diff --git a/jni/Android.mk b/jni/Android.mk
index 9de421dce..feadacf4d 100644
--- a/jni/Android.mk
+++ b/jni/Android.mk
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ LOCAL_C_INCLUDES := \
 LOCAL_SRC_FILES := \
 	core/magisk.c \
 	core/daemon.c \
-	core/socket_trans.c \
 	core/log_monitor.c \
 	core/bootstages.c \
 	utils/misc.c \
@@ -98,7 +97,6 @@ LOCAL_SRC_FILES := \
 	magiskboot/bootimg.c \
 	magiskboot/hexpatch.c \
 	magiskboot/compress.c \
-	magiskboot/boot_utils.c \
 	magiskboot/cpio.c \
 	magiskboot/sha1.c \
 	magiskboot/types.c \
diff --git a/jni/core/bootstages.c b/jni/core/bootstages.c
index 37ebc6234..b11ea74ed 100644
--- a/jni/core/bootstages.c
+++ b/jni/core/bootstages.c
@@ -292,7 +292,7 @@ static void clone_skeleton(struct node_entry *node) {
 		if (IS_DIR(child))
 			xmkdir(buf, 0755);
 		else if (IS_REG(child))
-			close(open_new(buf));
+			close(creat(buf, 0644));
 		// Links will be handled later
 
