diff --git a/contrib/completion/bash/docker b/contrib/completion/bash/docker
index fb17b0ec29..12a267eb65 100644
--- a/contrib/completion/bash/docker
+++ b/contrib/completion/bash/docker
@@ -659,7 +659,6 @@ _docker_daemon() {
 		--dns
 		--dns-search
 		--dns-opt
-		--exec-driver -e
 		--exec-opt
 		--exec-root
 		--fixed-cidr
diff --git a/contrib/completion/fish/docker.fish b/contrib/completion/fish/docker.fish
index 15cde66f02..ac2167b49e 100644
--- a/contrib/completion/fish/docker.fish
+++ b/contrib/completion/fish/docker.fish
@@ -51,7 +51,6 @@ complete -c docker -f -n '__fish_docker_no_subcommand' -s d -l daemon -d 'Enable
 complete -c docker -f -n '__fish_docker_no_subcommand' -l dns -d 'Force Docker to use specific DNS servers'
 complete -c docker -f -n '__fish_docker_no_subcommand' -l dns-opt -d 'Force Docker to use specific DNS options'
 complete -c docker -f -n '__fish_docker_no_subcommand' -l dns-search -d 'Force Docker to use specific DNS search domains'
-complete -c docker -f -n '__fish_docker_no_subcommand' -s e -l exec-driver -d 'Force the Docker runtime to use a specific exec driver'
 complete -c docker -f -n '__fish_docker_no_subcommand' -l exec-opt -d 'Set exec driver options'
 complete -c docker -f -n '__fish_docker_no_subcommand' -l fixed-cidr -d 'IPv4 subnet for fixed IPs (e.g. 10.20.0.0/16)'
 complete -c docker -f -n '__fish_docker_no_subcommand' -l fixed-cidr-v6 -d 'IPv6 subnet for fixed IPs (e.g.: 2001:a02b/48)'
diff --git a/contrib/completion/zsh/_docker b/contrib/completion/zsh/_docker
index 7beb44f278..0f1a0f66a1 100644
--- a/contrib/completion/zsh/_docker
+++ b/contrib/completion/zsh/_docker
@@ -540,7 +540,6 @@ __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 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/daemon.md b/docs/reference/commandline/daemon.md
index 6da89e6b49..8e3200d0ac 100644
--- a/docs/reference/commandline/daemon.md
+++ b/docs/reference/commandline/daemon.md
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ weight = -1
       --dns-opt=[]                           DNS options to use
       --dns-search=[]                        DNS search domains to use
       --default-ulimit=[]                    Set default ulimit settings for containers
-      -e, --exec-driver="native"             Exec driver to use
       --exec-opt=[]                          Set exec driver options
       --exec-root="/var/run/docker"          Root of the Docker execdriver
       --fixed-cidr=""                        IPv4 subnet for fixed IPs
diff --git a/man/docker-daemon.8.md b/man/docker-daemon.8.md
index b85a9a76fa..c16d4d352a 100644
--- a/man/docker-daemon.8.md
+++ b/man/docker-daemon.8.md
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ docker-daemon - Enable daemon mode
 [**--dns**[=*[]*]]
 [**--dns-opt**[=*[]*]]
 [**--dns-search**[=*[]*]]
-[**-e**|**--exec-driver**[=*native*]]
 [**--exec-opt**[=*[]*]]
 [**--exec-root**[=*/var/run/docker*]]
 [**--fixed-cidr**[=*FIXED-CIDR*]]
@@ -112,9 +111,6 @@ format.
 **--dns-search**=[]
   DNS search domains to use.
 
-**-e**, **--exec-driver**=""
-  Force Docker to use specific exec driver. Default is `native`.
-
 **--exec-opt**=[]
   Set exec driver options. See EXEC DRIVER OPTIONS.
 
diff --git a/man/docker.1.md b/man/docker.1.md
index 18df3b5cf2..eaed589df7 100644
--- a/man/docker.1.md
+++ b/man/docker.1.md
@@ -225,8 +225,8 @@ inside it)
 
 # EXEC DRIVER OPTIONS
 
-Use the **--exec-opt** flags to specify options to the exec-driver. The only
-driver that accepts this flag is the *native* (libcontainer) driver. As a
+Use the **--exec-opt** flags to specify options to the execution driver. The only
+runtime that accepts any options is Linux. As a
 result, you must also specify **-s=**native for this option to have effect. The 
 following is the only *native* option: