diff --git a/drivers/generic/generic.go b/drivers/generic/generic.go
index b0a0b839bd..0cd24074e7 100644
--- a/drivers/generic/generic.go
+++ b/drivers/generic/generic.go
@@ -15,10 +15,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/docker/machine/utils"
 )
 
-const (
-	dockerConfigDir = "/etc/docker"
-)
-
 type Driver struct {
 	MachineName    string
 	IPAddress      string
@@ -224,10 +220,6 @@ func (d *Driver) Kill() error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (d *Driver) GetDockerConfigDir() string {
-	return dockerConfigDir
-}
-
 func (d *Driver) sshKeyPath() string {
 	return filepath.Join(d.storePath, "id_rsa")
 }