diff --git a/lfs.c b/lfs.c
index c55cb3d..f042408 100644
--- a/lfs.c
+++ b/lfs.c
@@ -80,21 +80,6 @@ static int lfs_bd_read(lfs_t *lfs,
             diff = lfs_min(diff, rcache->off-off);
         }
 
-        if (size >= hint && off % lfs->cfg->read_size == 0 &&
-                size >= lfs->cfg->read_size) {
-            // bypass cache?
-            diff = lfs_aligndown(diff, lfs->cfg->read_size);
-            int err = lfs->cfg->read(lfs->cfg, block, off, data, diff);
-            if (err) {
-                return err;
-            }
-
-            data += diff;
-            off += diff;
-            size -= diff;
-            continue;
-        }
-
         // load to cache, first condition can no longer fail
         LFS_ASSERT(block < lfs->cfg->block_count);
         rcache->block = block;