diff --git a/src/file.c b/src/file.c
index d4748d7..d98e964 100644
--- a/src/file.c
+++ b/src/file.c
@@ -208,11 +208,7 @@ int snapshot_file(char* path, char* root, size_t basefile_id, char* hash) {
         strcat(concat_file, content[i]);
     }
 
-    const char* basefile_prefix = "basefile ";
-    size_t prefix_len = strlen(basefile_prefix);
-    size_t content_len = prefix_len + total_len;
-
-    char* final_content = calloc(content_len, sizeof(char));
+    char* final_content = calloc(total_len, sizeof(char));
     if (!final_content) {
         free(concat_file);
         concat_file = NULL;
@@ -220,7 +216,6 @@ int snapshot_file(char* path, char* root, size_t basefile_id, char* hash) {
         return 1;
     }
 
-    strcat(final_content, basefile_prefix);
     strcat(final_content, concat_file);
 
     free(concat_file);