diff --git a/src/node_file.cc b/src/node_file.cc
index ba8a1c464d5799..af24a5b18c539a 100644
--- a/src/node_file.cc
+++ b/src/node_file.cc
@@ -64,7 +64,6 @@ using v8::Array;
 using v8::BigInt;
 using v8::Context;
 using v8::EscapableHandleScope;
-using v8::FastApiCallbackOptions;
 using v8::FunctionCallbackInfo;
 using v8::FunctionTemplate;
 using v8::HandleScope;
@@ -1073,32 +1072,6 @@ static void InternalModuleStat(const FunctionCallbackInfo<Value>& args) {
   args.GetReturnValue().Set(rc);
 }
 
-static int32_t FastInternalModuleStat(
-    Local<Value> recv,
-    Local<Value> input_,
-    // NOLINTNEXTLINE(runtime/references) This is V8 api.
-    FastApiCallbackOptions& options) {
-  TRACK_V8_FAST_API_CALL("fs.internalModuleStat");
-  HandleScope scope(options.isolate);
-
-  CHECK(input_->IsString());
-  Utf8Value input(options.isolate, input_.As<String>());
-
-  auto path = std::filesystem::path(input.ToStringView());
-
-  switch (std::filesystem::status(path).type()) {
-    case std::filesystem::file_type::directory:
-      return 1;
-    case std::filesystem::file_type::regular:
-      return 0;
-    default:
-      return -1;
-  }
-}
-
-v8::CFunction fast_internal_module_stat_(
-    v8::CFunction::Make(FastInternalModuleStat));
-
 constexpr bool is_uv_error_except_no_entry(int result) {
   return result < 0 && result != UV_ENOENT;
 }
@@ -3722,11 +3695,7 @@ static void CreatePerIsolateProperties(IsolateData* isolate_data,
   SetMethod(isolate, target, "rmSync", RmSync);
   SetMethod(isolate, target, "mkdir", MKDir);
   SetMethod(isolate, target, "readdir", ReadDir);
-  SetFastMethod(isolate,
-                target,
-                "internalModuleStat",
-                InternalModuleStat,
-                &fast_internal_module_stat_);
+  SetMethod(isolate, target, "internalModuleStat", InternalModuleStat);
   SetMethod(isolate, target, "stat", Stat);
   SetMethod(isolate, target, "lstat", LStat);
   SetMethod(isolate, target, "fstat", FStat);
@@ -3851,8 +3820,6 @@ void RegisterExternalReferences(ExternalReferenceRegistry* registry) {
   registry->Register(MKDir);
   registry->Register(ReadDir);
   registry->Register(InternalModuleStat);
-  registry->Register(FastInternalModuleStat);
-  registry->Register(fast_internal_module_stat_.GetTypeInfo());
   registry->Register(Stat);
   registry->Register(LStat);
   registry->Register(FStat);
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-permission-fs-internal-module-stat.js b/test/parallel/test-permission-fs-internal-module-stat.js
index 5b1dd6679c7019..db7129e8554f23 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-permission-fs-internal-module-stat.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-permission-fs-internal-module-stat.js
@@ -20,19 +20,3 @@ const blockedFile = fixtures.path('permission', 'deny', 'protected-file.md');
 const internalFsBinding = internalBinding('fs');
 
 strictEqual(internalFsBinding.internalModuleStat(blockedFile), 0);
-
-// Only javascript methods can be optimized through %OptimizeFunctionOnNextCall
-// This is why we surround the C++ method we want to optimize with a JS function.
-function testFastPaths(file) {
-  return internalFsBinding.internalModuleStat(file);
-}
-
-eval('%PrepareFunctionForOptimization(testFastPaths)');
-testFastPaths(blockedFile);
-eval('%OptimizeFunctionOnNextCall(testFastPaths)');
-strictEqual(testFastPaths(blockedFile), 0);
-
-if (common.isDebug) {
-  const { getV8FastApiCallCount } = internalBinding('debug');
-  strictEqual(getV8FastApiCallCount('fs.internalModuleStat'), 1);
-}