diff --git a/backend/handler/filesystem/assets_handler.py b/backend/handler/filesystem/assets_handler.py
index fa1114f60..fca543629 100644
--- a/backend/handler/filesystem/assets_handler.py
+++ b/backend/handler/filesystem/assets_handler.py
@@ -9,36 +9,6 @@ from models.user import User
 from .base_handler import FSHandler
 
 
-def compute_file_hash(file_path: str) -> str:
-    hash_obj = hashlib.md5(usedforsecurity=False)
-    with open(file_path, "rb") as f:
-        for chunk in iter(lambda: f.read(8192), b""):
-            hash_obj.update(chunk)
-    return hash_obj.hexdigest()
-
-
-def compute_zip_hash(zip_path: str) -> str:
-    with zipfile.ZipFile(zip_path, "r") as zf:
-        file_hashes = []
-        for name in sorted(zf.namelist()):
-            if not name.endswith("/"):
-                content = zf.read(name)
-                file_hash = hashlib.md5(content, usedforsecurity=False).hexdigest()
-                file_hashes.append(f"{name}:{file_hash}")
-        combined = "\n".join(file_hashes)
-        return hashlib.md5(combined.encode(), usedforsecurity=False).hexdigest()
-
-
-def compute_content_hash(file_path: str) -> str | None:
-    try:
-        if zipfile.is_zipfile(file_path):
-            return compute_zip_hash(file_path)
-        return compute_file_hash(file_path)
-    except Exception as e:
-        log.debug(f"Failed to compute content hash for {file_path}: {e}")
-        return None
-
-
 class FSAssetsHandler(FSHandler):
     def __init__(self) -> None:
         super().__init__(base_path=ASSETS_BASE_PATH)
@@ -97,3 +67,30 @@ class FSAssetsHandler(FSHandler):
         return self._build_asset_file_path(
             user, "screenshots", platform_fs_slug, rom_id
         )
+
+    async def _compute_file_hash(self, file_path: str) -> str:
+        hash_obj = hashlib.md5(usedforsecurity=False)
+        async with await self.stream_file(file_path=file_path) as f:
+            while chunk := await f.read(8192):
+                hash_obj.update(chunk)
+        return hash_obj.hexdigest()
+
+    async def _compute_zip_hash(self, zip_path: str) -> str:
+        with zipfile.ZipFile(zip_path, "r") as zf:
+            file_hashes = []
+            for name in sorted(zf.namelist()):
+                if not name.endswith("/"):
+                    content = zf.read(name)
+                    file_hash = hashlib.md5(content, usedforsecurity=False).hexdigest()
+                    file_hashes.append(f"{name}:{file_hash}")
+            combined = "\n".join(file_hashes)
+            return hashlib.md5(combined.encode(), usedforsecurity=False).hexdigest()
+
+    async def compute_content_hash(self, file_path: str) -> str | None:
+        try:
+            if zipfile.is_zipfile(file_path):
+                return await self._compute_zip_hash(file_path)
+            return await self._compute_file_hash(file_path)
+        except Exception as e:
+            log.debug(f"Failed to compute content hash for {file_path}: {e}")
+            return None
diff --git a/backend/handler/scan_handler.py b/backend/handler/scan_handler.py
index 02deb304f..70911559f 100644
--- a/backend/handler/scan_handler.py
+++ b/backend/handler/scan_handler.py
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ from config.config_manager import config_manager as cm
 from endpoints.responses.rom import SimpleRomSchema
 from handler.database import db_platform_handler, db_rom_handler
 from handler.filesystem import fs_asset_handler, fs_firmware_handler
-from handler.filesystem.assets_handler import compute_content_hash
 from handler.filesystem.roms_handler import FSRom
 from handler.metadata import (
     meta_flashpoint_handler,
@@ -833,8 +832,9 @@ async def _scan_asset(file_name: str, asset_path: str, should_hash: bool = False
     }
 
     if should_hash:
-        absolute_path = f"{ASSETS_BASE_PATH}/{file_path}"
-        result["content_hash"] = compute_content_hash(absolute_path)
+        result["content_hash"] = await fs_asset_handler.compute_content_hash(
+            f"{ASSETS_BASE_PATH}/{file_path}"
+        )
 
     return result