diff --git a/internal/archiver/archiver_test.go b/internal/archiver/archiver_test.go
index 04d0b876b..b95947a2e 100644
--- a/internal/archiver/archiver_test.go
+++ b/internal/archiver/archiver_test.go
@@ -846,7 +846,7 @@ func TestArchiverSaveDir(t *testing.T) {
 			back := rtest.Chdir(t, chdir)
 			defer back()
 
-			fi, err := fs.Lstat(test.target)
+			fi, err := os.Lstat(test.target)
 			if err != nil {
 				t.Fatal(err)
 			}
@@ -920,7 +920,7 @@ func TestArchiverSaveDirIncremental(t *testing.T) {
 		arch.runWorkers(ctx, wg)
 		arch.summary = &Summary{}
 
-		fi, err := fs.Lstat(tempdir)
+		fi, err := os.Lstat(tempdir)
 		if err != nil {
 			t.Fatal(err)
 		}
diff --git a/internal/archiver/testing.go b/internal/archiver/testing.go
index 97bada644..e555a70d6 100644
--- a/internal/archiver/testing.go
+++ b/internal/archiver/testing.go
@@ -95,17 +95,17 @@ func TestCreateFiles(t testing.TB, target string, dir TestDir) {
 				t.Fatal(err)
 			}
 		case TestSymlink:
-			err := fs.Symlink(filepath.FromSlash(it.Target), targetPath)
+			err := os.Symlink(filepath.FromSlash(it.Target), targetPath)
 			if err != nil {
 				t.Fatal(err)
 			}
 		case TestHardlink:
-			err := fs.Link(filepath.Join(target, filepath.FromSlash(it.Target)), targetPath)
+			err := os.Link(filepath.Join(target, filepath.FromSlash(it.Target)), targetPath)
 			if err != nil {
 				t.Fatal(err)
 			}
 		case TestDir:
-			err := fs.Mkdir(targetPath, 0755)
+			err := os.Mkdir(targetPath, 0755)
 			if err != nil {
 				t.Fatal(err)
 			}
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ func TestEnsureFiles(t testing.TB, target string, dir TestDir) {
 
 	// first, test that all items are there
 	TestWalkFiles(t, target, dir, func(path string, item interface{}) error {
-		fi, err := fs.Lstat(path)
+		fi, err := os.Lstat(path)
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ func TestEnsureFiles(t testing.TB, target string, dir TestDir) {
 				return nil
 			}
 
-			target, err := fs.Readlink(path)
+			target, err := os.Readlink(path)
 			if err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
diff --git a/internal/archiver/testing_test.go b/internal/archiver/testing_test.go
index bb4b63a82..a217abe25 100644
--- a/internal/archiver/testing_test.go
+++ b/internal/archiver/testing_test.go
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ func (t *MockT) Errorf(msg string, args ...interface{}) {
 func createFilesAt(t testing.TB, targetdir string, files map[string]interface{}) {
 	for name, item := range files {
 		target := filepath.Join(targetdir, filepath.FromSlash(name))
-		err := fs.MkdirAll(filepath.Dir(target), 0700)
+		err := os.MkdirAll(filepath.Dir(target), 0700)
 		if err != nil {
 			t.Fatal(err)
 		}
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ func createFilesAt(t testing.TB, targetdir string, files map[string]interface{})
 				t.Fatal(err)
 			}
 		case TestSymlink:
-			err := fs.Symlink(filepath.FromSlash(it.Target), target)
+			err := os.Symlink(filepath.FromSlash(it.Target), target)
 			if err != nil {
 				t.Fatal(err)
 			}
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ func TestTestCreateFiles(t *testing.T) {
 
 		t.Run("", func(t *testing.T) {
 			tempdir := filepath.Join(tempdir, fmt.Sprintf("test-%d", i))
-			err := fs.MkdirAll(tempdir, 0700)
+			err := os.MkdirAll(tempdir, 0700)
 			if err != nil {
 				t.Fatal(err)
 			}
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ func TestTestCreateFiles(t *testing.T) {
 
 			for name, item := range test.files {
 				targetPath := filepath.Join(tempdir, filepath.FromSlash(name))
-				fi, err := fs.Lstat(targetPath)
+				fi, err := os.Lstat(targetPath)
 				if err != nil {
 					t.Error(err)
 					continue
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ func TestTestCreateFiles(t *testing.T) {
 						continue
 					}
 
