diff --git a/osu.Game/Stores/RealmArchiveModelImporter.cs b/osu.Game/Stores/RealmArchiveModelImporter.cs
index 56469184a9..1681dad750 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Stores/RealmArchiveModelImporter.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Stores/RealmArchiveModelImporter.cs
@@ -294,12 +294,8 @@ namespace osu.Game.Stores
         /// <remarks>
         ///  In the case of no matching files, a hash will be generated from the passed archive's <see cref="ArchiveReader.Name"/>.
         /// </remarks>
-        protected virtual string ComputeHash(TModel item, ArchiveReader? reader = null)
+        protected virtual string ComputeHash(TModel item)
         {
-            if (reader != null)
-                // fast hashing for cases where the item's files may not be populated.
-                return computeHashFast(reader);
-
             // for now, concatenate all hashable files in the set to create a unique hash.
             MemoryStream hashable = new MemoryStream();
 
@@ -374,7 +370,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Stores
                             // TODO: look into rollback of file additions (or delayed commit).
                             item.Files.AddRange(createFileInfos(archive, Files, realm));
 
-                        item.Hash = ComputeHash(item, archive);
+                        item.Hash = ComputeHash(item);
 
                         // TODO: we may want to run this outside of the transaction.
                         await Populate(item, archive, realm, cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);