diff --git a/client/client.go b/client/client.go
index e23917eae1..61b8a24a7f 100644
--- a/client/client.go
+++ b/client/client.go
@@ -381,12 +381,6 @@ func (cli *Client) DaemonHost() string {
 	return cli.host
 }
 
-// HTTPClient returns a copy of the HTTP client bound to the server
-func (cli *Client) HTTPClient() *http.Client {
-	c := *cli.client
-	return &c
-}
-
 // ParseHostURL parses a url string, validates the string is a host url, and
 // returns the parsed URL
 func ParseHostURL(host string) (*url.URL, error) {
diff --git a/client/client_interfaces.go b/client/client_interfaces.go
index ae6e529cc8..2f2fd3ce3d 100644
--- a/client/client_interfaces.go
+++ b/client/client_interfaces.go
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"io"
 	"net"
-	"net/http"
 
 	"github.com/moby/moby/api/types"
 	"github.com/moby/moby/api/types/build"
@@ -38,7 +37,6 @@ type stableAPIClient interface {
 	VolumeAPIClient
 	ClientVersion() string
 	DaemonHost() string
-	HTTPClient() *http.Client
 	ServerVersion(ctx context.Context) (types.Version, error)
 	NegotiateAPIVersion(ctx context.Context)
 	NegotiateAPIVersionPing(types.Ping)
diff --git a/vendor/github.com/moby/moby/client/client.go b/vendor/github.com/moby/moby/client/client.go
index e23917eae1..61b8a24a7f 100644
--- a/vendor/github.com/moby/moby/client/client.go
+++ b/vendor/github.com/moby/moby/client/client.go
@@ -381,12 +381,6 @@ func (cli *Client) DaemonHost() string {
 	return cli.host
 }
 
-// HTTPClient returns a copy of the HTTP client bound to the server
-func (cli *Client) HTTPClient() *http.Client {
-	c := *cli.client
-	return &c
-}
-
 // ParseHostURL parses a url string, validates the string is a host url, and
 // returns the parsed URL
 func ParseHostURL(host string) (*url.URL, error) {
diff --git a/vendor/github.com/moby/moby/client/client_interfaces.go b/vendor/github.com/moby/moby/client/client_interfaces.go
index ae6e529cc8..2f2fd3ce3d 100644
--- a/vendor/github.com/moby/moby/client/client_interfaces.go
+++ b/vendor/github.com/moby/moby/client/client_interfaces.go
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"io"
 	"net"
-	"net/http"
 
 	"github.com/moby/moby/api/types"
 	"github.com/moby/moby/api/types/build"
@@ -38,7 +37,6 @@ type stableAPIClient interface {
 	VolumeAPIClient
 	ClientVersion() string
 	DaemonHost() string
-	HTTPClient() *http.Client
 	ServerVersion(ctx context.Context) (types.Version, error)
 	NegotiateAPIVersion(ctx context.Context)
 	NegotiateAPIVersionPing(types.Ping)