diff --git a/bgpd/rfapi/rfapi.c b/bgpd/rfapi/rfapi.c
index ff7137bdd9..a2c86d1eae 100644
--- a/bgpd/rfapi/rfapi.c
+++ b/bgpd/rfapi/rfapi.c
@@ -46,11 +46,6 @@
 #include "bgpd/rfapi/rfapi_encap_tlv.h"
 #include "bgpd/rfapi/vnc_debug.h"
 
-#ifdef HAVE_GLIBC_BACKTRACE
-/* for backtrace and friends */
-#include <execinfo.h>
-#endif /* HAVE_GLIBC_BACKTRACE */
-
 #define DEBUG_CLEANUP 0
 
 struct ethaddr rfapi_ethaddr0 = {{0}};
@@ -2091,24 +2086,7 @@ int rfapi_close(void *handle)
 	vnc_zlog_debug_verbose("%s: rfd=%p", __func__, rfd);
 
 #ifdef RFAPI_WHO_IS_CALLING_ME
-#ifdef HAVE_GLIBC_BACKTRACE
-#define RFAPI_DEBUG_BACKTRACE_NENTRIES 5
-	{
-		void *buf[RFAPI_DEBUG_BACKTRACE_NENTRIES];
-		char **syms;
-		int i;
-		size_t size;
-
-		size = backtrace(buf, RFAPI_DEBUG_BACKTRACE_NENTRIES);
-		syms = backtrace_symbols(buf, size);
-		for (i = 0; i < size && i < RFAPI_DEBUG_BACKTRACE_NENTRIES;
-		     ++i) {
-			vnc_zlog_debug_verbose("backtrace[%2d]: %s", i,
-					       syms[i]);
-		}
-		free(syms);
-	}
-#endif
+	zlog_backtrace(LOG_INFO);
 #endif
 
 	bgp = rfd->bgp;
diff --git a/bgpd/rfapi/rfapi_import.c b/bgpd/rfapi/rfapi_import.c
index a93e186f8d..f9789adad2 100644
--- a/bgpd/rfapi/rfapi_import.c
+++ b/bgpd/rfapi/rfapi_import.c
@@ -44,11 +44,6 @@
 #include "bgpd/rfapi/rfapi_encap_tlv.h"
 #include "bgpd/rfapi/vnc_debug.h"
 
-#ifdef HAVE_GLIBC_BACKTRACE
-/* for backtrace and friends */
-#include <execinfo.h>
-#endif /* HAVE_GLIBC_BACKTRACE */
-
 #undef DEBUG_MONITOR_MOVE_SHORTER
 #undef DEBUG_RETURNED_NHL
 #undef DEBUG_ROUTE_COUNTERS
@@ -77,32 +72,6 @@ struct rfapi_withdraw {
 	int lockoffset;
 };
 
-/*
- * DEBUG FUNCTION
- * It's evil and fiendish. It's compiler-dependent.
- * ? Might need LDFLAGS -rdynamic to produce all function names
- */
-void rfapiDebugBacktrace(void)
-{
-#ifdef HAVE_GLIBC_BACKTRACE
-#define RFAPI_DEBUG_BACKTRACE_NENTRIES	200
-	void *buf[RFAPI_DEBUG_BACKTRACE_NENTRIES];
-	char **syms;
-	size_t i;
-	size_t size;
-
-	size = backtrace(buf, RFAPI_DEBUG_BACKTRACE_NENTRIES);
-	syms = backtrace_symbols(buf, size);
-
-	for (i = 0; i < size && i < RFAPI_DEBUG_BACKTRACE_NENTRIES; ++i) {
-		vnc_zlog_debug_verbose("backtrace[%2zu]: %s", i, syms[i]);
-	}
-
-	free(syms);
-#else
-#endif
-}
-
 /*
  * DEBUG FUNCTION
  * Count remote routes and compare with actively-maintained values.
@@ -1709,7 +1678,7 @@ struct rfapi_next_hop_entry *rfapiRouteNode2NextHopList(
 
 #ifdef DEBUG_RETURNED_NHL
 	vnc_zlog_debug_verbose("%s: called with node pfx=%rRN", __func__, rn);
-	rfapiDebugBacktrace();
+	zlog_backtrace(LOG_INFO);
 #endif
 
 	rfapiQprefix2Rprefix(p, &rprefix);
diff --git a/bgpd/rfapi/rfapi_import.h b/bgpd/rfapi/rfapi_import.h
index dd06afe7e2..1a37e1c2db 100644
--- a/bgpd/rfapi/rfapi_import.h
+++ b/bgpd/rfapi/rfapi_import.h
@@ -57,8 +57,6 @@ struct rfapi_import_table {
 
 extern uint8_t rfapiRfpCost(struct attr *attr);
 
-extern void rfapiDebugBacktrace(void);
-
 extern void rfapiCheckRouteCount(void);
 
 /*