diff --git a/internal/fusefrontend_reverse/node.go b/internal/fusefrontend_reverse/node.go
index d7748f6..787b99b 100644
--- a/internal/fusefrontend_reverse/node.go
+++ b/internal/fusefrontend_reverse/node.go
@@ -64,11 +64,6 @@ func (n *Node) Lookup(ctx context.Context, cName string, out *fuse.EntryOut) (ch
 //
 // GetAttr is symlink-safe through use of openBackingDir() and Fstatat().
 func (n *Node) Getattr(ctx context.Context, f fs.FileHandle, out *fuse.AttrOut) (errno syscall.Errno) {
-	// If the kernel gives us a file handle, use it.
-	if f != nil {
-		return f.(fs.FileGetattrer).Getattr(ctx, out)
-	}
-
 	d, errno := n.prepareAtSyscall("")
 	if errno != 0 {
 		return