diff --git a/src/anm2/anm2.cpp b/src/anm2/anm2.cpp
index 0bc0bb5..f6151f8 100644
--- a/src/anm2/anm2.cpp
+++ b/src/anm2/anm2.cpp
@@ -23,9 +23,13 @@ namespace anm2ed::anm2
   {
     XMLDocument document;
 
-    filesystem::File file{path, "rb"};
+#ifdef _WIN32
+    auto file = _wfopen(path.string().c_str(), L"rb");
+#else
+    auto file = fopen(path.c_str(), "rb");
+#endif
 
-    if (!file.get() || document.LoadFile(file.get()) != XML_SUCCESS)
+    if (!file || document.LoadFile(file) != XML_SUCCESS)
     {
       if (errorString) *errorString = document.ErrorStr();
       return;
@@ -58,9 +62,13 @@ namespace anm2ed::anm2
     XMLDocument document;
     document.InsertFirstChild(to_element(document));
 
-    filesystem::File file{path, "w"};
+#ifdef _WIN32
+    auto file = _wfopen(path.string().c_str(), L"w");
+#else
+    auto file = fopen(path.c_str(), "w");
+#endif
 
-    if (!file.get() || document.SaveFile(file.get()) != XML_SUCCESS)
+    if (!file || document.SaveFile(file) != XML_SUCCESS)
     {
       if (errorString) *errorString = document.ErrorStr();
       return false;
diff --git a/src/util/filesystem_.cpp b/src/util/filesystem_.cpp
index f50c622..a4471e6 100644
--- a/src/util/filesystem_.cpp
+++ b/src/util/filesystem_.cpp
@@ -20,19 +20,6 @@ namespace anm2ed::util::filesystem
     }
   }
 
-  File::File(const std::filesystem::path& path, const char* mode)
-  {
-#ifdef _WIN32
-    _wfopen_s(&this->internal, path.c_str(), mode);
-#else
-    this->internal = fopen(path.c_str(), mode);
-#endif
-  }
-
-  File::~File() { fclose(this->internal); }
-
-  FILE* File::get() { return internal; }
-
   std::filesystem::path path_preferences_get()
   {
     auto path = SDL_GetPrefPath(nullptr, "anm2ed");
diff --git a/src/util/filesystem_.h b/src/util/filesystem_.h
index 44ce68b..7aa4a68 100644
--- a/src/util/filesystem_.h
+++ b/src/util/filesystem_.h
@@ -25,13 +25,4 @@ namespace anm2ed::util::filesystem
     ~WorkingDirectory();
   };
 
-  class File
-  {
-  public:
-    FILE* internal{};
-
-    File(const std::filesystem::path&, const char*);
-    ~File();
-    FILE* get();
-  };
 }