diff --git a/libcontainer/configs/mount.go b/libcontainer/configs/mount.go
index f982da14..cc770c91 100644
--- a/libcontainer/configs/mount.go
+++ b/libcontainer/configs/mount.go
@@ -1,13 +1,5 @@
 package configs
 
-import (
-	"path/filepath"
-	"strings"
-	"syscall"
-
-	"github.com/opencontainers/runc/libcontainer/label"
-)
-
 type Mount struct {
 	// Source path for the mount.
 	Source string `json:"source"`
@@ -36,40 +28,3 @@ type Mount struct {
 	// Optional Command to be run after Source is mounted.
 	PostmountCmds []Command `json:"postmount_cmds"`
 }
-
-func (m *Mount) Remount(rootfs string) error {
-	var (
-		dest = m.Destination
-	)
-	if !strings.HasPrefix(dest, rootfs) {
-		dest = filepath.Join(rootfs, dest)
-	}
-
-	if err := syscall.Mount(m.Source, dest, m.Device, uintptr(m.Flags|syscall.MS_REMOUNT), ""); err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	return nil
-}
-
-// Do the mount operation followed by additional mounts required to take care
-// of propagation flags.
-func (m *Mount) MountPropagate(rootfs string, mountLabel string) error {
-	var (
-		dest = m.Destination
-		data = label.FormatMountLabel(m.Data, mountLabel)
-	)
-	if !strings.HasPrefix(dest, rootfs) {
-		dest = filepath.Join(rootfs, dest)
-	}
-
-	if err := syscall.Mount(m.Source, dest, m.Device, uintptr(m.Flags), data); err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	for _, pflag := range m.PropagationFlags {
-		if err := syscall.Mount("", dest, "", uintptr(pflag), ""); err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-	}
-	return nil
-}
diff --git a/libcontainer/rootfs_linux.go b/libcontainer/rootfs_linux.go
index c38b80ad..3e3a7d2e 100644
--- a/libcontainer/rootfs_linux.go
+++ b/libcontainer/rootfs_linux.go
@@ -106,12 +106,12 @@ func mountToRootfs(m *configs.Mount, rootfs, mountLabel string) error {
 		if err := os.MkdirAll(dest, 0755); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
-		return m.MountPropagate(rootfs, mountLabel)
+		return mountPropagate(m, rootfs, mountLabel)
 	case "mqueue":
 		if err := os.MkdirAll(dest, 0755); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
-		if err := m.MountPropagate(rootfs, mountLabel); err != nil {
+		if err := mountPropagate(m, rootfs, mountLabel); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
 		return label.SetFileLabel(dest, mountLabel)
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ func mountToRootfs(m *configs.Mount, rootfs, mountLabel string) error {
 				return err
 			}
 		}
-		if err := m.MountPropagate(rootfs, mountLabel); err != nil {
+		if err := mountPropagate(m, rootfs, mountLabel); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
 		if stat != nil {
@@ -135,12 +135,12 @@ func mountToRootfs(m *configs.Mount, rootfs, mountLabel string) error {
 		if err := os.MkdirAll(dest, 0755); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
-		return m.MountPropagate(rootfs, mountLabel)
+		return mountPropagate(m, rootfs, mountLabel)
 	case "securityfs":
 		if err := os.MkdirAll(dest, 0755); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
-		return m.MountPropagate(rootfs, mountLabel)
+		return mountPropagate(m, rootfs, mountLabel)
 	case "bind":
 		stat, err := os.Stat(m.Source)
 		if err != nil {
@@ -163,11 +163,11 @@ func mountToRootfs(m *configs.Mount, rootfs, mountLabel string) error {
 		if err := createIfNotExists(dest, stat.IsDir()); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
-		if err := m.MountPropagate(rootfs, mountLabel); err != nil {
+		if err := mountPropagate(m, rootfs, mountLabel); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
 		// bind mount won't change mount options, we need remount to make mount options effective.
-		if err := m.Remount(rootfs); err != nil {
+		if err := remount(m, rootfs); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
 		if m.Relabel != "" {
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ func mountToRootfs(m *configs.Mount, rootfs, mountLabel string) error {
 				Destination: m.Destination,
 				Flags:       defaultMountFlags | syscall.MS_RDONLY,
 			}
-			if err := mcgrouproot.Remount(rootfs); err != nil {
+			if err := remount(mcgrouproot, rootfs); err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
 		}
@@ -534,3 +534,40 @@ func writeSystemProperty(key, value string) error {
 	keyPath := strings.Replace(key, ".", "/", -1)
 	return ioutil.WriteFile(path.Join("/proc/sys", keyPath), []byte(value), 0644)
 }
+
+func remount(m *configs.Mount, rootfs string) error {
+	var (
+		dest = m.Destination
+	)
+	if !strings.HasPrefix(dest, rootfs) {
+		dest = filepath.Join(rootfs, dest)
+	}
+
+	if err := syscall.Mount(m.Source, dest, m.Device, uintptr(m.Flags|syscall.MS_REMOUNT), ""); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+// Do the mount operation followed by additional mounts required to take care
+// of propagation flags.
+func mountPropagate(m *configs.Mount, rootfs string, mountLabel string) error {
+	var (
+		dest = m.Destination
+		data = label.FormatMountLabel(m.Data, mountLabel)
+	)
+	if !strings.HasPrefix(dest, rootfs) {
+		dest = filepath.Join(rootfs, dest)
+	}
+
+	if err := syscall.Mount(m.Source, dest, m.Device, uintptr(m.Flags), data); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	for _, pflag := range m.PropagationFlags {
+		if err := syscall.Mount("", dest, "", uintptr(pflag), ""); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+	}
+	return nil
+}