diff --git a/modules/fruix/system/freebsd/utils.scm b/modules/fruix/system/freebsd/utils.scm
index c37489c..6736314 100644
--- a/modules/fruix/system/freebsd/utils.scm
+++ b/modules/fruix/system/freebsd/utils.scm
@@ -34,14 +34,8 @@
             path-basename
             read-lines
             run-command
-            run-privileged-command
-            run-privileged-shell-command
-            privileged-command-output
             default-assembly-privileged-policy
             assembly-privileged-policy-allows-install-target-kind?
-            run-assembly-privileged-command
-            run-assembly-privileged-shell-command
-            assembly-privileged-command-output
             run-assembly-privileged-script
             store-reference-closure
             copy-store-items-into-rootfs
@@ -295,31 +289,6 @@
 (define (shell-quote text)
   (string-append "'" (string-replace-all text "'" "'\"'\"'") "'"))
 
-(define (command->shell-fragment program args)
-  (string-join (map shell-quote (cons program args)) " "))
-
-(define (privileged-command-prefix)
-  (or (getenv "FRUIX_PRIVILEGED_COMMAND")
-      "sudo -n"))
-
-(define (run-privileged-command program . args)
-  (run-command "sh" "-c"
-               (string-append (privileged-command-prefix)
-                              " "
-                              (command->shell-fragment program args))))
-
-(define (run-privileged-shell-command command)
-  (run-command "sh" "-c"
-               (string-append (privileged-command-prefix)
-                              " sh -c "
-                              (shell-quote command))))
-
-(define (privileged-command-output program . args)
-  (command-output "sh" "-c"
-                  (string-append (privileged-command-prefix)
-                                 " "
-                                 (command->shell-fragment program args))))
-
 (define assembly-privileged-policy-version "1")
 (define assembly-privileged-policy-name "assembly")
 (define assembly-privileged-policy-operations
@@ -384,27 +353,6 @@
   (unless (assembly-privileged-policy-allows-operation? policy operation)
     (error "assembly privileged policy forbids operation" operation policy)))
 
-(define (run-assembly-privileged-command policy operation program . args)
-  (ensure-assembly-privileged-policy-allows-operation policy operation)
-  (run-command "sh" "-c"
-               (string-append (assembly-privileged-policy-command-prefix policy)
-                              " "
-                              (command->shell-fragment program args))))
-
-(define (run-assembly-privileged-shell-command policy operation command)
-  (ensure-assembly-privileged-policy-allows-operation policy operation)
-  (run-command "sh" "-c"
-               (string-append (assembly-privileged-policy-command-prefix policy)
-                              " sh -c "
-                              (shell-quote command))))
-
-(define (assembly-privileged-command-output policy operation program . args)
-  (ensure-assembly-privileged-policy-allows-operation policy operation)
-  (command-output "sh" "-c"
-                  (string-append (assembly-privileged-policy-command-prefix policy)
-                                 " "
-                                 (command->shell-fragment program args))))
-
 (define assembly-privileged-script-metadata-version "1")
 
 (define* (assembly-privileged-script-metadata policy name operations script)