diff --git a/pkg/system/lstat_unix.go b/pkg/system/lstat_unix.go
deleted file mode 100644
index 97f355d2e4..0000000000
--- a/pkg/system/lstat_unix.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,22 +0,0 @@
-//go:build !windows
-
-package system // import "github.com/docker/docker/pkg/system"
-
-import (
-	"os"
-	"syscall"
-)
-
-// Lstat takes a path to a file and returns
-// a system.StatT type pertaining to that file.
-//
-// Throws an error if the file does not exist.
-//
-// Deprecated: this function is only used internally, and will be removed in the next release.
-func Lstat(path string) (*StatT, error) {
-	s := &syscall.Stat_t{}
-	if err := syscall.Lstat(path, s); err != nil {
-		return nil, &os.PathError{Op: "Lstat", Path: path, Err: err}
-	}
-	return fromStatT(s)
-}
diff --git a/pkg/system/lstat_unix_test.go b/pkg/system/lstat_unix_test.go
deleted file mode 100644
index e090ed1078..0000000000
--- a/pkg/system/lstat_unix_test.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,34 +0,0 @@
-//go:build linux || freebsd
-
-package system // import "github.com/docker/docker/pkg/system"
-
-import (
-	"os"
-	"path/filepath"
-	"testing"
-)
-
-// TestLstat tests Lstat for existing and non existing files
-func TestLstat(t *testing.T) {
-	tmpDir := t.TempDir()
-	file := filepath.Join(tmpDir, "exist")
-	if err := os.WriteFile(file, []byte("hello"), 0o644); err != nil {
-		t.Fatal(err)
-	}
-
-	statFile, err := Lstat(file)
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Fatal(err)
-	}
-	if statFile == nil {
-		t.Fatal("returned empty stat for existing file")
-	}
-
-	statInvalid, err := Lstat(filepath.Join(tmpDir, "nosuchfile"))
-	if err == nil {
-		t.Fatal("did not return error for non-existing file")
-	}
-	if statInvalid != nil {
-		t.Fatal("returned non-nil stat for non-existing file")
-	}
-}
diff --git a/pkg/system/lstat_windows.go b/pkg/system/lstat_windows.go
deleted file mode 100644
index 4180f3ac20..0000000000
--- a/pkg/system/lstat_windows.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,16 +0,0 @@
-package system // import "github.com/docker/docker/pkg/system"
-
-import "os"
-
-// Lstat calls os.Lstat to get a fileinfo interface back.
-// This is then copied into our own locally defined structure.
-//
-// Deprecated: this function is only used internally, and will be removed in the next release.
-func Lstat(path string) (*StatT, error) {
-	fi, err := os.Lstat(path)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-
-	return fromStatT(&fi)
-}
diff --git a/pkg/system/mknod.go b/pkg/system/mknod.go
deleted file mode 100644
index e0cd22d7a7..0000000000
--- a/pkg/system/mknod.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,18 +0,0 @@
-//go:build !windows
-
-package system // import "github.com/docker/docker/pkg/system"
-
-import (
-	"golang.org/x/sys/unix"
-)
-
-// Mkdev is used to build the value of linux devices (in /dev/) which specifies major
-// and minor number of the newly created device special file.
-// Linux device nodes are a bit weird due to backwards compat with 16 bit device nodes.
-// They are, from low to high: the lower 8 bits of the minor, then 12 bits of the major,
-// then the top 12 bits of the minor.
-//
-// Deprecated: this function is only used internally, and will be removed in the next release.
-func Mkdev(major int64, minor int64) uint32 {
-	return uint32(unix.Mkdev(uint32(major), uint32(minor)))
-}
diff --git a/pkg/system/mknod_freebsd.go b/pkg/system/mknod_freebsd.go
deleted file mode 100644
index 4f66453d62..0000000000
--- a/pkg/system/mknod_freebsd.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,15 +0,0 @@
-//go:build freebsd
-
-package system // import "github.com/docker/docker/pkg/system"
-
-import (
-	"golang.org/x/sys/unix"
-)
-
-// Mknod creates a filesystem node (file, device special file or named pipe) named path
-// with attributes specified by mode and dev.
-//
-// Deprecated: this function is only used internally, and will be removed in the next release.
-func Mknod(path string, mode uint32, dev int) error {
-	return unix.Mknod(path, mode, uint64(dev))
-}
diff --git a/pkg/system/mknod_unix.go b/pkg/system/mknod_unix.go
deleted file mode 100644
index 34c5532631..0000000000
--- a/pkg/system/mknod_unix.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,15 +0,0 @@
-//go:build !freebsd && !windows
-
-package system // import "github.com/docker/docker/pkg/system"
-
-import (
-	"golang.org/x/sys/unix"
-)
-
-// Mknod creates a filesystem node (file, device special file or named pipe) named path
-// with attributes specified by mode and dev.
