diff --git a/api/client/lib/request.go b/api/client/lib/request.go
index db3e5065a2..67984d116b 100644
--- a/api/client/lib/request.go
+++ b/api/client/lib/request.go
@@ -9,8 +9,6 @@ import (
 	"net/http"
 	"net/url"
 	"strings"
-
-	"github.com/docker/docker/utils"
 )
 
 // serverResponse is a wrapper for http API responses.
@@ -96,7 +94,7 @@ func (cli *Client) sendClientRequest(method, path string, query url.Values, body
 	}
 
 	if err != nil {
-		if utils.IsTimeout(err) || strings.Contains(err.Error(), "connection refused") || strings.Contains(err.Error(), "dial unix") {
+		if isTimeout(err) || strings.Contains(err.Error(), "connection refused") || strings.Contains(err.Error(), "dial unix") {
 			return serverResp, ErrConnectionFailed
 		}
 
@@ -163,3 +161,16 @@ func ensureReaderClosed(response *serverResponse) {
 		response.body.Close()
 	}
 }
+
+func isTimeout(err error) bool {
+	type timeout interface {
+		Timeout() bool
+	}
+	e := err
+	switch urlErr := err.(type) {
+	case *url.Error:
+		e = urlErr.Err
+	}
+	t, ok := e.(timeout)
+	return ok && t.Timeout()
+}
diff --git a/registry/session.go b/registry/session.go
index 25bffc7fb6..4be9b7afce 100644
--- a/registry/session.go
+++ b/registry/session.go
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/docker/docker/pkg/ioutils"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/pkg/stringid"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/pkg/tarsum"
-	"github.com/docker/docker/utils"
 )
 
 var (
@@ -420,7 +419,7 @@ func (r *Session) GetRepositoryData(remote reference.Named) (*RepositoryData, er
 		// and return a non-obtuse error message for users
 		// "Get https://index.docker.io/v1/repositories/library/busybox/images: i/o timeout"
 		// was a top search on the docker user forum
-		if utils.IsTimeout(err) {
+		if isTimeout(err) {
 			return nil, fmt.Errorf("Network timed out while trying to connect to %s. You may want to check your internet connection or if you are behind a proxy.", repositoryTarget)
 		}
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("Error while pulling image: %v", err)
@@ -754,3 +753,16 @@ func (r *Session) GetAuthConfig(withPasswd bool) *types.AuthConfig {
 		Email:    r.authConfig.Email,
 	}
 }
+
+func isTimeout(err error) bool {
+	type timeout interface {
+		Timeout() bool
+	}
+	e := err
+	switch urlErr := err.(type) {
+	case *url.Error:
+		e = urlErr.Err
+	}
+	t, ok := e.(timeout)
+	return ok && t.Timeout()
+}
diff --git a/utils/timeout.go b/utils/timeout.go
deleted file mode 100644
index 85d2665c60..0000000000
--- a/utils/timeout.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,21 +0,0 @@
-package utils
-
-import (
-	"net"
-	"net/url"
-)
-
-// IsTimeout takes an error returned from (generally) the http package and determines if it is a timeout error.
-func IsTimeout(err error) bool {
-	switch e := err.(type) {
-	case net.Error:
-		return e.Timeout()
-	case *url.Error:
-		if t, ok := e.Err.(net.Error); ok {
-			return t.Timeout()
-		}
-		return false
-	default:
-		return false
-	}
-}