diff --git a/src/uu/mkdir/src/mkdir.rs b/src/uu/mkdir/src/mkdir.rs
index a16be0c26..6ee610013 100644
--- a/src/uu/mkdir/src/mkdir.rs
+++ b/src/uu/mkdir/src/mkdir.rs
@@ -57,20 +57,11 @@ fn get_mode(_matches: &ArgMatches) -> Result<u32, String> {
 #[cfg(not(windows))]
 fn get_mode(matches: &ArgMatches) -> Result<u32, String> {
     // Not tested on Windows
-    let mut new_mode = DEFAULT_PERM;
-
     if let Some(m) = matches.get_one::<String>(options::MODE) {
-        for mode in m.split(',') {
-            if mode.chars().any(|c| c.is_ascii_digit()) {
-                new_mode = mode::parse_numeric(new_mode, m, true)?;
-            } else {
-                new_mode = mode::parse_symbolic(new_mode, mode, mode::get_umask(), true)?;
-            }
-        }
-        Ok(new_mode)
+        mode::parse_chmod(DEFAULT_PERM, m, true, mode::get_umask())
     } else {
         // If no mode argument is specified return the mode derived from umask
-        Ok(!mode::get_umask() & 0o0777)
+        Ok(!mode::get_umask() & DEFAULT_PERM)
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/uu/mkfifo/src/mkfifo.rs b/src/uu/mkfifo/src/mkfifo.rs
index 572ea00b8..c55593dcb 100644
--- a/src/uu/mkfifo/src/mkfifo.rs
+++ b/src/uu/mkfifo/src/mkfifo.rs
@@ -119,19 +119,11 @@ pub fn uu_app() -> Command {
 
 fn calculate_mode(mode_option: Option<&String>) -> Result<u32, String> {
     let umask = uucore::mode::get_umask();
-    let mut mode = 0o666; // Default mode for FIFOs
+    let mode = 0o666; // Default mode for FIFOs
 
     if let Some(m) = mode_option {
-        if m.chars().any(|c| c.is_ascii_digit()) {
-            mode = uucore::mode::parse_numeric(mode, m, false)?;
-        } else {
-            for item in m.split(',') {
-                mode = uucore::mode::parse_symbolic(mode, item, umask, false)?;
-            }
-        }
+        uucore::mode::parse_chmod(mode, m, false, umask)
     } else {
-        mode &= !umask; // Apply umask if no mode is specified
+        Ok(mode & !umask) // Apply umask if no mode is specified
     }
-
-    Ok(mode)
 }
diff --git a/src/uu/mknod/src/mknod.rs b/src/uu/mknod/src/mknod.rs
index ca2640b68..cc22aee5f 100644
--- a/src/uu/mknod/src/mknod.rs
+++ b/src/uu/mknod/src/mknod.rs
@@ -225,8 +225,10 @@ pub fn uu_app() -> Command {
         )
 }
 
+#[allow(clippy::unnecessary_cast)]
 fn parse_mode(str_mode: &str) -> Result<mode_t, String> {
-    uucore::mode::parse_mode(str_mode)
+    let default_mode = (S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR | S_IRGRP | S_IWGRP | S_IROTH | S_IWOTH) as u32;
+    uucore::mode::parse_chmod(default_mode, str_mode, true, uucore::mode::get_umask())
         .map_err(|e| {
             translate!(
                 "mknod-error-invalid-mode",
@@ -237,7 +239,7 @@ fn parse_mode(str_mode: &str) -> Result<mode_t, String> {
             if mode > 0o777 {
                 Err(translate!("mknod-error-mode-permission-bits-only"))
             } else {
-                Ok(mode)
+                Ok(mode as mode_t)
             }
         })
 }
diff --git a/src/uucore/src/lib/features/mode.rs b/src/uucore/src/lib/features/mode.rs
index a9477fa5f..d562f1fe0 100644
--- a/src/uucore/src/lib/features/mode.rs
+++ b/src/uucore/src/lib/features/mode.rs
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 
 // spell-checker:ignore (vars) fperm srwx
 