-					target, err := fs.Readlink(targetPath)
+					target, err := os.Readlink(targetPath)
 					if err != nil {
 						t.Error(err)
 						continue
@@ -455,7 +455,7 @@ func TestTestEnsureSnapshot(t *testing.T) {
 			tempdir := rtest.TempDir(t)
 
 			targetDir := filepath.Join(tempdir, "target")
-			err := fs.Mkdir(targetDir, 0700)
+			err := os.Mkdir(targetDir, 0700)
 			if err != nil {
 				t.Fatal(err)
 			}
diff --git a/internal/dump/tar_test.go b/internal/dump/tar_test.go
index 0c97eae35..cb3cb08c4 100644
--- a/internal/dump/tar_test.go
+++ b/internal/dump/tar_test.go
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
-	"github.com/restic/restic/internal/fs"
 	"github.com/restic/restic/internal/restic"
 	rtest "github.com/restic/restic/internal/test"
 )
@@ -83,7 +82,7 @@ func checkTar(t *testing.T, testDir string, srcTar *bytes.Buffer) error {
 				return fmt.Errorf("foldernames must end with separator got %v", hdr.Name)
 			}
 		case tar.TypeSymlink:
-			target, err := fs.Readlink(matchPath)
+			target, err := os.Readlink(matchPath)
 			if err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
diff --git a/internal/dump/zip_test.go b/internal/dump/zip_test.go
index 0c304d3da..6f5f60f54 100644
--- a/internal/dump/zip_test.go
+++ b/internal/dump/zip_test.go
@@ -9,8 +9,6 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 	"testing"
 	"time"
-
-	"github.com/restic/restic/internal/fs"
 )
 
 func TestWriteZip(t *testing.T) {
@@ -91,7 +89,7 @@ func checkZip(t *testing.T, testDir string, srcZip *bytes.Buffer) error {
 				return fmt.Errorf("foldernames must end with separator got %v", f.Name)
 			}
 		case f.Mode()&os.ModeSymlink != 0:
-			target, err := fs.Readlink(matchPath)
+			target, err := os.Readlink(matchPath)
 			if err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
diff --git a/internal/fs/file.go b/internal/fs/file.go
index c1ebae081..8d60ed159 100644
--- a/internal/fs/file.go
+++ b/internal/fs/file.go
@@ -3,15 +3,8 @@ package fs
 import (
 	"fmt"
 	"os"
-	"time"
 )
 
-// Mkdir creates a new directory with the specified name and permission bits.
-// If there is an error, it will be of type *PathError.
-func Mkdir(name string, perm os.FileMode) error {
-	return os.Mkdir(fixpath(name), perm)
-}
-
 // MkdirAll creates a directory named path, along with any necessary parents,
 // and returns nil, or else returns an error. The permission bits perm are used
 // for all directories that MkdirAll creates. If path is already a directory,
@@ -20,12 +13,6 @@ func MkdirAll(path string, perm os.FileMode) error {
 	return os.MkdirAll(fixpath(path), perm)
 }
 
-// Readlink returns the destination of the named symbolic link.
-// If there is an error, it will be of type *PathError.
-func Readlink(name string) (string, error) {
-	return os.Readlink(fixpath(name))
-}
-
 // Remove removes the named file or directory.
 // If there is an error, it will be of type *PathError.
 func Remove(name string) error {
@@ -40,20 +27,6 @@ func RemoveAll(path string) error {
 	return os.RemoveAll(fixpath(path))
 }
 
-// Rename renames (moves) oldpath to newpath.
-// If newpath already exists, Rename replaces it.
-// OS-specific restrictions may apply when oldpath and newpath are in different directories.
-// If there is an error, it will be of type *LinkError.
-func Rename(oldpath, newpath string) error {
-	return os.Rename(fixpath(oldpath), fixpath(newpath))
-}
-
-// Symlink creates newname as a symbolic link to oldname.
-// If there is an error, it will be of type *LinkError.
-func Symlink(oldname, newname string) error {
-	return os.Symlink(oldname, fixpath(newname))
-}
-
 // Link creates newname as a hard link to oldname.
 // If there is an error, it will be of type *LinkError.
 func Link(oldname, newname string) error {
@@ -68,11 +41,6 @@ func Lstat(name string) (os.FileInfo, error) {
 	return os.Lstat(fixpath(name))
 }
 
