diff --git a/include/dwarfs/filesystem_v2.h b/include/dwarfs/filesystem_v2.h
index a4ed19b3..f80b19a8 100644
--- a/include/dwarfs/filesystem_v2.h
+++ b/include/dwarfs/filesystem_v2.h
@@ -103,7 +103,6 @@ class filesystem_v2 {
 
   int open(entry_view entry) const { return impl_->open(entry); }
 
-#if 0
   ssize_t read(uint32_t inode, char* buf, size_t size, off_t offset) const {
     return impl_->read(inode, buf, size, offset);
   }
@@ -112,7 +111,6 @@ class filesystem_v2 {
   readv(uint32_t inode, iovec_read_buf& buf, size_t size, off_t offset) const {
     return impl_->readv(inode, buf, size, offset);
   }
-#endif
 
   class impl {
    public:
@@ -136,12 +134,10 @@ class filesystem_v2 {
     readlink(entry_view entry) const = 0;
     virtual int statvfs(struct ::statvfs* stbuf) const = 0;
     virtual int open(entry_view entry) const = 0;
-#if 0
     virtual ssize_t
     read(uint32_t inode, char* buf, size_t size, off_t offset) const = 0;
     virtual ssize_t readv(uint32_t inode, iovec_read_buf& buf, size_t size,
                           off_t offset) const = 0;
-#endif
   };
 
  private:
diff --git a/src/dwarfs/filesystem_v2.cpp b/src/dwarfs/filesystem_v2.cpp
index bedc9319..c1b31534 100644
--- a/src/dwarfs/filesystem_v2.cpp
+++ b/src/dwarfs/filesystem_v2.cpp
@@ -171,12 +171,10 @@ class filesystem_ : public filesystem_v2::impl {
   readlink(entry_view entry) const override;
   int statvfs(struct ::statvfs* stbuf) const override;
   int open(entry_view entry) const override;
-#if 0
   ssize_t
   read(uint32_t inode, char* buf, size_t size, off_t offset) const override;
   ssize_t readv(uint32_t inode, iovec_read_buf& buf, size_t size,
                 off_t offset) const override;
-#endif
 
  private:
   log_proxy<LoggerPolicy> log_;
@@ -310,23 +308,23 @@ int filesystem_<LoggerPolicy>::open(entry_view entry) const {
   return meta_.open(entry);
 }
 
-#if 0
 template <typename LoggerPolicy>
 ssize_t filesystem_<LoggerPolicy>::read(uint32_t inode, char* buf, size_t size,
                                         off_t offset) const {
-  size_t num = 0;
-  const chunk_type* chunk = meta_.get_chunks(inode, num);
-  return ir_.read(buf, size, offset, chunk, num);
+  if (auto chunks = meta_.get_chunks(inode)) {
+    return ir_.read(buf, size, offset, *chunks);
+  }
+  return -1;
 }
 
 template <typename LoggerPolicy>
 ssize_t filesystem_<LoggerPolicy>::readv(uint32_t inode, iovec_read_buf& buf,
                                          size_t size, off_t offset) const {
-  size_t num = 0;
-  const chunk_type* chunk = meta_.get_chunks(inode, num);
-  return ir_.readv(buf, size, offset, chunk, num);
+  if (auto chunks = meta_.get_chunks(inode)) {
+    return ir_.readv(buf, size, offset, *chunks);
+  }
+  return -1;
 }
-#endif
 
 } // namespace