diff --git a/src/barebox-state/backend.c b/src/barebox-state/backend.c
index 6b06c84..803390e 100644
--- a/src/barebox-state/backend.c
+++ b/src/barebox-state/backend.c
@@ -70,12 +70,11 @@
 {
 	uint8_t *buf;
 	ssize_t len;
-	ssize_t len_hint = 0;
 	int ret;
 	struct state_backend *backend = &state->backend;
 
 	ret = state_storage_read(&backend->storage, backend->format,
-				 state->magic, &buf, &len, len_hint);
+				 state->magic, &buf, &len);
 	if (ret) {
 		dev_err(&state->dev, "Failed to read state with format %s, %d\n",
 			backend->format->name, ret);
diff --git a/src/barebox-state/backend_storage.c b/src/barebox-state/backend_storage.c
index 5109a8c..ee7ff06 100644
--- a/src/barebox-state/backend_storage.c
+++ b/src/barebox-state/backend_storage.c
@@ -130,14 +130,13 @@
  */
 int state_storage_read(struct state_backend_storage *storage,
 		       struct state_backend_format *format,
-		       uint32_t magic, uint8_t ** buf, ssize_t * len,
-		       ssize_t len_hint)
+		       uint32_t magic, uint8_t ** buf, ssize_t * len)
 {
 	struct state_backend_storage_bucket *bucket;
 	int ret;
 
 	list_for_each_entry(bucket, &storage->buckets, bucket_list) {
-		*len = len_hint;
+		*len = 0;
 		ret = bucket_lazy_init(bucket);
 		if (ret) {
 			dev_warn(storage->dev, "Failed to init bucket/read state backend bucket, %d\n",
diff --git a/src/barebox-state/state.h b/src/barebox-state/state.h
index 0197cb8..ddf4523 100644
--- a/src/barebox-state/state.h
+++ b/src/barebox-state/state.h
@@ -234,8 +234,7 @@
 				      ssize_t len);
 int state_storage_read(struct state_backend_storage *storage,
 		       struct state_backend_format *format,
-		       uint32_t magic, uint8_t **buf, ssize_t *len,
-		       ssize_t len_hint);
+		       uint32_t magic, uint8_t **buf, ssize_t *len);
 
 static inline struct state_uint32 *to_state_uint32(struct state_variable *s)
 {