diff --git a/builder/amazon/chroot/builder.go b/builder/amazon/chroot/builder.go
index ce5fa9d73..ba065dc87 100644
--- a/builder/amazon/chroot/builder.go
+++ b/builder/amazon/chroot/builder.go
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go/service/ec2"
 	awscommon "github.com/hashicorp/packer/builder/amazon/common"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/packer/common"
+	"github.com/hashicorp/packer/common/chroot"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/packer/helper/config"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/packer/helper/multistep"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/packer/packer"
@@ -173,10 +174,6 @@ func (c *Config) GetContext() interpolate.Context {
 	return c.ctx
 }
 
-type interpolateContextProvider interface {
-	GetContext() interpolate.Context
-}
-
 type wrappedCommandTemplate struct {
 	Command string
 }
@@ -391,24 +388,24 @@ func (b *Builder) Run(ctx context.Context, ui packer.Ui, hook packer.Hook) (pack
 		},
 		&StepAttachVolume{},
 		&StepEarlyUnflock{},
-		&StepPreMountCommands{
+		&chroot.StepPreMountCommands{
 			Commands: b.config.PreMountCommands,
 		},
 		&StepMountDevice{
 			MountOptions:   b.config.MountOptions,
 			MountPartition: b.config.MountPartition,
 		},
-		&StepPostMountCommands{
+		&chroot.StepPostMountCommands{
 			Commands: b.config.PostMountCommands,
 		},
-		&StepMountExtra{
+		&chroot.StepMountExtra{
 			ChrootMounts: b.config.ChrootMounts,
 		},
-		&StepCopyFiles{
+		&chroot.StepCopyFiles{
 			Files: b.config.CopyFiles,
 		},
-		&StepChrootProvision{},
-		&StepEarlyCleanup{},
+		&chroot.StepChrootProvision{},
+		&chroot.StepEarlyCleanup{},
 		&StepSnapshot{},
 		&awscommon.StepDeregisterAMI{
 			AccessConfig:        &b.config.AccessConfig,
diff --git a/builder/amazon/chroot/step_attach_volume_test.go b/builder/amazon/chroot/step_attach_volume_test.go
index 63f629b77..3d3cc135e 100644
--- a/builder/amazon/chroot/step_attach_volume_test.go
+++ b/builder/amazon/chroot/step_attach_volume_test.go
@@ -1,11 +1,15 @@
 package chroot
 
-import "testing"
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/hashicorp/packer/common/chroot"
+)
 
 func TestAttachVolumeCleanupFunc_ImplementsCleanupFunc(t *testing.T) {
 	var raw interface{}
 	raw = new(StepAttachVolume)
-	if _, ok := raw.(Cleanup); !ok {
+	if _, ok := raw.(chroot.Cleanup); !ok {
 		t.Fatalf("cleanup func should be a CleanupFunc")
 	}
 }
diff --git a/builder/amazon/chroot/step_early_unflock.go b/builder/amazon/chroot/step_early_unflock.go
index b16becc61..bae757f8a 100644
--- a/builder/amazon/chroot/step_early_unflock.go
+++ b/builder/amazon/chroot/step_early_unflock.go
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"log"
 
+	"github.com/hashicorp/packer/common/chroot"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/packer/helper/multistep"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/packer/packer"
 )
@@ -13,7 +14,7 @@ import (
 type StepEarlyUnflock struct{}
 
 func (s *StepEarlyUnflock) Run(ctx context.Context, state multistep.StateBag) multistep.StepAction {
-	cleanup := state.Get("flock_cleanup").(Cleanup)
+	cleanup := state.Get("flock_cleanup").(chroot.Cleanup)
 	ui := state.Get("ui").(packer.Ui)
 
 	log.Println("Unlocking file lock...")
diff --git a/builder/amazon/chroot/step_flock_test.go b/builder/amazon/chroot/step_flock_test.go
index a50cbd93d..698a4906d 100644
--- a/builder/amazon/chroot/step_flock_test.go
+++ b/builder/amazon/chroot/step_flock_test.go
@@ -1,11 +1,15 @@
 package chroot
 
-import "testing"
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/hashicorp/packer/common/chroot"
+)
 
 func TestFlockCleanupFunc_ImplementsCleanupFunc(t *testing.T) {
 	var raw interface{}
 	raw = new(StepFlock)
-	if _, ok := raw.(Cleanup); !ok {
+	if _, ok := raw.(chroot.Cleanup); !ok {
 		t.Fatalf("cleanup func should be a CleanupFunc")
 	}
 }
diff --git a/builder/amazon/chroot/step_mount_device_test.go b/builder/amazon/chroot/step_mount_device_test.go
index 2eeb850eb..88418451b 100644
--- a/builder/amazon/chroot/step_mount_device_test.go
+++ b/builder/amazon/chroot/step_mount_device_test.go
@@ -1,11 +1,15 @@
 package chroot
 
