diff --git a/Lib/_pyio.py b/Lib/_pyio.py
index 755e0258770891..76a27910da4d5f 100644
--- a/Lib/_pyio.py
+++ b/Lib/_pyio.py
@@ -1062,9 +1062,6 @@ def _read_unlocked(self, n=None):
                 if chunk is None:
                     return buf[pos:] or None
                 else:
-                    # Avoid slice + copy if there is no data in buf
-                    if not buf:
-                        return chunk
                     return buf[pos:] + chunk
             chunks = [buf[pos:]]  # Strip the consumed bytes.
             current_size = 0
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2025-01-29-00-00-01.gh-issue-129005.aV_3O8.rst b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2025-01-29-00-00-01.gh-issue-129005.aV_3O8.rst
deleted file mode 100644
index 48ee57109be2ff..00000000000000
--- a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2025-01-29-00-00-01.gh-issue-129005.aV_3O8.rst
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-:mod:`!_pyio`: Remove an unnecessary copy when ``_pyio.BufferedReader.read()``
-is called to read all data from a file and has no data already in buffer.