diff --git a/lib/fs.js b/lib/fs.js
index 44ac1e4e7bb4fb..319a048b61bbae 100644
--- a/lib/fs.js
+++ b/lib/fs.js
@@ -1330,6 +1330,7 @@ function fsync(fd, callback) {
  * @returns {void}
  */
 function fsyncSync(fd) {
+  fd = getValidatedFd(fd);
   return binding.fsync(fd);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/node_file.cc b/src/node_file.cc
index 41e872ad6cb8d0..9eb42b3a261f83 100644
--- a/src/node_file.cc
+++ b/src/node_file.cc
@@ -116,24 +116,6 @@ inline int64_t GetOffset(Local<Value> value) {
   return IsSafeJsInt(value) ? value.As<Integer>()->Value() : -1;
 }
 
-inline int GetValidatedFd(Environment* env, Local<Value> value) {
-  if (!value->IsInt32()) {
-    env->isolate()->ThrowException(ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE(
-        env->isolate(), "Invalid argument. The fd must be int32."));
-    return 1 << 30;
-  }
-
-  const int fd = value.As<Int32>()->Value();
-
-  if (fd < 0 || fd > INT32_MAX) {
-    env->isolate()->ThrowException(ERR_OUT_OF_RANGE(
-        env->isolate(), "It must be >= 0 && <= INT32_MAX. Received %d", fd));
-    return 1 << 30;
-  }
-
-  return fd;
-}
-
 static const char* get_fs_func_name_by_type(uv_fs_type req_type) {
   switch (req_type) {
 #define FS_TYPE_TO_NAME(type, name)                                            \
@@ -1544,8 +1526,8 @@ static void Fsync(const FunctionCallbackInfo<Value>& args) {
   const int argc = args.Length();
   CHECK_GE(argc, 1);
 
-  const int fd = GetValidatedFd(env, args[0]);
-  if (fd == (1 << 30)) return;
+  CHECK(args[0]->IsInt32());
+  const int fd = args[0].As<Int32>()->Value();
 
   if (argc > 1) {
     FSReqBase* req_wrap_async = GetReqWrap(args, 1);
diff --git a/typings/internalBinding/fs.d.ts b/typings/internalBinding/fs.d.ts
index 2ec220ac796774..2df8bed60d74db 100644
--- a/typings/internalBinding/fs.d.ts
+++ b/typings/internalBinding/fs.d.ts
@@ -244,7 +244,6 @@ export interface FsBinding {
   fdatasync: typeof InternalFSBinding.fdatasync;
   fstat: typeof InternalFSBinding.fstat;
   fsync: typeof InternalFSBinding.fsync;
-  fsyncSync: typeof InternalFSBinding.fsyncSync;
   ftruncate: typeof InternalFSBinding.ftruncate;
   futimes: typeof InternalFSBinding.futimes;
   internalModuleReadJSON: typeof InternalFSBinding.internalModuleReadJSON;