diff --git a/scalafmt-cli/src/main/scala/org/scalafmt/cli/ScalafmtRunner.scala b/scalafmt-cli/src/main/scala/org/scalafmt/cli/ScalafmtRunner.scala
index 721a8615d9..2522f3ecc5 100644
--- a/scalafmt-cli/src/main/scala/org/scalafmt/cli/ScalafmtRunner.scala
+++ b/scalafmt-cli/src/main/scala/org/scalafmt/cli/ScalafmtRunner.scala
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ package org.scalafmt.cli
 
 import java.io.OutputStreamWriter
 
-import org.scalafmt.util.{AbsoluteFile, FileOps}
+import org.scalafmt.util.AbsoluteFile
 
 trait ScalafmtRunner {
   private[cli] def run(
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ trait ScalafmtRunner {
         filesWithFetch(
           options.files,
           if (m == GitFiles) options.gitOps.lsTree
-          else FileOps.listFiles
+          else _.listFiles
         )
 
       case DiffFiles(branch) =>
diff --git a/scalafmt-core/shared/src/main/scala/org/scalafmt/util/AbsoluteFile.scala b/scalafmt-core/shared/src/main/scala/org/scalafmt/util/AbsoluteFile.scala
index 62cd00e527..bb0970acfa 100644
--- a/scalafmt-core/shared/src/main/scala/org/scalafmt/util/AbsoluteFile.scala
+++ b/scalafmt-core/shared/src/main/scala/org/scalafmt/util/AbsoluteFile.scala
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ package org.scalafmt.util
 import java.io.File
 import java.nio.file.Path
 
+import scala.io.Codec
+
 /** Wrapper around java.io.File with an absolute path. */
 sealed abstract case class AbsoluteFile(jfile: File) {
   def path: String = jfile.getPath
@@ -18,6 +20,11 @@ sealed abstract case class AbsoluteFile(jfile: File) {
   @inline
   def isRegularFile: Boolean = FileOps.isRegularFile(asPath)
 
+  @inline def listFiles: Seq[AbsoluteFile] = FileOps.listFiles(jfile).map(/)
+  @inline def readFile(implicit codec: Codec): String = FileOps.readFile(asPath)
+  @inline def writeFile(content: String)(implicit codec: Codec): Unit =
+    FileOps.writeFile(asPath, content)
+
   override def toString(): String = path
 }
 
diff --git a/scalafmt-core/shared/src/main/scala/org/scalafmt/util/FileOps.scala b/scalafmt-core/shared/src/main/scala/org/scalafmt/util/FileOps.scala
index 612199dc61..c218d04466 100644
--- a/scalafmt-core/shared/src/main/scala/org/scalafmt/util/FileOps.scala
+++ b/scalafmt-core/shared/src/main/scala/org/scalafmt/util/FileOps.scala
@@ -18,10 +18,6 @@ object FileOps {
     listFiles(new File(path))
   }
 
-  def listFiles(file: AbsoluteFile): Vector[AbsoluteFile] = {
-    listFiles(file.jfile).map(file./)
-  }
-
   def listFiles(file: File): Vector[String] = {
     if (file.isFile) {
       Vector(file.getAbsolutePath)
@@ -50,10 +46,6 @@ object FileOps {
     }
   }
 
-  def readFile(file: AbsoluteFile)(implicit codec: Codec): String = {
-    readFile(file.asPath)
-  }
-
   def readFile(file: Path)(implicit codec: Codec): String = {
     new String(Files.readAllBytes(file), codec.charSet)
   }
@@ -61,12 +53,6 @@ object FileOps {
   def getFile(path: String*): Path =
     Paths.get(path.head, path.tail: _*)
 
-  def writeFile(file: AbsoluteFile, content: String)(implicit
-      codec: Codec
-  ): Unit = {
-    writeFile(file.asPath, content)
-  }
-
   def writeFile(path: Path, content: String)(implicit codec: Codec): Unit = {
     val bytes = content.getBytes(codec.charSet)
     Files.write(path, bytes)
diff --git a/scalafmt-tests/src/test/scala/org/scalafmt/ScalafmtProps.scala b/scalafmt-tests/src/test/scala/org/scalafmt/ScalafmtProps.scala
index 57fd11748d..9db9c991ad 100644
--- a/scalafmt-tests/src/test/scala/org/scalafmt/ScalafmtProps.scala
+++ b/scalafmt-tests/src/test/scala/org/scalafmt/ScalafmtProps.scala
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ import scala.meta.testkit._
 import org.scalafmt.CompatCollections.ParConverters._
 import org.scalafmt.config.ScalafmtConfig
 import org.scalafmt.util.AbsoluteFile
-import org.scalafmt.util.FileOps
 import org.scalafmt.util.FormatAssertions
 import org.scalameta.logger
 import munit.FunSuite
@@ -102,10 +101,7 @@ class ScalafmtProps extends FunSuite with FormatAssertions {
     logger.elem(summary)
     logger.elem(report)
     logger.elem(summary)
-    FileOps.writeFile(
-      AbsoluteFile.userDir / "target" / "scalafmt-props.md",
-      report
-    )
+    (AbsoluteFile.userDir / "target" / "scalafmt-props.md").writeFile(report)
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/scalafmt-tests/src/test/scala/org/scalafmt/cli/CliTest.scala b/scalafmt-tests/src/test/scala/org/scalafmt/cli/CliTest.scala
index 3b00fd0a76..0f3f2f5b00 100644
--- a/scalafmt-tests/src/test/scala/org/scalafmt/cli/CliTest.scala
+++ b/scalafmt-tests/src/test/scala/org/scalafmt/cli/CliTest.scala
@@ -445,7 +445,7 @@ trait CliTestBehavior { this: AbstractCliTest =>
       }
       val config = Cli.getConfig(Array("foo.scala"), options).get
       Cli.run(config)
-      val obtained = FileOps.readFile(workingDir / "foo.scala")
+      val obtained = (workingDir / "foo.scala").readFile
       assertNoDiff(obtained, expected)
     }
 
diff --git a/scalafmt-tests/src/test/scala/org/scalafmt/cli/FakeGitOps.scala b/scalafmt-tests/src/test/scala/org/scalafmt/cli/FakeGitOps.scala
index 82411b9435..bdb661f3f1 100644
--- a/scalafmt-tests/src/test/scala/org/scalafmt/cli/FakeGitOps.scala
+++ b/scalafmt-tests/src/test/scala/org/scalafmt/cli/FakeGitOps.scala
@@ -1,12 +1,10 @@
 package org.scalafmt.cli
 
 import org.scalafmt.util.AbsoluteFile
-import org.scalafmt.util.FileOps
 import org.scalafmt.util.GitOps
 
 class FakeGitOps(root: AbsoluteFile) extends GitOps {
-  override def lsTree(dir: AbsoluteFile): Vector[AbsoluteFile] =
-    FileOps.listFiles(dir)
+  override def lsTree(dir: AbsoluteFile): Seq[AbsoluteFile] = dir.listFiles
   override def rootDir: Option[AbsoluteFile] = Some(root)
   override def status: Seq[AbsoluteFile] = lsTree(root)
   override def diff(