diff --git a/legacy/eina/src/include/eina_file.h b/legacy/eina/src/include/eina_file.h
index 30425aec1e..0452b79960 100644
--- a/legacy/eina/src/include/eina_file.h
+++ b/legacy/eina/src/include/eina_file.h
@@ -76,7 +76,6 @@ struct _Eina_File_Direct_Info
    size_t               name_length; /**< size of the filename/basename component */
    size_t               name_start; /**< where the filename/basename component starts */
    char                 path[PATH_MAX]; /**< the path */
-   const struct dirent *dirent; /**< the dirent structure of the path - don't use this if you want compatibility */
    Eina_File_Type       type; /**< file type */
 };
 
diff --git a/legacy/eina/src/lib/eina_file.c b/legacy/eina/src/lib/eina_file.c
index 4c32d75397..af6f65cbff 100644
--- a/legacy/eina/src/lib/eina_file.c
+++ b/legacy/eina/src/lib/eina_file.c
@@ -101,11 +101,11 @@ _eina_file_ls_iterator_next(Eina_File_Iterator *it, void **data)
           ((dp->d_name[1] == '\0') ||
            ((dp->d_name[1] == '.') && (dp->d_name[2] == '\0'))));
 
-#ifdef _DIRENT_HAVE_D_NAMLEN       
+#ifdef _DIRENT_HAVE_D_NAMLEN
    length = dp->d_namlen;
 #else
    length = strlen(dp->d_name);
-#endif       
+#endif
    name = alloca(length + 2 + it->length);
 
    memcpy(name,                  it->dir,    it->length);
@@ -162,11 +162,11 @@ _eina_file_direct_ls_iterator_next(Eina_File_Direct_Iterator *it, void **data)
         if (!dp)
            return EINA_FALSE;
 
-#ifdef _DIRENT_HAVE_D_NAMLEN       
+#ifdef _DIRENT_HAVE_D_NAMLEN
         length = dp->d_namlen;
 #else
         length = strlen(dp->d_name);
-#endif       
+#endif
         if (it->info.name_start + length + 1 >= PATH_MAX)
            continue;
      }
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ _eina_file_direct_ls_iterator_next(Eina_File_Direct_Iterator *it, void **data)
    it->info.name_length = length;
    it->info.path_length = it->info.name_start + length;
    it->info.path[it->info.path_length] = '\0';
-   it->info.dirent = dp;
+
 #ifdef _DIRENT_HAVE_D_TYPE
    switch (dp->d_type)
      {
diff --git a/legacy/eio/src/lib/eio_file.c b/legacy/eio/src/lib/eio_file.c
index f94a2ba29c..dfcc021c08 100644
--- a/legacy/eio/src/lib/eio_file.c
+++ b/legacy/eio/src/lib/eio_file.c
@@ -188,8 +188,6 @@ _eio_file_direct_heavy(Ecore_Thread *thread, void *data)
 	     if (!send) continue;
 
 	     memcpy(send, info, sizeof (Eina_File_Direct_Info));
-             send->dirent = (struct dirent*)(send + 1);
-             memcpy((void*) send->dirent, info->dirent, sizeof (struct dirent));
 
 	     ecore_thread_feedback(thread, send);
 	  }
diff --git a/legacy/eio/src/lib/eio_main.c b/legacy/eio/src/lib/eio_main.c
index 027e419f96..98093ebb93 100644
--- a/legacy/eio/src/lib/eio_main.c
+++ b/legacy/eio/src/lib/eio_main.c
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ eio_progress_send(Ecore_Thread *thread, Eio_File_Progress *op, off_t current, of
 Eina_File_Direct_Info *
 eio_direct_info_malloc(void)
 {
-   return _eio_pool_malloc(&direct_info, sizeof (Eina_File_Direct_Info) + sizeof (struct dirent));
+   return _eio_pool_malloc(&direct_info, sizeof (Eina_File_Direct_Info));
 }
 
 void