diff --git a/libnetwork/endpoint_info.go b/libnetwork/endpoint_info.go
index 7065c23b80..edc813aa90 100644
--- a/libnetwork/endpoint_info.go
+++ b/libnetwork/endpoint_info.go
@@ -206,12 +206,6 @@ func (ep *Endpoint) Iface() *EndpointInterface {
 	return ep.iface
 }
 
-func (ep *Endpoint) Interface() driverapi.InterfaceInfo {
-	ep.mu.Lock()
-	defer ep.mu.Unlock()
-	return ep.iface
-}
-
 // SetMacAddress allows the driver to set the mac address to the endpoint interface
 // during the call to CreateEndpoint, if the mac address is not already set.
 func (epi *EndpointInterface) SetMacAddress(mac net.HardwareAddr) error {
diff --git a/libnetwork/network.go b/libnetwork/network.go
index 586994bcc1..a0fd365a1f 100644
--- a/libnetwork/network.go
+++ b/libnetwork/network.go
@@ -1085,7 +1085,7 @@ func (n *Network) addEndpoint(ep *Endpoint) error {
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed to add endpoint: %v", err)
 	}
 
-	err = d.CreateEndpoint(n.id, ep.id, ep.Interface(), ep.generic)
+	err = d.CreateEndpoint(n.id, ep.id, ep.Iface(), ep.generic)
 	if err != nil {
 		return types.InternalErrorf("failed to create endpoint %s on network %s: %v",
 			ep.Name(), n.Name(), err)