diff --git a/lib/libshare/nfs.c b/lib/libshare/nfs.c
index e7037b104..4bc7e7779 100644
--- a/lib/libshare/nfs.c
+++ b/lib/libshare/nfs.c
@@ -148,6 +148,57 @@ nfs_fini_tmpfile(const char *exports, struct tmpfile *tmpf)
 	return (SA_OK);
 }
 
+/*
+ * Copy all entries from the exports file to newfp,
+ * omitting any entries for the specified mountpoint.
+ */
+static int
+nfs_copy_entries(FILE *newfp, const char *exports, const char *mountpoint)
+{
+	int error = SA_OK;
+
+	fputs(FILE_HEADER, newfp);
+
+	/*
+	 * ZFS_EXPORTS_FILE may not exist yet.
+	 * If that's the case, then just write out the new file.
+	 */
+	FILE *oldfp = fopen(exports, "re");
+	if (oldfp != NULL) {
+		char *buf = NULL, *sep;
+		size_t buflen = 0, mplen = strlen(mountpoint);
+
+		while (getline(&buf, &buflen, oldfp) != -1) {
+
+			if (buf[0] == '\n' || buf[0] == '#')
+				continue;
+
+			if ((sep = strpbrk(buf, "\t \n")) != NULL &&
+			    sep - buf == mplen &&
+			    strncmp(buf, mountpoint, mplen) == 0)
+					continue;
+
+			fputs(buf, newfp);
+		}
+
+		if (ferror(oldfp) != 0)
+			error = ferror(oldfp);
+
+		if (fclose(oldfp) != 0) {
+			fprintf(stderr, "Unable to close file %s: %s\n",
+			    exports, strerror(errno));
+			error = error != SA_OK ? error : SA_SYSTEM_ERR;
+		}
+
+		free(buf);
+	}
+
+	if (error == SA_OK && ferror(newfp) != 0)
+		error = ferror(newfp);
+
+	return (error);
+}
+
 int
 nfs_toggle_share(const char *lockfile, const char *exports,
     const char *expdir, sa_share_impl_t impl_share,
@@ -165,7 +216,7 @@ nfs_toggle_share(const char *lockfile, const char *exports,
 		return (error);
 	}
 
-	error = nfs_copy_entries(tmpf.fp, impl_share->sa_mountpoint);
+	error = nfs_copy_entries(tmpf.fp, exports, impl_share->sa_mountpoint);
 	if (error != SA_OK)
 		goto fullerr;
 
diff --git a/lib/libshare/nfs.h b/lib/libshare/nfs.h
index 370c409be..63838032b 100644
--- a/lib/libshare/nfs.h
+++ b/lib/libshare/nfs.h
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@
 
 void libshare_nfs_init(void);
 
-int nfs_copy_entries(FILE *tmpfile, const char *mountpoint);
 int nfs_toggle_share(const char *lockfile, const char *exports,
     const char *expdir, sa_share_impl_t impl_share,
     int(*cbk)(sa_share_impl_t impl_share, FILE *tmpfile));
diff --git a/lib/libshare/os/freebsd/nfs.c b/lib/libshare/os/freebsd/nfs.c
index 082029838..ba98a6472 100644
--- a/lib/libshare/os/freebsd/nfs.c
+++ b/lib/libshare/os/freebsd/nfs.c
@@ -54,42 +54,6 @@ __FBSDID("$FreeBSD$");
 
 static sa_fstype_t *nfs_fstype;
 
-/*
- * Read one line from a file. Skip comments, empty lines and a line with a
- * mountpoint specified in the 'skip' argument.
- *
- * NOTE: This function returns a static buffer and thus is not thread-safe.
- */
-static char *
-zgetline(FILE *fd, const char *skip)
-{
-	static char line[MAXLINESIZE];
-	size_t len, skiplen = 0;
-	char *s, last;
-
-	if (skip != NULL)
-		skiplen = strlen(skip);
-	for (;;) {
-		s = fgets(line, sizeof (line), fd);
-		if (s == NULL)
-			return (NULL);
-		/* Skip empty lines and comments. */
-		if (line[0] == '\n' || line[0] == '#')
-			continue;
-		len = strlen(line);
-		if (line[len - 1] == '\n')
-			line[len - 1] = '\0';
-		last = line[skiplen];
-		/* Skip the given mountpoint. */
-		if (skip != NULL && strncmp(skip, line, skiplen) == 0 &&
-		    (last == '\t' || last == ' ' || last == '\0')) {
-			continue;
-		}
-		break;
-	}
-	return (line);
-}
-
 /*
  * This function translate options to a format acceptable by exports(5), eg.
  *
@@ -143,42 +107,6 @@ translate_opts(const char *shareopts)
 	return (newopts);
 }
 
