diff --git a/builder/builder-next/executor_unix.go b/builder/builder-next/executor_unix.go
index 55209d8c8a..919e2bb2cf 100644
--- a/builder/builder-next/executor_unix.go
+++ b/builder/builder-next/executor_unix.go
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ func (iface *lnInterface) Set(s *specs.Spec) error {
 	s.Hooks = &specs.Hooks{
 		Prestart: []specs.Hook{{
 			Path: filepath.Join("/proc", strconv.Itoa(os.Getpid()), "exe"),
-			Args: []string{"libnetwork-setkey", "-exec-root=" + iface.provider.Config().Daemon.ExecRoot, iface.sbx.ContainerID(), shortNetCtlrID},
+			Args: []string{"libnetwork-setkey", "-exec-root=" + iface.provider.Config().ExecRoot, iface.sbx.ContainerID(), shortNetCtlrID},
 		}},
 	}
 	return nil
diff --git a/daemon/container_operations.go b/daemon/container_operations.go
index 4c3d37468a..d8f7411a37 100644
--- a/daemon/container_operations.go
+++ b/daemon/container_operations.go
@@ -465,7 +465,7 @@ func (daemon *Daemon) updateContainerNetworkSettings(container *container.Contai
 
 	networkName := mode.NetworkName()
 	if mode.IsDefault() {
-		networkName = daemon.netController.Config().Daemon.DefaultNetwork
+		networkName = daemon.netController.Config().DefaultNetwork
 	}
 
 	if mode.IsUserDefined() {
diff --git a/daemon/network.go b/daemon/network.go
index 438d13d71a..c468d7f6e7 100644
--- a/daemon/network.go
+++ b/daemon/network.go
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ func (daemon *Daemon) GetNetworkByName(name string) (libnetwork.Network, error)
 		return nil, libnetwork.ErrNoSuchNetwork(name)
 	}
 	if name == "" {
-		name = c.Config().Daemon.DefaultNetwork
+		name = c.Config().DefaultNetwork
 	}
 	return c.NetworkByName(name)
 }
@@ -316,7 +316,7 @@ func (daemon *Daemon) createNetwork(create types.NetworkCreateRequest, id string
 	c := daemon.netController
 	driver := create.Driver
 	if driver == "" {
-		driver = c.Config().Daemon.DefaultDriver
+		driver = c.Config().DefaultDriver
 	}
 
 	nwOptions := []libnetwork.NetworkOption{
diff --git a/libnetwork/agent.go b/libnetwork/agent.go
index feca147ea8..9cf678d465 100644
--- a/libnetwork/agent.go
+++ b/libnetwork/agent.go
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ func (c *controller) agentSetup(clusterProvider cluster.Provider) error {
 	listenAddr, _, _ := net.SplitHostPort(listen)
 
 	logrus.Infof("Initializing Libnetwork Agent Listen-Addr=%s Local-addr=%s Adv-addr=%s Data-addr=%s Remote-addr-list=%v MTU=%d",
-		listenAddr, bindAddr, advAddr, dataAddr, remoteAddrList, c.Config().Daemon.NetworkControlPlaneMTU)
+		listenAddr, bindAddr, advAddr, dataAddr, remoteAddrList, c.Config().NetworkControlPlaneMTU)
 	if advAddr != "" && agent == nil {
 		if err := c.agentInit(listenAddr, bindAddr, advAddr, dataAddr); err != nil {
 			logrus.Errorf("error in agentInit: %v", err)
@@ -295,12 +295,12 @@ func (c *controller) agentInit(listenAddr, bindAddrOrInterface, advertiseAddr, d
 	netDBConf.BindAddr = listenAddr
 	netDBConf.AdvertiseAddr = advertiseAddr
 	netDBConf.Keys = keys
-	if c.Config().Daemon.NetworkControlPlaneMTU != 0 {
+	if c.Config().NetworkControlPlaneMTU != 0 {
 		// Consider the MTU remove the IP hdr (IPv4 or IPv6) and the TCP/UDP hdr.
 		// To be on the safe side let's cut 100 bytes
-		netDBConf.PacketBufferSize = (c.Config().Daemon.NetworkControlPlaneMTU - 100)
+		netDBConf.PacketBufferSize = (c.Config().NetworkControlPlaneMTU - 100)
 		logrus.Debugf("Control plane MTU: %d will initialize NetworkDB with: %d",
-			c.Config().Daemon.NetworkControlPlaneMTU, netDBConf.PacketBufferSize)
+			c.Config().NetworkControlPlaneMTU, netDBConf.PacketBufferSize)
 	}
 	nDB, err := networkdb.New(netDBConf)
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/libnetwork/config/config.go b/libnetwork/config/config.go
index 3c7da720e7..115c4e14fe 100644
--- a/libnetwork/config/config.go
+++ b/libnetwork/config/config.go
@@ -20,14 +20,6 @@ const (
 
