diff --git a/src/uu/shred/src/shred.rs b/src/uu/shred/src/shred.rs
index 8a73eb1f1..12cd67acd 100644
--- a/src/uu/shred/src/shred.rs
+++ b/src/uu/shred/src/shred.rs
@@ -474,7 +474,7 @@ fn wipe_file(
 
     let size = match size {
         Some(size) => size,
-        None => get_file_size(path)?,
+        None => metadata.len(),
     };
 
     for (i, pass_type) in pass_sequence.into_iter().enumerate() {
@@ -532,10 +532,6 @@ fn do_pass(
     Ok(())
 }
 
-fn get_file_size(path: &Path) -> Result<u64, io::Error> {
-    Ok(fs::metadata(path)?.len())
-}
-
 // Repeatedly renames the file with strings of decreasing length (most likely all 0s)
 // Return the path of the file after its last renaming or None if error
 fn wipe_name(orig_path: &Path, verbose: bool, remove_method: RemoveMethod) -> Option<PathBuf> {