diff --git a/cmd/restic/cmd_copy_integration_test.go b/cmd/restic/cmd_copy_integration_test.go
index 93f9685f6..252b2fdfe 100644
--- a/cmd/restic/cmd_copy_integration_test.go
+++ b/cmd/restic/cmd_copy_integration_test.go
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ func testPackAndBlobCounts(t testing.TB, gopts global.Options) (countTreePacks i
 		defer unlock()
 
 		rtest.OK(t, repo.List(context.TODO(), restic.PackFile, func(id restic.ID, size int64) error {
-			blobs, _, err := repo.ListPack(context.TODO(), id, size)
+			blobs, err := repo.ListPack(context.TODO(), id, size)
 			rtest.OK(t, err)
 			rtest.Assert(t, len(blobs) > 0, "a packfile should contain at least one blob")
 
diff --git a/cmd/restic/cmd_debug.go b/cmd/restic/cmd_debug.go
index 65c25b79e..0a0b43295 100644
--- a/cmd/restic/cmd_debug.go
+++ b/cmd/restic/cmd_debug.go
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ func printPacks(ctx context.Context, repo *repository.Repository, wr io.Writer,
 
 	var m sync.Mutex
 	return restic.ParallelList(ctx, repo, restic.PackFile, repo.Connections(), func(ctx context.Context, id restic.ID, size int64) error {
-		blobs, _, err := repo.ListPack(ctx, id, size)
+		blobs, err := repo.ListPack(ctx, id, size)
 		if err != nil {
 			printer.E("error for pack %v: %v", id.Str(), err)
 			return nil
diff --git a/cmd/restic/cmd_find.go b/cmd/restic/cmd_find.go
index 6f7a6396a..5254b58a0 100644
--- a/cmd/restic/cmd_find.go
+++ b/cmd/restic/cmd_find.go
@@ -472,7 +472,7 @@ func (f *Finder) packsToBlobs(ctx context.Context, packs []string) error {
 			delete(packIDs, idStr)
 		}
 		debug.Log("Found pack %s", idStr)
-		blobs, _, err := f.repo.ListPack(ctx, id, size)
+		blobs, err := f.repo.ListPack(ctx, id, size)
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
diff --git a/internal/repository/debug.go b/internal/repository/debug.go
index 7030ad718..fd6533a82 100644
--- a/internal/repository/debug.go
+++ b/internal/repository/debug.go
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ func ExaminePack(ctx context.Context, repo restic.Repository, id restic.ID, opts
 	printer.S("  ========================================")
 	printer.S("  inspect the pack itself")
 
-	blobs, _, err := repo.ListPack(ctx, id, int64(len(buf)))
+	blobs, err := repo.ListPack(ctx, id, int64(len(buf)))
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("pack %v: %v", id.Str(), err)
 	}
diff --git a/internal/repository/repack_test.go b/internal/repository/repack_test.go
index 0c1095301..fc7d86900 100644
--- a/internal/repository/repack_test.go
+++ b/internal/repository/repack_test.go
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ func selectBlobs(t *testing.T, random *rand.Rand, repo restic.Repository, p floa
 	blobs := restic.NewBlobSet()
 
 	err := repo.List(context.TODO(), restic.PackFile, func(id restic.ID, size int64) error {
-		entries, _, err := repo.ListPack(context.TODO(), id, size)
+		entries, err := repo.ListPack(context.TODO(), id, size)
 		if err != nil {
 			t.Fatalf("error listing pack %v: %v", id, err)
 		}
diff --git a/internal/repository/repair_pack.go b/internal/repository/repair_pack.go
index 39d057976..5059aad04 100644
--- a/internal/repository/repair_pack.go
+++ b/internal/repository/repair_pack.go
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ func resolveBlobsForPacks(ctx context.Context, repo *Repository, ids restic.IDSe
 