-// Open opens a file for reading.
-func Open(name string) (File, error) {
-	return os.Open(fixpath(name))
-}
-
 // OpenFile is the generalized open call; most users will use Open
 // or Create instead.  It opens the named file with specified flag
 // (O_RDONLY etc.) and perm, (0666 etc.) if applicable.  If successful,
diff --git a/internal/fs/node.go b/internal/fs/node.go
index e29011cc2..3945c426e 100644
--- a/internal/fs/node.go
+++ b/internal/fs/node.go
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ func nodeFillExtra(node *restic.Node, path string, fi os.FileInfo, ignoreXattrLi
 	case restic.NodeTypeDir:
 	case restic.NodeTypeSymlink:
 		var err error
-		node.LinkTarget, err = Readlink(path)
+		node.LinkTarget, err = os.Readlink(fixpath(path))
 		node.Links = uint64(stat.nlink())
 		if err != nil {
 			return errors.WithStack(err)
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ func NodeCreateAt(node *restic.Node, path string) error {
 }
 
 func nodeCreateDirAt(node *restic.Node, path string) error {
-	err := Mkdir(path, node.Mode)
+	err := os.Mkdir(fixpath(path), node.Mode)
 	if err != nil && !os.IsExist(err) {
 		return errors.WithStack(err)
 	}
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ func nodeCreateFileAt(path string) error {
 }
 
 func nodeCreateSymlinkAt(node *restic.Node, path string) error {
-	if err := Symlink(node.LinkTarget, path); err != nil {
+	if err := os.Symlink(node.LinkTarget, fixpath(path)); err != nil {
 		return errors.WithStack(err)
 	}
 
diff --git a/internal/fs/node_linux.go b/internal/fs/node_linux.go
index 1cb4ee1ae..4cb9bdeaa 100644
--- a/internal/fs/node_linux.go
+++ b/internal/fs/node_linux.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package fs
 
 import (
+	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"syscall"
 
@@ -10,7 +11,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 func nodeRestoreSymlinkTimestamps(path string, utimes [2]syscall.Timespec) error {
-	dir, err := Open(filepath.Dir(path))
+	dir, err := os.Open(fixpath(filepath.Dir(path)))
 	if err != nil {
 		return errors.WithStack(err)
 	}
diff --git a/internal/fs/node_windows.go b/internal/fs/node_windows.go
index f2a2001e9..d904c37fe 100644
--- a/internal/fs/node_windows.go
+++ b/internal/fs/node_windows.go
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ func lchown(_ string, _ int, _ int) (err error) {
 // restoreSymlinkTimestamps restores timestamps for symlinks
 func nodeRestoreSymlinkTimestamps(path string, utimes [2]syscall.Timespec) error {
 	// tweaked version of UtimesNano from go/src/syscall/syscall_windows.go
-	pathp, e := syscall.UTF16PtrFromString(path)
+	pathp, e := syscall.UTF16PtrFromString(fixpath(path))
 	if e != nil {
 		return e
 	}
diff --git a/internal/fs/setflags_linux_test.go b/internal/fs/setflags_linux_test.go
index b561a1009..8fe14a5a6 100644
--- a/internal/fs/setflags_linux_test.go
+++ b/internal/fs/setflags_linux_test.go
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ func TestNoatime(t *testing.T) {
 
 	defer func() {
 		_ = f.Close()
-		err = Remove(f.Name())
+		err = os.Remove(f.Name())
 		if err != nil {
 			t.Fatal(err)
 		}
diff --git a/internal/restorer/restorer_test.go b/internal/restorer/restorer_test.go
index 8844435ca..e0306ce01 100644
--- a/internal/restorer/restorer_test.go
+++ b/internal/restorer/restorer_test.go
@@ -1223,7 +1223,7 @@ func TestRestorerOverwriteSpecial(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 	}
 	for filename, target := range links {
-		link, err := fs.Readlink(filepath.Join(tempdir, filepath.FromSlash(filename)))
+		link, err := os.Readlink(filepath.Join(tempdir, filepath.FromSlash(filename)))
 		rtest.OK(t, err)
 		rtest.Equals(t, link, target, "wrong symlink target")
 	}