diff --git a/contrib/completion/bash/docker b/contrib/completion/bash/docker
index bf3eec2d2e..fb17b0ec29 100644
--- a/contrib/completion/bash/docker
+++ b/contrib/completion/bash/docker
@@ -1379,7 +1379,6 @@ _docker_run() {
 		--link
 		--log-driver
 		--log-opt
-		--lxc-conf
 		--mac-address
 		--memory -m
 		--memory-swap
diff --git a/contrib/completion/fish/docker.fish b/contrib/completion/fish/docker.fish
index e0fbcaa80c..15cde66f02 100644
--- a/contrib/completion/fish/docker.fish
+++ b/contrib/completion/fish/docker.fish
@@ -135,7 +135,6 @@ complete -c docker -A -f -n '__fish_seen_subcommand_from create' -l help -d 'Pri
 complete -c docker -A -f -n '__fish_seen_subcommand_from create' -s i -l interactive -d 'Keep STDIN open even if not attached'
 complete -c docker -A -f -n '__fish_seen_subcommand_from create' -l ipc -d 'Default is to create a private IPC namespace (POSIX SysV IPC) for the container'
 complete -c docker -A -f -n '__fish_seen_subcommand_from create' -l link -d 'Add link to another container in the form of <name|id>:alias'
-complete -c docker -A -f -n '__fish_seen_subcommand_from create' -l lxc-conf -d '(lxc exec-driver only) Add custom lxc options --lxc-conf="lxc.cgroup.cpuset.cpus = 0,1"'
 complete -c docker -A -f -n '__fish_seen_subcommand_from create' -s m -l memory -d 'Memory limit (format: <number>[<unit>], where unit = b, k, m or g)'
 complete -c docker -A -f -n '__fish_seen_subcommand_from create' -l mac-address -d 'Container MAC address (e.g. 92:d0:c6:0a:29:33)'
 complete -c docker -A -f -n '__fish_seen_subcommand_from create' -l memory-swap -d "Total memory usage (memory + swap), set '-1' to disable swap (format: <number>[<unit>], where unit = b, k, m or g)"
@@ -324,7 +323,6 @@ complete -c docker -A -f -n '__fish_seen_subcommand_from run' -l help -d 'Print
 complete -c docker -A -f -n '__fish_seen_subcommand_from run' -s i -l interactive -d 'Keep STDIN open even if not attached'
 complete -c docker -A -f -n '__fish_seen_subcommand_from run' -l ipc -d 'Default is to create a private IPC namespace (POSIX SysV IPC) for the container'
 complete -c docker -A -f -n '__fish_seen_subcommand_from run' -l link -d 'Add link to another container in the form of <name|id>:alias'
-complete -c docker -A -f -n '__fish_seen_subcommand_from run' -l lxc-conf -d '(lxc exec-driver only) Add custom lxc options --lxc-conf="lxc.cgroup.cpuset.cpus = 0,1"'
 complete -c docker -A -f -n '__fish_seen_subcommand_from run' -s m -l memory -d 'Memory limit (format: <number>[<unit>], where unit = b, k, m or g)'
 complete -c docker -A -f -n '__fish_seen_subcommand_from run' -l mac-address -d 'Container MAC address (e.g. 92:d0:c6:0a:29:33)'
 complete -c docker -A -f -n '__fish_seen_subcommand_from run' -l memory-swap -d "Total memory usage (memory + swap), set '-1' to disable swap (format: <number>[<unit>], where unit = b, k, m or g)"
diff --git a/contrib/completion/zsh/_docker b/contrib/completion/zsh/_docker
index 69b324c8dc..7beb44f278 100644
--- a/contrib/completion/zsh/_docker
+++ b/contrib/completion/zsh/_docker
@@ -438,7 +438,6 @@ __docker_subcommand() {
         "($help)*"{-l=,--label=}"[Set meta data on a container]:label: "
         "($help)--log-driver=[Default driver for container logs]:Logging driver:(json-file syslog journald gelf fluentd awslogs splunk none)"
         "($help)*--log-opt=[Log driver specific options]:log driver options: "
-        "($help)*--lxc-conf=[Add custom lxc options]:lxc options: "
         "($help)--mac-address=[Container MAC address]:MAC address: "
         "($help)--name=[Container name]:name: "
         "($help)--net=[Connect a container to a network]:network mode:(bridge none container host)"
@@ -541,7 +540,7 @@ __docker_subcommand() {
                 "($help)*--dns-opt=[DNS options to use]:DNS option: " \
                 "($help)*--default-ulimit=[Set default ulimit settings for containers]:ulimit: " \
                 "($help)--disable-legacy-registry[Do not contact legacy registries]" \
-                "($help -e --exec-driver)"{-e=,--exec-driver=}"[Exec driver to use]:driver:(native lxc windows)" \
+                "($help -e --exec-driver)"{-e=,--exec-driver=}"[Exec driver to use]:driver:(native windows)" \
                 "($help)*--exec-opt=[Set exec driver options]:exec driver options: " \
                 "($help)--exec-root=[Root of the Docker execdriver]:path:_directories" \
                 "($help)--fixed-cidr=[IPv4 subnet for fixed IPs]:IPv4 subnet: " \
diff --git a/docs/reference/commandline/create.md b/docs/reference/commandline/create.md
index 723bc90a0a..2f11bfbd4d 100644
--- a/docs/reference/commandline/create.md
+++ b/docs/reference/commandline/create.md
@@ -48,7 +48,6 @@ Creates a new container.
       --link=[]                     Add link to another container
       --log-driver=""               Logging driver for container
       --log-opt=[]                  Log driver specific options
-      --lxc-conf=[]                 Add custom lxc options
       -m, --memory=""               Memory limit
       --mac-address=""              Container MAC address (e.g. 92:d0:c6:0a:29:33)
       --memory-reservation=""       Memory soft limit
diff --git a/docs/reference/commandline/daemon.md b/docs/reference/commandline/daemon.md
index 91fd3c6cf0..6da89e6b49 100644
--- a/docs/reference/commandline/daemon.md
+++ b/docs/reference/commandline/daemon.md
@@ -439,11 +439,6 @@ Currently supported options of `zfs`:
 The Docker daemon uses a specifically built `libcontainer` execution driver as
 its interface to the Linux kernel `namespaces`, `cgroups`, and `SELinux`.
 
