diff --git a/daemon/Makefile.am b/daemon/Makefile.am
index 9cd34ff75..31eec4d33 100644
--- a/daemon/Makefile.am
+++ b/daemon/Makefile.am
@@ -271,6 +271,7 @@ SOURCES_MLI = \
 	lvm_utils.mli \
 	md.mli \
 	mount.mli \
+	mount_utils.mli \
 	mountable.mli \
 	optgroups.mli \
 	parted.mli \
@@ -301,6 +302,7 @@ SOURCES_ML = \
 	findfs.ml \
 	md.ml \
 	mount.ml \
+	mount_utils.ml \
 	parted.ml \
 	listfs.ml \
 	realpath.ml \
diff --git a/daemon/inspect.ml b/daemon/inspect.ml
index 6d4b17815..ce62c17f2 100644
--- a/daemon/inspect.ml
+++ b/daemon/inspect.ml
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ open Inspect_types
 let re_primary_partition = PCRE.compile "^/dev/(?:h|s|v)d.[1234]$"
 
 let rec inspect_os () =
-  Mount.umount_all ();
+  Mount_utils.umount_all ();
 
   (* Iterate over all detected filesystems.  Inspect each one in turn. *)
   let fses = Listfs.list_filesystems () in
diff --git a/daemon/inspect_fs.ml b/daemon/inspect_fs.ml
index 02e2060b9..da98946af 100644
--- a/daemon/inspect_fs.ml
+++ b/daemon/inspect_fs.ml
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ let rec check_for_filesystem_on mountable vfs_type =
       if not mounted then None
       else (
         let role = check_filesystem mountable in
-        Mount.umount_all ();
+        Mount_utils.umount_all ();
         role
       )
     ) in
diff --git a/daemon/mount.ml b/daemon/mount.ml
index e42ea1580..4fe85d3b6 100644
--- a/daemon/mount.ml
+++ b/daemon/mount.ml
@@ -60,64 +60,3 @@ let mount_vfs options vfs mountable mountpoint =
 let mount = mount_vfs "" ""
 let mount_ro = mount_vfs "ro" ""
 let mount_options options = mount_vfs options ""
-
-(* Unmount everything mounted under /sysroot.
- *
- * We have to unmount in the correct order, so we sort the paths by
- * longest first to ensure that child paths are unmounted by parent
- * paths.
- *
- * This call is more important than it appears at first, because it
- * is widely used by both test and production code in order to
- * get back to a known state (nothing mounted, everything synchronized).
- *)
-let rec umount_all () =
-  (* This is called from internal_autosync and generally as a cleanup
-   * function, and since the umount will definitely fail if any
-   * handles are open, we may as well close them.
-   *)
-  (* XXX
-  aug_finalize ();
-  hivex_finalize ();
-  journal_finalize ();
-  *)
-
-  let sysroot = Sysroot.sysroot () in
-  let sysroot_len = String.length sysroot in
-
-  let info = read_whole_file "/proc/self/mountinfo" in
-  let info = String.nsplit "\n" info in
-
-  let mps = ref [] in
-  List.iter (
-    fun line ->
-      let line = String.nsplit " " line in
-      (* The field of interest is the 5th field.  Whitespace is escaped
-       * with octal sequences like \040 (for space).
-       * See fs/seq_file.c:mangle_path.
-       *)
-      if List.length line >= 5 then (
-        let mp = List.nth line 4 in
-        let mp = proc_unmangle_path mp in
-
-        (* Allow a mount directory like "/sysroot" or "/sysroot/..." *)
-        if (sysroot_len > 0 && String.is_prefix mp sysroot) ||
-           (String.is_prefix mp sysroot &&
-            String.length mp > sysroot_len &&
-            mp.[sysroot_len] = '/') then
-          List.push_front mp mps
-      )
-  ) info;
-
-  let mps = !mps in
-  let mps = List.sort compare_longest_first mps in
-
-  (* Unmount them. *)
-  List.iter (
-    fun mp -> ignore (command "umount" [mp])
-  ) mps
-
-and compare_longest_first s1 s2 =
-  let n1 = String.length s1 in
-  let n2 = String.length s2 in
-  n2 - n1
diff --git a/daemon/mount.mli b/daemon/mount.mli
index 96c400190..9fa5b76e7 100644
--- a/daemon/mount.mli
+++ b/daemon/mount.mli
@@ -20,5 +20,3 @@ val mount : Mountable.t -> string -> unit
 val mount_ro : Mountable.t -> string -> unit
 val mount_options : string -> Mountable.t -> string -> unit
 val mount_vfs : string -> string -> Mountable.t -> string -> unit
-
-val umount_all : unit -> unit
diff --git a/daemon/mount_utils.ml b/daemon/mount_utils.ml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a53959de3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/daemon/mount_utils.ml
@@ -0,0 +1,83 @@
+(* guestfs-inspection
+ * Copyright (C) 2009-2018 Red Hat Inc.
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along
+ * with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
+ * 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
+ *)
+
+open Std_utils
+
+open Mountable
+open Utils
+
+(* Unmount everything mounted under /sysroot.
+ *
+ * We have to unmount in the correct order, so we sort the paths by
+ * longest first to ensure that child paths are unmounted by parent
+ * paths.
+ *
+ * This call is more important than it appears at first, because it
+ * is widely used by both test and production code in order to
+ * get back to a known state (nothing mounted, everything synchronized).
+ *)
+let rec umount_all () =
+  (* This is called from internal_autosync and generally as a cleanup
+   * function, and since the umount will definitely fail if any
+   * handles are open, we may as well close them.
+   *)
+  (* XXX
+  aug_finalize ();
+  hivex_finalize ();
+  journal_finalize ();
+  *)
+
+  let sysroot = Sysroot.sysroot () in
+  let sysroot_len = String.length sysroot in
+
+  let info = read_whole_file "/proc/self/mountinfo" in
+  let info = String.nsplit "\n" info in
+
+  let mps = ref [] in
+  List.iter (
+    fun line ->
+      let line = String.nsplit " " line in
+      (* The field of interest is the 5th field.  Whitespace is escaped
+       * with octal sequences like \040 (for space).
+       * See fs/seq_file.c:mangle_path.
+       *)
+      if List.length line >= 5 then (
+        let mp = List.nth line 4 in
+        let mp = proc_unmangle_path mp in
+
+        (* Allow a mount directory like "/sysroot" or "/sysroot/..." *)
+        if (sysroot_len > 0 && String.is_prefix mp sysroot) ||
+           (String.is_prefix mp sysroot &&
+            String.length mp > sysroot_len &&
+            mp.[sysroot_len] = '/') then
+          List.push_front mp mps
+      )
+  ) info;
+
+  let mps = !mps in
+  let mps = List.sort compare_longest_first mps in
+
+  (* Unmount them. *)
+  List.iter (
+    fun mp -> ignore (command "umount" [mp])
+  ) mps
+
+and compare_longest_first s1 s2 =
+  let n1 = String.length s1 in
+  let n2 = String.length s2 in
+  n2 - n1
diff --git a/daemon/mount_utils.mli b/daemon/mount_utils.mli
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..72421adfa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/daemon/mount_utils.mli
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+(* guestfs-inspection
+ * Copyright (C) 2009-2018 Red Hat Inc.
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along
+ * with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
+ * 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
+ *)
+
+val umount_all : unit -> unit