diff --git a/container.go b/container.go
index 88c3e23b..952c93bd 100644
--- a/container.go
+++ b/container.go
@@ -2,49 +2,18 @@ package libcontainer
 
 import (
 	"github.com/docker/libcontainer/cgroups"
-	"github.com/docker/libcontainer/devices"
 	"github.com/docker/libcontainer/mount"
+	"github.com/docker/libcontainer/network"
 )
 
-type Mount mount.Mount
+type MountConfig mount.MountConfig
 
-type Mounts mount.Mounts
-
-type Network struct {
-	// Type sets the networks type, commonly veth and loopback
-	Type string `json:"type,omitempty"`
-
-	// Context is a generic key value format for setting additional options that are specific to
-	// the network type
-	Context map[string]string `json:"context,omitempty"`
-
-	// Address contains the IP and mask to set on the network interface
-	Address string `json:"address,omitempty"`
-
-	// Gateway sets the gateway address that is used as the default for the interface
-	Gateway string `json:"gateway,omitempty"`
-
-	// Mtu sets the mtu value for the interface and will be mirrored on both the host and
-	// container's interfaces if a pair is created, specifically in the case of type veth
-	Mtu int `json:"mtu,omitempty"`
-}
+type Network network.Network
 
 // Container defines configuration options for executing a process inside a contained environment
 type Container struct {
-	// NoPivotRoot will use MS_MOVE and a chroot to jail the process into the container's rootfs
-	// This is a common option when the container is running in ramdisk
-	NoPivotRoot bool `json:"no_pivot_root,omitempty"`
-
-	// ReadonlyFs will remount the container's rootfs as readonly where only externally mounted
-	// bind mounts are writtable
-	ReadonlyFs bool `json:"readonly_fs,omitempty"`
-
-	// Mounts specify additional source and destination paths that will be mounted inside the container's
-	// rootfs and mount namespace if specified
-	Mounts Mounts `json:"mounts,omitempty"`
-
-	// The device nodes that should be automatically created within the container upon container start.  Note, make sure that the node is marked as allowed in the cgroup as well!
-	DeviceNodes []*devices.Device `json:"device_nodes,omitempty"`
+	// Mount specific options.
+	MountConfig MountConfig `json:"mount_config,omitempty"`
 
 	// Hostname optionally sets the container's hostname if provided
 	Hostname string `json:"hostname,omitempty"`
diff --git a/namespaces/exec.go b/namespaces/exec.go
index 2cc859c6..297de529 100644
--- a/namespaces/exec.go
+++ b/namespaces/exec.go
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ func InitializeNetworking(container *libcontainer.Container, nspid int, pipe *Sy
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
-		if err := strategy.Create(libcontainer.GetInternalNetworkConfig(config), nspid, context); err != nil {
+		if err := strategy.Create((*network.Network)(config), nspid, context); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/namespaces/init.go b/namespaces/init.go
index 7385067b..a0ce7b72 100644
--- a/namespaces/init.go
+++ b/namespaces/init.go
@@ -69,7 +69,9 @@ func Init(container *libcontainer.Container, uncleanRootfs, consolePath string,
 
 	label.Init()
 
-	if err := mount.InitializeMountNamespace(rootfs, consolePath, libcontainer.GetInternalMountConfig(container)); err != nil {
+	if err := mount.InitializeMountNamespace(rootfs,
+		consolePath,
+		(*mount.MountConfig)(&container.MountConfig)); err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("setup mount namespace %s", err)
 	}
 	if container.Hostname != "" {
@@ -166,7 +168,7 @@ func setupNetwork(container *libcontainer.Container, context map[string]string)
 			return err
 		}
 
-		err1 := strategy.Initialize(libcontainer.GetInternalNetworkConfig(config), context)
+		err1 := strategy.Initialize((*network.Network)(config), context)
 		if err1 != nil {
 			return err1
 		}
diff --git a/utils.go b/utils.go
index 3ba66a91..ab770848 100644
--- a/utils.go
+++ b/utils.go
@@ -1,34 +1,9 @@
 package libcontainer
 
 import (
-	"github.com/docker/libcontainer/mount"
-	"github.com/docker/libcontainer/network"
 	"github.com/docker/libcontainer/security/capabilities"
 )
 
-func GetInternalMountConfig(container *Container) *mount.MountConfig {
-	out := &mount.MountConfig{
-		NoPivotRoot: container.NoPivotRoot,
-		ReadonlyFs:  container.ReadonlyFs,
-		DeviceNodes: container.DeviceNodes,
-		MountLabel:  container.Context["mount_label"],
-		Mounts:      (mount.Mounts)(container.Mounts),
-	}
-	return out
-}
-
-func GetInternalNetworkConfig(net *Network) *network.Network {
-	return &network.Network{
-		Type:       net.Type,
-		NsPath:     net.Context["nspath"],
-		Bridge:     net.Context["bridge"],
-		VethPrefix: net.Context["prefix"],
-		Address:    net.Address,
-		Gateway:    net.Gateway,
-		Mtu:        net.Mtu,
-	}
-}
-
 func GetAllCapabilities() []string {
 	return capabilities.GetAllCapabilities()
 }