diff --git a/src/read/coff/section.rs b/src/read/coff/section.rs
index 8762e249..60b2a204 100644
--- a/src/read/coff/section.rs
+++ b/src/read/coff/section.rs
@@ -77,6 +77,21 @@ impl<'data> SectionTable<'data> {
             .find(|(_, section)| section.name(strings) == Ok(name))
             .map(|(index, section)| (index + 1, section))
     }
+
+    /// Compute the maximum file offset used by sections.
+    /// This will usually match the end of file, unless the PE file has a [data overlay]
+    /// (https://security.stackexchange.com/questions/77336/how-is-the-file-overlay-read-by-an-exe-virus)
+    pub fn max_section_file_offset(&self) -> u64 {
+        let mut max = 0;
+        for section in self.iter() {
+            let end_of_section = section.pointer_to_raw_data.get(LE) as u64
+                + section.size_of_raw_data.get(LE) as u64;
+            if end_of_section > max {
+                max = end_of_section;
+            }
+        }
+        max
+    }
 }
 
 /// An iterator over the loadable sections of a `CoffFile`.
diff --git a/src/read/pe/file.rs b/src/read/pe/file.rs
index 78648f39..a154d656 100644
--- a/src/read/pe/file.rs
+++ b/src/read/pe/file.rs
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ where
     pub(super) nt_headers: &'data Pe,
     pub(super) data_directories: &'data [pe::ImageDataDirectory],
     pub(super) common: CoffCommon<'data, R>,
-    pub(super) overlay_offset: Option<u64>,
     pub(super) data: R,
 }
 
@@ -49,16 +48,6 @@ where
         let symbols = nt_headers.symbols(data)?;
         let image_base = nt_headers.optional_header().image_base();
 
-        let file_size = data
-            .len()
-            .map_err(|()| read::Error("Unable to get file length"))?;
-        let final_offset = Self::compute_final_offset(offset, file_size, &sections);
-        let overlay_offset = if final_offset < file_size {
-            Some(final_offset + 1)
-        } else {
-            None
-        };
-
         Ok(PeFile {
             dos_header,
             nt_headers,
@@ -68,7 +57,6 @@ where
                 symbols,
                 image_base,
             },
-            overlay_offset,
             data,
         })
     }
@@ -107,32 +95,6 @@ where
     pub fn data(&self) -> R {
         self.data
     }
-
-    /// Returns the offset where the overlay (if any) starts.
-    ///
-    /// A [data overlay](https://security.stackexchange.com/questions/77336/how-is-the-file-overlay-read-by-an-exe-virus)
-    /// is the part of the PE file after all headers and sections. Some malware use it to conceal data
-    pub fn overlay_offset(&self) -> Option<u64> {
-        self.overlay_offset
-    }
-
-    /// Compute the end of file, according to the offset and sizes declared in the headers
-    fn compute_final_offset(end_of_headers: u64, file_size: u64, sections: &SectionTable) -> u64 {
-        let mut final_offset: u64 = end_of_headers;
-        for section in sections.iter() {
-            let new_offset = section.pointer_to_raw_data.get(LE);
-            let new_size = section.size_of_raw_data.get(LE);
-            let new_final = new_offset as u64 + new_size as u64;
-            if new_final <= file_size && new_final > final_offset {
-                final_offset = new_final
-            }
-        }
-
-        // We'll assume the PE "data directories" are all contained within the sections
-        // Note that some other parsing libraries (e.g. the `pefile` Python library) does not make such an assumption
-
-        final_offset
-    }
 }
 
 impl<'data, Pe, R> read::private::Sealed for PeFile<'data, Pe, R>