diff --git a/mountinfo/mountinfo.go b/mountinfo/mountinfo.go
index 1987fcbb..b8b45269 100644
--- a/mountinfo/mountinfo.go
+++ b/mountinfo/mountinfo.go
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 package mountinfo
 
 import (
-	"io"
 	"os"
 )
 
@@ -11,14 +10,6 @@ func GetMounts(f FilterFunc) ([]*Info, error) {
 	return parseMountTable(f)
 }
 
-// GetMountsFromReader retrieves a list of mounts from the
-// reader provided, with an optional filter applied (use nil
-// for no filter). This can be useful in tests or benchmarks
-// that provide a fake mountinfo data.
-func GetMountsFromReader(reader io.Reader, f FilterFunc) ([]*Info, error) {
-	return parseInfoFile(reader, f)
-}
-
 // Mounted determines if a specified path is a mount point.
 //
 // The argument must be an absolute path, with all symlinks resolved, and clean.
diff --git a/mountinfo/mountinfo_linux.go b/mountinfo/mountinfo_linux.go
index a78799cd..fd4fb341 100644
--- a/mountinfo/mountinfo_linux.go
+++ b/mountinfo/mountinfo_linux.go
@@ -11,7 +11,13 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 )
 
-func parseInfoFile(r io.Reader, filter FilterFunc) ([]*Info, error) {
+// GetMountsFromReader retrieves a list of mounts from the
+// reader provided, with an optional filter applied (use nil
+// for no filter). This can be useful in tests or benchmarks
+// that provide a fake mountinfo data.
+//
+// This function is Linux-specific.
+func GetMountsFromReader(r io.Reader, filter FilterFunc) ([]*Info, error) {
 	s := bufio.NewScanner(r)
 	out := []*Info{}
 	var err error
@@ -141,7 +147,7 @@ func parseMountTable(filter FilterFunc) ([]*Info, error) {
 	}
 	defer f.Close()
 
-	return parseInfoFile(f, filter)
+	return GetMountsFromReader(f, filter)
 }
 
 // PidMountInfo collects the mounts for a specific process ID. If the process
@@ -154,7 +160,7 @@ func PidMountInfo(pid int) ([]*Info, error) {
 	}
 	defer f.Close()
 
-	return parseInfoFile(f, nil)
+	return GetMountsFromReader(f, nil)
 }
 
 // A few specific characters in mountinfo path entries (root and mountpoint)
diff --git a/mountinfo/mountinfo_linux_test.go b/mountinfo/mountinfo_linux_test.go
index 868bad90..b77fb571 100644
--- a/mountinfo/mountinfo_linux_test.go
+++ b/mountinfo/mountinfo_linux_test.go
@@ -428,7 +428,7 @@ const (
 
 func TestParseFedoraMountinfo(t *testing.T) {
 	r := bytes.NewBuffer([]byte(fedoraMountinfo))
-	_, err := parseInfoFile(r, nil)
+	_, err := GetMountsFromReader(r, nil)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
@@ -436,7 +436,7 @@ func TestParseFedoraMountinfo(t *testing.T) {
 
 func TestParseUbuntuMountinfo(t *testing.T) {
 	r := bytes.NewBuffer([]byte(ubuntuMountinfo))
-	_, err := parseInfoFile(r, nil)
+	_, err := GetMountsFromReader(r, nil)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
@@ -444,7 +444,7 @@ func TestParseUbuntuMountinfo(t *testing.T) {
 
 func TestParseGentooMountinfo(t *testing.T) {
 	r := bytes.NewBuffer([]byte(gentooMountinfo))
-	_, err := parseInfoFile(r, nil)
+	_, err := GetMountsFromReader(r, nil)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
@@ -452,7 +452,7 @@ func TestParseGentooMountinfo(t *testing.T) {
 
 func TestParseFedoraMountinfoFields(t *testing.T) {
 	r := bytes.NewBuffer([]byte(fedoraMountinfo))
-	infos, err := parseInfoFile(r, nil)
+	infos, err := GetMountsFromReader(r, nil)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
@@ -481,7 +481,7 @@ func TestParseFedoraMountinfoFields(t *testing.T) {
 
 func TestParseMountinfoWithSpaces(t *testing.T) {
 	r := bytes.NewBuffer([]byte(mountInfoWithSpaces))
-	infos, err := parseInfoFile(r, nil)
+	infos, err := GetMountsFromReader(r, nil)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
@@ -558,7 +558,7 @@ func TestParseMountinfoFilters(t *testing.T) {
 	var r bytes.Reader
 	for _, tc := range cases {
 		r.Reset([]byte(fedoraMountinfo))
-		infos, err := parseInfoFile(&r, tc.filter)
+		infos, err := GetMountsFromReader(&r, tc.filter)
 		if err != nil {
 			t.Error(err)
 			continue
@@ -575,7 +575,7 @@ func BenchmarkParseMountinfo(b *testing.B) {
 	b.ResetTimer()
 	for i := 0; i < b.N; i++ {
 		r := bytes.NewReader(buf)
-		_, err := parseInfoFile(r, PrefixFilter("/sys"))
+		_, err := GetMountsFromReader(r, PrefixFilter("/sys"))
 		if err != nil {
 			b.Fatal(err)
 		}
@@ -642,7 +642,7 @@ func TestParseMountinfoExtraCases(t *testing.T) {
 
 	for _, tc := range testcases {
 		r := bytes.NewBufferString(tc.entry)
-		info, err := parseInfoFile(r, nil)
+		info, err := GetMountsFromReader(r, nil)
 		if !tc.valid {
 			if err == nil {
 				t.Errorf("case %q: expected error, got nil", tc.name)
diff --git a/mountinfo/mountinfo_unsupported.go b/mountinfo/mountinfo_unsupported.go
index 1eb8558c..b9acfbdc 100644
--- a/mountinfo/mountinfo_unsupported.go
+++ b/mountinfo/mountinfo_unsupported.go
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ package mountinfo
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
-	"io"
 	"runtime"
 )
 
@@ -14,10 +13,6 @@ func parseMountTable(_ FilterFunc) ([]*Info, error) {
 	return nil, errNotImplemented
 }
 
-func parseInfoFile(_ io.Reader, f FilterFunc) ([]*Info, error) {
-	return parseMountTable(f)
-}
-
 func mounted(path string) (bool, error) {
 	return false, errNotImplemented
 }
diff --git a/mountinfo/mountinfo_windows.go b/mountinfo/mountinfo_windows.go
index 5659c1b0..13fad165 100644
--- a/mountinfo/mountinfo_windows.go
+++ b/mountinfo/mountinfo_windows.go
@@ -1,16 +1,10 @@
 package mountinfo
 
-import "io"
-
 func parseMountTable(_ FilterFunc) ([]*Info, error) {
 	// Do NOT return an error!
 	return nil, nil
 }
 
-func parseInfoFile(_ io.Reader, f FilterFunc) ([]*Info, error) {
-	return parseMountTable(f)
-}
-
 func mounted(_ string) (bool, error) {
 	return false, nil
 }