diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c b/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c
index e604911f75..79f77bfa2f 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c
@@ -17170,7 +17170,7 @@ qemuDomainBlockPivot(virQEMUDriverPtr driver,
             disk->mirror->format != VIR_STORAGE_FILE_RAW &&
             (qemuDomainNamespaceSetupDisk(vm, disk->src) < 0 ||
              qemuSetupImageChainCgroup(vm, disk->src) < 0 ||
-             qemuSecuritySetDiskLabel(driver, vm, disk) < 0))
+             qemuSecuritySetImageLabel(driver, vm, disk->src, true) < 0))
             goto cleanup;
 
         disk->src = oldsrc;
diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_hotplug.c b/src/qemu/qemu_hotplug.c
index ca0b22aa7c..cf088632dc 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_hotplug.c
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_hotplug.c
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ qemuHotplugPrepareDiskAccess(virQEMUDriverPtr driver,
     if (qemuDomainNamespaceSetupDisk(vm, disk->src) < 0)
         goto rollback_lock;
 
-    if (qemuSecuritySetDiskLabel(driver, vm, disk) < 0)
+    if (qemuSecuritySetImageLabel(driver, vm, disk->src, true) < 0)
         goto rollback_namespace;
 
     if (qemuSetupImageChainCgroup(vm, disk->src) < 0)
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ qemuHotplugPrepareDiskAccess(virQEMUDriverPtr driver,
         VIR_WARN("Unable to tear down cgroup access on %s",
                  NULLSTR(virDomainDiskGetSource(disk)));
  rollback_label:
-    if (qemuSecurityRestoreDiskLabel(driver, vm, disk) < 0)
+    if (qemuSecurityRestoreImageLabel(driver, vm, disk->src, true) < 0)
         VIR_WARN("Unable to restore security label on %s",
                  NULLSTR(virDomainDiskGetSource(disk)));
 
diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_security.c b/src/qemu/qemu_security.c
index 2bc21b55a4..229581a757 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_security.c
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_security.c
@@ -92,68 +92,6 @@ qemuSecurityRestoreAllLabel(virQEMUDriverPtr driver,
 }
 
 
-int
-qemuSecuritySetDiskLabel(virQEMUDriverPtr driver,
-                         virDomainObjPtr vm,
-                         virDomainDiskDefPtr disk)
-{
-    qemuDomainObjPrivatePtr priv = vm->privateData;
-    pid_t pid = -1;
-    int ret = -1;
-
-    if (qemuDomainNamespaceEnabled(vm, QEMU_DOMAIN_NS_MOUNT))
-        pid = vm->pid;
-
-    if (virSecurityManagerTransactionStart(driver->securityManager) < 0)
-        goto cleanup;
-
-    if (virSecurityManagerSetDiskLabel(driver->securityManager,
-                                       vm->def,
-                                       disk) < 0)
-        goto cleanup;
-
-    if (virSecurityManagerTransactionCommit(driver->securityManager,
-                                            pid, priv->rememberOwner) < 0)
-        goto cleanup;
-
-    ret = 0;
- cleanup:
-    virSecurityManagerTransactionAbort(driver->securityManager);
-    return ret;
-}
-
-
-int
-qemuSecurityRestoreDiskLabel(virQEMUDriverPtr driver,
-                             virDomainObjPtr vm,
-                             virDomainDiskDefPtr disk)
-{
-    qemuDomainObjPrivatePtr priv = vm->privateData;
-    pid_t pid = -1;
-    int ret = -1;
-
-    if (qemuDomainNamespaceEnabled(vm, QEMU_DOMAIN_NS_MOUNT))
-        pid = vm->pid;
-
-    if (virSecurityManagerTransactionStart(driver->securityManager) < 0)
-        goto cleanup;
-
-    if (virSecurityManagerRestoreDiskLabel(driver->securityManager,
-                                           vm->def,
-                                           disk) < 0)
-        goto cleanup;
-
-    if (virSecurityManagerTransactionCommit(driver->securityManager,
-                                            pid, priv->rememberOwner) < 0)
-        goto cleanup;
-
-    ret = 0;
- cleanup:
-    virSecurityManagerTransactionAbort(driver->securityManager);
-    return ret;
-}
-
-
 int
 qemuSecuritySetImageLabel(virQEMUDriverPtr driver,
                           virDomainObjPtr vm,
diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_security.h b/src/qemu/qemu_security.h
index 2a916f5169..546a66f284 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_security.h
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_security.h
@@ -34,14 +34,6 @@ void qemuSecurityRestoreAllLabel(virQEMUDriverPtr driver,
                                  virDomainObjPtr vm,
                                  bool migrated);
 
-int qemuSecuritySetDiskLabel(virQEMUDriverPtr driver,
-                             virDomainObjPtr vm,
-                             virDomainDiskDefPtr disk);
-
-int qemuSecurityRestoreDiskLabel(virQEMUDriverPtr driver,
-                                 virDomainObjPtr vm,
-                                 virDomainDiskDefPtr disk);
-
 int qemuSecuritySetImageLabel(virQEMUDriverPtr driver,
                               virDomainObjPtr vm,
                               virStorageSourcePtr src,