diff --git a/po/POTFILES.in b/po/POTFILES.in
index b0a1ed401becfc8730fd14287231a4d0c8fbf1d3..e66bb7a3abcc2e5554c23750df5610fc145c5d89 100644
--- a/po/POTFILES.in
+++ b/po/POTFILES.in
@@ -242,7 +242,6 @@ src/util/virscsivhost.c
 src/util/virsecret.c
 src/util/virsexpr.c
 src/util/virsocketaddr.c
-src/util/virstats.c
 src/util/virstorageencryption.c
 src/util/virstoragefile.c
 src/util/virstring.c
diff --git a/src/Makefile.am b/src/Makefile.am
index f87fd473b13c69a85c695f69010acfca45c67a2e..9f808bef7b22212082438d2a426da3dcdb9d6ae2 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/Makefile.am
@@ -169,7 +169,6 @@ UTIL_SOURCES =							\
 		util/virsecret.c util/virsecret.h		\
 		util/virsexpr.c util/virsexpr.h			\
 		util/virsocketaddr.h util/virsocketaddr.c	\
-		util/virstats.c util/virstats.h	\
 		util/virstorageencryption.c util/virstorageencryption.h \
 		util/virstoragefile.c util/virstoragefile.h	\
 		util/virstring.h util/virstring.c		\
diff --git a/src/libvirt_private.syms b/src/libvirt_private.syms
index 46051a1048afcbccdbd7db42a125c1e52ae7dfdb..867acdb2cf31a03bb8d40cbc570136308f860f8c 100644
--- a/src/libvirt_private.syms
+++ b/src/libvirt_private.syms
@@ -2058,6 +2058,7 @@ virNetDevTapCreateInBridgePort;
 virNetDevTapDelete;
 virNetDevTapGetName;
 virNetDevTapGetRealDeviceName;
+virNetDevTapInterfaceStats;
 
 
 # util/virnetdevveth.h
@@ -2396,9 +2397,6 @@ virSocketAddrSetIPv6Addr;
 virSocketAddrSetIPv6AddrNetOrder;
 virSocketAddrSetPort;
 
-# util/virstats.h
-virNetDevTapInterfaceStats;
-
 # util/virstorageencryption.h
 virStorageEncryptionFormat;
 virStorageEncryptionFree;
diff --git a/src/libxl/libxl_driver.c b/src/libxl/libxl_driver.c
index e0cb14740a0622811231f38cafecc8e2a3ee5e81..b19b17e2c452354fae422989649784f944dcb4be 100644
--- a/src/libxl/libxl_driver.c
+++ b/src/libxl/libxl_driver.c
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@
 #include "virhostdev.h"
 #include "network/bridge_driver.h"
 #include "locking/domain_lock.h"
-#include "virstats.h"
+#include "virnetdevtap.h"
 #include "cpu/cpu.h"
 
 #define VIR_FROM_THIS VIR_FROM_LIBXL
diff --git a/src/lxc/lxc_driver.c b/src/lxc/lxc_driver.c
index 64ff83dd307d5e6dd27d60fd6d505cf26e84e735..a7bc9f06b4fdf862579f83b7a9bf10d6c4333432 100644
--- a/src/lxc/lxc_driver.c
+++ b/src/lxc/lxc_driver.c
@@ -61,7 +61,6 @@
 #include "virhostcpu.h"
 #include "virhostmem.h"
 #include "viruuid.h"
-#include "virstats.h"
 #include "virhook.h"
 #include "virfile.h"
 #include "virpidfile.h"
diff --git a/src/openvz/openvz_driver.c b/src/openvz/openvz_driver.c
index cdf39275b50af8792178b7f8c7a3b6c775f0ff9c..eaa9ef68c57671678c9f650dd63d20213bc48332 100644
--- a/src/openvz/openvz_driver.c
+++ b/src/openvz/openvz_driver.c
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@
 #include "virlog.h"
 #include "vircommand.h"
 #include "viruri.h"
-#include "virstats.h"
+#include "virnetdevtap.h"
 #include "virstring.h"
 
