diff --git a/include/vlc_access.h b/include/vlc_access.h
index 5892841cc4..9dd725aafe 100644
--- a/include/vlc_access.h
+++ b/include/vlc_access.h
@@ -183,9 +183,13 @@ static inline bool vlc_access_Eof(const access_t *access)
   */
 static inline ssize_t vlc_access_Read(access_t *access, void *buf, size_t len)
 {
-    if (access->pf_read == NULL)
-        return -1;
-    return access->pf_read(access, buf, len);
+    int ret = -1;
+
+    if (access->pf_read != NULL)
+        ret = access->pf_read(access, buf, len);
+    if (len > 0 && ret == 0)
+        access->info.b_eof = true;
+    return ret;
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/modules/access/archive/access.c b/modules/access/archive/access.c
index 4363025582..d8b8c85bba 100644
--- a/modules/access/archive/access.c
+++ b/modules/access/archive/access.c
@@ -58,9 +58,6 @@ static ssize_t Read(access_t *p_access, void *p_data, size_t i_size)
     if (i_read < 0)
         i_read = 0;
 
-    if (i_size > 0 && i_read <= 0)
-        p_access->info.b_eof = true;
-
     return i_read;
 }
 
diff --git a/modules/access/attachment.c b/modules/access/attachment.c
index 5e737c98f7..bbef66657a 100644
--- a/modules/access/attachment.c
+++ b/modules/access/attachment.c
@@ -116,8 +116,7 @@ static ssize_t Read(access_t *access, void *buffer, size_t size)
     access_sys_t *sys = access->p_sys;
     input_attachment_t *a = sys->attachment;
 
-    access->info.b_eof = sys->offset >= (uint64_t)a->i_data;
-    if (access->info.b_eof)
+    if (sys->offset >= (uint64_t)a->i_data)
         return 0;
 
     const size_t copy = __MIN(size, a->i_data - sys->offset);
diff --git a/modules/access/avio.c b/modules/access/avio.c
index 31468ff920..b807ef583d 100644
--- a/modules/access/avio.c
+++ b/modules/access/avio.c
@@ -306,10 +306,8 @@ void OutCloseAvio(vlc_object_t *object)
 static ssize_t Read(access_t *access, void *data, size_t size)
 {
     int r = avio_read(access->p_sys->context, data, size);
-    if (r <= 0) {
-        access->info.b_eof = true;
+    if (r < 0)
         r = 0;
-    }
     return r;
 }
 
diff --git a/modules/access/concat.c b/modules/access/concat.c
index 88eeb59aa7..fe9c14ca17 100644
--- a/modules/access/concat.c
+++ b/modules/access/concat.c
@@ -63,15 +63,11 @@ static access_t *GetAccess(access_t *access)
     }
 
     if (sys->next == NULL)
-    {
-error:
-        access->info.b_eof = true;
         return NULL;
-    }
 
     a = vlc_access_NewMRL(VLC_OBJECT(access), sys->next->mrl);
     if (a == NULL)
-        goto error;
+        return NULL;
 
     sys->access = a;
     sys->next = sys->next->next;
@@ -88,10 +84,7 @@ static ssize_t Read(access_t *access, void *buf, size_t len)
      * change. We need to check it. For instance, a path could point to a
      * regular file during Open() yet point to a directory here and now. */
     if (unlikely(a->pf_read == NULL))
-    {
-        access->info.b_eof = true;
         return 0;
-    }
 
     return vlc_access_Read(a, buf, len);
 }
diff --git a/modules/access/dsm/access.c b/modules/access/dsm/access.c
index cefb74893d..329a84775c 100644
--- a/modules/access/dsm/access.c
+++ b/modules/access/dsm/access.c
@@ -461,8 +461,6 @@ static ssize_t Read( access_t *p_access, void *p_buffer, size_t i_len )
     access_sys_t *p_sys = p_access->p_sys;
     int i_read;
 
-    if( p_access->info.b_eof ) return 0;
-
     i_read = smb_fread( p_sys->p_session, p_sys->i_fd, p_buffer, i_len );
     if( i_read < 0 )
     {
@@ -470,8 +468,6 @@ static ssize_t Read( access_t *p_access, void *p_buffer, size_t i_len )
         return -1;
     }
 
-    if( i_read == 0 ) p_access->info.b_eof = true;
-
     return i_read;
 }
 
diff --git a/modules/access/file.c b/modules/access/file.c
index 690a99d9c9..1c2a46fc8c 100644
--- a/modules/access/file.c
+++ b/modules/access/file.c
@@ -295,7 +295,6 @@ static ssize_t Read (access_t *p_access, void *p_buffer, size_t i_len)
         val = 0;
     }
 
