diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index ca73156..ac6066d 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ lxcfs_LTLIBRARIES = liblxcfs.la
 EXTRA_LTLIBRARIES = liblxcfstest.la
 
 lxcfs_SOURCES = lxcfs.c
-lxcfs_LDADD = -ldl -lsecurec
+lxcfs_LDADD = -ldl
 lxcfs_CFLAGS = $(AM_CFLAGS)
 lxcfs_LDFLAGS = $(AM_LDFLAGS)
 bin_PROGRAMS = lxcfs
diff --git a/bindings.c b/bindings.c
index 446a1d0..9939661 100644
--- a/bindings.c
+++ b/bindings.c
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@
 
 #include "bindings.h"
 #include "config.h" // for VERSION
-#include "securec.h"
 
 /* Maximum number for 64 bit integer is a string with 21 digits: 2^64 - 1 = 21 */
 #define LXCFS_NUMSTRLEN64 21
@@ -4457,7 +4456,6 @@ err:
 static int proc_partitions_read(char *buf, size_t size, off_t offset,
 		struct fuse_file_info *fi)
 {
-	int ret = 0;
 	char dev_name[72] = {0};
 	struct fuse_context *fc = fuse_get_context();
 	struct file_info *d = (struct file_info *)fi->fh;
@@ -4481,13 +4479,7 @@ static int proc_partitions_read(char *buf, size_t size, off_t offset,
 			return 0;
 		int left = d->size - offset;
 		total_len = left > size ? size: left;
-		ret = memcpy_s(buf, size, cache + offset, total_len);
-		if (ret != 0) {
-			lxcfs_error("%s\n", "Internal error: memcpy buf failed");
-			rv = 0;
-			goto err;
-		}
-
+		memcpy(buf, cache + offset, total_len);
 		return total_len;
 	}
 
@@ -4512,21 +4504,10 @@ static int proc_partitions_read(char *buf, size_t size, off_t offset,
 		char lbuf[256];
 
 		if (lines < 2) {
-			ret = strncpy_s(lbuf, sizeof(lbuf), line, sizeof(lbuf)-1);
-			if (ret != 0) {
-				lxcfs_error("%s\n", "Internal error: strncpy line failed");
-				rv = 0;
-				goto err;
-			}
-
+			strncpy(lbuf, line, sizeof(lbuf)-1);
 			lines++;
 		} else {
-			ret = memset_s(dev_name, sizeof(dev_name), 0, sizeof(dev_name));
-			if (ret != 0) {
-				lxcfs_error("%s\n", "Internal error: memset devname failed");
-				rv = 0;
-				goto err;
-			}
+			memset(dev_name, 0, sizeof(dev_name));
 
 			i = sscanf(line, "%u %u %llu %71s", &major, &minor, &blocks, dev_name);
 			if (i != 4)
@@ -4562,12 +4543,7 @@ static int proc_partitions_read(char *buf, size_t size, off_t offset,
 	if (total_len > size )
 		total_len = size;
 
-	ret = memcpy_s(buf, size, d->buf, total_len);
-	if (ret != 0) {
-		lxcfs_error("%s\n", "Internal error: memcpy buf failed");
-		rv = 0;
-		goto err;
-	}
+	memcpy(buf, d->buf, total_len);
 
 	rv = total_len;
 err: