diff --git a/crates/polars-arrow/src/io/ipc/read/file.rs b/crates/polars-arrow/src/io/ipc/read/file.rs
index 0eb60d0a566c..c16a19560613 100644
--- a/crates/polars-arrow/src/io/ipc/read/file.rs
+++ b/crates/polars-arrow/src/io/ipc/read/file.rs
@@ -36,32 +36,6 @@ pub struct FileMetadata {
     pub size: u64,
 }
 
-fn read_dictionary_message<R: Read + Seek>(
-    reader: &mut R,
-    offset: u64,
-    data: &mut Vec<u8>,
-) -> PolarsResult<()> {
-    let mut message_size: [u8; 4] = [0; 4];
-    reader.seek(SeekFrom::Start(offset))?;
-    reader.read_exact(&mut message_size)?;
-    if message_size == CONTINUATION_MARKER {
-        reader.read_exact(&mut message_size)?;
-    };
-    let message_length = i32::from_le_bytes(message_size);
-
-    let message_length: usize = message_length
-        .try_into()
-        .map_err(|_| polars_err!(oos = OutOfSpecKind::NegativeFooterLength))?;
-
-    data.clear();
-    data.try_reserve(message_length)?;
-    reader
-        .by_ref()
-        .take(message_length as u64)
-        .read_to_end(data)?;
-
-    Ok(())
-}
 /// Read the row count by summing the length of the of the record batches
 pub fn get_row_count<R: Read + Seek>(reader: &mut R) -> PolarsResult<i64> {
     let mut message_scratch: Vec<u8> = Default::default();
@@ -72,7 +46,7 @@ pub fn get_row_count<R: Read + Seek>(reader: &mut R) -> PolarsResult<i64> {
     blocks
         .into_iter()
         .map(|block| {
-            let message = get_message_from_block(reader, block, &mut message_scratch)?;
+            let message = get_message_from_block(reader, &block, &mut message_scratch)?;
             let record_batch = get_record_batch(message)?;
             record_batch.length().map_err(|e| e.into())
         })
@@ -100,20 +74,18 @@ fn read_dictionary_block<R: Read + Seek>(
     message_scratch: &mut Vec<u8>,
     dictionary_scratch: &mut Vec<u8>,
 ) -> PolarsResult<()> {
+    let message = get_message_from_block(reader, block, message_scratch)?;
+    let batch = get_dictionary_batch(&message)?;
+
     let offset: u64 = block
         .offset
         .try_into()
         .map_err(|_| polars_err!(oos = OutOfSpecKind::UnexpectedNegativeInteger))?;
+
     let length: u64 = block
         .meta_data_length
         .try_into()
         .map_err(|_| polars_err!(oos = OutOfSpecKind::UnexpectedNegativeInteger))?;
-    read_dictionary_message(reader, offset, message_scratch)?;
-
-    let message = arrow_format::ipc::MessageRef::read_as_root(message_scratch.as_ref())
-        .map_err(|err| polars_err!(oos = OutOfSpecKind::InvalidFlatbufferMessage(err)))?;
-
-    let batch = get_dictionary_batch(&message)?;
 
     read_dictionary(
         batch,
@@ -299,7 +271,7 @@ fn get_message_from_block_offset<'a, R: Read + Seek>(
 
 fn get_message_from_block<'a, R: Read + Seek>(
     reader: &mut R,
-    block: arrow_format::ipc::Block,
+    block: &arrow_format::ipc::Block,
     message_scratch: &'a mut Vec<u8>,
 ) -> PolarsResult<arrow_format::ipc::MessageRef<'a>> {
     let offset: u64 = block