diff --git a/pkg/storage/utils/eosfs/eosfs.go b/pkg/storage/utils/eosfs/eosfs.go
index a9a1ac7b8c1..5b97ca2f34a 100644
--- a/pkg/storage/utils/eosfs/eosfs.go
+++ b/pkg/storage/utils/eosfs/eosfs.go
@@ -1187,23 +1187,7 @@ func (fs *eosfs) GetMD(ctx context.Context, ref *provider.Reference, mdKeys []st
 	log := appctx.GetLogger(ctx)
 	log.Info().Msg("eosfs: get md for ref:" + ref.String())
 
-	u, err := getUser(ctx)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-
-	fn := ""
-	if u.Id.Type == userpb.UserType_USER_TYPE_LIGHTWEIGHT ||
-		u.Id.Type == userpb.UserType_USER_TYPE_FEDERATED {
-		p, err := fs.resolve(ctx, ref)
-		if err != nil {
-			return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "eosfs: error resolving reference")
-		}
-
-		fn = fs.wrap(ctx, p)
-	}
-
-	auth, err := fs.getUserAuth(ctx, u, fn)
+	auth, err := fs.getRootAuth(ctx)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -1230,7 +1214,7 @@ func (fs *eosfs) GetMD(ctx context.Context, ref *provider.Reference, mdKeys []st
 		}
 	}
 
-	fn = fs.wrap(ctx, p)
+	fn := fs.wrap(ctx, p)
 	eosFileInfo, err := fs.c.GetFileInfoByPath(ctx, auth, fn)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err