-    p_access->info.b_eof = !val;
     return val;
 }
 
diff --git a/modules/access/ftp.c b/modules/access/ftp.c
index 9a158d34f9..5f9bbca016 100644
--- a/modules/access/ftp.c
+++ b/modules/access/ftp.c
@@ -852,22 +852,17 @@ static ssize_t Read( access_t *p_access, void *p_buffer, size_t i_len )
     assert( p_sys->data.fd != -1 );
     assert( !p_sys->out );
 
-    if( p_access->info.b_eof )
-        return 0;
-
     if( p_sys->data.p_tls != NULL )
         i_read = vlc_tls_Read( p_sys->data.p_tls, p_buffer, i_len, false );
     else
         i_read = vlc_recv_i11e( p_sys->data.fd, p_buffer, i_len, 0 );
 
-    if( i_read > 0 )
+    if( i_read >= 0 )
         p_sys->offset += i_read;
-    else if( i_read == 0 )
-        p_access->info.b_eof = true;
     else if( errno != EINTR && errno != EAGAIN )
     {
         msg_Err( p_access, "receive error: %s", vlc_strerror_c(errno) );
-        p_access->info.b_eof = true;
+        i_read = 0;
     }
 
     return i_read;
diff --git a/modules/access/http.c b/modules/access/http.c
index 5364c857fc..167c341326 100644
--- a/modules/access/http.c
+++ b/modules/access/http.c
@@ -518,10 +518,10 @@ static ssize_t Read( access_t *p_access, void *p_buffer, size_t i_len )
     int i_read;
 
     if( p_sys->fd == -1 )
-        goto fatal;
+        return 0;
 
     if( i_len == 0 )
-        goto fatal;
+        return 0;
 
     if( p_sys->i_icy_meta > 0 && p_sys->offset - p_sys->i_icy_offset > 0 )
     {
@@ -531,14 +531,14 @@ static ssize_t Read( access_t *p_access, void *p_buffer, size_t i_len )
         if( i_next == p_sys->i_icy_meta )
         {
             if( ReadICYMeta( p_access ) )
-                goto fatal;
+                return 0;
         }
         if( i_len > i_next )
             i_len = i_next;
     }
 
     if( ReadData( p_access, &i_read, p_buffer, i_len ) )
-        goto fatal;
+        return 0;
 
     if( i_read < 0 )
         return -1; /* EINTR / EAGAIN */
@@ -554,17 +554,13 @@ static ssize_t Read( access_t *p_access, void *p_buffer, size_t i_len )
             else
                 return -1;
         }
-        goto fatal;
+        return 0;
     }
 
     assert( i_read >= 0 );
     p_sys->offset += i_read;
 
     return i_read;
-
-fatal:
-    p_access->info.b_eof = true;
-    return 0;
 }
 
 static int ReadICYMeta( access_t *p_access )
@@ -793,7 +789,6 @@ static int Connect( access_t *p_access, uint64_t i_tell )
     p_sys->b_has_size = false;
     p_sys->offset = i_tell;
     p_sys->size = 0;
-    p_access->info.b_eof  = false;
 
     /* Open connection */
     assert( p_sys->fd == -1 ); /* No open sockets (leaking fds is BAD) */
diff --git a/modules/access/imem-access.c b/modules/access/imem-access.c
index a1b72f1a63..49b801472e 100644
--- a/modules/access/imem-access.c
+++ b/modules/access/imem-access.c
@@ -48,9 +48,6 @@ static ssize_t Read(access_t *access, void *buf, size_t len)
         val = 0;
     }
 
-    if (val <= 0)
-        access->info.b_eof = true;
-
     return val;
 }
 
diff --git a/modules/access/mtp.c b/modules/access/mtp.c
index 744843198a..f25937a97e 100644
--- a/modules/access/mtp.c
+++ b/modules/access/mtp.c
@@ -195,12 +195,9 @@ static ssize_t Read( access_t *p_access, void *p_buffer, size_t i_len )
                 vlc_dialog_display_error( p_access, _( "File reading failed" ),
                     _( "VLC could not read the file: %s" ),
                     vlc_strerror(errno) );
-                p_access->info.b_eof = true;
                 return 0;
         }
     }
-    else if( i_ret == 0 )
-        p_access->info.b_eof = true;
 
     return i_ret;
 }
diff --git a/modules/access/rar/access.c b/modules/access/rar/access.c
index 14f397df55..2db5434fd5 100644
--- a/modules/access/rar/access.c
+++ b/modules/access/rar/access.c
@@ -94,8 +94,6 @@ static ssize_t Read(access_t *access, void *data, size_t size)
             Seek(access, sys->position))
             break;
     }
-    if (size > 0 && total <= 0)
-        access->info.b_eof = true;
     return total;
 