 // Config encapsulates configurations of various Libnetwork components
 type Config struct {
-	Daemon          DaemonCfg
-	Scopes          map[string]*datastore.ScopeCfg
-	ActiveSandboxes map[string]interface{}
-	PluginGetter    plugingetter.PluginGetter
-}
-
-// DaemonCfg represents libnetwork core configuration
-type DaemonCfg struct {
 	DataDir                string
 	ExecRoot               string
 	DefaultNetwork         string
@@ -37,6 +29,9 @@ type DaemonCfg struct {
 	ClusterProvider        cluster.Provider
 	NetworkControlPlaneMTU int
 	DefaultAddressPool     []*ipamutils.NetworkToSplit
+	Scopes                 map[string]*datastore.ScopeCfg
+	ActiveSandboxes        map[string]interface{}
+	PluginGetter           plugingetter.PluginGetter
 }
 
 // LoadDefaultScopes loads default scope configs for scopes which
@@ -53,10 +48,8 @@ func (c *Config) LoadDefaultScopes(dataDir string) {
 // a reference to the corresponding Config structure
 func ParseConfigOptions(opts ...Option) *Config {
 	cfg := &Config{
-		Daemon: DaemonCfg{
-			DriverCfg: make(map[string]interface{}),
-		},
-		Scopes: make(map[string]*datastore.ScopeCfg),
+		DriverCfg: make(map[string]interface{}),
+		Scopes:    make(map[string]*datastore.ScopeCfg),
 	}
 	for _, opt := range opts {
 		if opt != nil {
@@ -64,7 +57,7 @@ func ParseConfigOptions(opts ...Option) *Config {
 		}
 	}
 
-	cfg.LoadDefaultScopes(cfg.Daemon.DataDir)
+	cfg.LoadDefaultScopes(cfg.DataDir)
 
 	return cfg
 }
@@ -77,7 +70,7 @@ type Option func(c *Config)
 func OptionDefaultNetwork(dn string) Option {
 	return func(c *Config) {
 		logrus.Debugf("Option DefaultNetwork: %s", dn)
-		c.Daemon.DefaultNetwork = strings.TrimSpace(dn)
+		c.DefaultNetwork = strings.TrimSpace(dn)
 	}
 }
 
@@ -85,21 +78,21 @@ func OptionDefaultNetwork(dn string) Option {
 func OptionDefaultDriver(dd string) Option {
 	return func(c *Config) {
 		logrus.Debugf("Option DefaultDriver: %s", dd)
-		c.Daemon.DefaultDriver = strings.TrimSpace(dd)
+		c.DefaultDriver = strings.TrimSpace(dd)
 	}
 }
 
 // OptionDefaultAddressPoolConfig function returns an option setter for default address pool
 func OptionDefaultAddressPoolConfig(addressPool []*ipamutils.NetworkToSplit) Option {
 	return func(c *Config) {
-		c.Daemon.DefaultAddressPool = addressPool
+		c.DefaultAddressPool = addressPool
 	}
 }
 
 // OptionDriverConfig returns an option setter for driver configuration.
 func OptionDriverConfig(networkType string, config map[string]interface{}) Option {
 	return func(c *Config) {
-		c.Daemon.DriverCfg[networkType] = config
+		c.DriverCfg[networkType] = config
 	}
 }
 
