diff --git a/checks/folder.go b/checks/folder.go
index 08d71d936..473f6d805 100644
--- a/checks/folder.go
+++ b/checks/folder.go
@@ -115,17 +115,6 @@ func checkLocalFolder(ctx *context.Context, check v1.FolderCheck) pkg.Results {
 }
 
 func genericFolderCheck(ctx *context.Context, dirFS artifactFS.Filesystem, path string, recursive bool, filter v1.FolderFilter) (FolderCheck, error) {
-	return _genericFolderCheck(ctx, true, dirFS, path, recursive, filter)
-}
-
-// genericFolderCheckWithoutPrecheck is used for those filesystems that do not support fetching the stat of a directory.
-// Eg: s3, gcs.
-// It will not pre check whether the given path is a directory.
-func genericFolderCheckWithoutPrecheck(ctx *context.Context, dirFS artifactFS.Filesystem, path string, recursive bool, filter v1.FolderFilter) (FolderCheck, error) {
-	return _genericFolderCheck(ctx, false, dirFS, path, recursive, filter)
-}
-
-func _genericFolderCheck(ctx *context.Context, supportsDirStat bool, dirFS artifactFS.Filesystem, path string, recursive bool, filter v1.FolderFilter) (FolderCheck, error) {
 	result := FolderCheck{}
 	_filter, err := filter.New()
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/checks/folder_gcs.go b/checks/folder_gcs.go
index 5e5e32a18..c39d81ffe 100644
--- a/checks/folder_gcs.go
+++ b/checks/folder_gcs.go
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ func CheckGCSBucket(ctx *context.Context, check v1.FolderCheck) pkg.Results {
 		return results.ErrorMessage(err)
 	}
 
-	folders, err := genericFolderCheckWithoutPrecheck(ctx, fs, check.Path, check.Recursive, check.Filter)
+	folders, err := genericFolderCheck(ctx, fs, check.Path, check.Recursive, check.Filter)
 	if err != nil {
 		return results.ErrorMessage(err)
 	}
diff --git a/checks/folder_s3.go b/checks/folder_s3.go
index c15f60de6..37bbeb30a 100644
--- a/checks/folder_s3.go
+++ b/checks/folder_s3.go
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ func CheckS3Bucket(ctx *context.Context, check v1.FolderCheck) pkg.Results {
 		limitFS.SetMaxListItems(ctx.Properties().Int("s3.list.max-objects", 50_000))
 	}
 
-	folders, err := genericFolderCheckWithoutPrecheck(ctx, fs, check.Path, check.Recursive, check.Filter)
+	folders, err := genericFolderCheck(ctx, fs, check.Path, check.Recursive, check.Filter)
 	if err != nil {
 		return results.ErrorMessage(err)
 	}