diff --git a/stand/userboot/userboot/bootinfo32.c b/stand/userboot/userboot/bootinfo32.c
index ecd4ccf2edd8..b830b767906d 100644
--- a/stand/userboot/userboot/bootinfo32.c
+++ b/stand/userboot/userboot/bootinfo32.c
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ int
 bi_load32(char *args, int *howtop, int *bootdevp, vm_offset_t *bip, vm_offset_t *modulep, vm_offset_t *kernendp)
 {
     struct preloaded_file	*xp, *kfp;
-    struct i386_devdesc		*rootdev;
+    struct devdesc		*rootdev;
     struct file_metadata	*md;
     vm_offset_t			addr;
     vm_offset_t			kernend;
@@ -167,12 +167,12 @@ bi_load32(char *args, int *howtop, int *bootdevp, vm_offset_t *bip, vm_offset_t
     }
 
     /* Try reading the /etc/fstab file to select the root device */
-    getrootmount(userboot_fmtdev((void *)rootdev));
+    getrootmount(devformat(rootdev));
 
     bootdevnr = 0;
 #if 0
     if (bootdevnr == -1) {
-	printf("root device %s invalid\n", i386_fmtdev(rootdev));
+	printf("root device %s invalid\n", devformat(rootdev));
 	return (EINVAL);
     }
 #endif
diff --git a/stand/userboot/userboot/bootinfo64.c b/stand/userboot/userboot/bootinfo64.c
index 60887413e0ec..0086ef21b60a 100644
--- a/stand/userboot/userboot/bootinfo64.c
+++ b/stand/userboot/userboot/bootinfo64.c
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ int
 bi_load64(char *args, vm_offset_t *modulep, vm_offset_t *kernendp)
 {
     struct preloaded_file	*xp, *kfp;
-    struct userboot_devdesc	*rootdev;
+    struct devdesc		*rootdev;
     struct file_metadata	*md;
     vm_offset_t			addr;
     uint64_t			kernend;
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ bi_load64(char *args, vm_offset_t *modulep, vm_offset_t *kernendp)
     }
 
     /* Try reading the /etc/fstab file to select the root device */
-    getrootmount(userboot_fmtdev((void *)rootdev));
+    getrootmount(devformat(rootdev));
 
     /* find the last module in the chain */
     addr = 0;
diff --git a/stand/userboot/userboot/devicename.c b/stand/userboot/userboot/devicename.c
index e770e6bf4bb1..45bf9bc6ebd8 100644
--- a/stand/userboot/userboot/devicename.c
+++ b/stand/userboot/userboot/devicename.c
@@ -176,40 +176,6 @@ userboot_parsedev(struct disk_devdesc **dev, const char *devspec,
 }
 
 
-char *
-userboot_fmtdev(void *vdev)
-{
-	struct devdesc *dev = (struct devdesc *)vdev;
-	static char buf[128];	/* XXX device length constant? */
-
-	switch(dev->d_dev->dv_type) {
-	case DEVT_NONE:
-		strcpy(buf, "(no device)");
-		break;
-
-	case DEVT_CD:
-		sprintf(buf, "%s%d:", dev->d_dev->dv_name, dev->d_unit);
-		break;
-
-	case DEVT_DISK:
-		return (disk_fmtdev(vdev));
-
-	case DEVT_NET:
-		sprintf(buf, "%s%d:", dev->d_dev->dv_name, dev->d_unit);
-		break;
-
-	case DEVT_ZFS:
-#if defined(USERBOOT_ZFS_SUPPORT)
-		return (zfs_fmtdev(vdev));
-#else
-		sprintf(buf, "%s%d:", dev->d_dev->dv_name, dev->d_unit);
-#endif
-		break;
-	}
-	return (buf);
-}
-
-
 /*
  * Set currdev to suit the value being supplied in (value)
  */
diff --git a/stand/userboot/userboot/libuserboot.h b/stand/userboot/userboot/libuserboot.h
index 75732c6c0e38..eb3bada097e4 100644
--- a/stand/userboot/userboot/libuserboot.h
+++ b/stand/userboot/userboot/libuserboot.h
@@ -57,7 +57,6 @@ extern ssize_t userboot_copyin(const void *, vm_offset_t, size_t);
 extern ssize_t userboot_copyout(vm_offset_t, void *, size_t);
 extern ssize_t userboot_readin(readin_handle_t, vm_offset_t, size_t);
 extern int userboot_getdev(void **, const char *, const char **);
-char	*userboot_fmtdev(void *vdev);
 int	userboot_setcurrdev(struct env_var *ev, int flags, const void *value);
 
 int	bi_getboothowto(char *kargs);
diff --git a/stand/userboot/userboot/main.c b/stand/userboot/userboot/main.c
index d323d1f9789b..9ede0cd360e9 100644
--- a/stand/userboot/userboot/main.c
+++ b/stand/userboot/userboot/main.c
@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@ extract_currdev(void)
 		dd = &dev.dd;
 	}
 
-	set_currdev(userboot_fmtdev(dd));
+	set_currdev(devformat(dd));
 
 #if defined(USERBOOT_ZFS_SUPPORT)
 	if (userboot_zfs_found) {