@@ -108,7 +101,7 @@ func OptionLabels(labels []string) Option {
 	return func(c *Config) {
 		for _, label := range labels {
 			if strings.HasPrefix(label, netlabel.Prefix) {
-				c.Daemon.Labels = append(c.Daemon.Labels, label)
+				c.Labels = append(c.Labels, label)
 			}
 		}
 	}
@@ -117,14 +110,14 @@ func OptionLabels(labels []string) Option {
 // OptionDataDir function returns an option setter for data folder
 func OptionDataDir(dataDir string) Option {
 	return func(c *Config) {
-		c.Daemon.DataDir = dataDir
+		c.DataDir = dataDir
 	}
 }
 
 // OptionExecRoot function returns an option setter for exec root folder
 func OptionExecRoot(execRoot string) Option {
 	return func(c *Config) {
-		c.Daemon.ExecRoot = execRoot
+		c.ExecRoot = execRoot
 		osl.SetBasePath(execRoot)
 	}
 }
@@ -147,7 +140,7 @@ func OptionNetworkControlPlaneMTU(exp int) Option {
 				exp = minimumNetworkControlPlaneMTU
 			}
 		}
-		c.Daemon.NetworkControlPlaneMTU = exp
+		c.NetworkControlPlaneMTU = exp
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/libnetwork/config/config_test.go b/libnetwork/config/config_test.go
index c0decffc43..cfd5a5a955 100644
--- a/libnetwork/config/config_test.go
+++ b/libnetwork/config/config_test.go
@@ -17,10 +17,10 @@ func TestOptionsLabels(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	f := OptionLabels(l)
 	f(c)
-	if len(c.Daemon.Labels) != 3 {
-		t.Fatalf("Expecting 3 labels, seen %d", len(c.Daemon.Labels))
+	if len(c.Labels) != 3 {
+		t.Fatalf("Expecting 3 labels, seen %d", len(c.Labels))
 	}
-	for _, l := range c.Daemon.Labels {
+	for _, l := range c.Labels {
 		if !strings.HasPrefix(l, netlabel.Prefix) {
 			t.Fatalf("config must accept only libnetwork labels. Not : %s", l)
 		}
diff --git a/libnetwork/controller.go b/libnetwork/controller.go
index fe83dffd8b..a09685f07c 100644
--- a/libnetwork/controller.go
+++ b/libnetwork/controller.go
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ func New(cfgOptions ...config.Option) (NetworkController, error) {
 		}
 	}
 
-	if err = initIPAMDrivers(drvRegistry, nil, c.getStore(datastore.GlobalScope), c.cfg.Daemon.DefaultAddressPool); err != nil {
+	if err = initIPAMDrivers(drvRegistry, nil, c.getStore(datastore.GlobalScope), c.cfg.DefaultAddressPool); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
@@ -249,12 +249,12 @@ func (c *controller) SetClusterProvider(provider cluster.Provider) {
 	var sameProvider bool
 	c.Lock()
 	// Avoids to spawn multiple goroutine for the same cluster provider
-	if c.cfg.Daemon.ClusterProvider == provider {
+	if c.cfg.ClusterProvider == provider {
 		// If the cluster provider is already set, there is already a go routine spawned
 		// that is listening for events, so nothing to do here
 		sameProvider = true
 	} else {
-		c.cfg.Daemon.ClusterProvider = provider
+		c.cfg.ClusterProvider = provider
 	}
 	c.Unlock()
 
@@ -301,7 +301,7 @@ func (c *controller) getAgent() *agent {
 }
 
 func (c *controller) clusterAgentInit() {
-	clusterProvider := c.cfg.Daemon.ClusterProvider
+	clusterProvider := c.cfg.ClusterProvider
 	var keysAvailable bool
 	for {
 		eventType := <-clusterProvider.ListenClusterEvents()
@@ -408,7 +408,7 @@ func (c *controller) makeDriverConfig(ntype string) map[string]interface{} {
 
 	config := make(map[string]interface{})
 