-//
-// Deprecated: this function is only used internally, and will be removed in the next release.
-func Mknod(path string, mode uint32, dev int) error {
-	return unix.Mknod(path, mode, dev)
-}
diff --git a/pkg/system/stat_bsd.go b/pkg/system/stat_bsd.go
deleted file mode 100644
index 435b776ee3..0000000000
--- a/pkg/system/stat_bsd.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,17 +0,0 @@
-//go:build freebsd || netbsd
-
-package system // import "github.com/docker/docker/pkg/system"
-
-import "syscall"
-
-// fromStatT converts a syscall.Stat_t type to a system.Stat_t type
-func fromStatT(s *syscall.Stat_t) (*StatT, error) {
-	return &StatT{
-		size: s.Size,
-		mode: uint32(s.Mode),
-		uid:  s.Uid,
-		gid:  s.Gid,
-		rdev: uint64(s.Rdev),
-		mtim: s.Mtimespec,
-	}, nil
-}
diff --git a/pkg/system/stat_darwin.go b/pkg/system/stat_darwin.go
deleted file mode 100644
index e0b629df0e..0000000000
--- a/pkg/system/stat_darwin.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,15 +0,0 @@
-package system // import "github.com/docker/docker/pkg/system"
-
-import "syscall"
-
-// fromStatT converts a syscall.Stat_t type to a system.Stat_t type
-func fromStatT(s *syscall.Stat_t) (*StatT, error) {
-	return &StatT{
-		size: s.Size,
-		mode: uint32(s.Mode),
-		uid:  s.Uid,
-		gid:  s.Gid,
-		rdev: uint64(s.Rdev),
-		mtim: s.Mtimespec,
-	}, nil
-}
diff --git a/pkg/system/stat_illumos.go b/pkg/system/stat_illumos.go
deleted file mode 100644
index 851374e5d9..0000000000
--- a/pkg/system/stat_illumos.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,15 +0,0 @@
-package system // import "github.com/docker/docker/pkg/system"
-
-import "syscall"
-
-// fromStatT converts a syscall.Stat_t type to a system.Stat_t type
-func fromStatT(s *syscall.Stat_t) (*StatT, error) {
-	return &StatT{
-		size: s.Size,
-		mode: uint32(s.Mode),
-		uid:  s.Uid,
-		gid:  s.Gid,
-		rdev: uint64(s.Rdev),
-		mtim: s.Mtim,
-	}, nil
-}
diff --git a/pkg/system/stat_linux.go b/pkg/system/stat_linux.go
deleted file mode 100644
index 0557235f98..0000000000
--- a/pkg/system/stat_linux.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,24 +0,0 @@
-package system // import "github.com/docker/docker/pkg/system"
-
-import "syscall"
-
-// fromStatT converts a syscall.Stat_t type to a system.Stat_t type
-func fromStatT(s *syscall.Stat_t) (*StatT, error) {
-	return &StatT{
-		size: s.Size,
-		mode: s.Mode,
-		uid:  s.Uid,
-		gid:  s.Gid,
-		// the type is 32bit on mips
-		rdev: uint64(s.Rdev), //nolint: unconvert
-		mtim: s.Mtim,
-	}, nil
-}
-
-// FromStatT converts a syscall.Stat_t type to a system.Stat_t type
-// This is exposed on Linux as pkg/archive/changes uses it.
-//
-// Deprecated: this function is only used internally, and will be removed in the next release.
-func FromStatT(s *syscall.Stat_t) (*StatT, error) {
-	return fromStatT(s)
-}
diff --git a/pkg/system/stat_openbsd.go b/pkg/system/stat_openbsd.go
deleted file mode 100644
index 851374e5d9..0000000000
--- a/pkg/system/stat_openbsd.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,15 +0,0 @@
-package system // import "github.com/docker/docker/pkg/system"
-
-import "syscall"
-
-// fromStatT converts a syscall.Stat_t type to a system.Stat_t type
-func fromStatT(s *syscall.Stat_t) (*StatT, error) {
-	return &StatT{
-		size: s.Size,
-		mode: uint32(s.Mode),
-		uid:  s.Uid,
-		gid:  s.Gid,
-		rdev: uint64(s.Rdev),
-		mtim: s.Mtim,
-	}, nil
-}
diff --git a/pkg/system/stat_unix.go b/pkg/system/stat_unix.go
deleted file mode 100644
index 661b0bed20..0000000000
--- a/pkg/system/stat_unix.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,70 +0,0 @@
-//go:build !windows
-
-package system // import "github.com/docker/docker/pkg/system"
-
-import (
-	"os"
-	"syscall"
-)
-
-// StatT type contains status of a file. It contains metadata
-// like permission, owner, group, size, etc about a file.
