diff --git a/internal/app/siftool/mount.go b/internal/app/siftool/mount.go
deleted file mode 100644
index 5da071b9..00000000
--- a/internal/app/siftool/mount.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,20 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright (c) 2022, Sylabs Inc. All rights reserved.
-// This software is licensed under a 3-clause BSD license. Please consult the
-// LICENSE file distributed with the sources of this project regarding your
-// rights to use or distribute this software.
-
-package siftool
-
-import (
-	"context"
-
-	"github.com/sylabs/sif/v2/pkg/user"
-)
-
-// Mount mounts the primary system partition of the SIF file at path into mountPath.
-func (a *App) Mount(ctx context.Context, path, mountPath string) error {
-	return user.Mount(ctx, path, mountPath,
-		user.OptMountStdout(a.opts.out),
-		user.OptMountStderr(a.opts.err),
-	)
-}
diff --git a/internal/app/siftool/unmount.go b/internal/app/siftool/unmount.go
deleted file mode 100644
index 52d8492e..00000000
--- a/internal/app/siftool/unmount.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,20 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright (c) 2022, Sylabs Inc. All rights reserved.
-// This software is licensed under a 3-clause BSD license. Please consult the
-// LICENSE file distributed with the sources of this project regarding your
-// rights to use or distribute this software.
-
-package siftool
-
-import (
-	"context"
-
-	"github.com/sylabs/sif/v2/pkg/user"
-)
-
-// Unmounts the filesystem at mountPath.
-func (a *App) Unmount(ctx context.Context, mountPath string) error {
-	return user.Unmount(ctx, mountPath,
-		user.OptUnmountStdout(a.opts.out),
-		user.OptUnmountStderr(a.opts.err),
-	)
-}
diff --git a/pkg/siftool/mount.go b/pkg/siftool/mount.go
deleted file mode 100644
index 6b595572..00000000
--- a/pkg/siftool/mount.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,27 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright (c) 2022, Sylabs Inc. All rights reserved.
-// This software is licensed under a 3-clause BSD license. Please consult the
-// LICENSE file distributed with the sources of this project regarding your
-// rights to use or distribute this software.
-
-package siftool
-
-import (
-	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
-)
-
-// getMount returns a command that mounts the primary system partition of a SIF image.
-func (c *command) getMount() *cobra.Command {
-	return &cobra.Command{
-		Use:     "mount <sif_path> <mount_path>",
-		Short:   "Mount primary system partition",
-		Long:    "Mount the primary system partition of a SIF image",
-		Example: c.opts.rootPath + " mount image.sif path/",
-		Args:    cobra.ExactArgs(2),
-		PreRunE: c.initApp,
-		RunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
-			return c.app.Mount(cmd.Context(), args[0], args[1])
-		},
-		DisableFlagsInUseLine: true,
-		Hidden:                true, // hide while command is experimental
-	}
-}
diff --git a/pkg/siftool/mount_test.go b/pkg/siftool/mount_test.go
deleted file mode 100644
index 3b2848ec..00000000
--- a/pkg/siftool/mount_test.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,61 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright (c) 2022, Sylabs Inc. All rights reserved.
-// This software is licensed under a 3-clause BSD license. Please consult the
-// LICENSE file distributed with the sources of this project regarding your
-// rights to use or distribute this software.
-
-package siftool
-
-import (
-	"os"
-	"os/exec"
-	"path/filepath"
-	"testing"
-
-	"github.com/sylabs/sif/v2/pkg/sif"
-)
-
-func Test_command_getMount(t *testing.T) {
-	if _, err := exec.LookPath("squashfuse"); err != nil {
-		t.Skip("squashfuse not found, skipping mount tests")
-	}
-
-	tests := []struct {
-		name    string
-		opts    commandOpts
-		path    string
-		wantErr error
-	}{
-		{
-			name:    "Empty",
-			path:    filepath.Join(corpus, "empty.sif"),
-			wantErr: sif.ErrNoObjects,
-		},
-		{
-			name: "OneGroup",
-			path: filepath.Join(corpus, "one-group.sif"),
-		},
-	}
-	for _, tt := range tests {
-		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
-			path, err := os.MkdirTemp("", "siftool-mount-*")
-			if err != nil {
-				t.Fatal(err)
-			}
-			t.Cleanup(func() {
-				cmd := exec.Command("fusermount", "-u", path)
-
-				if err := cmd.Run(); err != nil {
-					t.Log(err)
-				}
-
-				os.RemoveAll(path)
-			})
-
-			c := &command{opts: tt.opts}
-
-			cmd := c.getMount()
-
-			runCommand(t, cmd, []string{tt.path, path}, tt.wantErr)
-		})
-	}
-}
diff --git a/pkg/siftool/siftool.go b/pkg/siftool/siftool.go
index 37c2cc7f..4400fdad 100644
--- a/pkg/siftool/siftool.go
+++ b/pkg/siftool/siftool.go
@@ -76,10 +76,5 @@ func AddCommands(cmd *cobra.Command, opts ...CommandOpt) error {
 		c.getSetPrim(),
 	)
 
