diff --git a/helix-view/src/document.rs b/helix-view/src/document.rs
index 3d73d5560fcb4..bcf9ef421ef90 100644
--- a/helix-view/src/document.rs
+++ b/helix-view/src/document.rs
@@ -899,7 +899,10 @@ impl Document {
             }
 
             if readonly(&path) {
-                bail!("File is readonly");
+                bail!(std::io::Error::new(
+                    std::io::ErrorKind::PermissionDenied,
+                    "Path is read only"
+                ));
             }
 
             let (mut tmp_file, tmp_path) = tokio::task::spawn_blocking(
@@ -988,23 +991,6 @@ impl Document {
         };
     }
 
-    #[cfg(not(unix))]
-    // Detect if the file is readonly and change the readonly field if necessary (non-unix os)
-    pub fn detect_readonly(&mut self) {
-        // TODO Use the Windows' function `CreateFileW` to check if a file is readonly
-        // Discussion: https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/7740#issuecomment-1656806459
-        // Vim implementation: https://github.com/vim/vim/blob/4c0089d696b8d1d5dc40568f25ea5738fa5bbffb/src/os_win32.c#L7665
-        // Windows binding: https://microsoft.github.io/windows-docs-rs/doc/windows/Win32/Storage/FileSystem/fn.CreateFileW.html
-        self.readonly = match &self.path {
-            None => false,
-            Some(p) => match std::fs::metadata(p) {
-                Err(err) if err.kind() == std::io::ErrorKind::NotFound => false,
-                Err(_) => false,
-                Ok(metadata) => metadata.permissions().readonly(),
-            },
-        };
-    }
-
     /// Reload the document from its path.
     pub fn reload(
         &mut self,
diff --git a/helix-view/src/faccess.rs b/helix-view/src/faccess.rs
index c28a8368c76f1..71800b88130d6 100644
--- a/helix-view/src/faccess.rs
+++ b/helix-view/src/faccess.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-//! From https://github.com/Freaky/faccess
+//! From <https://github.com/Freaky/faccess>
 
 use std::io;
 use std::path::Path;
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ mod imp {
         chown(to, Some(uid), Some(gid))?;
 
         let mut perms = meta.permissions();
-        let new_perms = (perms.mode() & 0x0707) | (perms.mode() & 0x07) << 3;
+        let new_perms = (perms.mode() & 0o0707) | (perms.mode() & 0o07) << 3;
         perms.set_mode(new_perms);
 
         std::fs::set_permissions(to, perms)?;
@@ -436,7 +436,10 @@ mod imp {
     }
 
     pub fn copy_metadata(_from: &path, _to: &Path) -> std::io::Result<()> {
-        // Not possible
+        let meta = std::fs::File::open(from)?.metadata()?;
+        let perms = meta.permissions();
+        std::fs::set_permissions(to, perms)?;
+
         Ok(())
     }
 }