diff --git a/libnetwork/error.go b/libnetwork/error.go
index 986ca82c87..b1a8ea0e29 100644
--- a/libnetwork/error.go
+++ b/libnetwork/error.go
@@ -25,17 +25,6 @@ func (nse ErrNoSuchEndpoint) Error() string {
 // NotFound denotes the type of this error
 func (nse ErrNoSuchEndpoint) NotFound() {}
 
-// ErrInvalidJoin is returned if a join is attempted on an endpoint
-// which already has a container joined.
-type ErrInvalidJoin struct{}
-
-func (ij ErrInvalidJoin) Error() string {
-	return "a container has already joined the endpoint"
-}
-
-// BadRequest denotes the type of this error
-func (ij ErrInvalidJoin) BadRequest() {}
-
 // ErrNoContainer is returned when the endpoint has no container
 // attached to it.
 type ErrNoContainer struct{}
diff --git a/libnetwork/errors_test.go b/libnetwork/errors_test.go
index 6f1255046a..53bb081b4c 100644
--- a/libnetwork/errors_test.go
+++ b/libnetwork/errors_test.go
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 func TestErrorInterfaces(t *testing.T) {
-	badRequestErrorList := []error{ErrInvalidID(""), ErrInvalidName(""), ErrInvalidJoin{}, InvalidContainerIDError("")}
+	badRequestErrorList := []error{ErrInvalidID(""), ErrInvalidName(""), InvalidContainerIDError("")}
 	for _, err := range badRequestErrorList {
 		switch u := err.(type) {
 		case types.BadRequestError: