diff --git a/internal/restic/node.go b/internal/restic/node.go
index c9c68cbee..e23d39f1b 100644
--- a/internal/restic/node.go
+++ b/internal/restic/node.go
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 package restic
 
 import (
-	"context"
 	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
 	"os"
@@ -188,7 +187,7 @@ func (node Node) GetExtendedAttribute(a string) []byte {
 }
 
 // NodeCreateAt creates the node at the given path but does NOT restore node meta data.
-func NodeCreateAt(ctx context.Context, node *Node, path string, repo BlobLoader) error {
+func NodeCreateAt(node *Node, path string) error {
 	debug.Log("create node %v at %v", node.Name, path)
 
 	switch node.Type {
@@ -197,7 +196,7 @@ func NodeCreateAt(ctx context.Context, node *Node, path string, repo BlobLoader)
 			return err
 		}
 	case "file":
-		if err := nodeCreateFileAt(ctx, node, path, repo); err != nil {
+		if err := nodeCreateFileAt(path); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
 	case "symlink":
@@ -310,38 +309,14 @@ func nodeCreateDirAt(node *Node, path string) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func nodeCreateFileAt(ctx context.Context, node *Node, path string, repo BlobLoader) error {
+func nodeCreateFileAt(path string) error {
 	f, err := fs.OpenFile(path, os.O_CREATE|os.O_WRONLY|os.O_TRUNC, 0600)
 	if err != nil {
 		return errors.WithStack(err)
 	}
 
-	err = nodeWriteNodeContent(ctx, node, repo, f)
-	closeErr := f.Close()
-
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	if closeErr != nil {
-		return errors.WithStack(closeErr)
-	}
-
-	return nil
-}
-
-func nodeWriteNodeContent(ctx context.Context, node *Node, repo BlobLoader, f *os.File) error {
-	var buf []byte
-	for _, id := range node.Content {
-		buf, err := repo.LoadBlob(ctx, DataBlob, id, buf)
-		if err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-
-		_, err = f.Write(buf)
-		if err != nil {
-			return errors.WithStack(err)
-		}
+	if err := f.Close(); err != nil {
+		return errors.WithStack(err)
 	}
 
 	return nil
diff --git a/internal/restic/node_test.go b/internal/restic/node_test.go
index 7258b5429..075dd5cc5 100644
--- a/internal/restic/node_test.go
+++ b/internal/restic/node_test.go
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 package restic
 
 import (
-	"context"
 	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
 	"os"
@@ -245,7 +244,7 @@ func TestNodeRestoreAt(t *testing.T) {
 			} else {
 				nodePath = filepath.Join(tempdir, test.Name)
 			}
-			rtest.OK(t, NodeCreateAt(context.TODO(), &test, nodePath, nil))
+			rtest.OK(t, NodeCreateAt(&test, nodePath))
 			rtest.OK(t, NodeRestoreMetadata(&test, nodePath, func(msg string) { rtest.OK(t, fmt.Errorf("Warning triggered for path: %s: %s", nodePath, msg)) }))
 
 			fi, err := os.Lstat(nodePath)
diff --git a/internal/restorer/restorer.go b/internal/restorer/restorer.go
index 31157c979..83644c7ac 100644
--- a/internal/restorer/restorer.go
+++ b/internal/restorer/restorer.go
@@ -265,14 +265,14 @@ func (res *Restorer) traverseTreeInner(ctx context.Context, target, location str
 	return filenames, hasRestored, nil
 }
 
-func (res *Restorer) restoreNodeTo(ctx context.Context, node *restic.Node, target, location string) error {
+func (res *Restorer) restoreNodeTo(node *restic.Node, target, location string) error {
 	if !res.opts.DryRun {
 		debug.Log("restoreNode %v %v %v", node.Name, target, location)
 		if err := fs.Remove(target); err != nil && !errors.Is(err, os.ErrNotExist) {
 			return errors.Wrap(err, "RemoveNode")
 		}
 
-		err := restic.NodeCreateAt(ctx, node, target, res.repo)
+		err := restic.NodeCreateAt(node, target)
 		if err != nil {
 			debug.Log("node.CreateAt(%s) error %v", target, err)
 			return err
@@ -435,7 +435,7 @@ func (res *Restorer) RestoreTo(ctx context.Context, dst string) (uint64, error)
 			debug.Log("second pass, visitNode: restore node %q", location)
 			if node.Type != "file" {
 				_, err := res.withOverwriteCheck(ctx, node, target, location, false, nil, func(_ bool, _ *fileState) error {
-					return res.restoreNodeTo(ctx, node, target, location)
+					return res.restoreNodeTo(node, target, location)
 				})
 				return err
 			}