-	if c.opts.experimental {
-		cmd.AddCommand(c.getMount())
-		cmd.AddCommand(c.getUnmount())
-	}
-
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/pkg/siftool/siftool_test.go b/pkg/siftool/siftool_test.go
index f4cb5712..f0e4bcfe 100644
--- a/pkg/siftool/siftool_test.go
+++ b/pkg/siftool/siftool_test.go
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ func makeTestSIF(t *testing.T, withDataObject bool) string {
 	return tf.Name()
 }
 
+//nolint:unparam
 func runCommand(t *testing.T, cmd *cobra.Command, args []string, wantErr error) {
 	t.Helper()
 
@@ -117,11 +118,6 @@ func TestAddCommands(t *testing.T) {
 			name: "SetPrim",
 			args: []string{"help", "setprim"},
 		},
-		{
-			name: "Mount",
-			opts: []CommandOpt{OptWithExperimental(true)},
-			args: []string{"help", "mount"},
-		},
 	}
 	for _, tt := range tests {
 		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
diff --git a/pkg/siftool/testdata/TestAddCommands/Mount/err.golden b/pkg/siftool/testdata/TestAddCommands/Mount/err.golden
deleted file mode 100644
index e69de29b..00000000
diff --git a/pkg/siftool/testdata/TestAddCommands/Mount/out.golden b/pkg/siftool/testdata/TestAddCommands/Mount/out.golden
deleted file mode 100644
index 3df015d5..00000000
--- a/pkg/siftool/testdata/TestAddCommands/Mount/out.golden
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-Mount the primary system partition of a SIF image
-
-Usage:
-  siftool mount <sif_path> <mount_path>
-
-Examples:
-siftool mount image.sif path/
-
-Flags:
-  -h, --help   help for mount
diff --git a/pkg/siftool/testdata/Test_command_getMount/Empty/err.golden b/pkg/siftool/testdata/Test_command_getMount/Empty/err.golden
deleted file mode 100644
index cd860b84..00000000
--- a/pkg/siftool/testdata/Test_command_getMount/Empty/err.golden
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Error: failed to get partition descriptor: no objects in image
diff --git a/pkg/siftool/testdata/Test_command_getMount/Empty/out.golden b/pkg/siftool/testdata/Test_command_getMount/Empty/out.golden
deleted file mode 100644
index f22522a8..00000000
--- a/pkg/siftool/testdata/Test_command_getMount/Empty/out.golden
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
-Usage:
-  mount <sif_path> <mount_path>
-
-Examples:
- mount image.sif path/
-
-Flags:
-  -h, --help   help for mount
-
diff --git a/pkg/siftool/testdata/Test_command_getMount/OneGroup/err.golden b/pkg/siftool/testdata/Test_command_getMount/OneGroup/err.golden
deleted file mode 100644
index e69de29b..00000000
diff --git a/pkg/siftool/testdata/Test_command_getMount/OneGroup/out.golden b/pkg/siftool/testdata/Test_command_getMount/OneGroup/out.golden
deleted file mode 100644
index e69de29b..00000000
diff --git a/pkg/siftool/testdata/Test_command_getUnmount/err.golden b/pkg/siftool/testdata/Test_command_getUnmount/err.golden
deleted file mode 100644
index e69de29b..00000000
diff --git a/pkg/siftool/testdata/Test_command_getUnmount/out.golden b/pkg/siftool/testdata/Test_command_getUnmount/out.golden
deleted file mode 100644
index e69de29b..00000000
diff --git a/pkg/siftool/unmount.go b/pkg/siftool/unmount.go
