diff --git a/opts/runtime.go b/opts/runtime.go
deleted file mode 100644
index 4361b3ce09..0000000000
--- a/opts/runtime.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,79 +0,0 @@
-package opts
-
-import (
-	"fmt"
-	"strings"
-
-	"github.com/docker/docker/api/types"
-)
-
-// RuntimeOpt defines a map of Runtimes
-type RuntimeOpt struct {
-	name             string
-	stockRuntimeName string
-	values           *map[string]types.Runtime
-}
-
-// NewNamedRuntimeOpt creates a new RuntimeOpt
-func NewNamedRuntimeOpt(name string, ref *map[string]types.Runtime, stockRuntime string) *RuntimeOpt {
-	if ref == nil {
-		ref = &map[string]types.Runtime{}
-	}
-	return &RuntimeOpt{name: name, values: ref, stockRuntimeName: stockRuntime}
-}
-
-// Name returns the name of the NamedListOpts in the configuration.
-func (o *RuntimeOpt) Name() string {
-	return o.name
-}
-
-// Set validates and updates the list of Runtimes
-func (o *RuntimeOpt) Set(val string) error {
-	parts := strings.SplitN(val, "=", 2)
-	if len(parts) != 2 {
-		return fmt.Errorf("invalid runtime argument: %s", val)
-	}
-
-	parts[0] = strings.TrimSpace(parts[0])
-	parts[1] = strings.TrimSpace(parts[1])
-	if parts[0] == "" || parts[1] == "" {
-		return fmt.Errorf("invalid runtime argument: %s", val)
-	}
-
-	parts[0] = strings.ToLower(parts[0])
-	if parts[0] == o.stockRuntimeName {
-		return fmt.Errorf("runtime name '%s' is reserved", o.stockRuntimeName)
-	}
-
-	if _, ok := (*o.values)[parts[0]]; ok {
-		return fmt.Errorf("runtime '%s' was already defined", parts[0])
-	}
-
-	(*o.values)[parts[0]] = types.Runtime{Path: parts[1]}
-
-	return nil
-}
-
-// String returns Runtime values as a string.
-func (o *RuntimeOpt) String() string {
-	var out []string
-	for k := range *o.values {
-		out = append(out, k)
-	}
-
-	return fmt.Sprintf("%v", out)
-}
-
-// GetMap returns a map of Runtimes (name: path)
-func (o *RuntimeOpt) GetMap() map[string]types.Runtime {
-	if o.values != nil {
-		return *o.values
-	}
-
-	return map[string]types.Runtime{}
-}
-
-// Type returns the type of the option
-func (o *RuntimeOpt) Type() string {
-	return "runtime"
-}