 }
diff --git a/modules/access/sdp.c b/modules/access/sdp.c
index 3bf8e7c302..05c5914ab6 100644
--- a/modules/access/sdp.c
+++ b/modules/access/sdp.c
@@ -88,10 +88,7 @@ static ssize_t Read (access_t *access, void *buf, size_t len)
     access_sys_t *sys = access->p_sys;
 
     if (sys->offset >= sys->length)
-    {
-        access->info.b_eof = true;
         return 0;
-    }
 
     if (len > sys->length - sys->offset)
         len = sys->length - sys->offset;
diff --git a/modules/access/sftp.c b/modules/access/sftp.c
index 91130efe9c..47ddd6cf00 100644
--- a/modules/access/sftp.c
+++ b/modules/access/sftp.c
@@ -388,18 +388,12 @@ static ssize_t Read( access_t *p_access, void *buf, size_t len )
 {
     access_sys_t *p_sys = p_access->p_sys;
 
-    if( p_access->info.b_eof )
-        return 0;
-
     ssize_t val = libssh2_sftp_read(  p_sys->file, buf, len );
     if( val < 0 )
     {
-        p_access->info.b_eof = true;
         msg_Err( p_access, "read failed" );
         return 0;
     }
-    else if( val == 0 )
-        p_access->info.b_eof = true;
 
     return val;
 }
diff --git a/modules/access/smb.c b/modules/access/smb.c
index eea468d2d8..08859d6334 100644
--- a/modules/access/smb.c
+++ b/modules/access/smb.c
@@ -323,18 +323,13 @@ static ssize_t Read( access_t *p_access, void *p_buffer, size_t i_len )
     access_sys_t *p_sys = p_access->p_sys;
     int i_read;
 
-    if( p_access->info.b_eof ) return 0;
-
     i_read = smbc_read( p_sys->i_smb, p_buffer, i_len );
     if( i_read < 0 )
     {
         msg_Err( p_access, "read failed (%s)", vlc_strerror_c(errno) );
-        p_access->info.b_eof = true;
-        return -1;
+        i_read = 0;
     }
 
-    if( i_read == 0 ) p_access->info.b_eof = true;
-
     return i_read;
 }
 
diff --git a/modules/access/tcp.c b/modules/access/tcp.c
index 6e3eaeb6a3..bc477ae27a 100644
--- a/modules/access/tcp.c
+++ b/modules/access/tcp.c
@@ -136,18 +136,14 @@ static ssize_t Read( access_t *p_access, void *p_buffer, size_t i_len )
     access_sys_t *p_sys = p_access->p_sys;
     int i_read;
 
-    if( p_access->info.b_eof )
-        return 0;
-
     i_read = vlc_recv_i11e( p_sys->fd, p_buffer, i_len, 0 );
-    if( i_read > 0 )
-        ;
-    else if( i_read == 0 )
-        p_access->info.b_eof = true;
-    else if( errno != EINTR && errno != EAGAIN )
+    if( i_read < 0 )
     {
-        msg_Err( p_access, "receive error: %s", vlc_strerror_c(errno) );
-        p_access->info.b_eof = true;
+        if( errno != EINTR && errno != EAGAIN )
+        {
+            msg_Err( p_access, "receive error: %s", vlc_strerror_c(errno) );
+            i_read = 0;
+        }
     }
 
     return i_read;
diff --git a/modules/access/vdr.c b/modules/access/vdr.c
index 9f94038b6d..a23f4a02ef 100644
--- a/modules/access/vdr.c
+++ b/modules/access/vdr.c
@@ -342,11 +342,8 @@ static ssize_t Read( access_t *p_access, void *p_buffer, size_t i_len )
     access_sys_t *p_sys = p_access->p_sys;
 
     if( p_sys->fd == -1 )
-    {
         /* no more data */
-        p_access->info.b_eof = true;
         return 0;
-    }
 
     ssize_t i_ret = read( p_sys->fd, p_buffer, i_len );