-use libc::{S_IRGRP, S_IROTH, S_IRUSR, S_IWGRP, S_IWOTH, S_IWUSR, mode_t, umask};
+use libc::umask;
 
 pub fn parse_numeric(fperm: u32, mut mode: &str, considering_dir: bool) -> Result<u32, String> {
     let (op, pos) = parse_op(mode).map_or_else(|_| (None, 0), |(op, pos)| (Some(op), pos));
@@ -169,13 +169,6 @@ pub fn parse(mode_string: &str, considering_dir: bool, umask: u32) -> Result<u32
     parse_chmod(0, mode_string, considering_dir, umask)
 }
 
-#[allow(clippy::unnecessary_cast)]
-pub fn parse_mode(mode: &str) -> Result<mode_t, String> {
-    let mut new_mode = (S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR | S_IRGRP | S_IWGRP | S_IROTH | S_IWOTH) as u32;
-    new_mode = parse_chmod(new_mode, mode, true, get_umask())?;
-    Ok(new_mode as mode_t)
-}
-
 pub fn get_umask() -> u32 {
     // There's no portable way to read the umask without changing it.
     // We have to replace it and then quickly set it back, hopefully before
@@ -207,24 +200,20 @@ mod tests {
 
     use super::parse;
     use super::parse_chmod;
-    use super::parse_mode;
 
     #[test]
-    fn test_symbolic_modes() {
-        assert_eq!(parse_mode("u+x").unwrap(), 0o766);
-        assert_eq!(
-            parse_mode("+x").unwrap(),
-            if crate::os::is_wsl_1() { 0o776 } else { 0o777 }
-        );
-        assert_eq!(parse_mode("a-w").unwrap(), 0o444);
-        assert_eq!(parse_mode("g-r").unwrap(), 0o626);
+    fn test_chmod_symbolic_modes() {
+        assert_eq!(parse_chmod(0o666, "u+x", false, 0).unwrap(), 0o766);
+        assert_eq!(parse_chmod(0o666, "+x", false, 0).unwrap(), 0o777);
+        assert_eq!(parse_chmod(0o666, "a-w", false, 0).unwrap(), 0o444);
+        assert_eq!(parse_chmod(0o666, "g-r", false, 0).unwrap(), 0o626);
     }
 
     #[test]
-    fn test_numeric_modes() {
-        assert_eq!(parse_mode("644").unwrap(), 0o644);
-        assert_eq!(parse_mode("+100").unwrap(), 0o766);
-        assert_eq!(parse_mode("-4").unwrap(), 0o662);
+    fn test_chmod_numeric_modes() {
+        assert_eq!(parse_chmod(0o666, "644", false, 0).unwrap(), 0o644);
+        assert_eq!(parse_chmod(0o666, "+100", false, 0).unwrap(), 0o766);
+        assert_eq!(parse_chmod(0o666, "-4", false, 0).unwrap(), 0o662);
     }
 
     #[test]
@@ -345,19 +334,4 @@ mod tests {
         // First add user write, then set to 755 (should override)
         assert_eq!(parse("u+w,755", false, 0).unwrap(), 0o755);
     }
-
-    #[test]
-    fn test_chmod_symbolic_modes() {
-        assert_eq!(parse_chmod(0o666, "u+x", false, 0).unwrap(), 0o766);
-        assert_eq!(parse_chmod(0o666, "+x", false, 0).unwrap(), 0o777);
-        assert_eq!(parse_chmod(0o666, "a-w", false, 0).unwrap(), 0o444);
-        assert_eq!(parse_chmod(0o666, "g-r", false, 0).unwrap(), 0o626);
-    }
-
-    #[test]
-    fn test_chmod_numeric_modes() {
-        assert_eq!(parse_chmod(0o666, "644", false, 0).unwrap(), 0o644);
-        assert_eq!(parse_chmod(0o666, "+100", false, 0).unwrap(), 0o766);
-        assert_eq!(parse_chmod(0o666, "-4", false, 0).unwrap(), 0o662);
-    }
 }