diff --git a/components/engine/pkg/archive/changes_windows.go b/components/engine/pkg/archive/changes_windows.go
index af94243fc4..6fd353269b 100644
--- a/components/engine/pkg/archive/changes_windows.go
+++ b/components/engine/pkg/archive/changes_windows.go
@@ -9,16 +9,16 @@ import (
 func statDifferent(oldStat *system.StatT, newStat *system.StatT) bool {
 
 	// Don't look at size for dirs, its not a good measure of change
-	if oldStat.ModTime() != newStat.ModTime() ||
+	if oldStat.Mtim() != newStat.Mtim() ||
 		oldStat.Mode() != newStat.Mode() ||
-		oldStat.Size() != newStat.Size() && !oldStat.IsDir() {
+		oldStat.Size() != newStat.Size() && !oldStat.Mode().IsDir() {
 		return true
 	}
 	return false
 }
 
 func (info *FileInfo) isDir() bool {
-	return info.parent == nil || info.stat.IsDir()
+	return info.parent == nil || info.stat.Mode().IsDir()
 }
 
 func getIno(fi os.FileInfo) (inode uint64) {
diff --git a/components/engine/pkg/system/lstat.go b/components/engine/pkg/system/lstat_unix.go
similarity index 93%
rename from components/engine/pkg/system/lstat.go
rename to components/engine/pkg/system/lstat_unix.go
index bd23c4d50b..62fda5bacf 100644
--- a/components/engine/pkg/system/lstat.go
+++ b/components/engine/pkg/system/lstat_unix.go
@@ -2,9 +2,7 @@
 
 package system
 
-import (
-	"syscall"
-)
+import "syscall"
 
 // Lstat takes a path to a file and returns
 // a system.StatT type pertaining to that file.
diff --git a/components/engine/pkg/system/lstat_windows.go b/components/engine/pkg/system/lstat_windows.go
index 49e87eb40b..e51df0dafe 100644
--- a/components/engine/pkg/system/lstat_windows.go
+++ b/components/engine/pkg/system/lstat_windows.go
@@ -1,25 +1,14 @@
-// +build windows
-
 package system
 
-import (
-	"os"
-)
+import "os"
 
 // Lstat calls os.Lstat to get a fileinfo interface back.
 // This is then copied into our own locally defined structure.
-// Note the Linux version uses fromStatT to do the copy back,
-// but that not strictly necessary when already in an OS specific module.
 func Lstat(path string) (*StatT, error) {
 	fi, err := os.Lstat(path)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	return &StatT{
-		name:    fi.Name(),
-		size:    fi.Size(),
-		mode:    fi.Mode(),
-		modTime: fi.ModTime(),
-		isDir:   fi.IsDir()}, nil
+	return fromStatT(&fi)
 }
diff --git a/components/engine/pkg/system/stat_darwin.go b/components/engine/pkg/system/stat_darwin.go
index f0742f59e5..715f05b938 100644
--- a/components/engine/pkg/system/stat_darwin.go
+++ b/components/engine/pkg/system/stat_darwin.go
@@ -1,10 +1,8 @@
 package system
 
-import (
-	"syscall"
-)
+import "syscall"
 
-// fromStatT creates a system.StatT type from a syscall.Stat_t type
+// fromStatT converts a syscall.Stat_t type to a system.Stat_t type
 func fromStatT(s *syscall.Stat_t) (*StatT, error) {
 	return &StatT{size: s.Size,
 		mode: uint32(s.Mode),
@@ -13,20 +11,3 @@ func fromStatT(s *syscall.Stat_t) (*StatT, error) {
 		rdev: uint64(s.Rdev),
 		mtim: s.Mtimespec}, nil
 }
-
-// FromStatT loads a system.StatT from a syscall.Stat_t.
-func FromStatT(s *syscall.Stat_t) (*StatT, error) {
-	return fromStatT(s)
-}
-
-// Stat takes a path to a file and returns
-// a system.StatT type pertaining to that file.
-//
-// Throws an error if the file does not exist
-func Stat(path string) (*StatT, error) {
-	s := &syscall.Stat_t{}
-	if err := syscall.Stat(path, s); err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-	return fromStatT(s)
-}
diff --git a/components/engine/pkg/system/stat_freebsd.go b/components/engine/pkg/system/stat_freebsd.go
index d0fb6f1519..715f05b938 100644
--- a/components/engine/pkg/system/stat_freebsd.go
+++ b/components/engine/pkg/system/stat_freebsd.go
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 package system
 
