diff --git a/doc/api/fs.md b/doc/api/fs.md
index a6736d127e9bbc..885272724d2384 100644
--- a/doc/api/fs.md
+++ b/doc/api/fs.md
@@ -351,13 +351,11 @@ added: REPLACEME
 Synchronously close the directory's underlying resource handle.
 Subsequent reads will result in errors.
 
-### dir.read([options])
+### dir.read()
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-* `options` {Object}
-  * `encoding` {string|null} **Default:** `'utf8'`
 * Returns: {Promise} containing {fs.Dirent}
 
 Asynchronously read the next directory entry via readdir(3) as an
@@ -369,13 +367,11 @@ is completed.
 _Directory entries returned by this function are in no particular order as
 provided by the operating system's underlying directory mechanisms._
 
-### dir.read([options, ]callback)
+### dir.read(callback)
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-* `options` {Object}
-  * `encoding` {string|null} **Default:** `'utf8'`
 * `callback` {Function}
   * `err` {Error}
   * `dirent` {fs.Dirent}
@@ -385,25 +381,19 @@ Asynchronously read the next directory entry via readdir(3) as an
 
 The `callback` will be called with a [Dirent][] after the read is completed.
 
-The `encoding` option sets the encoding of the `name` in the `dirent`.
-
 _Directory entries returned by this function are in no particular order as
 provided by the operating system's underlying directory mechanisms._
 
-### dir.readSync([options])
+### dir.readSync()
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-* `options` {Object}
-  * `encoding` {string|null} **Default:** `'utf8'`
 * Returns: {fs.Dirent}
 
 Synchronously read the next directory entry via readdir(3) as an
 [`fs.Dirent`][].
 
-The `encoding` option sets the encoding of the `name` in the `dirent`.
-
 _Directory entries returned by this function are in no particular order as
 provided by the operating system's underlying directory mechanisms._
 
@@ -2658,8 +2648,7 @@ Creates an [`fs.Dir`][], which contains all further functions for reading from
 and cleaning up the directory.
 
 The `encoding` option sets the encoding for the `path` while opening the
-directory and subsequent read operations (unless otherwise overriden during
-reads from the directory).
+directory and subsequent read operations.
 
 ## fs.opendirSync(path[, options])
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@@ -2677,8 +2666,7 @@ Creates an [`fs.Dir`][], which contains all further functions for reading from
 and cleaning up the directory.
 
 The `encoding` option sets the encoding for the `path` while opening the
-directory and subsequent read operations (unless otherwise overriden during
-reads from the directory).
+directory and subsequent read operations.
 
 ## fs.read(fd, buffer, offset, length, position, callback)
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@@ -4835,8 +4823,7 @@ Creates an [`fs.Dir`][], which contains all further functions for reading from
 and cleaning up the directory.
 
 The `encoding` option sets the encoding for the `path` while opening the
-directory and subsequent read operations (unless otherwise overriden during
-reads from the directory).
+directory and subsequent read operations.
 
 Example using async interation:
 
diff --git a/lib/internal/fs/dir.js b/lib/internal/fs/dir.js
index c1a25f0de3cd38..175c632fc79948 100644
--- a/lib/internal/fs/dir.js
+++ b/lib/internal/fs/dir.js
@@ -48,18 +48,16 @@ class Dir {
     return this[kDirPath];
   }
 
-  read(options, callback) {
+  read(callback) {
     if (this[kDirClosed] === true) {
       throw new ERR_DIR_CLOSED();
     }
 
-    callback = typeof options === 'function' ? options : callback;
     if (callback === undefined) {
-      return this[kDirReadPromisified](options);
+      return this[kDirReadPromisified]();
     } else if (typeof callback !== 'function') {
       throw new ERR_INVALID_CALLBACK(callback);
     }
-    options = getOptions(options, this[kDirOptions]);
 
     const req = new FSReqCallback();
     req.oncomplete = (err, result) => {
@@ -70,7 +68,7 @@ class Dir {
     };
 
     this[kDirHandle].read(
-      options.encoding,
+      this[kDirOptions].encoding,
       req
     );
   }
@@ -80,11 +78,9 @@ class Dir {
       throw new ERR_DIR_CLOSED();
     }
 
-    options = getOptions(options, this[kDirOptions]);
-
     const ctx = { path: this[kDirPath] };
     const result = this[kDirHandle].read(
-      options.encoding,
+      this[kDirOptions].encoding,
       undefined,
       ctx
     );