diff --git a/cli/registry/client/fetcher.go b/cli/registry/client/fetcher.go
index 190aada58c..ef8011d1fb 100644
--- a/cli/registry/client/fetcher.go
+++ b/cli/registry/client/fetcher.go
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ package client
 import (
 	"context"
 	"encoding/json"
-	"fmt"
 
 	"github.com/docker/cli/cli/manifest/types"
 	"github.com/docker/distribution"
@@ -128,7 +127,7 @@ func validateManifestDigest(ref reference.Named, mfst distribution.Manifest) (oc
 	// If pull by digest, then verify the manifest digest.
 	if digested, isDigested := ref.(reference.Canonical); isDigested {
 		if digested.Digest() != desc.Digest {
-			err := fmt.Errorf("manifest verification failed for digest %s", digested.Digest())
+			err := errors.Errorf("manifest verification failed for digest %s", digested.Digest())
 			return ocispec.Descriptor{}, err
 		}
 	}
@@ -156,7 +155,7 @@ func pullManifestList(ctx context.Context, ref reference.Named, repo distributio
 		}
 		v, ok := manifest.(*schema2.DeserializedManifest)
 		if !ok {
-			return nil, fmt.Errorf("unsupported manifest format: %v", v)
+			return nil, errors.Errorf("unsupported manifest format: %v", v)
 		}
 
 		manifestRef, err := reference.WithDigest(ref, manifestDescriptor.Digest)
@@ -278,27 +277,17 @@ func allEndpoints(namedRef reference.Named, insecure bool) ([]registry.APIEndpoi
 	return endpoints, err
 }
 
-type notFoundError struct {
-	object string
+func newNotFoundError(ref string) *notFoundError {
+	return &notFoundError{err: errors.New("no such manifest: " + ref)}
 }
 
-func newNotFoundError(ref string) *notFoundError {
-	return &notFoundError{object: ref}
+type notFoundError struct {
+	err error
 }
 
 func (n *notFoundError) Error() string {
-	return fmt.Sprintf("no such manifest: %s", n.object)
+	return n.err.Error()
 }
 
-// NotFound interface
+// NotFound satisfies interface github.com/docker/docker/errdefs.ErrNotFound
 func (n *notFoundError) NotFound() {}
-
-// IsNotFound returns true if the error is a not found error
-func IsNotFound(err error) bool {
-	_, ok := err.(notFound)
-	return ok
-}
-
-type notFound interface {
-	NotFound()
-}