-//
-// Deprecated: this type is only used internally, and will be removed in the next release.
-type StatT struct {
-	mode uint32
-	uid  uint32
-	gid  uint32
-	rdev uint64
-	size int64
-	mtim syscall.Timespec
-}
-
-// Mode returns file's permission mode.
-func (s StatT) Mode() uint32 {
-	return s.mode
-}
-
-// UID returns file's user id of owner.
-func (s StatT) UID() uint32 {
-	return s.uid
-}
-
-// GID returns file's group id of owner.
-func (s StatT) GID() uint32 {
-	return s.gid
-}
-
-// Rdev returns file's device ID (if it's special file).
-func (s StatT) Rdev() uint64 {
-	return s.rdev
-}
-
-// Size returns file's size.
-func (s StatT) Size() int64 {
-	return s.size
-}
-
-// Mtim returns file's last modification time.
-func (s StatT) Mtim() syscall.Timespec {
-	return s.mtim
-}
-
-// IsDir reports whether s describes a directory.
-func (s StatT) IsDir() bool {
-	return s.mode&syscall.S_IFDIR != 0
-}
-
-// Stat takes a path to a file and returns
-// a system.StatT type pertaining to that file.
-//
-// Throws an error if the file does not exist.
-//
-// Deprecated: this function is only used internally, and will be removed in the next release.
-func Stat(path string) (*StatT, error) {
-	s := &syscall.Stat_t{}
-	if err := syscall.Stat(path, s); err != nil {
-		return nil, &os.PathError{Op: "Stat", Path: path, Err: err}
-	}
-	return fromStatT(s)
-}
diff --git a/pkg/system/stat_unix_test.go b/pkg/system/stat_unix_test.go
deleted file mode 100644
index e2b6ac0805..0000000000
--- a/pkg/system/stat_unix_test.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,44 +0,0 @@
-//go:build linux || freebsd
-
-package system // import "github.com/docker/docker/pkg/system"
-
-import (
-	"os"
-	"path/filepath"
-	"syscall"
-	"testing"
-
-	"gotest.tools/v3/assert"
-)
-
-// TestFromStatT tests fromStatT for a tempfile
-func TestFromStatT(t *testing.T) {
-	file := filepath.Join(t.TempDir(), "exist")
-	if err := os.WriteFile(file, []byte("hello"), 0o644); err != nil {
-		t.Fatal(err)
-	}
-
-	stat := &syscall.Stat_t{}
-	err := syscall.Lstat(file, stat)
-	assert.NilError(t, err)
-
-	s, err := fromStatT(stat)
-	assert.NilError(t, err)
-
-	if stat.Mode != s.Mode() {
-		t.Fatal("got invalid mode")
-	}
-	if stat.Uid != s.UID() {
-		t.Fatal("got invalid uid")
-	}
-	if stat.Gid != s.GID() {
-		t.Fatal("got invalid gid")
-	}
-	//nolint:unconvert // conversion needed to fix mismatch types on mips64el
-	if uint64(stat.Rdev) != s.Rdev() {
-		t.Fatal("got invalid rdev")
-	}
-	if stat.Mtim != s.Mtim() {
-		t.Fatal("got invalid mtim")
-	}
-}
diff --git a/pkg/system/stat_windows.go b/pkg/system/stat_windows.go
deleted file mode 100644
index e74a0f4fd7..0000000000
--- a/pkg/system/stat_windows.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,54 +0,0 @@
-package system // import "github.com/docker/docker/pkg/system"
-
-import (
-	"os"
-	"time"
-)
-
-// StatT type contains status of a file. It contains metadata
-// like permission, size, etc about a file.
-//
-// Deprecated: this type is only used internally, and will be removed in the next release.
-type StatT struct {
-	mode os.FileMode
-	size int64
-	mtim time.Time
-}
-
-// Size returns file's size.
-func (s StatT) Size() int64 {
-	return s.size
-}
-
-// Mode returns file's permission mode.
-func (s StatT) Mode() os.FileMode {
-	return s.mode
-}
-
-// Mtim returns file's last modification time.
-func (s StatT) Mtim() time.Time {
-	return s.mtim
-}
-
-// Stat takes a path to a file and returns
-// a system.StatT type pertaining to that file.
-//
-// Throws an error if the file does not exist.
-//
-// Deprecated: this function is only used internally, and will be removed in the next release.
-func Stat(path string) (*StatT, error) {
-	fi, err := os.Stat(path)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-	return fromStatT(&fi)
-}
-
-// fromStatT converts a os.FileInfo type to a system.StatT type
-func fromStatT(fi *os.FileInfo) (*StatT, error) {
-	return &StatT{
-		size: (*fi).Size(),
-		mode: (*fi).Mode(),
-		mtim: (*fi).ModTime(),
-	}, nil
-}