diff --git a/cmd/dockerd/trap/trap.go b/cmd/dockerd/trap/trap.go
index 3ebeaf463d..1e88e66302 100644
--- a/cmd/dockerd/trap/trap.go
+++ b/cmd/dockerd/trap/trap.go
@@ -3,11 +3,9 @@ package trap // import "github.com/docker/docker/cmd/dockerd/trap"
 import (
 	"fmt"
 	"os"
-	gosignal "os/signal"
+	"os/signal"
 	"sync/atomic"
 	"syscall"
-
-	"github.com/docker/docker/pkg/stack"
 )
 
 // Trap sets up a simplified signal "trap", appropriate for common
@@ -17,7 +15,6 @@ import (
 //   - If SIGINT or SIGTERM are received, `cleanup` is called, then the process is terminated.
 //   - If SIGINT or SIGTERM are received 3 times before cleanup is complete, then cleanup is
 //     skipped and the process is terminated immediately (allows force quit of stuck daemon)
-//   - A SIGQUIT always causes an exit without cleanup, with a goroutine dump preceding exit.
 //   - Ignore SIGPIPE events. These are generated by systemd when journald is restarted while
 //     the docker daemon is not restarted and also running under systemd.
 //     Fixes https://github.com/docker/docker/issues/19728
@@ -25,9 +22,8 @@ func Trap(cleanup func(), logger interface {
 	Info(args ...interface{})
 }) {
 	c := make(chan os.Signal, 1)
-	// we will handle INT, TERM, QUIT, SIGPIPE here
-	signals := []os.Signal{os.Interrupt, syscall.SIGTERM, syscall.SIGQUIT, syscall.SIGPIPE}
-	gosignal.Notify(c, signals...)
+	// we will handle INT, TERM, SIGPIPE here
+	signal.Notify(c, os.Interrupt, syscall.SIGTERM, syscall.SIGPIPE)
 	go func() {
 		interruptCount := uint32(0)
 		for sig := range c {
@@ -52,11 +48,8 @@ func Trap(cleanup func(), logger interface {
 						// 3 SIGTERM/INT signals received; force exit without cleanup
 						logger.Info("Forcing docker daemon shutdown without cleanup; 3 interrupts received")
 					}
-				case syscall.SIGQUIT:
-					stack.Dump()
-					logger.Info("Forcing docker daemon shutdown without cleanup on SIGQUIT")
 				}
-				// for the SIGINT/TERM, and SIGQUIT non-clean shutdown case, exit with 128 + signal #
+				// for the SIGINT/TERM non-clean shutdown case, exit with 128 + signal #
 				os.Exit(128 + int(sig.(syscall.Signal)))
 			}(sig)
 		}
diff --git a/cmd/dockerd/trap/trap_linux_test.go b/cmd/dockerd/trap/trap_linux_test.go
index 3407f42c6d..1ef9833132 100644
--- a/cmd/dockerd/trap/trap_linux_test.go
+++ b/cmd/dockerd/trap/trap_linux_test.go
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@ func TestTrap(t *testing.T) {
 		multiple bool
 	}{
 		{"TERM", syscall.SIGTERM, false},
-		{"QUIT", syscall.SIGQUIT, true},
 		{"INT", os.Interrupt, false},
 		{"TERM", syscall.SIGTERM, true},
 		{"INT", os.Interrupt, true},