diff --git a/scripts/mod/sumversion.c b/scripts/mod/sumversion.c
index 6306202..d587f40 100644
--- a/scripts/mod/sumversion.c
+++ b/scripts/mod/sumversion.c
@@ -258,9 +258,8 @@
 	char *file;
 	unsigned long i, len;
 
-	file = grab_file(fname, &len);
-	if (!file)
-		return 0;
+	file = read_text_file(fname);
+	len = strlen(file);
 
 	for (i = 0; i < len; i++) {
 		/* Collapse and ignore \ and CR. */
@@ -287,7 +286,7 @@
 
 		add_char(file[i], md);
 	}
-	release_file(file, len);
+	free(file);
 	return 1;
 }
 /* Check whether the file is a static library or not */
@@ -304,9 +303,8 @@
  * to figure out source files. */
 static int parse_source_files(const char *objfile, struct md4_ctx *md)
 {
-	char *cmd, *file, *line, *dir;
+	char *cmd, *file, *line, *dir, *pos;
 	const char *base;
-	unsigned long flen, pos = 0;
 	int dirlen, ret = 0, check_files = 0;
 
 	cmd = NOFAIL(malloc(strlen(objfile) + sizeof("..cmd")));
@@ -324,14 +322,12 @@
 	strncpy(dir, objfile, dirlen);
 	dir[dirlen] = '\0';
 
-	file = grab_file(cmd, &flen);
-	if (!file) {
-		warn("could not find %s for %s\n", cmd, objfile);
-		goto out;
-	}
+	file = read_text_file(cmd);
+
+	pos = file;
 
 	/* Sum all files in the same dir or subdirs. */
-	while ((line = get_next_line(&pos, file, flen)) != NULL) {
+	while ((line = get_line(&pos))) {
 		char* p = line;
 
 		if (strncmp(line, "source_", sizeof("source_")-1) == 0) {
@@ -382,8 +378,7 @@
 	/* Everyone parsed OK */
 	ret = 1;
 out_file:
-	release_file(file, flen);
-out:
+	free(file);
 	free(dir);
 	free(cmd);
 	return ret;
@@ -392,106 +387,34 @@
 /* Calc and record src checksum. */
 void get_src_version(const char *modname, char sum[], unsigned sumlen)
 {
-	void *file;
-	unsigned long len;
+	char *buf, *pos, *firstline;
 	struct md4_ctx md;
-	char *sources, *end, *fname;
+	char *fname;
 	char filelist[PATH_MAX + 1];
 
 	/* objects for a module are listed in the first line of *.mod file. */
 	snprintf(filelist, sizeof(filelist), "%.*smod",
 		 (int)strlen(modname) - 1, modname);
 
-	file = grab_file(filelist, &len);
-	if (!file)
-		/* not a module or .mod file missing - ignore */
-		return;
+	buf = read_text_file(filelist);
 
-	sources = file;
-
-	end = strchr(sources, '\n');
-	if (!end) {
+	pos = buf;
+	firstline = get_line(&pos);
+	if (!firstline) {
 		warn("bad ending versions file for %s\n", modname);
-		goto release;
+		goto free;
 	}
-	*end = '\0';
 
 	md4_init(&md);
-	while ((fname = strsep(&sources, " ")) != NULL) {
+	while ((fname = strsep(&firstline, " "))) {
 		if (!*fname)
 			continue;
 		if (!(is_static_library(fname)) &&
 				!parse_source_files(fname, &md))
-			goto release;
+			goto free;
 	}
 
 	md4_final_ascii(&md, sum, sumlen);
-release:
-	release_file(file, len);
-}
-
-static void write_version(const char *filename, const char *sum,
-			  unsigned long offset)
-{
-	int fd;
-
-	fd = open(filename, O_RDWR);
-	if (fd < 0) {
-		warn("changing sum in %s failed: %s\n",
-			filename, strerror(errno));
-		return;
-	}
-
-	if (lseek(fd, offset, SEEK_SET) == (off_t)-1) {
-		warn("changing sum in %s:%lu failed: %s\n",
-			filename, offset, strerror(errno));
-		goto out;
-	}
-
-	if (write(fd, sum, strlen(sum)+1) != strlen(sum)+1) {
-		warn("writing sum in %s failed: %s\n",
-			filename, strerror(errno));
-		goto out;
-	}
-out:
-	close(fd);
-}
-
-static int strip_rcs_crap(char *version)
-{
-	unsigned int len, full_len;
-
-	if (strncmp(version, "$Revision", strlen("$Revision")) != 0)
-		return 0;
-
-	/* Space for version string follows. */
-	full_len = strlen(version) + strlen(version + strlen(version) + 1) + 2;
-
-	/* Move string to start with version number: prefix will be
-	 * $Revision$ or $Revision: */
-	len = strlen("$Revision");
-	if (version[len] == ':' || version[len] == '$')
-		len++;
-	while (isspace(version[len]))
-		len++;
-	memmove(version, version+len, full_len-len);
-	full_len -= len;
-
-	/* Preserve up to next whitespace. */
-	len = 0;
-	while (version[len] && !isspace(version[len]))
-		len++;
-	memmove(version + len, version + strlen(version),
-		full_len - strlen(version));
-	return 1;
-}
-
-/* Clean up RCS-style version numbers. */
-void maybe_frob_rcs_version(const char *modfilename,
-			    char *version,
-			    void *modinfo,
-			    unsigned long version_offset)
-{
-	if (strip_rcs_crap(version))
-		write_version(modfilename, version, version_offset);
+free:
+	free(buf);
 }