diff --git a/authorization/authz_test.go b/authorization/authz_test.go
index 369150b..75c549b 100644
--- a/authorization/authz_test.go
+++ b/authorization/authz_test.go
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/docker/docker/pkg/plugins"
-	"github.com/docker/docker/pkg/tlsconfig"
+	"github.com/docker/go-connections/tlsconfig"
 	"github.com/gorilla/mux"
 )
 
diff --git a/discovery/kv/kv.go b/discovery/kv/kv.go
index 186bf57..8b7b4ed 100644
--- a/discovery/kv/kv.go
+++ b/discovery/kv/kv.go
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import (
 
 	log "github.com/Sirupsen/logrus"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/pkg/discovery"
-	"github.com/docker/docker/pkg/tlsconfig"
+	"github.com/docker/go-connections/tlsconfig"
 	"github.com/docker/libkv"
 	"github.com/docker/libkv/store"
 	"github.com/docker/libkv/store/consul"
diff --git a/plugins/client.go b/plugins/client.go
index e9e31a8..d871012 100644
--- a/plugins/client.go
+++ b/plugins/client.go
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/Sirupsen/logrus"
-	"github.com/docker/docker/pkg/sockets"
-	"github.com/docker/docker/pkg/tlsconfig"
+	"github.com/docker/go-connections/sockets"
+	"github.com/docker/go-connections/tlsconfig"
 )
 
 const (
diff --git a/plugins/client_test.go b/plugins/client_test.go
index 3def6e2..d9e14e2 100644
--- a/plugins/client_test.go
+++ b/plugins/client_test.go
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
-	"github.com/docker/docker/pkg/tlsconfig"
+	"github.com/docker/go-connections/tlsconfig"
 )
 
 var (
diff --git a/plugins/plugins.go b/plugins/plugins.go
index 5ad4d89..6317e4f 100644
--- a/plugins/plugins.go
+++ b/plugins/plugins.go
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/Sirupsen/logrus"
-	"github.com/docker/docker/pkg/tlsconfig"
+	"github.com/docker/go-connections/tlsconfig"
 )
 
 var (
diff --git a/sockets/README.md b/sockets/README.md
deleted file mode 100644
index e69de29..0000000
diff --git a/sockets/tcp_socket.go b/sockets/tcp_socket.go
deleted file mode 100644
index 6665a3b..0000000
--- a/sockets/tcp_socket.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,44 +0,0 @@
-// Package sockets provides helper functions to create and configure Unix or TCP
-// sockets.
-package sockets
-
-import (
-	"crypto/tls"
-	"net"
-	"net/http"
-	"time"
-)
-
-// NewTCPSocket creates a TCP socket listener with the specified address and
-// and the specified tls configuration. If TLSConfig is set, will encapsulate the
-// TCP listener inside a TLS one.
-func NewTCPSocket(addr string, tlsConfig *tls.Config) (net.Listener, error) {
-	l, err := net.Listen("tcp", addr)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-	if tlsConfig != nil {
-		tlsConfig.NextProtos = []string{"http/1.1"}
-		l = tls.NewListener(l, tlsConfig)
-	}
-	return l, nil
-}
-
-// ConfigureTCPTransport configures the specified Transport according to the
-// specified proto and addr.
-// If the proto is unix (using a unix socket to communicate) the compression
-// is disabled.
-func ConfigureTCPTransport(tr *http.Transport, proto, addr string) {
-	// Why 32? See https://github.com/docker/docker/pull/8035.
-	timeout := 32 * time.Second
-	if proto == "unix" {
-		// No need for compression in local communications.
-		tr.DisableCompression = true
-		tr.Dial = func(_, _ string) (net.Conn, error) {
-			return net.DialTimeout(proto, addr, timeout)
-		}
-	} else {
-		tr.Proxy = http.ProxyFromEnvironment
-		tr.Dial = (&net.Dialer{Timeout: timeout}).Dial
-	}
-}
diff --git a/sockets/unix_socket.go b/sockets/unix_socket.go
deleted file mode 100644
index c10aced..0000000
--- a/sockets/unix_socket.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,80 +0,0 @@
-// +build linux freebsd
-
-package sockets
-
-import (
-	"fmt"
-	"net"
-	"os"
-	"strconv"
-	"syscall"
-
-	"github.com/Sirupsen/logrus"
-	"github.com/opencontainers/runc/libcontainer/user"
-)
-
-// NewUnixSocket creates a unix socket with the specified path and group.
-func NewUnixSocket(path, group string) (net.Listener, error) {
-	if err := syscall.Unlink(path); err != nil && !os.IsNotExist(err) {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-	mask := syscall.Umask(0777)
-	defer syscall.Umask(mask)
-	l, err := net.Listen("unix", path)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-	if err := setSocketGroup(path, group); err != nil {
-		l.Close()
-		return nil, err
-	}
-	if err := os.Chmod(path, 0660); err != nil {
-		l.Close()
-		return nil, err
-	}
-	return l, nil
-}
-
-func setSocketGroup(path, group string) error {
-	if group == "" {
-		return nil
-	}
-	if err := changeGroup(path, group); err != nil {
-		if group != "docker" {
-			return err
-		}
-		logrus.Debugf("Warning: could not change group %s to docker: %v", path, err)
-	}
-	return nil
-}
-
-func changeGroup(path string, nameOrGid string) error {
-	gid, err := lookupGidByName(nameOrGid)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	logrus.Debugf("%s group found. gid: %d", nameOrGid, gid)
-	return os.Chown(path, 0, gid)
-}
-
-func lookupGidByName(nameOrGid string) (int, error) {
-	groupFile, err := user.GetGroupPath()
-	if err != nil {
-		return -1, err
-	}
-	groups, err := user.ParseGroupFileFilter(groupFile, func(g user.Group) bool {
-		return g.Name == nameOrGid || strconv.Itoa(g.Gid) == nameOrGid
-	})
-	if err != nil {
-		return -1, err
-	}
-	if groups != nil && len(groups) > 0 {
-		return groups[0].Gid, nil
-	}
-	gid, err := strconv.Atoi(nameOrGid)
-	if err == nil {
-		logrus.Warnf("Could not find GID %d", gid)
-		return gid, nil
-	}
-	return -1, fmt.Errorf("Group %s not found", nameOrGid)
-}