diff --git a/sftpd/handler.go b/sftpd/handler.go
index 3cd5527e..b39eacd8 100644
--- a/sftpd/handler.go
+++ b/sftpd/handler.go
@@ -60,11 +60,6 @@ func (c Connection) Fileread(request *sftp.Request) (io.ReaderAt, error) {
 		return nil, vfs.GetSFTPError(c.fs, err)
 	}
 
-	fi, err := c.fs.Stat(p)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, vfs.GetSFTPError(c.fs, err)
-	}
-
 	file, r, cancelFn, err := c.fs.Open(p)
 	if err != nil {
 		c.Log(logger.LevelWarn, logSender, "could not open file %#v for reading: %+v", p, err)
@@ -91,7 +86,6 @@ func (c Connection) Fileread(request *sftp.Request) (io.ReaderAt, error) {
 		transferError:       nil,
 		isFinished:          false,
 		minWriteOffset:      0,
-		expectedSize:        fi.Size(),
 		isExcludedFromQuota: c.User.IsFileExcludedFromQuota(request.Filepath),
 		lock:                new(sync.Mutex),
 	}
diff --git a/sftpd/internal_test.go b/sftpd/internal_test.go
index 1ef0a9e8..2f0b90bd 100644
--- a/sftpd/internal_test.go
+++ b/sftpd/internal_test.go
@@ -274,7 +274,6 @@ func TestReadWriteErrors(t *testing.T) {
 		transferError:  nil,
 		isFinished:     false,
 		minWriteOffset: 0,
-		expectedSize:   10,
 		lock:           new(sync.Mutex),
 	}
 	err = file.Close()
@@ -285,7 +284,7 @@ func TestReadWriteErrors(t *testing.T) {
 	_, err = transfer.ReadAt(buf, 0)
 	assert.Error(t, err, "reading from a closed file must fail")
 	err = transfer.Close()
-	assert.Error(t, err, "upoload must fail: the expected size does not match")
+	assert.Error(t, err)
 
 	r, _, err := pipeat.Pipe()
 	assert.NoError(t, err)
@@ -374,7 +373,6 @@ func TestTransferCancelFn(t *testing.T) {
 		transferError:  nil,
 		isFinished:     false,
 		minWriteOffset: 0,
-		expectedSize:   10,
 		lock:           new(sync.Mutex),
 	}
 	errFake := errors.New("fake error, this will trigger cancelFn")
diff --git a/sftpd/scp.go b/sftpd/scp.go
index 45a594b0..235b1f58 100644
--- a/sftpd/scp.go
+++ b/sftpd/scp.go
@@ -512,7 +512,6 @@ func (c *scpCommand) handleDownload(filePath string) error {
 		transferError:  nil,
 		isFinished:     false,
 		minWriteOffset: 0,
-		expectedSize:   stat.Size(),
 		lock:           new(sync.Mutex),
 	}
 	addTransfer(&transfer)
diff --git a/sftpd/transfer.go b/sftpd/transfer.go
index 3467c6d5..4e0d2a65 100644
--- a/sftpd/transfer.go
+++ b/sftpd/transfer.go
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@ type Transfer struct {
 	protocol            string
 	transferError       error
 	minWriteOffset      int64
-	expectedSize        int64
 	initialSize         int64
 	lock                *sync.Mutex
 	isNewFile           bool