print_statuschange, NULL);
+    tox_callback_friend_status_message(m, print_statuschange);
     tox_callback_group_invite(m, print_invite, NULL);
     tox_callback_group_message(m, print_groupmessage, NULL);
     tox_callback_file_recv_chunk(m, write_file, NULL);
diff --git a/toxcore/Messenger.c b/toxcore/Messenger.c
index e5779fb6..d7fa8e64 100644
--- a/toxcore/Messenger.c
+++ b/toxcore/Messenger.c
@@ -782,11 +782,9 @@ void m_callback_namechange(Messenger *m, void (*function)(Messenger *m, uint32_t
     m->friend_namechange = function;
 }
 
-void m_callback_statusmessage(Messenger *m, void (*function)(Messenger *m, uint32_t, const uint8_t *, size_t, void *),
-                              void *userdata)
+void m_callback_statusmessage(Messenger *m, void (*function)(Messenger *m, uint32_t, const uint8_t *, size_t, void *))
 {
     m->friend_statusmessagechange = function;
-    m->friend_statusmessagechange_userdata = userdata;
 }
 
 void m_callback_userstatus(Messenger *m, void (*function)(Messenger *m, uint32_t, unsigned int, void *), void *userdata)
@@ -1959,8 +1957,7 @@ static int handle_packet(void *object, int i, uint8_t *temp, uint16_t len, void
             data_terminated[data_length] = 0;
 
             if (m->friend_statusmessagechange)
-                m->friend_statusmessagechange(m, i, data_terminated, data_length,
-                                              m->friend_statusmessagechange_userdata);
+                m->friend_statusmessagechange(m, i, data_terminated, data_length, userdata);
 
             set_friend_statusmessage(m, i, data_terminated, data_length);
             break;
diff --git a/toxcore/Messenger.h b/toxcore/Messenger.h
index 5af9e274..9dae8446 100644
--- a/toxcore/Messenger.h
+++ b/toxcore/Messenger.h
@@ -241,7 +241,6 @@ struct Messenger {
     void *friend_message_userdata;
     void (*friend_namechange)(struct Messenger *m, uint32_t, const uint8_t *, size_t, void *);
     void (*friend_statusmessagechange)(struct Messenger *m, uint32_t, const uint8_t *, size_t, void *);
-    void *friend_statusmessagechange_userdata;
     void (*friend_userstatuschange)(struct Messenger *m, uint32_t, unsigned int, void *);
     void *friend_userstatuschange_userdata;
     void (*friend_typingchange)(struct Messenger *m, uint32_t, _Bool, void *);
@@ -491,8 +490,7 @@ void m_callback_namechange(Messenger *m, void (*function)(Messenger *m, uint32_t
  *
  *  You are not responsible for freeing newstatus
  */
-void m_callback_statusmessage(Messenger *m, void (*function)(Messenger *m, uint32_t, const uint8_t *, size_t, void *),
-                              void *userdata);
+void m_callback_statusmessage(Messenger *m, void (*function)(Messenger *m, uint32_t, const uint8_t *, size_t, void *));
 
 /* Set the callback for status type changes.
  *  Function(uint32_t friendnumber, USERSTATUS kind)
diff --git a/toxcore/tox.c b/toxcore/tox.c
index 2d3c97a9..51307fc1 100644
--- a/toxcore/tox.c
+++ b/toxcore/tox.c
@@ -761,10 +761,10 @@ bool tox_friend_get_status_message(const Tox *tox, uint32_t friend_number, uint8
     return 1;
 }
 
-void tox_callback_friend_status_message(Tox *tox, tox_friend_status_message_cb *function, void *user_data)
+void tox_callback_friend_status_message(Tox *tox, tox_friend_status_message_cb *function)
 {
     Messenger *m = tox;
-    m_callback_statusmessage(m, function, user_data);
+    m_callback_statusmessage(m, function);
 }
 
 TOX_USER_STATUS tox_friend_get_status(const Tox *tox, uint32_t friend_number, TOX_ERR_FRIEND_QUERY *error)
diff --git a/toxcore/tox.h b/toxcore/tox.h
index 5e6de408..1bb98a76 100644
--- a/toxcore/tox.h
+++ b/toxcore/tox.h
@@ -1327,7 +1327,7 @@ typedef void tox_friend_status_message_cb(Tox *tox, uint32_t friend_number, cons
  *
  * This event is triggered when a friend changes their status message.
  */
-void tox_callback_friend_status_message(Tox *tox, tox_friend_status_message_cb *callback, void *user_data);
+void tox_callback_friend_status_message(Tox *tox, tox_friend_status_message_cb *callback);
 
 /**
  * Return the friend's user status (away/busy/...). If the friend number is