-import (
-	"syscall"
-)
+import "syscall"
 
 // fromStatT converts a syscall.Stat_t type to a system.Stat_t type
 func fromStatT(s *syscall.Stat_t) (*StatT, error) {
@@ -13,15 +11,3 @@ func fromStatT(s *syscall.Stat_t) (*StatT, error) {
 		rdev: uint64(s.Rdev),
 		mtim: s.Mtimespec}, nil
 }
-
-// Stat takes a path to a file and returns
-// a system.Stat_t type pertaining to that file.
-//
-// Throws an error if the file does not exist
-func Stat(path string) (*StatT, error) {
-	s := &syscall.Stat_t{}
-	if err := syscall.Stat(path, s); err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-	return fromStatT(s)
-}
diff --git a/components/engine/pkg/system/stat_linux.go b/components/engine/pkg/system/stat_linux.go
index 8b1eded138..66bf6e28ee 100644
--- a/components/engine/pkg/system/stat_linux.go
+++ b/components/engine/pkg/system/stat_linux.go
@@ -1,33 +1,19 @@
 package system
 
-import (
-	"syscall"
-)
+import "syscall"
 
 // fromStatT converts a syscall.Stat_t type to a system.Stat_t type
 func fromStatT(s *syscall.Stat_t) (*StatT, error) {
 	return &StatT{size: s.Size,
-		mode: s.Mode,
+		mode: uint32(s.Mode),
 		uid:  s.Uid,
 		gid:  s.Gid,
-		rdev: s.Rdev,
+		rdev: uint64(s.Rdev),
 		mtim: s.Mtim}, nil
 }
 
-// FromStatT exists only on linux, and loads a system.StatT from a
-// syscal.Stat_t.
+// FromStatT converts a syscall.Stat_t type to a system.Stat_t type
+// This is exposed on Linux as pkg/archive/changes uses it.
 func FromStatT(s *syscall.Stat_t) (*StatT, error) {
 	return fromStatT(s)
 }
-
-// Stat takes a path to a file and returns
-// a system.StatT type pertaining to that file.
-//
-// Throws an error if the file does not exist
-func Stat(path string) (*StatT, error) {
-	s := &syscall.Stat_t{}
-	if err := syscall.Stat(path, s); err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-	return fromStatT(s)
-}
diff --git a/components/engine/pkg/system/stat_openbsd.go b/components/engine/pkg/system/stat_openbsd.go
index 1f55220df3..b607dea946 100644
--- a/components/engine/pkg/system/stat_openbsd.go
+++ b/components/engine/pkg/system/stat_openbsd.go
@@ -1,10 +1,8 @@
 package system
 
-import (
-	"syscall"
-)
+import "syscall"
 
-// fromStatT creates a system.StatT type from a syscall.Stat_t type
+// fromStatT converts a syscall.Stat_t type to a system.Stat_t type
 func fromStatT(s *syscall.Stat_t) (*StatT, error) {
 	return &StatT{size: s.Size,
 		mode: uint32(s.Mode),
@@ -13,15 +11,3 @@ func fromStatT(s *syscall.Stat_t) (*StatT, error) {
 		rdev: uint64(s.Rdev),
 		mtim: s.Mtim}, nil
 }
-
-// Stat takes a path to a file and returns
-// a system.Stat_t type pertaining to that file.
-//
-// Throws an error if the file does not exist
-func Stat(path string) (*StatT, error) {
-	s := &syscall.Stat_t{}
-	if err := syscall.Stat(path, s); err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-	return fromStatT(s)
-}
diff --git a/components/engine/pkg/system/stat_solaris.go b/components/engine/pkg/system/stat_solaris.go
index 0216985a25..b607dea946 100644
--- a/components/engine/pkg/system/stat_solaris.go
+++ b/components/engine/pkg/system/stat_solaris.go
@@ -1,12 +1,8 @@
-// +build solaris
-
 package system
 
-import (
-	"syscall"
-)
+import "syscall"
 
