diff --git a/Applications/FileManager/DirectoryView.cpp b/Applications/FileManager/DirectoryView.cpp
index 4a596ed92a..8efe532ec3 100644
--- a/Applications/FileManager/DirectoryView.cpp
+++ b/Applications/FileManager/DirectoryView.cpp
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ void DirectoryView::handle_activation(const GUI::ModelIndex& index)
     if (!index.is_valid())
         return;
     dbgprintf("on activation: %d,%d, this=%p, m_model=%p\n", index.row(), index.column(), this, m_model.ptr());
-    auto& node = model().node(index);
+    auto& node = this->node(index);
     auto path = node.full_path();
 
     struct stat st;
@@ -142,6 +142,11 @@ DirectoryView::DirectoryView(Mode mode)
     set_view_mode(ViewMode::Icon);
 }
 
+const GUI::FileSystemModel::Node& DirectoryView::node(const GUI::ModelIndex& index) const
+{
+    return model().node(m_sorting_model->map_to_source(index));
+}
+
 void DirectoryView::setup_model()
 {
     m_model->set_root_path(Core::StandardPaths::desktop_directory());
@@ -195,7 +200,7 @@ void DirectoryView::setup_icon_view()
     m_icon_view->set_model(m_sorting_model);
     m_icon_view->set_model_column(GUI::FileSystemModel::Column::Name);
     m_icon_view->on_activation = [&](auto& index) {
-        handle_activation(map_index(index));
+        handle_activation(index);
     };
     m_icon_view->on_selection_change = [this] {
         update_statusbar();
@@ -204,11 +209,11 @@ void DirectoryView::setup_icon_view()
     };
     m_icon_view->on_context_menu_request = [this](auto& index, auto& event) {
         if (on_context_menu_request)
-            on_context_menu_request(map_index(index), event);
+            on_context_menu_request(index, event);
     };
     m_icon_view->on_drop = [this](auto& index, auto& event) {
         if (on_drop)
-            on_drop(map_index(index), event);
+            on_drop(index, event);
     };
 }
 
@@ -219,7 +224,7 @@ void DirectoryView::setup_columns_view()
     m_columns_view->set_model_column(GUI::FileSystemModel::Column::Name);
 
     m_columns_view->on_activation = [&](auto& index) {
-        handle_activation(map_index(index));
+        handle_activation(index);
     };
 
     m_columns_view->on_selection_change = [this] {
@@ -230,12 +235,12 @@ void DirectoryView::setup_columns_view()
 
     m_columns_view->on_context_menu_request = [this](auto& index, auto& event) {
         if (on_context_menu_request)
-            on_context_menu_request(map_index(index), event);
+            on_context_menu_request(index, event);
     };
 
     m_columns_view->on_drop = [this](auto& index, auto& event) {
         if (on_drop)
-            on_drop(map_index(index), event);
+            on_drop(index, event);
     };
 }
 
@@ -247,7 +252,7 @@ void DirectoryView::setup_table_view()
     m_table_view->set_key_column_and_sort_order(GUI::FileSystemModel::Column::Name, GUI::SortOrder::Ascending);
 
     m_table_view->on_activation = [&](auto& index) {
-        handle_activation(map_index(index));
+        handle_activation(index);
     };
 
     m_table_view->on_selection_change = [this] {
@@ -258,12 +263,12 @@ void DirectoryView::setup_table_view()
 
     m_table_view->on_context_menu_request = [this](auto& index, auto& event) {
         if (on_context_menu_request)
-            on_context_menu_request(map_index(index), event);
+            on_context_menu_request(index, event);
     };
 
     m_table_view->on_drop = [this](auto& index, auto& event) {
         if (on_drop)
-            on_drop(map_index(index), event);
+            on_drop(index, event);
     };
 }
 
@@ -356,11 +361,6 @@ void DirectoryView::open_next_directory()
     }
 }
 
-GUI::ModelIndex DirectoryView::map_index(const GUI::ModelIndex& index) const
-{
-    return m_sorting_model->map_to_source(index);
-}
-
 void DirectoryView::update_statusbar()
 {
     size_t total_size = model().node({}).total_size;
@@ -392,7 +392,7 @@ void DirectoryView::update_statusbar()
     builder.append(')');
 
     if (selected_item_count == 1) {
-        auto& node = model().node(map_index(current_view().selection().first()));
+        auto& node = this->node(current_view().selection().first());
         if (!node.symlink_target.is_empty()) {
             builder.append(" -> ");
             builder.append(node.symlink_target);
diff --git a/Applications/FileManager/DirectoryView.h b/Applications/FileManager/DirectoryView.h
index dcfc4a205c..9ee572ac4f 100644
--- a/Applications/FileManager/DirectoryView.h
+++ b/Applications/FileManager/DirectoryView.h
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ public:
 
     void set_should_show_dotfiles(bool);
 
-    GUI::FileSystemModel& model() { return *m_model; }
+    const GUI::FileSystemModel::Node& node(const GUI::ModelIndex&) const;
 
     bool is_desktop() const { return m_mode == Mode::Desktop; }
 
@@ -140,6 +140,7 @@ public:
 private:
     explicit DirectoryView(Mode);
     const GUI::FileSystemModel& model() const { return *m_model; }
+    GUI::FileSystemModel& model() { return *m_model; }
 
     // ^GUI::ModelClient
     virtual void model_did_update(unsigned) override;
@@ -151,7 +152,6 @@ private:
     void setup_table_view();
 
     void handle_activation(const GUI::ModelIndex&);
-    GUI::ModelIndex map_index(const GUI::ModelIndex&) const;
 
     void set_status_message(const StringView&);
     void update_statusbar();
diff --git a/Applications/FileManager/main.cpp b/Applications/FileManager/main.cpp
index f6272e1042..a187d9e1b1 100644
--- a/Applications/FileManager/main.cpp
+++ b/Applications/FileManager/main.cpp
@@ -702,7 +702,7 @@ int run_in_windowed_mode(RefPtr<Core::ConfigFile> config, String initial_locatio
 
     directory_view.on_context_menu_request = [&](const GUI::ModelIndex& index, const GUI::ContextMenuEvent& event) {
         if (index.is_valid()) {
-            auto& node = directory_view.model().node(index);
+            auto& node = directory_view.node(index);
 
             if (node.is_directory()) {
                 auto should_get_enabled = access(node.full_path().characters(), W_OK) == 0 && GUI::Clipboard::the().type() == "text/uri-list";
@@ -769,7 +769,7 @@ int run_in_windowed_mode(RefPtr<Core::ConfigFile> config, String initial_locatio
             return;
         }
 
-        auto& target_node = directory_view.model().node(index);
+        auto& target_node = directory_view.node(index);
         if (!target_node.is_directory())
             return;