diff --git a/stand/i386/libi386/bootinfo32.c b/stand/i386/libi386/bootinfo32.c
--- a/stand/i386/libi386/bootinfo32.c
+++ b/stand/i386/libi386/bootinfo32.c
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@
     }
 
     /* Try reading the /etc/fstab file to select the root device */
-    getrootmount(i386_fmtdev((void *)rootdev));
+    getrootmount(devformat(&rootdev->dd));
 
     /* Do legacy rootdev guessing */
 
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@
 	    rootdev->dd.d_dev->dv_type);
     }
     if (bootdevnr == -1) {
-	printf("root device %s invalid\n", i386_fmtdev(rootdev));
+	printf("root device %s invalid\n", devformat(&rootdev->dd));
 	return (EINVAL);
     }
     free(rootdev);
diff --git a/stand/i386/libi386/bootinfo64.c b/stand/i386/libi386/bootinfo64.c
--- a/stand/i386/libi386/bootinfo64.c
+++ b/stand/i386/libi386/bootinfo64.c
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@
     }
 
     /* Try reading the /etc/fstab file to select the root device */
-    getrootmount(i386_fmtdev((void *)rootdev));
+    getrootmount(devformat(&rootdev->dd));
 
     addr = 0;
     /* find the last module in the chain */
diff --git a/stand/i386/libi386/devicename.c b/stand/i386/libi386/devicename.c
--- a/stand/i386/libi386/devicename.c
+++ b/stand/i386/libi386/devicename.c
@@ -171,33 +171,6 @@
     return(err);
 }
 
-
-char *
-i386_fmtdev(void *vdev)
-{
-    struct i386_devdesc	*dev = (struct i386_devdesc *)vdev;
-    static char		buf[128];	/* XXX device length constant? */
-
-    switch(dev->dd.d_dev->dv_type) {
-    case DEVT_NONE:
-	strcpy(buf, "(no device)");
-	break;
-
-    case DEVT_CD:
-    case DEVT_NET:
-	sprintf(buf, "%s%d:", dev->dd.d_dev->dv_name, dev->dd.d_unit);
-	break;
-
-    case DEVT_DISK:
-	return (disk_fmtdev(vdev));
-
-    case DEVT_ZFS:
-	return(zfs_fmtdev(vdev));
-    }
-    return(buf);
-}
-
-
 /*
  * Set currdev to suit the value being supplied in (value)
  */
diff --git a/stand/i386/loader/main.c b/stand/i386/loader/main.c
--- a/stand/i386/loader/main.c
+++ b/stand/i386/loader/main.c
@@ -390,9 +390,9 @@
 		init_zfs_boot_options(devformat(&new_currdev.dd));
 #endif
 
-	env_setenv("currdev", EV_VOLATILE, i386_fmtdev(&new_currdev),
+	env_setenv("currdev", EV_VOLATILE, devformat(&new_currdev.dd),
 	    i386_setcurrdev, env_nounset);
-	env_setenv("loaddev", EV_VOLATILE, i386_fmtdev(&new_currdev),
+	env_setenv("loaddev", EV_VOLATILE, devformat(&new_currdev.dd),
 	    env_noset, env_nounset);
 }