-// fromStatT creates a system.StatT type from a syscall.Stat_t type
+// fromStatT converts a syscall.Stat_t type to a system.Stat_t type
 func fromStatT(s *syscall.Stat_t) (*StatT, error) {
 	return &StatT{size: s.Size,
 		mode: uint32(s.Mode),
@@ -15,20 +11,3 @@ func fromStatT(s *syscall.Stat_t) (*StatT, error) {
 		rdev: uint64(s.Rdev),
 		mtim: s.Mtim}, nil
 }
-
-// FromStatT loads a system.StatT from a syscal.Stat_t.
-func FromStatT(s *syscall.Stat_t) (*StatT, error) {
-	return fromStatT(s)
-}
-
-// Stat takes a path to a file and returns
-// a system.StatT type pertaining to that file.
-//
-// Throws an error if the file does not exist
-func Stat(path string) (*StatT, error) {
-	s := &syscall.Stat_t{}
-	if err := syscall.Stat(path, s); err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-	return fromStatT(s)
-}
diff --git a/components/engine/pkg/system/stat.go b/components/engine/pkg/system/stat_unix.go
similarity index 72%
rename from components/engine/pkg/system/stat.go
rename to components/engine/pkg/system/stat_unix.go
index 087034c5ec..6208e74606 100644
--- a/components/engine/pkg/system/stat.go
+++ b/components/engine/pkg/system/stat_unix.go
@@ -2,9 +2,7 @@
 
 package system
 
-import (
-	"syscall"
-)
+import "syscall"
 
 // StatT type contains status of a file. It contains metadata
 // like permission, owner, group, size, etc about a file.
@@ -47,7 +45,14 @@ func (s StatT) Mtim() syscall.Timespec {
 	return s.mtim
 }
 
-// GetLastModification returns file's last modification time.
-func (s StatT) GetLastModification() syscall.Timespec {
-	return s.Mtim()
+// Stat takes a path to a file and returns
+// a system.StatT type pertaining to that file.
+//
+// Throws an error if the file does not exist
+func Stat(path string) (*StatT, error) {
+	s := &syscall.Stat_t{}
+	if err := syscall.Stat(path, s); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return fromStatT(s)
 }
diff --git a/components/engine/pkg/system/stat_unsupported.go b/components/engine/pkg/system/stat_unsupported.go
deleted file mode 100644
index 5d85f523cf..0000000000
--- a/components/engine/pkg/system/stat_unsupported.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,17 +0,0 @@
-// +build !linux,!windows,!freebsd,!solaris,!openbsd,!darwin
-
-package system
-
-import (
-	"syscall"
-)
-
-// fromStatT creates a system.StatT type from a syscall.Stat_t type
-func fromStatT(s *syscall.Stat_t) (*StatT, error) {
-	return &StatT{size: s.Size,
-		mode: uint32(s.Mode),
-		uid:  s.Uid,
-		gid:  s.Gid,
-		rdev: uint64(s.Rdev),
-		mtim: s.Mtimespec}, nil
-}
diff --git a/components/engine/pkg/system/stat_windows.go b/components/engine/pkg/system/stat_windows.go
index 39490c625c..6c63972682 100644
--- a/components/engine/pkg/system/stat_windows.go
+++ b/components/engine/pkg/system/stat_windows.go
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-// +build windows
-
 package system
 
 import (
@@ -8,18 +6,11 @@ import (
 )
 
 // StatT type contains status of a file. It contains metadata
-// like name, permission, size, etc about a file.
+// like permission, size, etc about a file.
 type StatT struct {
-	name    string
-	size    int64
-	mode    os.FileMode
-	modTime time.Time
-	isDir   bool
-}
-
-// Name returns file's name.
-func (s StatT) Name() string {
-	return s.name
+	mode os.FileMode
+	size int64
+	mtim time.Time
 }
 
 // Size returns file's size.
@@ -29,15 +20,30 @@ func (s StatT) Size() int64 {
 
 // Mode returns file's permission mode.
 func (s StatT) Mode() os.FileMode {
-	return s.mode
+	return os.FileMode(s.mode)
 }
 
-// ModTime returns file's last modification time.
-func (s StatT) ModTime() time.Time {
-	return s.modTime
+// Mtim returns file's last modification time.
+func (s StatT) Mtim() time.Time {
+	return time.Time(s.mtim)
 }
 
-// IsDir returns whether file is actually a directory.
-func (s StatT) IsDir() bool {
-	return s.isDir
+// Stat takes a path to a file and returns
+// a system.StatT type pertaining to that file.
+//
+// Throws an error if the file does not exist
+func Stat(path string) (*StatT, error) {
+	fi, err := os.Stat(path)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return fromStatT(&fi)
+}
+
+// fromStatT converts a os.FileInfo type to a system.StatT type
+func fromStatT(fi *os.FileInfo) (*StatT, error) {
+	return &StatT{
+		size: (*fi).Size(),
+		mode: (*fi).Mode(),
+		mtim: (*fi).ModTime()}, nil
 }