diff --git a/pkg/plugins/plugins.go b/pkg/plugins/plugins.go
index 91a0998ba4..64815ce694 100644
--- a/pkg/plugins/plugins.go
+++ b/pkg/plugins/plugins.go
@@ -101,6 +101,12 @@ func (p *Plugin) IsV1() bool {
 	return true
 }
 
+// ScopedPath returns the path scoped to the plugin's rootfs.
+// For v1 plugins, this always returns the path unchanged as v1 plugins run directly on the host.
+func (p *Plugin) ScopedPath(s string) string {
+	return s
+}
+
 // NewLocalPlugin creates a new local plugin.
 func NewLocalPlugin(name, addr string) *Plugin {
 	return &Plugin{
diff --git a/pkg/plugins/plugins_unix.go b/pkg/plugins/plugins_unix.go
deleted file mode 100644
index fb78cefb24..0000000000
--- a/pkg/plugins/plugins_unix.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
-//go:build !windows
-
-package plugins // import "github.com/docker/docker/pkg/plugins"
-
-// ScopedPath returns the path scoped to the plugin's rootfs.
-// For v1 plugins, this always returns the path unchanged as v1 plugins run directly on the host.
-func (p *Plugin) ScopedPath(s string) string {
-	return s
-}
diff --git a/pkg/plugins/plugins_windows.go b/pkg/plugins/plugins_windows.go
deleted file mode 100644
index ddf1d786c6..0000000000
--- a/pkg/plugins/plugins_windows.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-package plugins // import "github.com/docker/docker/pkg/plugins"
-
-// ScopedPath returns the path scoped to the plugin's rootfs.
-// For v1 plugins, this always returns the path unchanged as v1 plugins run directly on the host.
-func (p *Plugin) ScopedPath(s string) string {
-	return s
-}