diff --git a/pkg/commands/copy.go b/pkg/commands/copy.go
index 96db34911..e9f8cab59 100644
--- a/pkg/commands/copy.go
+++ b/pkg/commands/copy.go
@@ -40,11 +40,11 @@ func (c *CopyCommand) ExecuteCommand(config *manifest.Schema2Config) error {
 	logrus.Infof("dest: %s", dest)
 
 	// First, resolve any environment replacement
-	resolvedEnvs, err := util.ResolveEnvironmentReplacementList(c.copyToString(), c.cmd.SourcesAndDest, config.Env, true)
+	resolvedEnvs, err := util.ResolveEnvironmentReplacementList(c.cmd.SourcesAndDest, config.Env, true)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	dest = resolvedEnvs[len(c.cmd.SourcesAndDest)-1]
+	dest = resolvedEnvs[len(resolvedEnvs)-1]
 	// Get a map of [src]:[files rooted at src]
 	srcMap, err := util.ResolveSources(resolvedEnvs, c.buildcontext)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -86,11 +86,6 @@ func (c *CopyCommand) ExecuteCommand(config *manifest.Schema2Config) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (c *CopyCommand) copyToString() string {
-	copy := []string{"COPY"}
-	return strings.Join(append(copy, c.cmd.SourcesAndDest...), " ")
-}
-
 // FilesToSnapshot should return an empty array if still nil; no files were changed
 func (c *CopyCommand) FilesToSnapshot() []string {
 	return c.snapshotFiles
diff --git a/pkg/commands/env.go b/pkg/commands/env.go
index 87e668efd..94e1edabe 100644
--- a/pkg/commands/env.go
+++ b/pkg/commands/env.go
@@ -31,14 +31,13 @@ type EnvCommand struct {
 
 func (e *EnvCommand) ExecuteCommand(config *manifest.Schema2Config) error {
 	logrus.Info("cmd: ENV")
-	envString := envToString(e.cmd)
 	newEnvs := e.cmd.Env
 	for index, pair := range newEnvs {
-		expandedKey, err := util.ResolveEnvironmentReplacement(envString, pair.Key, config.Env, false)
+		expandedKey, err := util.ResolveEnvironmentReplacement(pair.Key, config.Env, false)
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
-		expandedValue, err := util.ResolveEnvironmentReplacement(envString, pair.Value, config.Env, false)
+		expandedValue, err := util.ResolveEnvironmentReplacement(pair.Value, config.Env, false)
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
@@ -89,14 +88,6 @@ Loop:
 	return nil
 }
 
-func envToString(cmd *instructions.EnvCommand) string {
-	env := []string{"ENV"}
-	for _, kvp := range cmd.Env {
-		env = append(env, kvp.Key+"="+kvp.Value)
-	}
-	return strings.Join(env, " ")
-}
-
 // We know that no files have changed, so return an empty array
 func (e *EnvCommand) FilesToSnapshot() []string {
 	return []string{}
diff --git a/pkg/commands/env_test.go b/pkg/commands/env_test.go
index a6c8af246..5aedcff02 100644
--- a/pkg/commands/env_test.go
+++ b/pkg/commands/env_test.go
@@ -53,25 +53,6 @@ func TestUpdateEnvConfig(t *testing.T) {
 	updateConfigEnv(newEnvs, cfg)
 	testutil.CheckErrorAndDeepEqual(t, false, nil, expectedEnvArray, cfg.Env)
 }
-
-func TestEnvToString(t *testing.T) {
-	envCmd := &instructions.EnvCommand{
-		Env: []instructions.KeyValuePair{
-			{
-				Key:   "PATH",
-				Value: "/some/path",
-			},
-			{
-				Key:   "HOME",
-				Value: "/root",
-			},
-		},
-	}
-	expectedString := "ENV PATH=/some/path HOME=/root"
-	actualString := envToString(envCmd)
-	testutil.CheckErrorAndDeepEqual(t, false, nil, expectedString, actualString)
-}
-
 func Test_EnvExecute(t *testing.T) {
 	cfg := &manifest.Schema2Config{
 		Env: []string{
diff --git a/pkg/commands/expose.go b/pkg/commands/expose.go
index 7022a6618..fa12ec110 100644
--- a/pkg/commands/expose.go
+++ b/pkg/commands/expose.go
@@ -32,11 +32,10 @@ type ExposeCommand struct {
 func (r *ExposeCommand) ExecuteCommand(config *manifest.Schema2Config) error {
 	// Grab the currently exposed ports
 	existingPorts := config.ExposedPorts
-	exposeString := r.exposeToString()
 	// Add any new ones in
 	for _, p := range r.cmd.Ports {
 		// Resolve any environment variables
-		p, err := util.ResolveEnvironmentReplacement(exposeString, p, config.Env, false)
+		p, err := util.ResolveEnvironmentReplacement(p, config.Env, false)
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
@@ -66,11 +65,6 @@ func validProtocol(protocol string) bool {
 	return false
 }
 
