diff --git a/component/file_cache/file_cache.go b/component/file_cache/file_cache.go
index 77a854b96..9c1656f93 100644
--- a/component/file_cache/file_cache.go
+++ b/component/file_cache/file_cache.go
@@ -1328,11 +1328,7 @@ func (fc *FileCache) GetAttr(options internal.GetAttrOptions) (*internal.ObjAttr
 
 	// To cover cases 2 and 3, grab the attributes from the local cache
 	localPath := filepath.Join(fc.tmpPath, options.Name)
-	flock := fc.fileLocks.Get(options.Name)
-	// TODO: should we use a RWMutex and use RLock for stat calls?
-	flock.Lock()
 	info, err := os.Stat(localPath)
-	flock.Unlock()
 	// All directory operations are guaranteed to be synced with storage so they cannot be in a case 2 or 3 state.
 	if err == nil && !info.IsDir() {
 		if exists { // Case 3 (file in cloud storage and in local cache) so update the relevant attributes
diff --git a/component/file_cache/file_cache_test.go b/component/file_cache/file_cache_test.go
index 4fad7a792..f0b31fa41 100644
--- a/component/file_cache/file_cache_test.go
+++ b/component/file_cache/file_cache_test.go
@@ -1188,12 +1188,7 @@ func (suite *fileCacheTestSuite) TestGetAttrCase3() {
 	suite.assert.NoError(err)
 	suite.assert.NotNil(attr)
 	suite.assert.EqualValues(file, attr.Path)
-	// this check is flaky in our CI pipeline on Linux, so skip it
-	if runtime.GOOS != "windows" {
-		fmt.Println("Skipping TestGetAttrCase3 attr.Size check on Linux because it's flaky.")
-	} else {
-		suite.assert.EqualValues(1024, attr.Size)
-	}
+	suite.assert.EqualValues(1024, attr.Size)
 }
 
 func (suite *fileCacheTestSuite) TestGetAttrCase4() {