-There is still legacy support for the original [LXC userspace tools](
-https://linuxcontainers.org/) via the `lxc` execution driver, however, this is
-not where the primary development of new functionality is taking place.
-Add `-e lxc` to the daemon flags to use the `lxc` execution driver.
-
 ## Options for the native execdriver
 
 You can configure the `native` (libcontainer) execdriver using options specified
diff --git a/docs/reference/commandline/run.md b/docs/reference/commandline/run.md
index 5e7dd5dd9e..76446ca84b 100644
--- a/docs/reference/commandline/run.md
+++ b/docs/reference/commandline/run.md
@@ -47,7 +47,6 @@ parent = "smn_cli"
       --link=[]                     Add link to another container
       --log-driver=""               Logging driver for container
       --log-opt=[]                  Log driver specific options
-      --lxc-conf=[]                 Add custom lxc options
       -m, --memory=""               Memory limit
       --mac-address=""              Container MAC address (e.g. 92:d0:c6:0a:29:33)
       --memory-reservation=""       Memory soft limit
diff --git a/docs/reference/run.md b/docs/reference/run.md
index a6e5fe124d..4d6565a11d 100644
--- a/docs/reference/run.md
+++ b/docs/reference/run.md
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@ defaults related to:
  * container identification
  * network settings
  * runtime constraints on CPU and memory
- * privileges and LXC configuration
 
 With the `docker run [OPTIONS]` an operator can add to or override the
 image defaults set by a developer. And, additionally, operators can
@@ -75,7 +74,7 @@ following options.
  - [Restart policies (--restart)](#restart-policies-restart)
  - [Clean up (--rm)](#clean-up-rm)
  - [Runtime constraints on resources](#runtime-constraints-on-resources)
- - [Runtime privilege, Linux capabilities, and LXC configuration](#runtime-privilege-linux-capabilities-and-lxc-configuration)
+ - [Runtime privilege and Linux capabilities](#runtime-privilege-and-linux-capabilities)
 
 ## Detached vs foreground
 
@@ -965,21 +964,18 @@ one can use this flag:
     $ docker run -ti --rm --group-add audio  --group-add dbus --group-add 777 busybox id
     uid=0(root) gid=0(root) groups=10(wheel),29(audio),81(dbus),777
 
-## Runtime privilege, Linux capabilities, and LXC configuration
+## Runtime privilege and Linux capabilities
 
     --cap-add: Add Linux capabilities
     --cap-drop: Drop Linux capabilities
     --privileged=false: Give extended privileges to this container
     --device=[]: Allows you to run devices inside the container without the --privileged flag.
-    --lxc-conf=[]: Add custom lxc options
 
 By default, Docker containers are "unprivileged" and cannot, for
 example, run a Docker daemon inside a Docker container. This is because
 by default a container is not allowed to access any devices, but a
-"privileged" container is given access to all devices (see [lxc-template.go](
-https://github.com/docker/docker/blob/master/daemon/execdriver/lxc/lxc_template.go)
-and documentation on [cgroups devices](
-https://www.kernel.org/doc/Documentation/cgroups/devices.txt)).
+"privileged" container is given access to all devices (see 
+the documentation on [cgroups devices](https://www.kernel.org/doc/Documentation/cgroups/devices.txt)).
 
 When the operator executes `docker run --privileged`, Docker will enable
 to access to all devices on the host as well as set some configuration
@@ -1093,22 +1089,6 @@ To mount a FUSE based filesystem, you need to combine both `--cap-add` and
     ....
 
