diff --git a/cli/cobra.go b/cli/cobra.go
index d3ce7ff165..11d2fdc420 100644
--- a/cli/cobra.go
+++ b/cli/cobra.go
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import (
 
 	pluginmanager "github.com/docker/cli/cli-plugins/manager"
 	"github.com/docker/cli/cli/command"
-	cliconfig "github.com/docker/cli/cli/config"
+	"github.com/docker/cli/cli/config"
 	cliflags "github.com/docker/cli/cli/flags"
 	"github.com/moby/term"
 	"github.com/morikuni/aec"
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ func setupCommonRootCommand(rootCmd *cobra.Command) (*cliflags.ClientOptions, *p
 	opts := cliflags.NewClientOptions()
 	flags := rootCmd.Flags()
 
-	flags.StringVar(&opts.ConfigDir, "config", cliconfig.Dir(), "Location of client config files")
+	flags.StringVar(&opts.ConfigDir, "config", config.Dir(), "Location of client config files")
 	opts.Common.InstallFlags(flags)
 
 	cobra.AddTemplateFunc("add", func(a, b int) int { return a + b })
diff --git a/cli/command/cli.go b/cli/command/cli.go
index cfa43921b3..d4ba63b85f 100644
--- a/cli/command/cli.go
+++ b/cli/command/cli.go
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/docker/cli/cli/config"
-	cliconfig "github.com/docker/cli/cli/config"
 	"github.com/docker/cli/cli/config/configfile"
 	dcontext "github.com/docker/cli/cli/context"
 	"github.com/docker/cli/cli/context/docker"
@@ -129,7 +128,7 @@ func (cli *DockerCli) ConfigFile() *configfile.ConfigFile {
 }
 
 func (cli *DockerCli) loadConfigFile() {
-	cli.configFile = cliconfig.LoadDefaultConfigFile(cli.err)
+	cli.configFile = config.LoadDefaultConfigFile(cli.err)
 }
 
 // ServerInfo returns the server version details for the host this client is
@@ -228,7 +227,7 @@ func (cli *DockerCli) Initialize(opts *cliflags.ClientOptions, ops ...Initialize
 	cliflags.SetLogLevel(opts.Common.LogLevel)
 
 	if opts.ConfigDir != "" {
-		cliconfig.SetDir(opts.ConfigDir)
+		config.SetDir(opts.ConfigDir)
 	}
 
 	if opts.Common.Debug {
@@ -237,7 +236,7 @@ func (cli *DockerCli) Initialize(opts *cliflags.ClientOptions, ops ...Initialize
 
 	cli.loadConfigFile()
 
-	baseContextStore := store.New(cliconfig.ContextStoreDir(), cli.contextStoreConfig)
+	baseContextStore := store.New(config.ContextStoreDir(), cli.contextStoreConfig)
 	cli.contextStore = &ContextStoreWithDefault{
 		Store: baseContextStore,
 		Resolver: func() (*DefaultContext, error) {
@@ -272,7 +271,7 @@ func (cli *DockerCli) Initialize(opts *cliflags.ClientOptions, ops ...Initialize
 func NewAPIClientFromFlags(opts *cliflags.CommonOptions, configFile *configfile.ConfigFile) (client.APIClient, error) {
 	storeConfig := DefaultContextStoreConfig()
 	contextStore := &ContextStoreWithDefault{
-		Store: store.New(cliconfig.ContextStoreDir(), storeConfig),
+		Store: store.New(config.ContextStoreDir(), storeConfig),
 		Resolver: func() (*DefaultContext, error) {
 			return ResolveDefaultContext(opts, configFile, storeConfig, io.Discard)
 		},
diff --git a/cli/command/cli_test.go b/cli/command/cli_test.go
index 656f6e97ce..f87bc0877d 100644
--- a/cli/command/cli_test.go
+++ b/cli/command/cli_test.go
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 	"testing"
 
-	cliconfig "github.com/docker/cli/cli/config"
+	"github.com/docker/cli/cli/config"
 	"github.com/docker/cli/cli/config/configfile"
 	"github.com/docker/cli/cli/flags"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/api"
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ func TestExperimentalCLI(t *testing.T) {
 			}
 
 			cli := &DockerCli{client: apiclient, err: os.Stderr}
-			cliconfig.SetDir(dir.Path())
+			config.SetDir(dir.Path())
 			err := cli.Initialize(flags.NewClientOptions())
 			assert.NilError(t, err)
 			// For backward-compatibility, HasExperimental will always be "true"
diff --git a/cli/flags/common.go b/cli/flags/common.go
index a3bbf29571..cf2ccb59a8 100644
--- a/cli/flags/common.go
+++ b/cli/flags/common.go
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import (
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
 
-	cliconfig "github.com/docker/cli/cli/config"
+	"github.com/docker/cli/cli/config"
 	"github.com/docker/cli/opts"
 	"github.com/docker/go-connections/tlsconfig"
 	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ func NewCommonOptions() *CommonOptions {
 // InstallFlags adds flags for the common options on the FlagSet
 func (commonOpts *CommonOptions) InstallFlags(flags *pflag.FlagSet) {
 	if dockerCertPath == "" {
-		dockerCertPath = cliconfig.Dir()
+		dockerCertPath = config.Dir()
 	}
 
 	flags.BoolVarP(&commonOpts.Debug, "debug", "D", false, "Enable debug mode")
diff --git a/cli/flags/common_test.go b/cli/flags/common_test.go
index 07edb41223..f248f8e9fc 100644
--- a/cli/flags/common_test.go
+++ b/cli/flags/common_test.go
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"path/filepath"
 	"testing"
 
-	cliconfig "github.com/docker/cli/cli/config"
+	"github.com/docker/cli/cli/config"
 	"github.com/spf13/pflag"
 	"gotest.tools/v3/assert"
 	is "gotest.tools/v3/assert/cmp"
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ func TestCommonOptionsInstallFlags(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func defaultPath(filename string) string {
-	return filepath.Join(cliconfig.Dir(), filename)
+	return filepath.Join(config.Dir(), filename)
 }
 
 func TestCommonOptionsInstallFlagsWithDefaults(t *testing.T) {
diff --git a/cli/trust/trust.go b/cli/trust/trust.go
index df11227e93..dda1c0bb59 100644
--- a/cli/trust/trust.go
+++ b/cli/trust/trust.go
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import (
 	"path/filepath"
 	"time"
 
-	cliconfig "github.com/docker/cli/cli/config"
+	"github.com/docker/cli/cli/config"
 	"github.com/docker/distribution/reference"
 	"github.com/docker/distribution/registry/client/auth"
 	"github.com/docker/distribution/registry/client/auth/challenge"
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ var (
 
 // GetTrustDirectory returns the base trust directory name
 func GetTrustDirectory() string {
-	return filepath.Join(cliconfig.Dir(), "trust")
+	return filepath.Join(config.Dir(), "trust")
 }
 
 // certificateDirectory returns the directory containing
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ func certificateDirectory(server string) (string, error) {
 		return "", err
 	}
 
-	return filepath.Join(cliconfig.Dir(), "tls", u.Host), nil
+	return filepath.Join(config.Dir(), "tls", u.Host), nil
 }
 
 // Server returns the base URL for the trust server.