diff --git a/mklive.sh b/mklive.sh
index ab327d311e..811bfdcda6 100755
--- a/mklive.sh
+++ b/mklive.sh
@@ -47,22 +47,6 @@ print_step() {
     info_msg "[${CURRENT_STEP}/${STEP_COUNT}] $*"
 }
 
-mount_pseudofs() {
-    for f in sys dev proc; do
-        mkdir -p "$ROOTFS"/$f
-        mount --rbind /$f "$ROOTFS"/$f
-    done
-}
-
-umount_pseudofs() {
-	for f in sys dev proc; do
-		if [ -d "$ROOTFS/$f" ] && ! umount -R -f "$ROOTFS/$f"; then
-			info_msg "ERROR: failed to unmount $ROOTFS/$f/"
-			return 1
-		fi
-	done
-}
-
 error_out() {
 	trap - INT TERM 0
     umount_pseudofs || exit "${1:-0}"