deleted file mode 100644
index 88141827..00000000
--- a/pkg/siftool/unmount.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,27 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright (c) 2022, Sylabs Inc. All rights reserved.
-// This software is licensed under a 3-clause BSD license. Please consult the
-// LICENSE file distributed with the sources of this project regarding your
-// rights to use or distribute this software.
-
-package siftool
-
-import (
-	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
-)
-
-// getUnmount returns a command that unmounts the primary system partition of a SIF image.
-func (c *command) getUnmount() *cobra.Command {
-	return &cobra.Command{
-		Use:     "unmount <mount_path>",
-		Short:   "Unmount primary system partition",
-		Long:    "Unmount a primary system partition of a SIF image",
-		Example: c.opts.rootPath + " unmount path/",
-		Args:    cobra.ExactArgs(1),
-		PreRunE: c.initApp,
-		RunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
-			return c.app.Unmount(cmd.Context(), args[0])
-		},
-		DisableFlagsInUseLine: true,
-		Hidden:                true, // hide while command is experimental
-	}
-}
diff --git a/pkg/siftool/unmount_test.go b/pkg/siftool/unmount_test.go
deleted file mode 100644
index 2cf81605..00000000
--- a/pkg/siftool/unmount_test.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,42 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright (c) 2022, Sylabs Inc. All rights reserved.
-// This software is licensed under a 3-clause BSD license. Please consult the
-// LICENSE file distributed with the sources of this project regarding your
-// rights to use or distribute this software.
-
-package siftool
-
-import (
-	"context"
-	"os"
-	"os/exec"
-	"path/filepath"
-	"testing"
-
-	"github.com/sylabs/sif/v2/pkg/user"
-)
-
-func Test_command_getUnmount(t *testing.T) {
-	if _, err := exec.LookPath("squashfuse"); err != nil {
-		t.Skip(" not found, skipping unmount tests")
-	}
-	if _, err := exec.LookPath("fusermount"); err != nil {
-		t.Skip(" not found, skipping unmount tests")
-	}
-
-	path, err := os.MkdirTemp("", "siftool-unmount-*")
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Fatal(err)
-	}
-	t.Cleanup(func() {
-		os.RemoveAll(path)
-	})
-
-	testSIF := filepath.Join(corpus, "one-group.sif")
-	if err := user.Mount(context.Background(), testSIF, path); err != nil {
-		t.Fatal(err)
-	}
-
-	c := &command{}
-	cmd := c.getUnmount()
-	runCommand(t, cmd, []string{path}, nil)
-}
diff --git a/pkg/user/mount.go b/pkg/user/mount.go
index c96e4145..15240d26 100644
--- a/pkg/user/mount.go
+++ b/pkg/user/mount.go
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
-// Copyright (c) 2022, Sylabs Inc. All rights reserved.
+// Copyright (c) 2022-2023, Sylabs Inc. All rights reserved.
 // This software is licensed under a 3-clause BSD license. Please consult the
 // LICENSE file distributed with the sources of this project regarding your
 // rights to use or distribute this software.
 
+// Deprecated: this package will be removed in a future version.
 package user
 
 import (