diff --git a/src/os/file_posix.go b/src/os/file_posix.go
index c3635ddd28..24ea554b62 100644
--- a/src/os/file_posix.go
+++ b/src/os/file_posix.go
@@ -7,12 +7,57 @@
 package os
 
 import (
+	"runtime"
 	"syscall"
 	"time"
 )
 
 func sigpipe() // implemented in package runtime
 
+// Close closes the File, rendering it unusable for I/O.
+// On files that support SetDeadline, any pending I/O operations will
+// be canceled and return immediately with an error.
+// Close will return an error if it has already been called.
+func (f *File) Close() error {
+	if f == nil {
+		return ErrInvalid
+	}
+	return f.file.close()
+}
+
+// read reads up to len(b) bytes from the File.
+// It returns the number of bytes read and an error, if any.
+func (f *File) read(b []byte) (n int, err error) {
+	n, err = f.pfd.Read(b)
+	runtime.KeepAlive(f)
+	return n, err
+}
+
+// pread reads len(b) bytes from the File starting at byte offset off.
+// It returns the number of bytes read and the error, if any.
+// EOF is signaled by a zero count with err set to nil.
+func (f *File) pread(b []byte, off int64) (n int, err error) {
+	n, err = f.pfd.Pread(b, off)
+	runtime.KeepAlive(f)
+	return n, err
+}
+
+// write writes len(b) bytes to the File.
+// It returns the number of bytes written and an error, if any.
+func (f *File) write(b []byte) (n int, err error) {
+	n, err = f.pfd.Write(b)
+	runtime.KeepAlive(f)
+	return n, err
+}
+
+// pwrite writes len(b) bytes to the File starting at byte offset off.
+// It returns the number of bytes written and an error, if any.
+func (f *File) pwrite(b []byte, off int64) (n int, err error) {
+	n, err = f.pfd.Pwrite(b, off)
+	runtime.KeepAlive(f)
+	return n, err
+}
+
 // syscallMode returns the syscall-specific mode bits from Go's portable mode bits.
 func syscallMode(i FileMode) (o uint32) {
 	o |= uint32(i.Perm())
diff --git a/src/os/file_unix.go b/src/os/file_unix.go
index 32e4442e5d..b93e2bd56a 100644
--- a/src/os/file_unix.go
+++ b/src/os/file_unix.go
@@ -226,17 +226,6 @@ func openFileNolog(name string, flag int, perm FileMode) (*File, error) {
 	return newFile(uintptr(r), name, kindOpenFile), nil
 }
 
-// Close closes the File, rendering it unusable for I/O.
-// On files that support SetDeadline, any pending I/O operations will
-// be canceled and return immediately with an error.
-// Close will return an error if it has already been called.
-func (f *File) Close() error {
-	if f == nil {
-		return ErrInvalid
-	}
-	return f.file.close()
-}
-
 func (file *file) close() error {
 	if file == nil {
 		return syscall.EINVAL
@@ -257,39 +246,6 @@ func (file *file) close() error {
 	return err
 }
 
-// read reads up to len(b) bytes from the File.
-// It returns the number of bytes read and an error, if any.
-func (f *File) read(b []byte) (n int, err error) {
-	n, err = f.pfd.Read(b)
-	runtime.KeepAlive(f)
-	return n, err
-}
-
-// pread reads len(b) bytes from the File starting at byte offset off.
-// It returns the number of bytes read and the error, if any.
-// EOF is signaled by a zero count with err set to nil.
-func (f *File) pread(b []byte, off int64) (n int, err error) {
-	n, err = f.pfd.Pread(b, off)
-	runtime.KeepAlive(f)
-	return n, err
-}
-
-// write writes len(b) bytes to the File.
-// It returns the number of bytes written and an error, if any.
-func (f *File) write(b []byte) (n int, err error) {
-	n, err = f.pfd.Write(b)
-	runtime.KeepAlive(f)
-	return n, err
-}
-
-// pwrite writes len(b) bytes to the File starting at byte offset off.
-// It returns the number of bytes written and an error, if any.
-func (f *File) pwrite(b []byte, off int64) (n int, err error) {
-	n, err = f.pfd.Pwrite(b, off)
-	runtime.KeepAlive(f)
-	return n, err
-}
-
 // seek sets the offset for the next Read or Write on file to offset, interpreted
 // according to whence: 0 means relative to the origin of the file, 1 means
 // relative to the current offset, and 2 means relative to the end.
diff --git a/src/os/file_windows.go b/src/os/file_windows.go
index 96f934d039..0d8c0fd20d 100644
--- a/src/os/file_windows.go
+++ b/src/os/file_windows.go
@@ -182,17 +182,6 @@ func openFileNolog(name string, flag int, perm FileMode) (*File, error) {
 	return nil, &PathError{"open", name, errf}
 }
 
-// Close closes the File, rendering it unusable for I/O.
-// On files that support SetDeadline, any pending I/O operations will
-// be canceled and return immediately with an error.
-// Close will return an error if it has already been called.
-func (file *File) Close() error {
-	if file == nil {
-		return ErrInvalid
-	}
-	return file.file.close()
-}
-
 func (file *file) close() error {
 	if file == nil {
 		return syscall.EINVAL
@@ -214,39 +203,6 @@ func (file *file) close() error {
 	return err
 }
 
-// read reads up to len(b) bytes from the File.
-// It returns the number of bytes read and an error, if any.
-func (f *File) read(b []byte) (n int, err error) {
-	n, err = f.pfd.Read(b)
-	runtime.KeepAlive(f)
-	return n, err
-}
-
-// pread reads len(b) bytes from the File starting at byte offset off.
-// It returns the number of bytes read and the error, if any.
-// EOF is signaled by a zero count with err set to 0.
-func (f *File) pread(b []byte, off int64) (n int, err error) {
-	n, err = f.pfd.Pread(b, off)
-	runtime.KeepAlive(f)
-	return n, err
-}
-
-// write writes len(b) bytes to the File.
-// It returns the number of bytes written and an error, if any.
-func (f *File) write(b []byte) (n int, err error) {
-	n, err = f.pfd.Write(b)
-	runtime.KeepAlive(f)
-	return n, err
-}
-
-// pwrite writes len(b) bytes to the File starting at byte offset off.
-// It returns the number of bytes written and an error, if any.
-func (f *File) pwrite(b []byte, off int64) (n int, err error) {
-	n, err = f.pfd.Pwrite(b, off)
-	runtime.KeepAlive(f)
-	return n, err
-}
-
 // seek sets the offset for the next Read or Write on file to offset, interpreted
 // according to whence: 0 means relative to the origin of the file, 1 means
 // relative to the current offset, and 2 means relative to the end.