 #define VIR_FROM_THIS VIR_FROM_OPENVZ
diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c b/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c
index 54841a074daee2be0b748010c04673a33a1035b9..842de0a484f8c4f93ac46286536084170292eda7 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@
 #include "nodeinfo.h"
 #include "virhostcpu.h"
 #include "virhostmem.h"
-#include "virstats.h"
+#include "virnetdevtap.h"
 #include "virnetdevopenvswitch.h"
 #include "capabilities.h"
 #include "viralloc.h"
diff --git a/src/uml/uml_driver.c b/src/uml/uml_driver.c
index ad89e3ef7ff80aee141bd70fa72892f1d6400d54..f0c0ad35a8beec04f13ead3186315ea8e501cb2e 100644
--- a/src/uml/uml_driver.c
+++ b/src/uml/uml_driver.c
@@ -48,7 +48,6 @@
 #include "nodeinfo.h"
 #include "virhostcpu.h"
 #include "virhostmem.h"
-#include "virstats.h"
 #include "capabilities.h"
 #include "viralloc.h"
 #include "viruuid.h"
diff --git a/src/util/virnetdevtap.c b/src/util/virnetdevtap.c
index 7488a4c0f16232247440a8ff22b1558cb33cf567..85c0045ea87b34e245a535377b86760b6eaa3d6e 100644
--- a/src/util/virnetdevtap.c
+++ b/src/util/virnetdevtap.c
@@ -33,7 +33,13 @@
 #include "viralloc.h"
 #include "virlog.h"
 #include "virstring.h"
+#include "datatypes.h"
 
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+#include <regex.h>
 #include <dirent.h>
 #include <sys/types.h>
 #include <sys/ioctl.h>
@@ -44,6 +50,9 @@
 #elif defined(__FreeBSD__)
 # include <net/if_tap.h>
 #endif
+#if defined(HAVE_GETIFADDRS) && defined(AF_LINK)
+# include <ifaddrs.h>
+#endif
 
