diff --git a/dvc_ssh/__init__.py b/dvc_ssh/__init__.py
index fa81d7a..1cb6d37 100644
--- a/dvc_ssh/__init__.py
+++ b/dvc_ssh/__init__.py
@@ -1,17 +1,57 @@
 import getpass
 import os.path
 import threading
-from typing import ClassVar
+from contextlib import suppress
+from pathlib import Path, PurePath
+from typing import ClassVar, Union
 
+from asyncssh.config import SSHClientConfig
 from funcy import memoize, silent, wrap_prop, wrap_with
 
 from dvc.utils.objects import cached_property
 from dvc_objects.fs.base import FileSystem
 from dvc_objects.fs.utils import as_atomic
 
+SSH_CONFIG = Path("~", ".ssh", "config").expanduser()
+FilePath = Union[str, PurePath]
+
 DEFAULT_PORT = 22
 
 
+def parse_config(*, host, user=(), port=(), local_user=None, config_files=None):
+    if config_files is None:
+        config_files = [SSH_CONFIG]
+
+    if local_user is None:
+        with suppress(KeyError):
+            local_user = getpass.getuser()
+
+    last_config = None
+    reload = False
+    config = SSHClientConfig(
+        last_config=last_config,
+        reload=reload,
+        canonical=False,
+        final=False,
+        local_user=local_user,
+        user=user,
+        host=host,
+        port=port,
+    )
+
+    if config_files:
+        if isinstance(config_files, (str, PurePath)):
+            # paths: Sequence[FilePath] = [config_files] #lint issue
+            paths = [config_files]
+        else:
+            paths = config_files
+
+        for path in paths:
+            config.parse(Path(path))
+        config.loaded = True
+    return config
+
+
 @wrap_with(threading.Lock())
 @memoize
 def ask_password(host, user, port, desc):
@@ -41,7 +81,7 @@ def unstrip_protocol(self, path: str) -> str:
         return f"ssh://{host}:{port}/{path}"
 
     def _prepare_credentials(self, **config):
-        from sshfs.config import parse_config
+        # from sshfs.config import parse_config
 
         from .client import InteractiveSSHClient