diff --git a/internal/fuse/meta_dir.go b/internal/fuse/meta_dir.go
deleted file mode 100644
index b102965f9..000000000
--- a/internal/fuse/meta_dir.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,85 +0,0 @@
-//go:build darwin || freebsd || linux
-// +build darwin freebsd linux
-
-package fuse
-
-import (
-	"context"
-	"os"
-
-	"github.com/restic/restic/internal/debug"
-
-	"bazil.org/fuse"
-	"bazil.org/fuse/fs"
-)
-
-// ensure that *DirSnapshots implements these interfaces
-var _ = fs.HandleReadDirAller(&MetaDir{})
-var _ = fs.NodeStringLookuper(&MetaDir{})
-
-// MetaDir is a fuse directory which contains other directories.
-type MetaDir struct {
-	inode   uint64
-	root    *Root
-	entries map[string]fs.Node
-}
-
-// NewMetaDir returns a new meta dir.
-func NewMetaDir(root *Root, inode uint64, entries map[string]fs.Node) *MetaDir {
-	debug.Log("new meta dir with %d entries, inode %d", len(entries), inode)
-
-	return &MetaDir{
-		root:    root,
-		inode:   inode,
-		entries: entries,
-	}
-}
-
-// Attr returns the attributes for the root node.
-func (d *MetaDir) Attr(ctx context.Context, attr *fuse.Attr) error {
-	attr.Inode = d.inode
-	attr.Mode = os.ModeDir | 0555
-	attr.Uid = d.root.uid
-	attr.Gid = d.root.gid
-
-	debug.Log("attr: %v", attr)
-	return nil
-}
-
-// ReadDirAll returns all entries of the root node.
-func (d *MetaDir) ReadDirAll(ctx context.Context) ([]fuse.Dirent, error) {
-	debug.Log("ReadDirAll()")
-	items := []fuse.Dirent{
-		{
-			Inode: d.inode,
-			Name:  ".",
-			Type:  fuse.DT_Dir,
-		},
-		{
-			Inode: d.root.inode,
-			Name:  "..",
-			Type:  fuse.DT_Dir,
-		},
-	}
-
-	for name := range d.entries {
-		items = append(items, fuse.Dirent{
-			Inode: fs.GenerateDynamicInode(d.inode, name),
-			Name:  name,
-			Type:  fuse.DT_Dir,
-		})
-	}
-
-	return items, nil
-}
-
-// Lookup returns a specific entry from the root node.
-func (d *MetaDir) Lookup(ctx context.Context, name string) (fs.Node, error) {
-	debug.Log("Lookup(%s)", name)
-
-	if dir, ok := d.entries[name]; ok {
-		return dir, nil
-	}
-
-	return nil, fuse.ENOENT
-}