 #define VIR_FROM_THIS VIR_FROM_NONE
 
@@ -601,3 +610,137 @@ int virNetDevTapCreateInBridgePort(const char *brname,
 
     return -1;
 }
+
+/*-------------------- interface stats --------------------*/
+/* Just reads the named interface, so not Xen or QEMU-specific.
+ * NB. Caller must check that libvirt user is trying to query
+ * the interface of a domain they own.  We do no such checking.
+ */
+#ifdef __linux__
+int
+virNetDevTapInterfaceStats(const char *ifname,
+                           virDomainInterfaceStatsPtr stats)
+{
+    int ifname_len;
+    FILE *fp;
+    char line[256], *colon;
+
+    fp = fopen("/proc/net/dev", "r");
+    if (!fp) {
+        virReportSystemError(errno, "%s",
+                             _("Could not open /proc/net/dev"));
+        return -1;
+    }
+
+    ifname_len = strlen(ifname);
+
+    while (fgets(line, sizeof(line), fp)) {
+        long long dummy;
+        long long rx_bytes;
+        long long rx_packets;
+        long long rx_errs;
+        long long rx_drop;
+        long long tx_bytes;
+        long long tx_packets;
+        long long tx_errs;
+        long long tx_drop;
+
+        /* The line looks like:
+         *   "   eth0:..."
+         * Split it at the colon.
+         */
+        colon = strchr(line, ':');
+        if (!colon) continue;
+        *colon = '\0';
+        if (colon-ifname_len >= line &&
+            STREQ(colon-ifname_len, ifname)) {
+            /* IMPORTANT NOTE!
+             * /proc/net/dev vif<domid>.nn sees the network from the point
+             * of view of dom0 / hypervisor.  So bytes TRANSMITTED by dom0
+             * are bytes RECEIVED by the domain.  That's why the TX/RX fields
+             * appear to be swapped here.
+             */
+            if (sscanf(colon+1,
+                       "%lld %lld %lld %lld %lld %lld %lld %lld %lld %lld %lld %lld %lld %lld %lld %lld",
+                       &tx_bytes, &tx_packets, &tx_errs, &tx_drop,
+                       &dummy, &dummy, &dummy, &dummy,
+                       &rx_bytes, &rx_packets, &rx_errs, &rx_drop,
+                       &dummy, &dummy, &dummy, &dummy) != 16)
+                continue;
+
+            stats->rx_bytes = rx_bytes;
+            stats->rx_packets = rx_packets;
+            stats->rx_errs = rx_errs;
+            stats->rx_drop = rx_drop;
+            stats->tx_bytes = tx_bytes;
+            stats->tx_packets = tx_packets;
+            stats->tx_errs = tx_errs;
+            stats->tx_drop = tx_drop;
+            VIR_FORCE_FCLOSE(fp);
+
+            return 0;
+        }
+    }
+    VIR_FORCE_FCLOSE(fp);
+
+    virReportError(VIR_ERR_INTERNAL_ERROR, "%s",
+                   _("/proc/net/dev: Interface not found"));
+    return -1;
+}
+#elif defined(HAVE_GETIFADDRS) && defined(AF_LINK)
+int
+virNetDevTapInterfaceStats(const char *ifname,
+                           virDomainInterfaceStatsPtr stats)
+{
+    struct ifaddrs *ifap, *ifa;
+    struct if_data *ifd;
+    int ret = -1;
+
+    if (getifaddrs(&ifap) < 0) {
+        virReportSystemError(errno, "%s",
+                             _("Could not get interface list"));
+        return -1;
+    }
+
+    for (ifa = ifap; ifa; ifa = ifa->ifa_next) {
+        if (ifa->ifa_addr->sa_family != AF_LINK)
+            continue;
+
+        if (STREQ(ifa->ifa_name, ifname)) {
+            ifd = (struct if_data *)ifa->ifa_data;
+            stats->tx_bytes = ifd->ifi_ibytes;
+            stats->tx_packets = ifd->ifi_ipackets;
+            stats->tx_errs = ifd->ifi_ierrors;
+            stats->tx_drop = ifd->ifi_iqdrops;
+            stats->rx_bytes = ifd->ifi_obytes;
+            stats->rx_packets = ifd->ifi_opackets;
+            stats->rx_errs = ifd->ifi_oerrors;
+# ifdef HAVE_STRUCT_IF_DATA_IFI_OQDROPS
+            stats->rx_drop = ifd->ifi_oqdrops;
+# else
+            stats->rx_drop = 0;
+# endif
+
+            ret = 0;
+            break;
+        }
+    }
+
+    if (ret < 0)
+        virReportError(VIR_ERR_INTERNAL_ERROR, "%s",
+                       _("Interface not found"));
+
+    freeifaddrs(ifap);
+    return ret;
+}
+#else
+int
+virNetDevTapInterfaceStats(const char *ifname ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED,
+                           virDomainInterfaceStatsPtr stats ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED)
+{
+    virReportError(VIR_ERR_OPERATION_INVALID, "%s",
+                   _("interface stats not implemented on this platform"));
+    return -1;
+}
+
+#endif /* __linux__ */
diff --git a/src/util/virnetdevtap.h b/src/util/virnetdevtap.h
index 20dec58b7f73468170ff785cc885c9c5de9a3195..259e7c9c2024890ff7468105fa1e28169d7e9921 100644
--- a/src/util/virnetdevtap.h
+++ b/src/util/virnetdevtap.h
@@ -75,5 +75,8 @@ int virNetDevTapCreateInBridgePort(const char *brname,
     ATTRIBUTE_NONNULL(1) ATTRIBUTE_NONNULL(2) ATTRIBUTE_NONNULL(3)
     ATTRIBUTE_RETURN_CHECK;
 
