diff --git a/cmd/restic/cmd_mount.go b/cmd/restic/cmd_mount.go
index 2f57a6d1f..b8a66dc90 100644
--- a/cmd/restic/cmd_mount.go
+++ b/cmd/restic/cmd_mount.go
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/restic/restic/internal/errors"
 	"github.com/restic/restic/internal/restic"
 
-	resticfs "github.com/restic/restic/internal/fs"
 	"github.com/restic/restic/internal/fuse"
 
 	systemFuse "github.com/anacrolix/fuse"
@@ -122,7 +121,7 @@ func runMount(ctx context.Context, opts MountOptions, gopts GlobalOptions, args
 
 	// Check the existence of the mount point at the earliest stage to
 	// prevent unnecessary computations while opening the repository.
-	if _, err := resticfs.Stat(mountpoint); errors.Is(err, os.ErrNotExist) {
+	if _, err := os.Stat(mountpoint); errors.Is(err, os.ErrNotExist) {
 		Verbosef("Mountpoint %s doesn't exist\n", mountpoint)
 		return err
 	}
diff --git a/internal/fs/file.go b/internal/fs/file.go
index b727df79c..c1ebae081 100644
--- a/internal/fs/file.go
+++ b/internal/fs/file.go
@@ -60,12 +60,6 @@ func Link(oldname, newname string) error {
 	return os.Link(fixpath(oldname), fixpath(newname))
 }
 
-// Stat returns a FileInfo structure describing the named file.
-// If there is an error, it will be of type *PathError.
-func Stat(name string) (os.FileInfo, error) {
-	return os.Stat(fixpath(name))
-}
-
 // Lstat returns the FileInfo structure describing the named file.
 // If the file is a symbolic link, the returned FileInfo
 // describes the symbolic link.  Lstat makes no attempt to follow the link.