diff --git a/repository/index.go b/repository/index.go
index 7bb4a273e..093667336 100644
--- a/repository/index.go
+++ b/repository/index.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package repository
 
 import (
+	"bytes"
 	"encoding/json"
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
@@ -564,13 +565,12 @@ func LoadIndexWithDecoder(repo *Repository, id string, fn func(io.Reader) (*Inde
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	rd, err := repo.GetDecryptReader(backend.Index, idxID.String())
+	buf, err := repo.LoadAndDecrypt(backend.Index, idxID)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	defer closeOrErr(rd, &err)
 
-	idx, err = fn(rd)
+	idx, err = fn(bytes.NewReader(buf))
 	if err != nil {
 		debug.Log("LoadIndexWithDecoder", "error while decoding index %v: %v", id, err)
 		return nil, err
diff --git a/repository/repository.go b/repository/repository.go
index f095898c3..a3ed9c60f 100644
--- a/repository/repository.go
+++ b/repository/repository.go
@@ -495,17 +495,6 @@ func LoadIndex(repo *Repository, id string) (*Index, error) {
 	return nil, err
 }
 
-// GetDecryptReader opens the file id stored in the backend and returns a
-// reader that yields the decrypted content. The reader must be closed.
-func (r *Repository) GetDecryptReader(t backend.Type, id string) (io.ReadCloser, error) {
-	rd, err := r.be.GetReader(t, id, 0, 0)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-
-	return newDecryptReadCloser(r.key, rd)
-}
-
 // SearchKey finds a key with the supplied password, afterwards the config is
 // read and parsed.
 func (r *Repository) SearchKey(password string) error {