diff --git a/client/src/com/aerospike/client/util/Util.java b/client/src/com/aerospike/client/util/Util.java
index 2271a5a60..777e77caf 100644
--- a/client/src/com/aerospike/client/util/Util.java
+++ b/client/src/com/aerospike/client/util/Util.java
@@ -73,23 +73,12 @@ public static String getStackTrace(Throwable e) {
 	}
 
 	public static byte[] readFile(File file) {
-		try {
-			byte[] bytes = new byte[(int)file.length()];
-
-			try (FileInputStream in = new FileInputStream(file)) {
-				int pos = 0;
-				int len = 0;
-
-				while (pos < bytes.length) {
-					len = in.read(bytes, pos, bytes.length - pos);
-					pos += len;
-				}
-				return bytes;
-			}
-		}
-		catch (Throwable e) {
-			throw new AerospikeException("Failed to read " + file.getAbsolutePath(), e);
-		}
+	    try (FileInputStream fis = new FileInputStream(file)) {
+	        return fis.readAllBytes();
+	    }
+	    catch (Throwable e) {
+	        throw new AerospikeException("Failed to read " + file.getAbsolutePath(), e);
+	    }
 	}
 
 	public static byte[] readResource(ClassLoader resourceLoader, String resourcePath) {