 		if (child->parent->parent == NULL && strcmp(child->name, "vendor") == 0) {
diff --git a/jni/core/daemon.c b/jni/core/daemon.c
index 87b7a53dc..e69175004 100644
--- a/jni/core/daemon.c
+++ b/jni/core/daemon.c
@@ -192,3 +192,136 @@ int connect_daemon() {
 	}
 	return fd;
 }
+
+/*
+ * Receive a file descriptor from a Unix socket.
+ * Contributed by @mkasick
+ *
+ * Returns the file descriptor on success, or -1 if a file
+ * descriptor was not actually included in the message
+ *
+ * On error the function terminates by calling exit(-1)
+ */
+int recv_fd(int sockfd) {
+    // Need to receive data from the message, otherwise don't care about it.
+    char iovbuf;
+
+    struct iovec iov = {
+        .iov_base = &iovbuf,
+        .iov_len  = 1,
+    };
+
+    char cmsgbuf[CMSG_SPACE(sizeof(int))];
+
+    struct msghdr msg = {
+        .msg_iov        = &iov,
+        .msg_iovlen     = 1,
+        .msg_control    = cmsgbuf,
+        .msg_controllen = sizeof(cmsgbuf),
+    };
+
+    xrecvmsg(sockfd, &msg, MSG_WAITALL);
+
+    // Was a control message actually sent?
+    switch (msg.msg_controllen) {
+    case 0:
+        // No, so the file descriptor was closed and won't be used.
+        return -1;
+    case sizeof(cmsgbuf):
+        // Yes, grab the file descriptor from it.
+        break;
+    default:
+        goto error;
+    }
+
+    struct cmsghdr *cmsg = CMSG_FIRSTHDR(&msg);
+
+    if (cmsg             == NULL                  ||
+        cmsg->cmsg_len   != CMSG_LEN(sizeof(int)) ||
+        cmsg->cmsg_level != SOL_SOCKET            ||
+        cmsg->cmsg_type  != SCM_RIGHTS) {
+error:
+        LOGE("unable to read fd");
+        exit(-1);
+    }
+
+    return *(int *)CMSG_DATA(cmsg);
+}
+
+/*
+ * Send a file descriptor through a Unix socket.
+ * Contributed by @mkasick
+ *
+ * On error the function terminates by calling exit(-1)
+ *
+ * fd may be -1, in which case the dummy data is sent,
+ * but no control message with the FD is sent.
+ */
+void send_fd(int sockfd, int fd) {
+    // Need to send some data in the message, this will do.
+    struct iovec iov = {
+        .iov_base = "",
+        .iov_len  = 1,
+    };
+
+    struct msghdr msg = {
+        .msg_iov        = &iov,
+        .msg_iovlen     = 1,
+    };
+
+    char cmsgbuf[CMSG_SPACE(sizeof(int))];
+
+    if (fd != -1) {
+        // Is the file descriptor actually open?
+        if (fcntl(fd, F_GETFD) == -1) {
+            if (errno != EBADF) {
+                PLOGE("unable to send fd");
+            }
+            // It's closed, don't send a control message or sendmsg will EBADF.
+        } else {
+            // It's open, send the file descriptor in a control message.
+            msg.msg_control    = cmsgbuf;
+            msg.msg_controllen = sizeof(cmsgbuf);
+
+            struct cmsghdr *cmsg = CMSG_FIRSTHDR(&msg);
+
+            cmsg->cmsg_len   = CMSG_LEN(sizeof(int));
+            cmsg->cmsg_level = SOL_SOCKET;
+            cmsg->cmsg_type  = SCM_RIGHTS;
+
+            *(int *)CMSG_DATA(cmsg) = fd;
+        }
+    }
+
+    xsendmsg(sockfd, &msg, 0);
+}
+
+int read_int(int fd) {
+    int val;
+    xxread(fd, &val, sizeof(int));
+    return val;
+}
+
+void write_int(int fd, int val) {
+    if (fd < 0) return;
+    xwrite(fd, &val, sizeof(int));
+}
+
+char* read_string(int fd) {
+    int len = read_int(fd);
+    if (len > PATH_MAX || len < 0) {
+        LOGE("invalid string length %d", len);
+        exit(1);
+    }
+    char* val = xmalloc(sizeof(char) * (len + 1));
+    xxread(fd, val, len);
+    val[len] = '\0';
+    return val;
+}
+
+void write_string(int fd, const char* val) {
+    if (fd < 0) return;
+    int len = strlen(val);
+    write_int(fd, len);
+    xwrite(fd, val, len);
+}
diff --git a/jni/core/magisk.c b/jni/core/magisk.c
index ab824cbb3..87244d8e6 100644
--- a/jni/core/magisk.c
+++ b/jni/core/magisk.c
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ static void usage() {
 		"   -v                        print running daemon version\n"
 		"   -V                        print running daemon version code\n"
 		"   --list                    list all availible applets\n"
-        "   --install [SOURCE] DIR    symlink all applets to DIR. SOURCE is optional\n"
+		"   --install [SOURCE] DIR    symlink all applets to DIR. SOURCE is optional\n"
 		"   --createimg IMG SIZE      create ext4 image. SIZE is interpreted in MB\n"
 		"   --imgsize IMG             report ext4 image used/total size\n"
 		"   --resizeimg IMG SIZE      resize ext4 image. SIZE is interpreted in MB\n"
diff --git a/jni/core/socket_trans.c b/jni/core/socket_trans.c
deleted file mode 100644
index f057d64f3..000000000
--- a/jni/core/socket_trans.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,148 +0,0 @@
-/* socket_trans.c - Functions to transfer data through socket
- */
-
-#include <unistd.h>
-#include <string.h>
-#include <stdlib.h>
-#include <limits.h>
