diff --git a/ioutils/readers.go b/ioutils/readers.go
index 63f3c07..5a61e6b 100644
--- a/ioutils/readers.go
+++ b/ioutils/readers.go
@@ -4,8 +4,6 @@ import (
 	"crypto/sha256"
 	"encoding/hex"
 	"io"
-
-	"golang.org/x/net/context"
 )
 
 type readCloserWrapper struct {
@@ -83,72 +81,3 @@ func (r *OnEOFReader) runFunc() {
 		r.Fn = nil
 	}
 }
-
-// cancelReadCloser wraps an io.ReadCloser with a context for cancelling read
-// operations.
-type cancelReadCloser struct {
-	cancel func()
-	pR     *io.PipeReader // Stream to read from
-	pW     *io.PipeWriter
-}
-
-// NewCancelReadCloser creates a wrapper that closes the ReadCloser when the
-// context is cancelled. The returned io.ReadCloser must be closed when it is
-// no longer needed.
-func NewCancelReadCloser(ctx context.Context, in io.ReadCloser) io.ReadCloser {
-	pR, pW := io.Pipe()
-
-	// Create a context used to signal when the pipe is closed
-	doneCtx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
-
-	p := &cancelReadCloser{
-		cancel: cancel,
-		pR:     pR,
-		pW:     pW,
-	}
-
-	go func() {
-		_, err := io.Copy(pW, in)
-		select {
-		case <-ctx.Done():
-			// If the context was closed, p.closeWithError
-			// was already called. Calling it again would
-			// change the error that Read returns.
-		default:
-			p.closeWithError(err)
-		}
-		in.Close()
-	}()
-	go func() {
-		for {
-			select {
-			case <-ctx.Done():
-				p.closeWithError(ctx.Err())
-			case <-doneCtx.Done():
-				return
-			}
-		}
-	}()
-
-	return p
-}
-
-// Read wraps the Read method of the pipe that provides data from the wrapped
-// ReadCloser.
-func (p *cancelReadCloser) Read(buf []byte) (n int, err error) {
-	return p.pR.Read(buf)
-}
-
-// closeWithError closes the wrapper and its underlying reader. It will
-// cause future calls to Read to return err.
-func (p *cancelReadCloser) closeWithError(err error) {
-	p.pW.CloseWithError(err)
-	p.cancel()
-}
-
-// Close closes the wrapper its underlying reader. It will cause
-// future calls to Read to return io.EOF.
-func (p *cancelReadCloser) Close() error {
-	p.closeWithError(io.EOF)
-	return nil
-}
diff --git a/ioutils/readers_test.go b/ioutils/readers_test.go
index 9abc105..ff15d5a 100644
--- a/ioutils/readers_test.go
+++ b/ioutils/readers_test.go
@@ -2,12 +2,8 @@ package ioutils
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
-	"io/ioutil"
 	"strings"
 	"testing"
-	"time"
-
-	"golang.org/x/net/context"
 )
 
 // Implement io.Reader
@@ -78,17 +74,3 @@ func (p *perpetualReader) Read(buf []byte) (n int, err error) {
 	}
 	return len(buf), nil
 }
-
-func TestCancelReadCloser(t *testing.T) {
-	ctx, _ := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), 100*time.Millisecond)
-	cancelReadCloser := NewCancelReadCloser(ctx, ioutil.NopCloser(&perpetualReader{}))
-	for {
-		var buf [128]byte
-		_, err := cancelReadCloser.Read(buf[:])
-		if err == context.DeadlineExceeded {
-			break
-		} else if err != nil {
-			t.Fatalf("got unexpected error: %v", err)
-		}
-	}
-}