diff --git a/lua/gitsigns/actions.lua b/lua/gitsigns/actions.lua
index b9c510184..ca27bb02f 100644
--- a/lua/gitsigns/actions.lua
+++ b/lua/gitsigns/actions.lua
@@ -1254,7 +1254,7 @@ local function buildqflist(target)
         if stat and stat.type == 'file' then
           local a = r:get_show_text(':0:' .. f)
           async.scheduler()
-          local hunks = run_diff(a, util.file_lines(f_abs, { raw = true }))
+          local hunks = run_diff(a, util.file_lines(f_abs))
           hunks_to_qflist(f_abs, hunks, qflist)
         end
       end
diff --git a/lua/gitsigns/git.lua b/lua/gitsigns/git.lua
index e360594f1..704c4444e 100644
--- a/lua/gitsigns/git.lua
+++ b/lua/gitsigns/git.lua
@@ -480,7 +480,7 @@ end
 --- @return string[] stdout, string? stderr
 function Obj:get_show_text(revision)
   if revision == 'FILE' then
-    return util.file_lines(self.file, { raw = true })
+    return util.file_lines(self.file)
   end
 
   if not self.relpath then
diff --git a/lua/gitsigns/util.lua b/lua/gitsigns/util.lua
index c815fad85..32e8b2e51 100644
--- a/lua/gitsigns/util.lua
+++ b/lua/gitsigns/util.lua
@@ -25,20 +25,12 @@ function M.dirname(file)
 end
 
 --- @param path string
---- @param opts {raw: boolean}?
 --- @return string[]
-function M.file_lines(path, opts)
-  opts = opts or {}
-  local file = assert(io.open(path))
+function M.file_lines(path)
+  local file = assert(io.open(path, 'rb'))
   local contents = file:read('*a')
-  local lines = vim.split(contents, '\n', { plain = true })
-  if not opts.raw then
-    -- If contents ends with a newline, then remove the final empty string after the split
-    if lines[#lines] == '' then
-      lines[#lines] = nil
-    end
-  end
-  return lines
+  file:close()
+  return vim.split(contents, '\n')
 end
 
 M.path_sep = package.config:sub(1, 1)