-#include <fcntl.h>
-#include <errno.h>
-#include <sys/types.h>
-#include <sys/socket.h>
-
-#include "magisk.h"
-#include "utils.h"
-#include "daemon.h"
-
-/*
- * Receive a file descriptor from a Unix socket.
- * Contributed by @mkasick
- *
- * Returns the file descriptor on success, or -1 if a file
- * descriptor was not actually included in the message
- *
- * On error the function terminates by calling exit(-1)
- */
-int recv_fd(int sockfd) {
-    // Need to receive data from the message, otherwise don't care about it.
-    char iovbuf;
-
-    struct iovec iov = {
-        .iov_base = &iovbuf,
-        .iov_len  = 1,
-    };
-
-    char cmsgbuf[CMSG_SPACE(sizeof(int))];
-
-    struct msghdr msg = {
-        .msg_iov        = &iov,
-        .msg_iovlen     = 1,
-        .msg_control    = cmsgbuf,
-        .msg_controllen = sizeof(cmsgbuf),
-    };
-
-    xrecvmsg(sockfd, &msg, MSG_WAITALL);
-
-    // Was a control message actually sent?
-    switch (msg.msg_controllen) {
-    case 0:
-        // No, so the file descriptor was closed and won't be used.
-        return -1;
-    case sizeof(cmsgbuf):
-        // Yes, grab the file descriptor from it.
-        break;
-    default:
-        goto error;
-    }
-
-    struct cmsghdr *cmsg = CMSG_FIRSTHDR(&msg);
-
-    if (cmsg             == NULL                  ||
-        cmsg->cmsg_len   != CMSG_LEN(sizeof(int)) ||
-        cmsg->cmsg_level != SOL_SOCKET            ||
-        cmsg->cmsg_type  != SCM_RIGHTS) {
-error:
-        LOGE("unable to read fd");
-        exit(-1);
-    }
-
-    return *(int *)CMSG_DATA(cmsg);
-}
-
-/*
- * Send a file descriptor through a Unix socket.
- * Contributed by @mkasick
- *
- * On error the function terminates by calling exit(-1)
- *
- * fd may be -1, in which case the dummy data is sent,
- * but no control message with the FD is sent.
- */
-void send_fd(int sockfd, int fd) {
-    // Need to send some data in the message, this will do.
-    struct iovec iov = {
-        .iov_base = "",
-        .iov_len  = 1,
-    };
-
-    struct msghdr msg = {
-        .msg_iov        = &iov,
-        .msg_iovlen     = 1,
-    };
-
-    char cmsgbuf[CMSG_SPACE(sizeof(int))];
-
-    if (fd != -1) {
-        // Is the file descriptor actually open?
-        if (fcntl(fd, F_GETFD) == -1) {
-            if (errno != EBADF) {
-                PLOGE("unable to send fd");
-            }
-            // It's closed, don't send a control message or sendmsg will EBADF.
-        } else {
-            // It's open, send the file descriptor in a control message.
-            msg.msg_control    = cmsgbuf;
-            msg.msg_controllen = sizeof(cmsgbuf);
-
-            struct cmsghdr *cmsg = CMSG_FIRSTHDR(&msg);
-
-            cmsg->cmsg_len   = CMSG_LEN(sizeof(int));
-            cmsg->cmsg_level = SOL_SOCKET;
-            cmsg->cmsg_type  = SCM_RIGHTS;
-
-            *(int *)CMSG_DATA(cmsg) = fd;
-        }
-    }
-
-    xsendmsg(sockfd, &msg, 0);
-}
-
-int read_int(int fd) {
-    int val;
-    xxread(fd, &val, sizeof(int));
-    return val;
-}
-
-void write_int(int fd, int val) {
-    if (fd < 0) return;
-    xwrite(fd, &val, sizeof(int));
-}
-
-char* read_string(int fd) {
-    int len = read_int(fd);
-    if (len > PATH_MAX || len < 0) {
-        LOGE("invalid string length %d", len);
-        exit(1);
-    }
-    char* val = xmalloc(sizeof(char) * (len + 1));
-    xxread(fd, val, len);
-    val[len] = '\0';
-    return val;
-}
-
-void write_string(int fd, const char* val) {
-    if (fd < 0) return;
-    int len = strlen(val);
-    write_int(fd, len);
-    xwrite(fd, val, len);
-}
diff --git a/jni/include/daemon.h b/jni/include/daemon.h
index ab5cea0d3..6f6685b4a 100644
--- a/jni/include/daemon.h
+++ b/jni/include/daemon.h
@@ -42,9 +42,6 @@ typedef enum {
 void start_daemon();
 int connect_daemon();
 void auto_start_magiskhide();
-
-// socket_trans.c
-
 int recv_fd(int sockfd);
 void send_fd(int sockfd, int fd);
 int read_int(int fd);
diff --git a/jni/include/utils.h b/jni/include/utils.h
index 69963840b..8f1f4304f 100644
--- a/jni/include/utils.h
+++ b/jni/include/utils.h
@@ -85,7 +85,6 @@ void setup_sighandlers(void (*handler)(int));
 int exec_command(int err, int *fd, void (*setupenv)(struct vector*), const char *argv0, ...);
 int exec_command_sync(char *const argv0, ...);
 int bind_mount(const char *from, const char *to);
-int open_new(const char *filename);
 void get_client_cred(int fd, struct ucred *cred);
 int switch_mnt_ns(int pid);
 int fork_dont_care();
@@ -118,6 +117,9 @@ void clone_attr(const char *source, const char *target);
 void restorecon(int dirfd, int force);
 void mmap_ro(const char *filename, void **buf, size_t *size);
 void mmap_rw(const char *filename, void **buf, size_t *size);
+void write_zero(int fd, size_t size);
+void mem_align(size_t *pos, size_t align);
+void file_align(int fd, size_t align, int out);
 
