diff --git a/commands/net.c b/commands/net.c
index 2f1bf13..99fc870 100644
--- a/commands/net.c
+++ b/commands/net.c
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
 #include <fs.h>
 #include <fcntl.h>
 #include <errno.h>
+#include <libbb.h>
 
 static int netboot_common (proto_t, cmd_tbl_t *, int , char *[]);
 
@@ -182,7 +183,7 @@
 		return 1;
 	}
 
-	copy_filename (BootFile, argv[2], sizeof(BootFile));
+	safe_strncpy (BootFile, argv[2], sizeof(BootFile));
 
 	if ((size = NetLoop(proto)) < 0)
 		return 1;
diff --git a/include/net.h b/include/net.h
index 8507360..3bc712e 100644
--- a/include/net.h
+++ b/include/net.h
@@ -424,9 +424,6 @@
 /* read a VLAN id from an environment variable */
 ushort getenv_VLAN(char *);
 
-/* copy a filename (allow for "..." notation, limit length) */
-void	copy_filename (char *dst, char *src, int size);
-
 int string_to_enet_addr(const char *str, char *enetaddr);
 void enet_addr_to_string(const unsigned char *enetaddr, char *str);
 
diff --git a/net/bootp.c b/net/bootp.c
index 419a40e..7340ed9 100644
--- a/net/bootp.c
+++ b/net/bootp.c
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 #include <environment.h>
 #include <clock.h>
 #include <net.h>
+#include <libbb.h>
 #include "bootp.h"
 #include "tftp.h"
 #include "nfs.h"
@@ -106,7 +107,7 @@
 		NetCopyIP(&NetServerIP, &bp->bp_siaddr);
 	memcpy (NetServerEther, ((Ethernet_t *)NetRxPkt)->et_src, 6);
 	if (strlen(bp->bp_file) > 0)
-		copy_filename (BootFile, bp->bp_file, sizeof(BootFile));
+		safe_strncpy (BootFile, bp->bp_file, sizeof(BootFile));
 
 	debug ("Bootfile: %s\n", BootFile);
 
@@ -564,7 +565,7 @@
 	NetWriteIP(&bp->bp_siaddr, 0);
 	NetWriteIP(&bp->bp_giaddr, 0);
 	memcpy (bp->bp_chaddr, NetOurEther, 6);
-	copy_filename (bp->bp_file, BootFile, sizeof(bp->bp_file));
+	safe_strncpy (bp->bp_file, BootFile, sizeof(bp->bp_file));
 
 	/* Request additional information from the BOOTP/DHCP server */
 #ifdef CONFIG_NET_DHCP
diff --git a/net/net.c b/net/net.c
index 331269d..2627a20 100644
--- a/net/net.c
+++ b/net/net.c
@@ -1490,19 +1490,6 @@
 	ip->ip_sum   = ~NetCksum((uchar *)ip, IP_HDR_SIZE_NO_UDP / 2);
 }
 
-void copy_filename (char *dst, char *src, int size)
-{
-	if (*src && (*src == '"')) {
-		++src;
-		--size;
-	}
-
-	while ((--size > 0) && *src && (*src != '"')) {
-		*dst++ = *src++;
-	}
-	*dst = '\0';
-}
-
 char *ip_to_string (IPaddr_t x, char *s)
 {
 	x = ntohl (x);