diff --git a/api/handlers.go b/api/handlers.go
index a2d002d944..01b1dfc93d 100644
--- a/api/handlers.go
+++ b/api/handlers.go
@@ -591,7 +591,7 @@ func deleteContainers(c *context, w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 
 // POST /networks/create
 func postNetworksCreate(c *context, w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
-	var request dockerclient.NetworkCreate
+	var request apitypes.NetworkCreate
 
 	if err := json.NewDecoder(r.Body).Decode(&request); err != nil {
 		httpError(w, err.Error(), http.StatusBadRequest)
diff --git a/cluster/cluster.go b/cluster/cluster.go
index 4c301c6e3b..aa13d15965 100644
--- a/cluster/cluster.go
+++ b/cluster/cluster.go
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ type Cluster interface {
 	Networks() Networks
 
 	// Create a network
-	CreateNetwork(request *dockerclient.NetworkCreate) (*dockerclient.NetworkCreateResponse, error)
+	CreateNetwork(request *types.NetworkCreate) (*types.NetworkCreateResponse, error)
 
 	// Remove a network from the cluster
 	RemoveNetwork(network *Network) error
diff --git a/cluster/engine.go b/cluster/engine.go
index f5db8ec6ca..b47eda94a8 100644
--- a/cluster/engine.go
+++ b/cluster/engine.go
@@ -878,13 +878,13 @@ func (e *Engine) RemoveContainer(container *Container, force, volumes bool) erro
 }
 
 // CreateNetwork creates a network in the engine
-func (e *Engine) CreateNetwork(request *dockerclient.NetworkCreate) (*dockerclient.NetworkCreateResponse, error) {
-	response, err := e.client.CreateNetwork(request)
+func (e *Engine) CreateNetwork(request *types.NetworkCreate) (*types.NetworkCreateResponse, error) {
+	response, err := e.apiClient.NetworkCreate(context.TODO(), *request)
 	e.CheckConnectionErr(err)
 
 	e.RefreshNetworks()
 
-	return response, err
+	return &response, err
 }
 
 // CreateVolume creates a volume in the engine
diff --git a/cluster/mesos/cluster.go b/cluster/mesos/cluster.go
index fe66a84164..92166c99e3 100644
--- a/cluster/mesos/cluster.go
+++ b/cluster/mesos/cluster.go
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@ func (c *Cluster) RemoveImages(name string, force bool) ([]types.ImageDelete, er
 }
 
 // CreateNetwork creates a network in the cluster
-func (c *Cluster) CreateNetwork(request *dockerclient.NetworkCreate) (*dockerclient.NetworkCreateResponse, error) {
+func (c *Cluster) CreateNetwork(request *types.NetworkCreate) (*types.NetworkCreateResponse, error) {
 	var (
 		parts  = strings.SplitN(request.Name, "/", 2)
 		config = &cluster.ContainerConfig{}
diff --git a/cluster/swarm/cluster.go b/cluster/swarm/cluster.go
index b966b4f773..a6910dc1de 100644
--- a/cluster/swarm/cluster.go
+++ b/cluster/swarm/cluster.go
@@ -459,7 +459,7 @@ func (c *Cluster) refreshVolumes() {
 }
 
 // CreateNetwork creates a network in the cluster
-func (c *Cluster) CreateNetwork(request *dockerclient.NetworkCreate) (response *dockerclient.NetworkCreateResponse, err error) {
+func (c *Cluster) CreateNetwork(request *types.NetworkCreate) (response *types.NetworkCreateResponse, err error) {
 	var (
 		parts  = strings.SplitN(request.Name, "/", 2)
 		config = &cluster.ContainerConfig{}