+int virNetDevTapInterfaceStats(const char *ifname,
+                               virDomainInterfaceStatsPtr stats)
+    ATTRIBUTE_NONNULL(1) ATTRIBUTE_RETURN_CHECK;
 
 #endif /* __VIR_NETDEV_TAP_H__ */
diff --git a/src/util/virstats.c b/src/util/virstats.c
deleted file mode 100644
index eadb3c97881d33e46fe7b2376d7ca2a6de506987..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/src/util/virstats.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,178 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * virstats.c: Block and network stats.
- *
- * Copyright (C) 2007-2010, 2014 Red Hat, Inc.
- *
- * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
- * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
- * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
- * version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
- *
- * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
- * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
- * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
- * Lesser General Public License for more details.
- *
- * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
- * License along with this library.  If not, see
- * <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
- *
- * Richard W.M. Jones <rjones@redhat.com>
- */
-
-#include <config.h>
-
-#include <stdio.h>
-#include <stdlib.h>
-#include <fcntl.h>
-#include <string.h>
-#include <unistd.h>
-#include <regex.h>
-
-#if defined(HAVE_GETIFADDRS) && defined(AF_LINK)
-# include <net/if.h>
-# include <ifaddrs.h>
-#endif
-
-#include "virerror.h"
-#include "datatypes.h"
-#include "virstats.h"
-#include "viralloc.h"
-#include "virfile.h"
-
-#define VIR_FROM_THIS VIR_FROM_STATS_LINUX
-
-
-/*-------------------- interface stats --------------------*/
-/* Just reads the named interface, so not Xen or QEMU-specific.
- * NB. Caller must check that libvirt user is trying to query
- * the interface of a domain they own.  We do no such checking.
- */
-#ifdef __linux__
-int
-virNetDevTapInterfaceStats(const char *ifname,
-                           virDomainInterfaceStatsPtr stats)
-{
-    int ifname_len;
-    FILE *fp;
-    char line[256], *colon;
-
-    fp = fopen("/proc/net/dev", "r");
-    if (!fp) {
-        virReportSystemError(errno, "%s",
-                             _("Could not open /proc/net/dev"));
-        return -1;
-    }
-
-    ifname_len = strlen(ifname);
-
-    while (fgets(line, sizeof(line), fp)) {
-        long long dummy;
-        long long rx_bytes;
-        long long rx_packets;
-        long long rx_errs;
-        long long rx_drop;
-        long long tx_bytes;
-        long long tx_packets;
-        long long tx_errs;
-        long long tx_drop;
-
-        /* The line looks like:
-         *   "   eth0:..."
-         * Split it at the colon.
-         */
-        colon = strchr(line, ':');
-        if (!colon) continue;
-        *colon = '\0';
-        if (colon - ifname_len >= line &&
-            STREQ(colon - ifname_len, ifname)) {
-            /* IMPORTANT NOTE!
-             * /proc/net/dev vif<domid>.nn sees the network from the point
-             * of view of dom0 / hypervisor.  So bytes TRANSMITTED by dom0
-             * are bytes RECEIVED by the domain.  That's why the TX/RX fields
-             * appear to be swapped here.
-             */
-            if (sscanf(colon + 1,
-                       "%lld %lld %lld %lld %lld %lld %lld %lld %lld %lld %lld %lld %lld %lld %lld %lld",
-                       &tx_bytes, &tx_packets, &tx_errs, &tx_drop,
-                       &dummy, &dummy, &dummy, &dummy,
-                       &rx_bytes, &rx_packets, &rx_errs, &rx_drop,
-                       &dummy, &dummy, &dummy, &dummy) != 16)
-                continue;
-
-            stats->rx_bytes = rx_bytes;
-            stats->rx_packets = rx_packets;
-            stats->rx_errs = rx_errs;
-            stats->rx_drop = rx_drop;
-            stats->tx_bytes = tx_bytes;
