diff --git a/include/dwarfs/inode.h b/include/dwarfs/inode.h
index 10ad7484..dbca37e5 100644
--- a/include/dwarfs/inode.h
+++ b/include/dwarfs/inode.h
@@ -46,7 +46,6 @@ class inode : public object {
   using files_vector = folly::small_vector<file*, 1>;
 
   virtual void set_files(files_vector&& fv) = 0;
-  virtual bool needs_scan(inode_options const& opts, size_t size) const = 0;
   virtual void set_similarity_valid(inode_options const& opts) = 0;
   virtual void scan(mmif* mm, inode_options const& options) = 0;
   virtual void set_num(uint32_t num) = 0;
diff --git a/include/dwarfs/options.h b/include/dwarfs/options.h
index cf338c04..dfc2e590 100644
--- a/include/dwarfs/options.h
+++ b/include/dwarfs/options.h
@@ -78,7 +78,11 @@ struct inode_options {
   bool with_nilsimsa{false};
   std::optional<size_t> max_similarity_scan_size;
 
-  bool needs_scan() const { return with_similarity || with_nilsimsa; }
+  bool needs_scan(size_t size) const {
+    return (with_similarity || with_nilsimsa) &&
+           (!max_similarity_scan_size ||
+            size <= max_similarity_scan_size.value());
+  }
 };
 
 enum class file_order_mode { NONE, PATH, SCRIPT, SIMILARITY, NILSIMSA };
diff --git a/src/dwarfs/file_scanner.cpp b/src/dwarfs/file_scanner.cpp
index 00a02f0a..5031b241 100644
--- a/src/dwarfs/file_scanner.cpp
+++ b/src/dwarfs/file_scanner.cpp
@@ -308,7 +308,7 @@ void file_scanner_::add_inode(file* p) {
 
   p->set_inode(inode);
 
-  if (inode->needs_scan(ino_opts_, p->size())) {
+  if (ino_opts_.needs_scan(p->size())) {
     wg_.add_job([this, p, inode = std::move(inode)] {
       std::shared_ptr<mmif> mm;
       auto const size = p->size();
diff --git a/src/dwarfs/inode_manager.cpp b/src/dwarfs/inode_manager.cpp
index 117c55b2..cfdd5024 100644
--- a/src/dwarfs/inode_manager.cpp
+++ b/src/dwarfs/inode_manager.cpp
@@ -127,11 +127,6 @@ class inode_ : public inode {
     files_ = std::move(fv);
   }
 
-  bool needs_scan(inode_options const& opts, size_t size) const override {
-    return opts.needs_scan() && (!opts.max_similarity_scan_size ||
-                                 size <= opts.max_similarity_scan_size.value());
-  }
-
   void
   set_similarity_valid(inode_options const& opts [[maybe_unused]]) override {
 #ifndef NDEBUG