diff --git a/contrib/completion/bash/docker b/contrib/completion/bash/docker
index e2ddd2accf..beaaff3a40 100755
--- a/contrib/completion/bash/docker
+++ b/contrib/completion/bash/docker
@@ -309,14 +309,6 @@ _docker_info()
 	return
 }
 
-_docker_insert()
-{
-	local counter=$(__docker_pos_first_nonflag)
-	if [ $cword -eq $counter ]; then
-		__docker_image_repos_and_tags_and_ids
-	fi
-}
-
 _docker_inspect()
 {
 	case "$prev" in
diff --git a/contrib/completion/fish/docker.fish b/contrib/completion/fish/docker.fish
index a7fd52e312..00255bc0ae 100644
--- a/contrib/completion/fish/docker.fish
+++ b/contrib/completion/fish/docker.fish
@@ -120,10 +120,6 @@ complete -c docker -f -n '__fish_docker_no_subcommand' -a import -d 'Create a ne
 # info
 complete -c docker -f -n '__fish_docker_no_subcommand' -a info -d 'Display system-wide information'
 
-# insert
-complete -c docker -f -n '__fish_docker_no_subcommand' -a insert -d 'Insert a file in an image'
-complete -c docker -A -f -n '__fish_seen_subcommand_from insert' -a '(__fish_print_docker_images)' -d "Image"
-
 # inspect
 complete -c docker -f -n '__fish_docker_no_subcommand' -a inspect -d 'Return low-level information on a container'
 complete -c docker -A -f -n '__fish_seen_subcommand_from inspect' -s f -l format -d 'Format the output using the given go template.'
diff --git a/contrib/completion/zsh/_docker b/contrib/completion/zsh/_docker
index a379fd40f8..4578d1eda7 100755
--- a/contrib/completion/zsh/_docker
+++ b/contrib/completion/zsh/_docker
@@ -139,11 +139,6 @@ __docker_subcommand () {
         (history)
             _arguments ':images:__docker_images'
             ;;
-        (insert)
-            _arguments '1:containers:__docker_containers' \
-                       '2:URL:(http:// file://)' \
-                       '3:file:_files'
-            ;;
         (kill)
             _arguments '*:containers:__docker_runningcontainers'
             ;;