-func (r *ExposeCommand) exposeToString() string {
-	expose := []string{"EXPOSE"}
-	return strings.Join(append(expose, r.cmd.Ports...), " ")
-}
-
 func (r *ExposeCommand) FilesToSnapshot() []string {
 	return []string{}
 }
diff --git a/pkg/commands/label.go b/pkg/commands/label.go
index ec80e494f..3cf8896db 100644
--- a/pkg/commands/label.go
+++ b/pkg/commands/label.go
@@ -17,9 +17,9 @@ limitations under the License.
 package commands
 
 import (
+	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/k8s-container-builder/pkg/util"
 	"github.com/containers/image/manifest"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/builder/dockerfile/instructions"
-	"github.com/docker/docker/builder/dockerfile/shell"
 	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 	"strings"
 )
@@ -36,9 +36,8 @@ func updateLabels(labels []instructions.KeyValuePair, config *manifest.Schema2Co
 	existingLabels := config.Labels
 
 	// Let's unescape values before setting the label
-	shlex := shell.NewLex('\\')
 	for index, kvp := range labels {
-		unescaped, err := shlex.ProcessWord(kvp.Value, []string{})
+		unescaped, err := util.ResolveEnvironmentReplacement(kvp.Value, []string{}, false)
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
diff --git a/pkg/util/command_util.go b/pkg/util/command_util.go
index ab56dd923..0f6472f79 100644
--- a/pkg/util/command_util.go
+++ b/pkg/util/command_util.go
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ limitations under the License.
 package util
 
 import (
-	"bytes"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/builder/dockerfile/instructions"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/builder/dockerfile/parser"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/builder/dockerfile/shell"
@@ -29,10 +28,10 @@ import (
 )
 
 // ResolveEnvironmentReplacement resolves a list of values by calling resolveEnvironmentReplacement
-func ResolveEnvironmentReplacementList(command string, values, envs []string, isFilepath bool) ([]string, error) {
+func ResolveEnvironmentReplacementList(values, envs []string, isFilepath bool) ([]string, error) {
 	var resolvedValues []string
 	for _, value := range values {
-		resolved, err := ResolveEnvironmentReplacement(command, value, envs, isFilepath)
+		resolved, err := ResolveEnvironmentReplacement(value, envs, isFilepath)
 		logrus.Debugf("Resolved %s to %s", value, resolved)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
@@ -42,7 +41,7 @@ func ResolveEnvironmentReplacementList(command string, values, envs []string, is
 	return resolvedValues, nil
 }
 
-// resolveEnvironmentReplacement resolves replacing env variables in some text from envs
+// ResolveEnvironmentReplacement resolves replacing env variables in some text from envs
 // It takes in a string representation of the command, the value to be resolved, and a list of envs (config.Env)
 // Ex: fp = $foo/newdir, envs = [foo=/foodir], then this should return /foodir/newdir
 // The dockerfile/shell package handles processing env values
@@ -51,12 +50,8 @@ func ResolveEnvironmentReplacementList(command string, values, envs []string, is
 // ""a'b'c"" -> "a'b'c"
 // "Rex\ The\ Dog \" -> "Rex The Dog"
 // "a\"b" -> "a"b"
-func ResolveEnvironmentReplacement(command, value string, envs []string, isFilepath bool) (string, error) {
-	p, err := parser.Parse(bytes.NewReader([]byte(command)))
-	if err != nil {
-		return "", err
-	}
-	shlex := shell.NewLex(p.EscapeToken)
+func ResolveEnvironmentReplacement(value string, envs []string, isFilepath bool) (string, error) {
+	shlex := shell.NewLex(parser.DefaultEscapeToken)
 	fp, err := shlex.ProcessWord(value, envs)
 	if !isFilepath {
 		return fp, err
diff --git a/pkg/util/command_util_test.go b/pkg/util/command_util_test.go
index f5ec7ae7e..611ad7b81 100644
--- a/pkg/util/command_util_test.go
+++ b/pkg/util/command_util_test.go
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ var testEnvReplacement = []struct {
 
 func Test_EnvReplacement(t *testing.T) {
 	for _, test := range testEnvReplacement {
-		actualPath, err := ResolveEnvironmentReplacement(test.command, test.path, test.envs, test.isFilepath)
+		actualPath, err := ResolveEnvironmentReplacement(test.path, test.envs, test.isFilepath)
 		testutil.CheckErrorAndDeepEqual(t, false, err, test.expectedPath, actualPath)
 
 	}