diff --git a/pymobiledevice3/services/afc.py b/pymobiledevice3/services/afc.py
index 7d11eaf9..d58ae464 100755
--- a/pymobiledevice3/services/afc.py
+++ b/pymobiledevice3/services/afc.py
@@ -389,7 +389,6 @@ def walk(self, dirname):
         dirs = []
         files = []
         for fd in self.listdir(dirname):
-            fd = fd.decode('utf-8')
             if fd in ('.', '..', ''):
                 continue
             infos = self.stat(posixpath.join(dirname, fd))