diff --git a/libsqsh/include/sqsh_file_private.h b/libsqsh/include/sqsh_file_private.h
index a0c8fab9..d07a7c1d 100644
--- a/libsqsh/include/sqsh_file_private.h
+++ b/libsqsh/include/sqsh_file_private.h
@@ -207,8 +207,6 @@ SQSH_NO_EXPORT int sqsh__file_reader_cleanup(struct SqshFileReader *reader);
  * file/file.c
  */
 
-#define SQSH_AUTO_DIR_INODE UINT32_MAX
-
 /**
  * @brief The file type implementation
  */
diff --git a/libsqsh/src/file/file.c b/libsqsh/src/file/file.c
index a658b909..d0c46e62 100644
--- a/libsqsh/src/file/file.c
+++ b/libsqsh/src/file/file.c
@@ -214,14 +214,6 @@ sqsh__file_init(
 		goto out;
 	}
 
-	if (dir_inode == SQSH_AUTO_DIR_INODE) {
-		if (sqsh_file_type(inode) == SQSH_FILE_TYPE_DIRECTORY) {
-			dir_inode = sqsh_file_directory_parent_inode(inode);
-		} else {
-			rv = -SQSH_ERROR_NOT_A_DIRECTORY;
-			goto out;
-		}
-	}
 	inode->dir_inode = dir_inode;
 
 	rv = sqsh_archive_inode_map(archive, &inode_map);
diff --git a/test/libsqsh/tree/traversal.c b/test/libsqsh/tree/traversal.c
index 63a2e1dd..3e4f8950 100644
--- a/test/libsqsh/tree/traversal.c
+++ b/test/libsqsh/tree/traversal.c
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ UTEST(traversal, test_recursive_directory) {
 	mk_stub(&archive, payload, sizeof(payload));
 
 	struct SqshFile file = {0};
-	rv = sqsh__file_init(&file, &archive, 0, SQSH_AUTO_DIR_INODE);
+	rv = sqsh__file_init(&file, &archive, 0, 2);
 	ASSERT_EQ(0, rv);
 
 	struct SqshTreeTraversal traversal = {0};