diff --git a/internal/fs/node_aix.go b/internal/fs/node_aix.go
index 2967c6db7..463ed1c33 100644
--- a/internal/fs/node_aix.go
+++ b/internal/fs/node_aix.go
@@ -23,11 +23,6 @@ func nodeFillExtendedAttributes(_ *restic.Node, _ string, _ bool) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-// isListxattrPermissionError is a no-op on AIX.
-func isListxattrPermissionError(_ error) bool {
-	return false
-}
-
 // nodeRestoreGenericAttributes is no-op on AIX.
 func nodeRestoreGenericAttributes(node *restic.Node, _ string, warn func(msg string)) error {
 	return restic.HandleAllUnknownGenericAttributesFound(node.GenericAttributes, warn)
diff --git a/internal/fs/node_netbsd.go b/internal/fs/node_netbsd.go
index 00e6c92ca..182050da0 100644
--- a/internal/fs/node_netbsd.go
+++ b/internal/fs/node_netbsd.go
@@ -20,11 +20,6 @@ func nodeFillExtendedAttributes(_ *restic.Node, _ string, _ bool) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-// isListxattrPermissionError is a no-op on netbsd.
-func isListxattrPermissionError(_ error) bool {
-	return false
-}
-
 // nodeRestoreGenericAttributes is no-op on netbsd.
 func nodeRestoreGenericAttributes(node *restic.Node, _ string, warn func(msg string)) error {
 	return restic.HandleAllUnknownGenericAttributesFound(node.GenericAttributes, warn)
diff --git a/internal/fs/node_openbsd.go b/internal/fs/node_openbsd.go
index 590c603a3..2a7a410dd 100644
--- a/internal/fs/node_openbsd.go
+++ b/internal/fs/node_openbsd.go
@@ -20,11 +20,6 @@ func nodeFillExtendedAttributes(_ *restic.Node, _ string, _ bool) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-// isListxattrPermissionError is a no-op on openbsd.
-func isListxattrPermissionError(_ error) bool {
-	return false
-}
-
 // nodeRestoreGenericAttributes is no-op on openbsd.
 func nodeRestoreGenericAttributes(node *restic.Node, _ string, warn func(msg string)) error {
 	return restic.HandleAllUnknownGenericAttributesFound(node.GenericAttributes, warn)