-            stats->tx_packets = tx_packets;
-            stats->tx_errs = tx_errs;
-            stats->tx_drop = tx_drop;
-            VIR_FORCE_FCLOSE(fp);
-
-            return 0;
-        }
-    }
-    VIR_FORCE_FCLOSE(fp);
-
-    virReportError(VIR_ERR_INTERNAL_ERROR, "%s",
-                   _("/proc/net/dev: Interface not found"));
-    return -1;
-}
-#elif defined(HAVE_GETIFADDRS) && defined(AF_LINK)
-int
-virNetDevTapInterfaceStats(const char *ifname,
-                           virDomainInterfaceStatsPtr stats)
-{
-    struct ifaddrs *ifap, *ifa;
-    struct if_data *ifd;
-    int ret = -1;
-
-    if (getifaddrs(&ifap) < 0) {
-        virReportSystemError(errno, "%s",
-                             _("Could not get interface list"));
-        return -1;
-    }
-
-    for (ifa = ifap; ifa; ifa = ifa->ifa_next) {
-        if (ifa->ifa_addr->sa_family != AF_LINK)
-            continue;
-
-        if (STREQ(ifa->ifa_name, ifname)) {
-            ifd = (struct if_data *)ifa->ifa_data;
-            stats->tx_bytes = ifd->ifi_ibytes;
-            stats->tx_packets = ifd->ifi_ipackets;
-            stats->tx_errs = ifd->ifi_ierrors;
-            stats->tx_drop = ifd->ifi_iqdrops;
-            stats->rx_bytes = ifd->ifi_obytes;
-            stats->rx_packets = ifd->ifi_opackets;
-            stats->rx_errs = ifd->ifi_oerrors;
-# ifdef HAVE_STRUCT_IF_DATA_IFI_OQDROPS
-            stats->rx_drop = ifd->ifi_oqdrops;
-# else
-            stats->rx_drop = 0;
-# endif
-
-            ret = 0;
-            break;
-        }
-    }
-
-    if (ret < 0)
-        virReportError(VIR_ERR_INTERNAL_ERROR, "%s",
-                       _("Interface not found"));
-
-    freeifaddrs(ifap);
-    return ret;
-}
-#else
-int
-virNetDevTapInterfaceStats(const char *ifname ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED,
-                           virDomainInterfaceStatsPtr stats ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED)
-{
-    virReportError(VIR_ERR_OPERATION_INVALID, "%s",
-                   _("interface stats not implemented on this platform"));
-    return -1;
-}
-
-#endif /* __linux__ */
diff --git a/src/util/virstats.h b/src/util/virstats.h
deleted file mode 100644
index 5b771976bd3866fba8c30fd2def9c302828e9197..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/src/util/virstats.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,32 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * virstats.h: Block and network stats.
- *
- * Copyright (C) 2007 Red Hat, Inc.
- *
- * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
- * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
- * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
- * version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
- *
- * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
- * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
- * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
- * Lesser General Public License for more details.
- *
- * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
- * License along with this library.  If not, see
- * <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
- *
- * Richard W.M. Jones <rjones@redhat.com>
- */
-
-#ifndef __STATS_LINUX_H__
-# define __STATS_LINUX_H__
-
-# include "internal.h"
-
-int virNetDevTapInterfaceStats(const char *ifname,
-                               virDomainInterfaceStatsPtr stats)
-    ATTRIBUTE_NONNULL(1) ATTRIBUTE_RETURN_CHECK;
-
-#endif /* __STATS_LINUX_H__ */
diff --git a/src/xen/xen_hypervisor.c b/src/xen/xen_hypervisor.c
index efe5a8f977a38de145e40e8e3da39952e40a963d..bce7b5612397145e931337409d6140d60cec40fe 100644
--- a/src/xen/xen_hypervisor.c
+++ b/src/xen/xen_hypervisor.c
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@
 #include "xen_driver.h"
 #include "xen_hypervisor.h"
 #include "xs_internal.h"
-#include "virstats.h"
+#include "virnetdevtap.h"
 #include "block_stats.h"
 #include "xend_internal.h"
 #include "virbuffer.h"