diff --git a/pkg/go-nfs/filesystem.go b/pkg/go-nfs/filesystem.go
index 7aa66c6..2207173 100644
--- a/pkg/go-nfs/filesystem.go
+++ b/pkg/go-nfs/filesystem.go
@@ -26,10 +26,6 @@ type Filesystem interface {
 	// it if it already exists. If successful, methods on the returned File can
 	// be used for I/O; the associated file descriptor has mode O_RDWR.
 	Create(ctx context.Context, filename string) (File, error)
-	// Open opens the named file for reading. If successful, methods on the
-	// returned file can be used for reading; the associated file descriptor has
-	// mode O_RDONLY.
-	Open(ctx context.Context, filename string) (File, error)
 	// OpenFile is the generalized open call; most users will use Open or Create
 	// instead. It opens the named file with specified flag (O_RDONLY etc.) and
 	// perm, (0666 etc.) if applicable. If successful, methods on the returned
diff --git a/pkg/go-nfs/nfs_onread.go b/pkg/go-nfs/nfs_onread.go
index 107481a..6856ddc 100644
--- a/pkg/go-nfs/nfs_onread.go
+++ b/pkg/go-nfs/nfs_onread.go
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ func onRead(ctx context.Context, w *response, userHandle Handler) error {
 		return &NFSStatusError{NFSStatusStale, err}
 	}
 
-	fh, err := fs.Open(ctx, fs.Join(path...))
+	fh, err := fs.OpenFile(ctx, fs.Join(path...), os.O_RDONLY, 0)
 	if err != nil {
 		if os.IsNotExist(err) {
 			return &NFSStatusError{NFSStatusNoEnt, err}
diff --git a/pkg/go-nfs/nfs_onwrite.go b/pkg/go-nfs/nfs_onwrite.go
index 7fac090..536cc6c 100644
--- a/pkg/go-nfs/nfs_onwrite.go
+++ b/pkg/go-nfs/nfs_onwrite.go
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ func onWrite(ctx context.Context, w *response, userHandle Handler) error {
 	if err != nil {
 		return &NFSStatusError{NFSStatusAccess, err}
 	}
+	defer file.Close(ctx)
 	if req.Offset > 0 {
 		if _, err := file.Seek(int64(req.Offset), io.SeekStart); err != nil {
 			return &NFSStatusError{NFSStatusIO, err}
diff --git a/pkg/go-nfs/nfs_test.go b/pkg/go-nfs/nfs_test.go
index 8a79752..e0a9b36 100644
--- a/pkg/go-nfs/nfs_test.go
+++ b/pkg/go-nfs/nfs_test.go
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
 	"net"
+	"os"
 	"reflect"
 	"sort"
 	"testing"
@@ -86,7 +87,7 @@ func TestNFS(t *testing.T) {
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
-	mf, _ := mem.Open(ctx, "/helloworld.txt")
+	mf, _ := mem.OpenFile(ctx, "/helloworld.txt", os.O_RDONLY, 0)
 	buf := make([]byte, len(b))
 	if _, err = mf.Read(ctx, buf[:]); err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)