-import "testing"
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/hashicorp/packer/common/chroot"
+)
 
 func TestMountDeviceCleanupFunc_ImplementsCleanupFunc(t *testing.T) {
 	var raw interface{}
 	raw = new(StepMountDevice)
-	if _, ok := raw.(Cleanup); !ok {
+	if _, ok := raw.(chroot.Cleanup); !ok {
 		t.Fatalf("cleanup func should be a CleanupFunc")
 	}
 }
diff --git a/builder/azure/chroot/builder.go b/builder/azure/chroot/builder.go
index 726610afc..91ceca991 100644
--- a/builder/azure/chroot/builder.go
+++ b/builder/azure/chroot/builder.go
@@ -14,10 +14,10 @@ import (
 	"runtime"
 	"strings"
 
-	"github.com/hashicorp/packer/builder/amazon/chroot"
 	azcommon "github.com/hashicorp/packer/builder/azure/common"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/packer/builder/azure/common/client"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/packer/common"
+	"github.com/hashicorp/packer/common/chroot"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/packer/helper/config"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/packer/helper/multistep"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/packer/packer"
diff --git a/builder/amazon/chroot/cleanup.go b/common/chroot/cleanup.go
similarity index 100%
rename from builder/amazon/chroot/cleanup.go
rename to common/chroot/cleanup.go
diff --git a/builder/amazon/chroot/communicator.go b/common/chroot/communicator.go
similarity index 100%
rename from builder/amazon/chroot/communicator.go
rename to common/chroot/communicator.go
diff --git a/builder/amazon/chroot/communicator_test.go b/common/chroot/communicator_test.go
similarity index 100%
rename from builder/amazon/chroot/communicator_test.go
rename to common/chroot/communicator_test.go
diff --git a/common/chroot/interpolate_context_provider.go b/common/chroot/interpolate_context_provider.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ee19a19de
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/chroot/interpolate_context_provider.go
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+package chroot
+
+import "github.com/hashicorp/packer/template/interpolate"
+
+type interpolateContextProvider interface {
+	GetContext() interpolate.Context
+}
diff --git a/builder/amazon/chroot/run_local_commands.go b/common/chroot/run_local_commands.go
similarity index 100%
rename from builder/amazon/chroot/run_local_commands.go
rename to common/chroot/run_local_commands.go
diff --git a/builder/amazon/chroot/step_chroot_provision.go b/common/chroot/step_chroot_provision.go
similarity index 100%
rename from builder/amazon/chroot/step_chroot_provision.go
rename to common/chroot/step_chroot_provision.go
diff --git a/builder/amazon/chroot/step_copy_files.go b/common/chroot/step_copy_files.go
similarity index 100%
rename from builder/amazon/chroot/step_copy_files.go
rename to common/chroot/step_copy_files.go
diff --git a/builder/amazon/chroot/step_copy_files_test.go b/common/chroot/step_copy_files_test.go
similarity index 100%
rename from builder/amazon/chroot/step_copy_files_test.go
rename to common/chroot/step_copy_files_test.go
diff --git a/builder/amazon/chroot/step_early_cleanup.go b/common/chroot/step_early_cleanup.go
similarity index 100%
rename from builder/amazon/chroot/step_early_cleanup.go
rename to common/chroot/step_early_cleanup.go
diff --git a/builder/amazon/chroot/step_mount_extra.go b/common/chroot/step_mount_extra.go
similarity index 100%
rename from builder/amazon/chroot/step_mount_extra.go
rename to common/chroot/step_mount_extra.go
diff --git a/builder/amazon/chroot/step_mount_extra_test.go b/common/chroot/step_mount_extra_test.go
similarity index 100%
rename from builder/amazon/chroot/step_mount_extra_test.go
rename to common/chroot/step_mount_extra_test.go
diff --git a/builder/amazon/chroot/step_post_mount_commands.go b/common/chroot/step_post_mount_commands.go
similarity index 100%
rename from builder/amazon/chroot/step_post_mount_commands.go
rename to common/chroot/step_post_mount_commands.go
diff --git a/builder/amazon/chroot/step_pre_mount_commands.go b/common/chroot/step_pre_mount_commands.go
similarity index 100%
rename from builder/amazon/chroot/step_pre_mount_commands.go
rename to common/chroot/step_pre_mount_commands.go