 // img.c
 
diff --git a/jni/magiskboot/boot_utils.c b/jni/magiskboot/boot_utils.c
deleted file mode 100644
index f01cb4b64..000000000
--- a/jni/magiskboot/boot_utils.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,56 +0,0 @@
-#include <unistd.h>
-#include <stdio.h>
-
-#include "utils.h"
-
-void write_zero(int fd, size_t size) {
-	size_t pos = lseek(fd, 0, SEEK_CUR);
-	ftruncate(fd, pos + size);
-	lseek(fd, pos + size, SEEK_SET);
-}
-
-void mem_align(size_t *pos, size_t align) {
-	size_t mask = align - 1;
-	if (*pos & mask) {
-		*pos += align - (*pos & mask);
-	}
-}
-
-void file_align(int fd, size_t align, int out) {
-	size_t pos = lseek(fd, 0, SEEK_CUR);
-	size_t mask = align - 1;
-	size_t off;
-	if (pos & mask) {
-		off = align - (pos & mask);
-		if (out) {
-			write_zero(fd, off);
-		} else {
-			lseek(fd, pos + off, SEEK_SET);
-		}
-	}
-}
-
-int open_new(const char *filename) {
-	return xopen(filename, O_WRONLY | O_CREAT | O_TRUNC, 0644);
-}
-
-int check_verity_pattern(const char *s) {
-	int pos = 0;
-	if (s[0] == ',') ++pos;
-	if (strncmp(s + pos, "verify", 6) != 0) return -1;
-	pos += 6;
-	if (s[pos] == '=') {
-		while (s[pos] != '\0' && s[pos] != ' ' && s[pos] != '\n' && s[pos] != ',') ++pos;
-	}
-	return pos;
-}
-
-int check_encryption_pattern(const char *s) {
-	const char *encrypt_list[] = { "forceencrypt", "forcefdeorfbe", NULL };
-	for (int i = 0 ; encrypt_list[i]; ++i) {
-		int len = strlen(encrypt_list[i]);
-		if (strncmp(s, encrypt_list[i], len) == 0)
-			return len;
-	}
-	return -1;
-}
diff --git a/jni/magiskboot/bootimg.c b/jni/magiskboot/bootimg.c
index 138384236..0a367f7f6 100644
--- a/jni/magiskboot/bootimg.c
+++ b/jni/magiskboot/bootimg.c
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
+#include <fcntl.h>
 #include <sys/mman.h>
 
 #include "bootimg.h"
@@ -8,7 +9,7 @@
 #include "logging.h"
 
 static void dump(void *buf, size_t size, const char *filename) {
-	int fd = open_new(filename);
+	int fd = creat(filename, 0644);
 	xwrite(fd, buf, size);
 	close(fd);
 }
@@ -160,7 +161,7 @@ void unpack(const char* image) {
 
 	// Dump kernel
 	if (COMPRESSED(boot.kernel_type)) {
-		fd = open_new(KERNEL_FILE);
+		fd = creat(KERNEL_FILE, 0644);
 		decomp(boot.kernel_type, fd, boot.kernel, boot.hdr.kernel_size);
 		close(fd);
 	} else {
@@ -174,7 +175,7 @@ void unpack(const char* image) {
 
 	// Dump ramdisk
 	if (COMPRESSED(boot.ramdisk_type)) {
-		fd = open_new(RAMDISK_FILE);
+		fd = creat(RAMDISK_FILE, 0644);
 		decomp(boot.ramdisk_type, fd, boot.ramdisk, boot.hdr.ramdisk_size);
 		close(fd);
 	} else {
@@ -214,7 +215,7 @@ void repack(const char* orig_image, const char* out_image) {
 	fprintf(stderr, "Repack to boot image: [%s]\n\n", out_image);
 
 	// Create new image
-	int fd = open_new(out_image);
+	int fd = creat(out_image, 0644);
 
 	// Skip a page for header
 	write_zero(fd, boot.hdr.page_size);
diff --git a/jni/magiskboot/compress.c b/jni/magiskboot/compress.c
index ff65025df..0674e1a35 100644
--- a/jni/magiskboot/compress.c
+++ b/jni/magiskboot/compress.c
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
+#include <fcntl.h>
 #include <sys/mman.h>
 