 	err := repo.List(ctx, restic.PackFile, func(id restic.ID, size int64) error {
 		if ids.Has(id) {
-			blobs, _, err := repo.ListPack(ctx, id, size)
+			blobs, err := repo.ListPack(ctx, id, size)
 			if err != nil {
 				return nil
 			}
diff --git a/internal/repository/repository.go b/internal/repository/repository.go
index 86eab8183..7bc61bcc0 100644
--- a/internal/repository/repository.go
+++ b/internal/repository/repository.go
@@ -781,7 +781,7 @@ func (r *Repository) createIndexFromPacks(ctx context.Context, packsize map[rest
 	// a worker receives an pack ID from ch, reads the pack contents, and adds them to idx
 	worker := func() error {
 		for fi := range ch {
-			entries, _, err := r.ListPack(wgCtx, fi.ID, fi.Size)
+			entries, err := r.ListPack(wgCtx, fi.ID, fi.Size)
 			if err != nil {
 				debug.Log("unable to list pack file %v", fi.ID.Str())
 				m.Lock()
@@ -957,12 +957,11 @@ func (r *Repository) List(ctx context.Context, t restic.FileType, fn func(restic
 	})
 }
 
-// ListPack returns the list of blobs saved in the pack id and the length of
-// the pack header.
-func (r *Repository) ListPack(ctx context.Context, id restic.ID, size int64) (restic.Blobs, uint32, error) {
+// ListPack returns the list of blobs saved in the pack id.
+func (r *Repository) ListPack(ctx context.Context, id restic.ID, size int64) (restic.Blobs, error) {
 	h := backend.Handle{Type: restic.PackFile, Name: id.String()}
 
-	entries, hdrSize, err := pack.List(r.Key(), backend.ReaderAt(ctx, r.be, h), size)
+	entries, _, err := pack.List(r.Key(), backend.ReaderAt(ctx, r.be, h), size)
 	if err != nil {
 		if r.cache != nil {
 			// ignore error as there is not much we can do here
@@ -970,9 +969,9 @@ func (r *Repository) ListPack(ctx context.Context, id restic.ID, size int64) (re
 		}
 
 		// retry on error
-		entries, hdrSize, err = pack.List(r.Key(), backend.ReaderAt(ctx, r.be, h), size)
+		entries, _, err = pack.List(r.Key(), backend.ReaderAt(ctx, r.be, h), size)
 	}
-	return entries, hdrSize, err
+	return entries, err
 }
 
 // Delete calls backend.Delete() if implemented, and returns an error
diff --git a/internal/repository/repository_test.go b/internal/repository/repository_test.go
index f2ef1d082..f7bb516a3 100644
--- a/internal/repository/repository_test.go
+++ b/internal/repository/repository_test.go
@@ -457,7 +457,7 @@ func TestListPack(t *testing.T) {
 		return nil
 	}))
 
-	blobs, _, err := repo.ListPack(context.TODO(), packID, size)
+	blobs, err := repo.ListPack(context.TODO(), packID, size)
 	rtest.OK(t, err)
 	rtest.Assert(t, len(blobs) == 1 && blobs[0].ID == id, "unexpected blobs in pack: %v", blobs)
 
diff --git a/internal/restic/repository.go b/internal/restic/repository.go
index 1476c2468..f8b5cef33 100644
--- a/internal/restic/repository.go
+++ b/internal/restic/repository.go
@@ -32,9 +32,8 @@ type Repository interface {
 	// the index iteration returns immediately with ctx.Err(). This blocks any modification of the index.
 	ListBlobs(ctx context.Context, fn func(PackedBlob)) error
 	ListPacksFromIndex(ctx context.Context, packs IDSet) <-chan PackBlobs
-	// ListPack returns the list of blobs saved in the pack id and the length of
-	// the pack header.
-	ListPack(ctx context.Context, id ID, packSize int64) (entries Blobs, hdrSize uint32, err error)
+	// ListPack returns the list of blobs saved in the pack id.
+	ListPack(ctx context.Context, id ID, packSize int64) (entries Blobs, err error)
 
 	LoadBlob(ctx context.Context, t BlobType, id ID, buf []byte) ([]byte, error)
 	LoadBlobsFromPack(ctx context.Context, packID ID, blobs Blobs, handleBlobFn func(blob BlobHandle, buf []byte, err error) error) error