diff --git a/pkg/stanza/fileconsumer/internal/reader/factory.go b/pkg/stanza/fileconsumer/internal/reader/factory.go
index c962f7d4b21f..a7934f4a9cbf 100644
--- a/pkg/stanza/fileconsumer/internal/reader/factory.go
+++ b/pkg/stanza/fileconsumer/internal/reader/factory.go
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ package reader // import "github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-cont
 
 import (
 	"bufio"
+	"fmt"
 	"os"
 	"time"
 
@@ -73,9 +74,11 @@ func (f *Factory) NewReaderFromMetadata(file *os.File, m *Metadata) (r *Reader,
 	r.lineSplitFunc = trim.WithFunc(trim.ToLength(flushFunc, f.MaxLogSize), f.TrimFunc)
 
 	if !f.FromBeginning {
-		if err = r.offsetToEnd(); err != nil {
-			return nil, err
+		var info os.FileInfo
+		if info, err = r.file.Stat(); err != nil {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("stat: %w", err)
 		}
+		r.Offset = info.Size()
 	}
 
 	r.emitFunc = f.EmitFunc
diff --git a/pkg/stanza/fileconsumer/internal/reader/reader.go b/pkg/stanza/fileconsumer/internal/reader/reader.go
index 7bd2311d8138..46ab06b222a0 100644
--- a/pkg/stanza/fileconsumer/internal/reader/reader.go
+++ b/pkg/stanza/fileconsumer/internal/reader/reader.go
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ import (
 	"bufio"
 	"context"
 	"errors"
-	"fmt"
 	"os"
 
 	"go.uber.org/zap"
@@ -45,23 +44,6 @@ type Reader struct {
 	deleteAtEOF     bool
 }
 
-// offsetToEnd sets the starting offset
-func (r *Reader) offsetToEnd() error {
-	info, err := r.file.Stat()
-	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("stat: %w", err)
-	}
-	r.Offset = info.Size()
-	return nil
-}
-
-func (r *Reader) NewFingerprintFromFile() (*fingerprint.Fingerprint, error) {
-	if r.file == nil {
-		return nil, errors.New("file is nil")
-	}
-	return fingerprint.New(r.file, r.fingerprintSize)
-}
-
 // ReadToEnd will read until the end of the file
 func (r *Reader) ReadToEnd(ctx context.Context) {
 	if _, err := r.file.Seek(r.Offset, 0); err != nil {