diff --git a/pathod/app.py b/pathod/app.py
index 7e9860b93..e3216c585 100644
--- a/pathod/app.py
+++ b/pathod/app.py
@@ -3,8 +3,9 @@ import pprint
 import io
 import copy
 from flask import Flask, jsonify, render_template, request, abort, make_response
-from . import version, language, utils
+from . import version, language
 from netlib.http import user_agents
+from netlib import strutils
 
 logging.basicConfig(level="DEBUG")
 EXAMPLE_HOST = "example.com"
@@ -166,7 +167,7 @@ def make_app(noapi, debug):
             settings.websocket_key = EXAMPLE_WEBSOCKET_KEY
             language.serve(safe, s, settings)
 
-        args["output"] = utils.escape_unprintables(s.getvalue())
+        args["output"] = strutils.bytes_to_escaped_str(s.getvalue())
         return render(template, False, **args)
 
     @app.route('/response_preview')
diff --git a/pathod/pathoc.py b/pathod/pathoc.py
index ebbd952ad..2b7d053c0 100644
--- a/pathod/pathoc.py
+++ b/pathod/pathoc.py
@@ -18,10 +18,11 @@ from netlib.exceptions import HttpException, TcpDisconnect, TcpTimeout, TlsExcep
     NetlibException
 from netlib.http import http1, http2
 
-from . import utils, log, language
+from . import log, language
 
 import logging
 from netlib.tutils import treq
+from netlib import strutils
 
 logging.getLogger("hpack").setLevel(logging.WARNING)
 
@@ -427,7 +428,7 @@ class Pathoc(tcp.TCPClient):
             finally:
                 if resp:
                     lg("<< %s %s: %s bytes" % (
-                        resp.status_code, xrepr(resp.reason), len(resp.content)
+                        resp.status_code, strutils.bytes_to_escaped_str(resp.reason), len(resp.content)
                     ))
                     if resp.status_code in self.ignorecodes:
                         lg.suppress()
diff --git a/pathod/utils.py b/pathod/utils.py
index 96b54ab8e..3276198a6 100644
--- a/pathod/utils.py
+++ b/pathod/utils.py
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@ import os
 import sys
 import netlib.utils
 
-from netlib import strutils
-
 
 class MemBool(object):
 
@@ -28,18 +26,6 @@ def parse_anchor_spec(s):
     return tuple(s.split("=", 1))
 
 
-def escape_unprintables(s):
-    """
-        Like inner_repr, but preserves line breaks.
-    """
-    s = s.replace(b"\r\n", b"PATHOD_MARKER_RN")
-    s = s.replace(b"\n", b"PATHOD_MARKER_N")
-    s = strutils.bytes_to_escaped_str(s)
-    s = s.replace("PATHOD_MARKER_RN", "\n")
-    s = s.replace("PATHOD_MARKER_N", "\n")
-    return s
-
-
 data = netlib.utils.Data(__name__)
 
 
diff --git a/test/pathod/test_utils.py b/test/pathod/test_utils.py
index ab4abbaeb..a46a523a7 100644
--- a/test/pathod/test_utils.py
+++ b/test/pathod/test_utils.py
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 from pathod import utils
 import tutils
 
-import six
-
 
 def test_membool():
     m = utils.MemBool()
@@ -20,12 +18,3 @@ def test_parse_anchor_spec():
 
 def test_data_path():
     tutils.raises(ValueError, utils.data.path, "nonexistent")
-
-
-def test_escape_unprintables():
-    s = bytes(range(256))
-    if six.PY2:
-        s = "".join([chr(i) for i in range(255)])
-    e = utils.escape_unprintables(s)
-    assert e.encode('ascii')
-    assert "PATHOD_MARKER" not in e