diff --git a/rustcryptfs-lib/src/filename/filename_encoded.rs b/rustcryptfs-lib/src/filename/filename_encoded.rs
index fdfd949..dcac5e1 100644
--- a/rustcryptfs-lib/src/filename/filename_encoded.rs
+++ b/rustcryptfs-lib/src/filename/filename_encoded.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-use std::path::Path;
-
 use sha2::{Digest, Sha256};
 
 /// EncodedFilename
@@ -9,38 +7,6 @@ pub enum EncodedFilename {
     LongFilename(LongFilename),
 }
 
-impl EncodedFilename {
-    fn new<P>(file: P) -> crate::error::Result<Self>
-    where
-        P: AsRef<Path>,
-    {
-        let path = file.as_ref();
-
-        let filename = path
-            .file_name()
-            .unwrap()
-            .to_str()
-            .expect("Failed to get filename");
-
-        if filename.starts_with("gocryptfs.longname.") {
-            if !filename.ends_with(".name") {
-                let long = std::fs::read_to_string(
-                    path.parent().unwrap().join(format!("{}.name", filename)),
-                )
-                .unwrap();
-                Ok(EncodedFilename::LongFilename(LongFilename {
-                    filename: filename.to_string(),
-                    filename_content: long,
-                }))
-            } else {
-                panic!()
-            }
-        } else {
-            Ok(EncodedFilename::ShortFilename(filename.to_string()))
-        }
-    }
-}
-
 #[derive(Debug, PartialEq)]
 pub struct LongFilename {
     pub filename: String,