diff --git a/src/env/node/git/localGitProvider.ts b/src/env/node/git/localGitProvider.ts
index fdeea01..53d5880 100644
--- a/src/env/node/git/localGitProvider.ts
+++ b/src/env/node/git/localGitProvider.ts
@@ -3299,8 +3299,8 @@ export class LocalGitProvider implements GitProvider, Disposable {
 	}
 
 	@log()
-	getVersionedFileBuffer(repoPath: string, fileName: string, ref: string): Promise<Buffer | undefined> {
-		return Git.show<Buffer>(repoPath, fileName, ref, { encoding: 'buffer' });
+	getRevisionContent(repoPath: string, path: string, ref: string): Promise<Uint8Array | undefined> {
+		return Git.show<Buffer>(repoPath, path, ref, { encoding: 'buffer' });
 	}
 
 	@log()
diff --git a/src/git/fsProvider.ts b/src/git/fsProvider.ts
index 1651bc7..95faaa9 100644
--- a/src/git/fsProvider.ts
+++ b/src/git/fsProvider.ts
@@ -83,10 +83,8 @@ export class GitFileSystemProvider implements FileSystemProvider, Disposable {
 
 		if (ref === GitRevision.deletedOrMissing) return emptyArray;
 
-		const buffer = await this.container.git.getVersionedFileBuffer(repoPath, path, ref);
-		if (buffer === undefined) return emptyArray;
-
-		return buffer;
+		const data = await this.container.git.getRevisionContent(repoPath, path, ref);
+		return data != null ? data : emptyArray;
 	}
 
 	rename(): void | Thenable<void> {
diff --git a/src/git/gitProvider.ts b/src/git/gitProvider.ts
index 40f73a8..0cf73f2 100644
--- a/src/git/gitProvider.ts
+++ b/src/git/gitProvider.ts
@@ -339,7 +339,7 @@ export interface GitProvider {
 	): Promise<PagedResult<GitTag>>;
 	getTreeEntryForRevision(repoPath: string, path: string, ref: string): Promise<GitTreeEntry | undefined>;
 	getTreeForRevision(repoPath: string, ref: string): Promise<GitTreeEntry[]>;
-	getVersionedFileBuffer(repoPath: string, fileName: string, ref: string): Promise<Buffer | undefined>;
+	getRevisionContent(repoPath: string, path: string, ref: string): Promise<Uint8Array | undefined>;
 	getVersionedUri(repoPath: string, fileName: string, ref: string | undefined): Promise<Uri | undefined>;
 	getWorkingUri(repoPath: string, uri: Uri): Promise<Uri | undefined>;
 
diff --git a/src/git/gitProviderService.ts b/src/git/gitProviderService.ts
index c0e2a8b..326131e 100644
--- a/src/git/gitProviderService.ts
+++ b/src/git/gitProviderService.ts
@@ -1675,9 +1675,9 @@ export class GitProviderService implements Disposable {
 	}
 
 	@log()
-	getVersionedFileBuffer(repoPath: string | Uri, fileName: string, ref: string) {
-		const { provider, path } = this.getProvider(repoPath);
-		return provider.getVersionedFileBuffer(path, fileName, ref);
+	getRevisionContent(repoPath: string | Uri, path: string, ref: string): Promise<Uint8Array | undefined> {
+		const { provider, path: rp } = this.getProvider(repoPath);
+		return provider.getRevisionContent(rp, path, ref);
 	}
 
 	@log()