-/*
- * This function copies all entries from the exports file to newfp,
- * omitting any entries for the specified mountpoint.
- */
-int
-nfs_copy_entries(FILE *newfp, const char *mountpoint)
-{
-	int error = SA_OK;
-	char *line;
-
-	FILE *oldfp = fopen(ZFS_EXPORTS_FILE, "re");
-	fputs(FILE_HEADER, newfp);
-
-	/*
-	 * The ZFS_EXPORTS_FILE may not exist yet. If that's the
-	 * case then just write out the new file.
-	 */
-	if (oldfp != NULL) {
-		while ((line = zgetline(oldfp, mountpoint)) != NULL)
-			fprintf(newfp, "%s\n", line);
-		if (ferror(oldfp) != 0) {
-			error = ferror(oldfp);
-		}
-		if (fclose(oldfp) != 0) {
-			fprintf(stderr, "Unable to close file %s: %s\n",
-			    ZFS_EXPORTS_FILE, strerror(errno));
-			error = error != 0 ? error : SA_SYSTEM_ERR;
-		}
-	}
-
-	if (error == SA_OK && ferror(newfp) != 0)
-		error = ferror(newfp);
-
-	return (error);
-}
-
 static int
 nfs_enable_share_impl(sa_share_impl_t impl_share, FILE *tmpfile)
 {
diff --git a/lib/libshare/os/linux/nfs.c b/lib/libshare/os/linux/nfs.c
index bf3729141..7f8ebd7f6 100644
--- a/lib/libshare/os/linux/nfs.c
+++ b/lib/libshare/os/linux/nfs.c
@@ -419,60 +419,6 @@ nfs_add_entry(FILE *tmpfile, const char *sharepath,
 	return (SA_OK);
 }
 
-/*
- * This function copies all entries from the exports file to newfp,
- * omitting any entries for the specified mountpoint.
- */
-int
-nfs_copy_entries(FILE *newfp, const char *mountpoint)
-{
-	char *buf = NULL;
-	size_t buflen = 0;
-	int error = SA_OK;
-
-	FILE *oldfp = fopen(ZFS_EXPORTS_FILE, "re");
-	fputs(FILE_HEADER, newfp);
-
-	/*
-	 * The ZFS_EXPORTS_FILE may not exist yet. If that's the
-	 * case then just write out the new file.
-	 */
-	if (oldfp != NULL) {
-		while (getline(&buf, &buflen, oldfp) != -1) {
-			char *space = NULL;
-
-			if (buf[0] == '\n' || buf[0] == '#')
-				continue;
-
-			if ((space = strchr(buf, ' ')) != NULL) {
-				int mountpoint_len = strlen(mountpoint);
-
-				if (space - buf == mountpoint_len &&
-				    strncmp(mountpoint, buf,
-				    mountpoint_len) == 0) {
-					continue;
-				}
-			}
-			fputs(buf, newfp);
-		}
-
-		if (ferror(oldfp) != 0) {
-			error = ferror(oldfp);
-		}
-		if (fclose(oldfp) != 0) {
-			fprintf(stderr, "Unable to close file %s: %s\n",
-			    ZFS_EXPORTS_FILE, strerror(errno));
-			error = error != 0 ? error : SA_SYSTEM_ERR;
-		}
-	}
-
-	if (error == SA_OK && ferror(newfp) != 0)
-		error = ferror(newfp);
-
-	free(buf);
-	return (error);
-}
-
 /*
  * Enables NFS sharing for the specified share.
  */