diff --git a/pkg/systemd/quadlet/quadlet.go b/pkg/systemd/quadlet/quadlet.go
index 8a9b17ac58..9214935cbf 100644
--- a/pkg/systemd/quadlet/quadlet.go
+++ b/pkg/systemd/quadlet/quadlet.go
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/containers/podman/v5/pkg/specgenutilexternal"
 	"github.com/containers/podman/v5/pkg/systemd/parser"
-	"github.com/containers/storage/pkg/fileutils"
 	"github.com/containers/storage/pkg/regexp"
 )
 
@@ -754,7 +753,7 @@ func ConvertContainer(container *parser.UnitFile, isUser bool, unitsInfoMap map[
 	for _, device := range devices {
 		if device[0] == '-' {
 			device = device[1:]
-			err := fileutils.Exists(strings.Split(device, ":")[0])
+			_, err := os.Stat(strings.Split(device, ":")[0])
 			if errors.Is(err, os.ErrNotExist) {
 				continue
 			}