diff --git a/pkg/envoy/directory/decode.go b/pkg/envoy/directory/decode.go
index 1edc82e97..24a699109 100644
--- a/pkg/envoy/directory/decode.go
+++ b/pkg/envoy/directory/decode.go
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ import (
 type (
 	decoder interface {
 		CanDecodeFile(os.FileInfo) bool
-		Decode(context.Context, io.Reader, os.FileInfo) ([]resource.Interface, error)
+		Decode(context.Context, io.Reader) ([]resource.Interface, error)
 	}
 )
 
@@ -61,8 +61,8 @@ func Decode(ctx context.Context, path string, decoders ...decoder) ([]resource.I
 		}
 		defer f.Close()
 
-		if dnn, err = d.Decode(ctx, f, info); err != nil {
-			return err
+		if dnn, err = d.Decode(ctx, f); err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("failed to decode %s: %w", info.Name(), err)
 		}
 
 		nn = append(nn, dnn...)
diff --git a/pkg/envoy/yaml/decoder.go b/pkg/envoy/yaml/decoder.go
index ad9d7aba1..e75a7c2ac 100644
--- a/pkg/envoy/yaml/decoder.go
+++ b/pkg/envoy/yaml/decoder.go
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ package yaml
 
 import (
 	"context"
-	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
@@ -14,25 +13,19 @@ import (
 
 type (
 	// decoder is a wrapper struct for yaml related methods
-	decoder struct {
-		loader loader
-	}
-
-	loader interface {
-		LoadComposeNamespace()
-	}
+	decoder struct{}
 
 	EnvoyMarshler interface {
 		MarshalEnvoy() ([]resource.Interface, error)
 	}
 
 	nodeDecoder interface {
-		DecodeNodes(ctx context.Context, l loader) ([]resource.Interface, error)
+		DecodeNodes(ctx context.Context) ([]resource.Interface, error)
 	}
 )
 
-func Decoder(l loader) *decoder {
-	return &decoder{l}
+func Decoder() *decoder {
+	return &decoder{}
 }
 
 // CanDecodeFile
@@ -45,14 +38,14 @@ func (y *decoder) CanDecodeFile(i os.FileInfo) bool {
 	return false
 }
 
-func (y *decoder) Decode(ctx context.Context, r io.Reader, i os.FileInfo) ([]resource.Interface, error) {
+func (y *decoder) Decode(ctx context.Context, r io.Reader) ([]resource.Interface, error) {
 	var (
 		doc = &Document{}
 	)
 
 	if err := yaml.NewDecoder(r).Decode(doc); err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to decode %s: %w", i.Name(), err)
+		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	return doc.Decode(ctx, y.loader)
+	return doc.Decode(ctx)
 }
diff --git a/pkg/envoy/yaml/document.go b/pkg/envoy/yaml/document.go
index a0213e232..1b56ab170 100644
--- a/pkg/envoy/yaml/document.go
+++ b/pkg/envoy/yaml/document.go
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ func (doc *Document) UnmarshalYAML(n *yaml.Node) (err error) {
 }
 
 //
-func (doc *Document) Decode(ctx context.Context, l loader) ([]resource.Interface, error) {
+func (doc *Document) Decode(ctx context.Context) ([]resource.Interface, error) {
 	nn := make([]resource.Interface, 0, 100)
 
 	mm := make([]envoy.Marshaller, 0, 20)
diff --git a/tests/envoy/main.go b/tests/envoy/main.go
index 44f6bbf46..bd994bca4 100644
--- a/tests/envoy/main.go
+++ b/tests/envoy/main.go
@@ -56,18 +56,13 @@ func yd(ctx context.Context, suite, fname string) ([]resource.Interface, error)
 	}
 	defer f.Close()
 
-	info, err := os.Stat(fp)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-
-	d := yaml.Decoder(nil)
-	return d.Decode(ctx, f, info)
+	d := yaml.Decoder()
+	return d.Decode(ctx, f)
 }
 
 func dd(ctx context.Context, suite string) ([]resource.Interface, error) {
 	fp := path.Join("testdata", suite)
-	d := yaml.Decoder(nil)
+	d := yaml.Decoder()
 
 	return directory.Decode(ctx, fp, d)
 }