diff --git a/client/client.go b/client/client.go
index 9b0ba64666..8d7bd6cfa0 100644
--- a/client/client.go
+++ b/client/client.go
@@ -43,11 +43,13 @@ package client // import "github.com/docker/docker/client"
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"crypto/tls"
 	"net"
 	"net/http"
 	"net/url"
 	"path"
 	"strings"
+	"time"
 
 	"github.com/docker/docker/api"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/api/types"
@@ -357,6 +359,16 @@ func (cli *Client) Dialer() func(context.Context) (net.Conn, error) {
 				return transport.DialContext(ctx, cli.proto, cli.addr)
 			}
 		}
-		return fallbackDial(cli.proto, cli.addr, resolveTLSConfig(cli.client.Transport))
+		switch cli.proto {
+		case "unix":
+			return net.Dial(cli.proto, cli.addr)
+		case "npipe":
+			return sockets.DialPipe(cli.addr, 32*time.Second)
+		default:
+			if tlsConfig := resolveTLSConfig(cli.client.Transport); tlsConfig != nil {
+				return tls.Dial(cli.proto, cli.addr, tlsConfig)
+			}
+			return net.Dial(cli.proto, cli.addr)
+		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/client/hijack.go b/client/hijack.go
index 7e84865f69..2337a9539b 100644
--- a/client/hijack.go
+++ b/client/hijack.go
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ package client // import "github.com/docker/docker/client"
 import (
 	"bufio"
 	"context"
-	"crypto/tls"
 	"fmt"
 	"net"
 	"net/http"
@@ -13,7 +12,6 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/docker/docker/api/types"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/api/types/versions"
-	"github.com/docker/go-connections/sockets"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 )
 
@@ -47,18 +45,6 @@ func (cli *Client) DialHijack(ctx context.Context, url, proto string, meta map[s
 	return conn, err
 }
 
-// fallbackDial is used when WithDialer() was not called.
-// See cli.Dialer().
-func fallbackDial(proto, addr string, tlsConfig *tls.Config) (net.Conn, error) {
-	if tlsConfig != nil && proto != "unix" && proto != "npipe" {
-		return tls.Dial(proto, addr, tlsConfig)
-	}
-	if proto == "npipe" {
-		return sockets.DialPipe(addr, 32*time.Second)
-	}
-	return net.Dial(proto, addr)
-}
-
 func (cli *Client) setupHijackConn(ctx context.Context, req *http.Request, proto string) (net.Conn, string, error) {
 	req.Header.Set("Connection", "Upgrade")
 	req.Header.Set("Upgrade", proto)