diff --git a/distribution/registry.go b/distribution/registry.go
index 4f1f0ff805..da90c7b42e 100644
--- a/distribution/registry.go
+++ b/distribution/registry.go
@@ -45,30 +45,6 @@ func (dcs dumbCredentialStore) Basic(*url.URL) (string, string) {
 	return dcs.auth.Username, dcs.auth.Password
 }
 
-// conn wraps a net.Conn, and sets a deadline for every read
-// and write operation.
-type conn struct {
-	net.Conn
-	readTimeout  time.Duration
-	writeTimeout time.Duration
-}
-
-func (c *conn) Read(b []byte) (int, error) {
-	err := c.Conn.SetReadDeadline(time.Now().Add(c.readTimeout))
-	if err != nil {
-		return 0, err
-	}
-	return c.Conn.Read(b)
-}
-
-func (c *conn) Write(b []byte) (int, error) {
-	err := c.Conn.SetWriteDeadline(time.Now().Add(c.writeTimeout))
-	if err != nil {
-		return 0, err
-	}
-	return c.Conn.Write(b)
-}
-
 // NewV2Repository returns a repository (v2 only). It creates a HTTP transport
 // providing timeout settings and authentication support, and also verifies the
 // remote API version.
@@ -82,22 +58,11 @@ func NewV2Repository(ctx context.Context, repoInfo *registry.RepositoryInfo, end
 	// TODO(dmcgowan): Call close idle connections when complete, use keep alive
 	base := &http.Transport{
 		Proxy: http.ProxyFromEnvironment,
-		Dial: func(network, address string) (net.Conn, error) {
-			dialer := &net.Dialer{
-				Timeout:   30 * time.Second,
-				KeepAlive: 30 * time.Second,
-				DualStack: true,
-			}
-			netConn, err := dialer.Dial(network, address)
-			if err != nil {
-				return netConn, err
-			}
-			return &conn{
-				Conn:         netConn,
-				readTimeout:  time.Minute,
-				writeTimeout: time.Minute,
-			}, nil
-		},
+		Dial: (&net.Dialer{
+			Timeout:   30 * time.Second,
+			KeepAlive: 30 * time.Second,
+			DualStack: true,
+		}).Dial,
 		TLSHandshakeTimeout: 10 * time.Second,
 		TLSClientConfig:     endpoint.TLSConfig,
 		// TODO(dmcgowan): Call close idle connections when complete and use keep alive