diff --git a/internal/repository/repository.go b/internal/repository/repository.go
index 8bb81d390..b43c3cec9 100644
--- a/internal/repository/repository.go
+++ b/internal/repository/repository.go
@@ -17,13 +17,10 @@ import (
 	"github.com/restic/restic/internal/crypto"
 	"github.com/restic/restic/internal/debug"
 	"github.com/restic/restic/internal/errors"
-	"github.com/restic/restic/internal/fs"
-	"github.com/restic/restic/internal/hashing"
 	"github.com/restic/restic/internal/pack"
 	"github.com/restic/restic/internal/restic"
 	"github.com/restic/restic/internal/ui/progress"
 
-	"github.com/minio/sha256-simd"
 	"golang.org/x/sync/errgroup"
 )
 
@@ -746,47 +743,6 @@ type Loader interface {
 	Load(ctx context.Context, h restic.Handle, length int, offset int64, fn func(rd io.Reader) error) error
 }
 
-// DownloadAndHash is all-in-one helper to download content of the file at h to a temporary filesystem location
-// and calculate ID of the contents. Returned (temporary) file is positioned at the beginning of the file;
-// it is the reponsibility of the caller to close and delete the file.
-func DownloadAndHash(ctx context.Context, be Loader, h restic.Handle) (tmpfile *os.File, hash restic.ID, size int64, err error) {
-	tmpfile, err = fs.TempFile("", "restic-temp-")
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, restic.ID{}, -1, errors.Wrap(err, "TempFile")
-	}
-
-	err = be.Load(ctx, h, 0, 0, func(rd io.Reader) (ierr error) {
-		_, ierr = tmpfile.Seek(0, io.SeekStart)
-		if ierr == nil {
-			ierr = tmpfile.Truncate(0)
-		}
-		if ierr != nil {
-			return ierr
-		}
-		hrd := hashing.NewReader(rd, sha256.New())
-		size, ierr = io.Copy(tmpfile, hrd)
-		hash = restic.IDFromHash(hrd.Sum(nil))
-		return ierr
-	})
-
-	if err != nil {
-		// ignore subsequent errors
-		_ = tmpfile.Close()
-		_ = os.Remove(tmpfile.Name())
-		return nil, restic.ID{}, -1, errors.Wrap(err, "Load")
-	}
-
-	_, err = tmpfile.Seek(0, io.SeekStart)
-	if err != nil {
-		// ignore subsequent errors
-		_ = tmpfile.Close()
-		_ = os.Remove(tmpfile.Name())
-		return nil, restic.ID{}, -1, errors.Wrap(err, "Seek")
-	}
-
-	return tmpfile, hash, size, err
-}
-
 type BackendLoadFn func(ctx context.Context, h restic.Handle, length int, offset int64, fn func(rd io.Reader) error) error
 
 func StreamPack(ctx context.Context, beLoad BackendLoadFn, key *crypto.Key, packID restic.ID, blobs []restic.Blob, handleBlobFn func(blob restic.BlobHandle, buf []byte, err error) error) error {
diff --git a/internal/repository/repository_test.go b/internal/repository/repository_test.go
index 22a424556..083b6edff 100644
--- a/internal/repository/repository_test.go
+++ b/internal/repository/repository_test.go
@@ -13,8 +13,6 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/restic/restic/internal/archiver"
-	"github.com/restic/restic/internal/errors"
-	"github.com/restic/restic/internal/fs"
 	"github.com/restic/restic/internal/repository"
 	"github.com/restic/restic/internal/restic"
 	rtest "github.com/restic/restic/internal/test"
@@ -411,107 +409,3 @@ func TestRepositoryIncrementalIndex(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 	}
 }
-
-type backend struct {
-	rd io.Reader
-}
-
-func (be backend) Load(ctx context.Context, h restic.Handle, length int, offset int64, fn func(rd io.Reader) error) error {
-	return fn(be.rd)
-}
-
-type retryBackend struct {
-	buf []byte
-}
-
-func (be retryBackend) Load(ctx context.Context, h restic.Handle, length int, offset int64, fn func(rd io.Reader) error) error {
-	err := fn(bytes.NewReader(be.buf[:len(be.buf)/2]))
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	return fn(bytes.NewReader(be.buf))
-}
-
-func TestDownloadAndHash(t *testing.T) {
-	buf := make([]byte, 5*1024*1024+881)
-	_, err := io.ReadFull(rnd, buf)
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Fatal(err)
-	}
-
-	var tests = []struct {
-		be   repository.Loader
-		want []byte
-	}{
-		{
-			be:   backend{rd: bytes.NewReader(buf)},
-			want: buf,
-		},
-		{
-			be:   retryBackend{buf: buf},
-			want: buf,
-		},
-	}
-
-	for _, test := range tests {
-		t.Run("", func(t *testing.T) {
-			f, id, size, err := repository.DownloadAndHash(context.TODO(), test.be, restic.Handle{})
-			if err != nil {
-				t.Error(err)
-			}
-
-			want := restic.Hash(test.want)
-			if !want.Equal(id) {
-				t.Errorf("wrong hash returned, want %v, got %v", want.Str(), id.Str())
-			}
-
-			if size != int64(len(test.want)) {
-				t.Errorf("wrong size returned, want %v, got %v", test.want, size)
-			}
-
-			err = f.Close()
-			if err != nil {
-				t.Error(err)
-			}
-
-			err = fs.RemoveIfExists(f.Name())
-			if err != nil {
-				t.Fatal(err)
-			}
-		})
-	}
-}
-
-type errorReader struct {
-	err error
-}
-
-func (er errorReader) Read(p []byte) (n int, err error) {
-	return 0, er.err
-}
-
-func TestDownloadAndHashErrors(t *testing.T) {
-	var tests = []struct {
-		be  repository.Loader
-		err string
-	}{
-		{
-			be:  backend{rd: errorReader{errors.New("test error 1")}},
-			err: "test error 1",
-		},
-	}
-
-	for _, test := range tests {
-		t.Run("", func(t *testing.T) {
-			_, _, _, err := repository.DownloadAndHash(context.TODO(), test.be, restic.Handle{})
-			if err == nil {
-				t.Fatalf("wanted error %q, got nil", test.err)
-			}
-
-			if errors.Cause(err).Error() != test.err {
-				t.Fatalf("wanted error %q, got %q", test.err, err)
-			}
-		})
-	}
-}