diff --git a/cmd/zed/zed_conf.c b/cmd/zed/zed_conf.c
index fb3e552e91c9..78b45e910982 100644
--- a/cmd/zed/zed_conf.c
+++ b/cmd/zed/zed_conf.c
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 #include <dirent.h>
 #include <errno.h>
 #include <fcntl.h>
+#include <libgen.h>
 #include <limits.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
@@ -435,6 +436,7 @@ int
 zed_conf_write_pid(struct zed_conf *zcp)
 {
 	char dirbuf[PATH_MAX];
+	mode_t dirmode = S_IRWXU | S_IRGRP | S_IXGRP | S_IROTH | S_IXOTH;
 	int n;
 	char *p;
 	mode_t mask;
@@ -457,10 +459,12 @@ zed_conf_write_pid(struct zed_conf *zcp)
 	if (p)
 		*p = '\0';
 
-	/* FIXME: Replace with mkdirp()? (lib/libspl/mkdirp.c) */
-	if (zed_file_create_dirs(dirbuf) < 0)
+	if ((mkdirp(dirbuf, dirmode) < 0) && (errno != EEXIST)) {
+		zed_log_msg(LOG_WARNING,
+		    "Failed to create directory \"%s\": %s",
+		    dirbuf, strerror(errno));
 		return (-1);
-
+	}
 	(void) unlink(zcp->pid_file);
 
 	mask = umask(0);
@@ -494,6 +498,7 @@ int
 zed_conf_open_state(struct zed_conf *zcp)
 {
 	char dirbuf[PATH_MAX];
+	mode_t dirmode = S_IRWXU | S_IRGRP | S_IXGRP | S_IROTH | S_IXOTH;
 	int n;
 	char *p;
 	int rv;
@@ -515,10 +520,12 @@ zed_conf_open_state(struct zed_conf *zcp)
 	if (p)
 		*p = '\0';
 
-	/* FIXME: Replace with mkdirp()? (lib/libspl/mkdirp.c) */
-	if (zed_file_create_dirs(dirbuf) < 0)
+	if ((mkdirp(dirbuf, dirmode) < 0) && (errno != EEXIST)) {
+		zed_log_msg(LOG_WARNING,
+		    "Failed to create directory \"%s\": %s",
+		    dirbuf, strerror(errno));
 		return (-1);
-
+	}
 	if (zcp->state_fd >= 0) {
 		if (close(zcp->state_fd) < 0) {
 			zed_log_msg(LOG_WARNING,
diff --git a/cmd/zed/zed_file.c b/cmd/zed/zed_file.c
index d73e64976f65..7b77345d1dd3 100644
--- a/cmd/zed/zed_file.c
+++ b/cmd/zed/zed_file.c
@@ -225,92 +225,3 @@ zed_file_close_on_exec(int fd)
 
 	return (0);
 }
-
-/*
- * Create the directory [dir_name] and any missing parent directories.
- *   Directories will be created with permissions 0755 modified by the umask.
- * Return 0 on success, or -1 on error.
- * FIXME: Deprecate in favor of mkdirp(). (lib/libspl/mkdirp.c)
- */
-int
-zed_file_create_dirs(const char *dir_name)
-{
-	struct stat st;
-	char dir_buf[PATH_MAX];
-	mode_t dir_mode = S_IRWXU | S_IRGRP | S_IXGRP | S_IROTH | S_IXOTH;
-	char *p;
-
-	if ((dir_name == NULL) || (dir_name[0] == '\0')) {
-		zed_log_msg(LOG_WARNING,
-		    "Failed to create directory: no directory specified");
-		errno = EINVAL;
-		return (-1);
-	}
-	if (dir_name[0] != '/') {
-		zed_log_msg(LOG_WARNING,
-		    "Failed to create directory \"%s\": not absolute path",
-		    dir_name);
-		errno = EINVAL;
-		return (-1);
-	}
-	/* Check if directory already exists. */
-	if (stat(dir_name, &st) == 0) {
-		if (S_ISDIR(st.st_mode))
-			return (0);
-
-		errno = EEXIST;
-		zed_log_msg(LOG_WARNING,
-		    "Failed to create directory \"%s\": %s",
-		    dir_name, strerror(errno));
-		return (-1);
-	}
-	/* Create copy for modification. */
-	if (strlen(dir_name) >= sizeof (dir_buf)) {
-		errno = ENAMETOOLONG;
-		zed_log_msg(LOG_WARNING,
-		    "Failed to create directory \"%s\": %s",
-		    dir_name, strerror(errno));
-		return (-1);
-	}
-	strncpy(dir_buf, dir_name, sizeof (dir_buf));
-
-	/* Remove trailing slashes. */
-	p = dir_buf + strlen(dir_buf) - 1;
-	while ((p > dir_buf) && (*p == '/'))
-		*p-- = '\0';
-
-	/* Process directory components starting from the root dir. */
-	p = dir_buf;
-
-	while (1) {
-
-		/* Skip over adjacent slashes. */
-		while (*p == '/')
-			p++;
-
-		/* Advance to the next path component. */
-		p = strchr(p, '/');
-		if (p != NULL)
-			*p = '\0';
-
-		/* Create directory. */
-		if (mkdir(dir_buf, dir_mode) < 0) {
-
-			int mkdir_errno = errno;
-
-			if ((mkdir_errno == EEXIST) ||
-			    (stat(dir_buf, &st) < 0) ||
-			    (!S_ISDIR(st.st_mode))) {
-				zed_log_msg(LOG_WARNING,
-				    "Failed to create directory \"%s\": %s",
-				    dir_buf, strerror(mkdir_errno));
-				return (-1);
-			}
-		}
-		if (p == NULL)
-			break;
-
-		*p++ = '/';
-	}
-	return (0);
-}
diff --git a/cmd/zed/zed_file.h b/cmd/zed/zed_file.h
index 6a31dc3d628b..df7020182abf 100644
--- a/cmd/zed/zed_file.h
+++ b/cmd/zed/zed_file.h
@@ -44,6 +44,4 @@ void zed_file_close_from(int fd);
 
 int zed_file_close_on_exec(int fd);
 
-int zed_file_create_dirs(const char *dir_name);
-
 #endif	/* !ZED_FILE_H */