diff --git a/helpers.c b/helpers.c
index 3c628894..7757eab8 100644
--- a/helpers.c
+++ b/helpers.c
@@ -126,30 +126,6 @@ int atonum(char *str)
 	return val;
 }
 
-/**
- * tempfile - A secure tmpfile() replacement
- *
- * This is the secure replacement for tmpfile() that does not exist in GLIBC.
- * The function uses mkstemp() for security.
- *
- * Returns:
- * An open %FILE pointer, or %NULL on error.
- */
-FILE *tempfile(void)
-{
-	int fd;
-	mode_t oldmask;
-	char template[] = "/tmp/finit.XXXXXX";
-
-	oldmask = umask(0077);
-	fd = mkstemp(template);
-	umask(oldmask);
-	if (-1 == fd)
-		return NULL;
-
-	return fdopen(fd, "rw");
-}
-
 static int encode(int lvl)
 {
 	if (!lvl) return 0;
diff --git a/helpers.h b/helpers.h
index 9d374d90..3c589fe1 100644
--- a/helpers.h
+++ b/helpers.h
@@ -69,7 +69,6 @@ int     makepath        (char *path);
 void    ifconfig        (char *ifname, char *addr, char *mask, int up);
 
 int     atonum          (char *str);
-FILE   *tempfile        (void);
 
 void    runlevel_set    (int pre, int now);
 int     runlevel_get    (void);
diff --git a/libite b/libite
index 84c3667e..c5434a4b 160000
--- a/libite
+++ b/libite
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 84c3667ebad84756f879522d86aac96b3e7f47c5
+Subproject commit c5434a4bc0197263063f2ff53c803928743231ba