diff --git a/hack/PACKAGERS.md b/hack/PACKAGERS.md
index 0e513cd4fa..5afa381005 100644
--- a/hack/PACKAGERS.md
+++ b/hack/PACKAGERS.md
@@ -160,11 +160,6 @@ export DOCKER_BUILDTAGS='apparmor'
 There are build tags for disabling graphdrivers as well. By default, support
 for all graphdrivers are built in.
 
-To disable vfs
-```bash
-export DOCKER_BUILDTAGS='exclude_graphdriver_vfs'
-```
-
 To disable devicemapper
 ```bash
 export DOCKER_BUILDTAGS='exclude_graphdriver_devicemapper'
diff --git a/runtime/runtime.go b/runtime/runtime.go
index be15cb562d..43230488a2 100644
--- a/runtime/runtime.go
+++ b/runtime/runtime.go
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/dotcloud/docker/runtime/execdriver/lxc"
 	"github.com/dotcloud/docker/runtime/graphdriver"
 	_ "github.com/dotcloud/docker/runtime/graphdriver/btrfs"
+	_ "github.com/dotcloud/docker/runtime/graphdriver/vfs"
 	_ "github.com/dotcloud/docker/runtime/networkdriver/lxc"
 	"github.com/dotcloud/docker/runtime/networkdriver/portallocator"
 	"github.com/dotcloud/docker/utils"
diff --git a/runtime/runtime_vfs.go b/runtime/runtime_vfs.go
deleted file mode 100644
index e1db736083..0000000000
--- a/runtime/runtime_vfs.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-// +build !exclude_graphdriver_vfs
-
-package runtime
-
-import (
-	_ "github.com/dotcloud/docker/runtime/graphdriver/vfs"
-)