 
-If the Docker daemon was started using the `lxc` exec-driver
-(`docker daemon --exec-driver=lxc`) then the operator can also specify LXC options
-using one or more `--lxc-conf` parameters. These can be new parameters or
-override existing parameters from the [lxc-template.go](
-https://github.com/docker/docker/blob/master/daemon/execdriver/lxc/lxc_template.go).
-Note that in the future, a given host's docker daemon may not use LXC, so this
-is an implementation-specific configuration meant for operators already
-familiar with using LXC directly.
-
-> **Note:**
-> If you use `--lxc-conf` to modify a container's configuration which is also
-> managed by the Docker daemon, then the Docker daemon will not know about this
-> modification, and you will need to manage any conflicts yourself. For example,
-> you can use `--lxc-conf` to set a container's IP address, but this will not be
-> reflected in the `/etc/hosts` file.
-
 ## Logging drivers (--log-driver)
 
 The container can have a different logging driver than the Docker daemon. Use
@@ -1290,7 +1270,6 @@ above, or already defined by the developer with a Dockerfile `ENV`:
     declare -x PATH="/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin"
     declare -x PWD="/"
     declare -x SHLVL="1"
-    declare -x container="lxc"
     declare -x deep="purple"
 
 Similarly the operator can set the **hostname** with `-h`.
diff --git a/experimental/userns.md b/experimental/userns.md
index 79e06ee4a9..5a204fa7cf 100644
--- a/experimental/userns.md
+++ b/experimental/userns.md
@@ -109,7 +109,6 @@ running a Docker daemon with experimental user namespaces enabled:
  - A `--readonly` container filesystem (a Linux kernel restriction on remount with new flags of a currently mounted filesystem when inside a user namespace)
  - external (volume/graph) drivers which are unaware/incapable of using daemon user mappings
  - Using `--privileged` mode containers
- - Using the lxc execdriver (only the `native` execdriver is enabled to use user namespaces)
  - volume use without pre-arranging proper file ownership in mounted volumes
 
 Additionally, while the `root` user inside a user namespaced container
diff --git a/man/docker-create.1.md b/man/docker-create.1.md
index 3620004005..5317f18073 100644
--- a/man/docker-create.1.md
+++ b/man/docker-create.1.md
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@ docker-create - Create a new container
 [**--link**[=*[]*]]
 [**--log-driver**[=*[]*]]
 [**--log-opt**[=*[]*]]
-[**--lxc-conf**[=*[]*]]
 [**-m**|**--memory**[=*MEMORY*]]
 [**--mac-address**[=*MAC-ADDRESS*]]
 [**--memory-reservation**[=*MEMORY-RESERVATION*]]
@@ -182,9 +181,6 @@ millions of trillions.
 **--log-opt**=[]
   Logging driver specific options.
 
-**--lxc-conf**=[]
-   (lxc exec-driver only) Add custom lxc options --lxc-conf="lxc.cgroup.cpuset.cpus = 0,1"
-
 **-m**, **--memory**=""
    Memory limit (format: <number>[<unit>], where unit = b, k, m or g)
 
diff --git a/man/docker-inspect.1.md b/man/docker-inspect.1.md
index 34dd04a93a..b738f43952 100644
--- a/man/docker-inspect.1.md
+++ b/man/docker-inspect.1.md
@@ -111,7 +111,6 @@ To get information on a container use its ID or instance name:
     "HostConfig": {
         "Binds": null,
         "ContainerIDFile": "",
-        "LxcConf": [],
         "Memory": 0,
         "MemorySwap": 0,
         "CpuShares": 0,
diff --git a/man/docker-run.1.md b/man/docker-run.1.md
index 1fdb1bc7d8..6b2b6d704f 100644
--- a/man/docker-run.1.md
+++ b/man/docker-run.1.md
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@ docker-run - Run a command in a new container
 [**--link**[=*[]*]]
 [**--log-driver**[=*[]*]]
 [**--log-opt**[=*[]*]]
-[**--lxc-conf**[=*[]*]]
 [**-m**|**--memory**[=*MEMORY*]]
 [**--mac-address**[=*MAC-ADDRESS*]]
 [**--memory-reservation**[=*MEMORY-RESERVATION*]]
@@ -274,9 +273,6 @@ container can access the exposed port via a private networking interface. Docker
 will set some environment variables in the client container to help indicate
 which interface and port to use.
 
-**--lxc-conf**=[]
-   (lxc exec-driver only) Add custom lxc options --lxc-conf="lxc.cgroup.cpuset.cpus = 0,1"
-
 **--log-driver**="|*json-file*|*syslog*|*journald*|*gelf*|*fluentd*|*awslogs*|*splunk*|*none*"
   Logging driver for container. Default is defined by daemon `--log-driver` flag.
   **Warning**: the `docker logs` command works only for the `json-file` and