diff --git a/pkg/containerfs/containerfs.go b/pkg/containerfs/containerfs.go
index f71bb036c7..3b7fd80f28 100644
--- a/pkg/containerfs/containerfs.go
+++ b/pkg/containerfs/containerfs.go
@@ -1,10 +1,6 @@
 package containerfs // import "github.com/docker/docker/pkg/containerfs"
 
-import (
-	"path/filepath"
-
-	"github.com/moby/sys/symlink"
-)
+import "path/filepath"
 
 // CleanScopedPath prepares the given path to be combined with a mount path or
 // a drive-letter. On Windows, it removes any existing driveletter (e.g. "C:").
@@ -17,11 +13,3 @@ func CleanScopedPath(path string) string {
 	}
 	return filepath.Join(string(filepath.Separator), path)
 }
-
-// ResolveScopedPath evaluates the given path scoped to the root.
-// For example, if root=/a, and path=/b/c, then this function would return /a/b/c.
-//
-// Deprecated: use [symlink.FollowSymlinkInScope].
-func ResolveScopedPath(root, path string) (string, error) {
-	return symlink.FollowSymlinkInScope(filepath.Join(root, path), root)
-}