diff --git a/src/mount/mount_unmount.rs b/src/mount/mount_unmount.rs
index db6cc1b33..bb9aa0921 100644
--- a/src/mount/mount_unmount.rs
+++ b/src/mount/mount_unmount.rs
@@ -14,23 +14,23 @@ use crate::{backend, io};
 ///
 /// [Linux]: https://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man2/mount.2.html
 #[inline]
-pub fn mount<Source: path::Arg, Target: path::Arg, Fs: path::Arg, Data: path::Arg>(
+pub fn mount<'a, Source: path::Arg, Target: path::Arg, Fs: path::Arg>(
     source: Source,
     target: Target,
     file_system_type: Fs,
     flags: MountFlags,
-    data: Data,
+    data: impl Into<Option<&'a CStr>>,
 ) -> io::Result<()> {
     source.into_with_c_str(|source| {
         target.into_with_c_str(|target| {
             file_system_type.into_with_c_str(|file_system_type| {
-                data.into_with_c_str(|data| {
+                option_into_with_c_str(data.into(), |data| {
                     backend::mount::syscalls::mount(
                         Some(source),
                         target,
                         Some(file_system_type),
                         MountFlagsArg(flags.bits()),
-                        Some(data),
+                        data,
                     )
                 })
             })
@@ -38,39 +38,6 @@ pub fn mount<Source: path::Arg, Target: path::Arg, Fs: path::Arg, Data: path::Ar
     })
 }
 
-/// `mount2(source, target, filesystemtype, mountflags, data)`
-///
-/// This is same as the [`mount`], except it adds support for the source,
-/// target, and data being omitted, and the data is passed as a `CStr` rather
-/// than a `path::Arg`.
-///
-/// # References
-///  - [Linux]
-///
-/// [Linux]: https://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man2/mount.2.html
-#[inline]
-pub fn mount2<Source: path::Arg, Target: path::Arg, Fs: path::Arg>(
-    source: Option<Source>,
-    target: Target,
-    file_system_type: Option<Fs>,
-    flags: MountFlags,
-    data: Option<&CStr>,
-) -> io::Result<()> {
-    option_into_with_c_str(source, |source| {
-        target.into_with_c_str(|target| {
-            option_into_with_c_str(file_system_type, |file_system_type| {
-                backend::mount::syscalls::mount(
-                    source,
-                    target,
-                    file_system_type,
-                    MountFlagsArg(flags.bits()),
-                    data,
-                )
-            })
-        })
-    })
-}
-
 /// `mount(NULL, target, NULL, MS_REMOUNT | mountflags, data)`
 ///
 /// # References