 #include <zlib.h>
@@ -472,7 +473,7 @@ void decomp_file(char *from, const char *to) {
 			*ext = '\0';
 			to = from;
 		}
-		int fd = open_new(to);
+		int fd = creat(to, 0644);
 		fprintf(stderr, "Decompressing to [%s]\n\n", to);
 		decomp(type, fd, file, size);
 		close(fd);
@@ -522,7 +523,7 @@ void comp_file(const char *method, const char *from, const char *to) {
 	else
 		strcpy(dest, to);
 	fprintf(stderr, "Compressing to [%s]\n\n", dest);
-	int fd = open_new(dest);
+	int fd = creat(dest, 0644);
 	comp(type, fd, file, size);
 	close(fd);
 	munmap(file, size);
diff --git a/jni/magiskboot/cpio.c b/jni/magiskboot/cpio.c
index f302ba29b..348ce8a23 100644
--- a/jni/magiskboot/cpio.c
+++ b/jni/magiskboot/cpio.c
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
+#include <fcntl.h>
 
 #include "magiskboot.h"
 #include "cpio.h"
@@ -91,7 +92,7 @@ static void parse_cpio(const char *filename, struct vector *v) {
 
 static void dump_cpio(const char *filename, struct vector *v) {
 	fprintf(stderr, "\nDump cpio: [%s]\n\n", filename);
-	int fd = open_new(filename);
+	int fd = creat(filename, 0644);
 	unsigned inode = 300000;
 	char header[111];
 	// Sort by name
@@ -204,6 +205,27 @@ static void cpio_test(struct vector *v) {
 	exit(ret);
 }
 
+int check_verity_pattern(const char *s) {
+	int pos = 0;
+	if (s[0] == ',') ++pos;
+	if (strncmp(s + pos, "verify", 6) != 0) return -1;
+	pos += 6;
+	if (s[pos] == '=') {
+		while (s[pos] != '\0' && s[pos] != ' ' && s[pos] != '\n' && s[pos] != ',') ++pos;
+	}
+	return pos;
+}
+
+int check_encryption_pattern(const char *s) {
+	const char *encrypt_list[] = { "forceencrypt", "forcefdeorfbe", NULL };
+	for (int i = 0 ; encrypt_list[i]; ++i) {
+		int len = strlen(encrypt_list[i]);
+		if (strncmp(s, encrypt_list[i], len) == 0)
+			return len;
+	}
+	return -1;
+}
+
 static void cpio_patch(struct vector *v, int keepverity, int keepforceencrypt) {
 	cpio_entry *f;
 	int skip, write;
@@ -248,7 +270,7 @@ static void cpio_extract(const char *entry, const char *filename, struct vector
 	vec_for_each(v, f) {
 		if (strcmp(f->filename, entry) == 0 && S_ISREG(f->mode)) {
 			fprintf(stderr, "Extracting [%s] to [%s]\n\n", entry, filename);
-			int fd = open_new(filename);
+			int fd = creat(filename, 0644);
 			xwrite(fd, f->data, f->filesize);
 			fchmod(fd, f->mode);
 			fchown(fd, f->uid, f->gid);
diff --git a/jni/magiskboot/dtb.c b/jni/magiskboot/dtb.c
index 2251c6b3c..6f5ebfbf1 100644
--- a/jni/magiskboot/dtb.c
+++ b/jni/magiskboot/dtb.c
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@
 #include "magiskboot.h"
 #include "utils.h"
 
+extern int check_verity_pattern(const char *s);
+
 static void print_subnode(const void *fdt, int parent, int depth) {
 	int node;
 	fdt_for_each_subnode(node, fdt, parent) {
diff --git a/jni/magiskboot/magiskboot.h b/jni/magiskboot/magiskboot.h
index c34aedd6f..0a1889064 100644
--- a/jni/magiskboot/magiskboot.h
+++ b/jni/magiskboot/magiskboot.h
@@ -33,12 +33,4 @@ size_t lz4_legacy(int mode, int fd, const void *buf, size_t size);
 long long comp(file_t type, int to, const void *from, size_t size);
 long long decomp(file_t type, int to, const void *from, size_t size);
 
-// Utils
-extern void write_zero(int fd, size_t size);
-extern void mem_align(size_t *pos, size_t align);
-extern void file_align(int fd, size_t align, int out);
-extern int open_new(const char *filename);
-extern int check_verity_pattern(const char *s);
-extern int check_encryption_pattern(const char *s);
-
 #endif
diff --git a/jni/resetprop/Android.mk b/jni/resetprop/Android.mk
deleted file mode 100644
index 526a20bf0..000000000
--- a/jni/resetprop/Android.mk
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-LOCAL_PATH := $(call my-dir)
-
-include $(CLEAR_VARS)
-LOCAL_MODULE := resetprop
-LOCAL_SRC_FILES := resetprop.cpp system_properties.cpp libc_logging.cpp
-LOCAL_LDLIBS += -latomic
-LOCAL_CFLAGS := -Wno-implicit-exception-spec-mismatch -DINDEP_BINARY
-include $(BUILD_EXECUTABLE)
diff --git a/jni/utils/file.c b/jni/utils/file.c
index 7dab09b7c..009bea50a 100644
--- a/jni/utils/file.c
+++ b/jni/utils/file.c
@@ -297,22 +297,6 @@ void fclone_attr(const int sourcefd, const int targetfd) {
 	fsetattr(targetfd, &a);
 }
 
-void mmap_ro(const char *filename, void **buf, size_t *size) {
-	int fd = xopen(filename, O_RDONLY);
-	*size = lseek(fd, 0, SEEK_END);
-	lseek(fd, 0, SEEK_SET);
-	*buf = *size > 0 ? xmmap(NULL, *size, PROT_READ, MAP_SHARED, fd, 0) : NULL;
-	close(fd);
-}
-
-void mmap_rw(const char *filename, void **buf, size_t *size) {
-	int fd = xopen(filename, O_RDWR);
-	*size = lseek(fd, 0, SEEK_END);
-	lseek(fd, 0, SEEK_SET);
-	*buf = *size > 0 ? xmmap(NULL, *size, PROT_READ | PROT_WRITE, MAP_SHARED, fd, 0) : NULL;
-	close(fd);
-}
-
 #ifndef NO_SELINUX
 
 #define UNLABEL_CON "u:object_r:unlabeled:s0"
@@ -350,3 +334,46 @@ void restorecon(int dirfd, int force) {
 }
 
 #endif   // NO_SELINUX
+
+void mmap_ro(const char *filename, void **buf, size_t *size) {
+	int fd = xopen(filename, O_RDONLY);
+	*size = lseek(fd, 0, SEEK_END);
+	lseek(fd, 0, SEEK_SET);
+	*buf = *size > 0 ? xmmap(NULL, *size, PROT_READ, MAP_SHARED, fd, 0) : NULL;
+	close(fd);
+}
+
+void mmap_rw(const char *filename, void **buf, size_t *size) {
+	int fd = xopen(filename, O_RDWR);
+	*size = lseek(fd, 0, SEEK_END);
+	lseek(fd, 0, SEEK_SET);
+	*buf = *size > 0 ? xmmap(NULL, *size, PROT_READ | PROT_WRITE, MAP_SHARED, fd, 0) : NULL;
+	close(fd);
+}
+
+void write_zero(int fd, size_t size) {
+	size_t pos = lseek(fd, 0, SEEK_CUR);
+	ftruncate(fd, pos + size);
+	lseek(fd, pos + size, SEEK_SET);
+}
+
+void mem_align(size_t *pos, size_t align) {
+	size_t mask = align - 1;
+	if (*pos & mask) {
+		*pos += align - (*pos & mask);
+	}
+}
+
+void file_align(int fd, size_t align, int out) {
+	size_t pos = lseek(fd, 0, SEEK_CUR);
+	size_t mask = align - 1;
+	size_t off;
+	if (pos & mask) {
+		off = align - (pos & mask);
+		if (out) {
+			write_zero(fd, off);
+		} else {
+			lseek(fd, pos + off, SEEK_SET);
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/jni/utils/misc.c b/jni/utils/misc.c
index 8840db55c..7dc18010b 100644
--- a/jni/utils/misc.c
+++ b/jni/utils/misc.c
@@ -283,10 +283,6 @@ int bind_mount(const char *from, const char *to) {
 	return ret;
 }
 
-int open_new(const char *filename) {
-	return xopen(filename, O_WRONLY | O_CREAT | O_TRUNC, 0644);
-}
-
 void get_client_cred(int fd, struct ucred *cred) {
 	socklen_t ucred_length = sizeof(*cred);
 	if(getsockopt(fd, SOL_SOCKET, SO_PEERCRED, cred, &ucred_length))