-	for _, label := range c.cfg.Daemon.Labels {
+	for _, label := range c.cfg.Labels {
 		if !strings.HasPrefix(netlabel.Key(label), netlabel.DriverPrefix+"."+ntype) {
 			continue
 		}
@@ -416,7 +416,7 @@ func (c *controller) makeDriverConfig(ntype string) map[string]interface{} {
 		config[netlabel.Key(label)] = netlabel.Value(label)
 	}
 
-	drvCfg, ok := c.cfg.Daemon.DriverCfg[ntype]
+	drvCfg, ok := c.cfg.DriverCfg[ntype]
 	if ok {
 		for k, v := range drvCfg.(map[string]interface{}) {
 			config[k] = v
@@ -580,19 +580,19 @@ func (c *controller) Config() config.Config {
 func (c *controller) isManager() bool {
 	c.Lock()
 	defer c.Unlock()
-	if c.cfg == nil || c.cfg.Daemon.ClusterProvider == nil {
+	if c.cfg == nil || c.cfg.ClusterProvider == nil {
 		return false
 	}
-	return c.cfg.Daemon.ClusterProvider.IsManager()
+	return c.cfg.ClusterProvider.IsManager()
 }
 
 func (c *controller) isAgent() bool {
 	c.Lock()
 	defer c.Unlock()
-	if c.cfg == nil || c.cfg.Daemon.ClusterProvider == nil {
+	if c.cfg == nil || c.cfg.ClusterProvider == nil {
 		return false
 	}
-	return c.cfg.Daemon.ClusterProvider.IsAgent()
+	return c.cfg.ClusterProvider.IsAgent()
 }
 
 func (c *controller) isDistributedControl() bool {
@@ -1038,8 +1038,8 @@ func (c *controller) NewSandbox(containerID string, options ...SandboxOption) (S
 
 	if sb.ingress {
 		c.ingressSandbox = sb
-		sb.config.hostsPath = filepath.Join(c.cfg.Daemon.DataDir, "/network/files/hosts")
-		sb.config.resolvConfPath = filepath.Join(c.cfg.Daemon.DataDir, "/network/files/resolv.conf")
+		sb.config.hostsPath = filepath.Join(c.cfg.DataDir, "/network/files/hosts")
+		sb.config.resolvConfPath = filepath.Join(c.cfg.DataDir, "/network/files/resolv.conf")
 		sb.id = "ingress_sbox"
 	} else if sb.loadBalancerNID != "" {
 		sb.id = "lb_" + sb.loadBalancerNID
@@ -1287,7 +1287,7 @@ func (c *controller) iptablesEnabled() bool {
 		return false
 	}
 	// parse map cfg["bridge"]["generic"]["EnableIPTable"]
-	cfgBridge, ok := c.cfg.Daemon.DriverCfg["bridge"].(map[string]interface{})
+	cfgBridge, ok := c.cfg.DriverCfg["bridge"].(map[string]interface{})
 	if !ok {
 		return false
 	}
diff --git a/libnetwork/firewall_linux_test.go b/libnetwork/firewall_linux_test.go
index e712900aaf..37fcda1b2a 100644
--- a/libnetwork/firewall_linux_test.go
+++ b/libnetwork/firewall_linux_test.go
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ func TestUserChain(t *testing.T) {
 		tc := tc
 		t.Run(fmt.Sprintf("iptables=%v,insert=%v", tc.iptables, tc.insert), func(t *testing.T) {
 			c := nc.(*controller)
-			c.cfg.Daemon.DriverCfg["bridge"] = map[string]interface{}{
+			c.cfg.DriverCfg["bridge"] = map[string]interface{}{
 				netlabel.GenericData: options.Generic{
 					"EnableIPTables": tc.iptables,
 				},
diff --git a/libnetwork/sandbox_externalkey_unix.go b/libnetwork/sandbox_externalkey_unix.go
index 963deecb81..2c0355ed33 100644
--- a/libnetwork/sandbox_externalkey_unix.go
+++ b/libnetwork/sandbox_externalkey_unix.go
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ func processReturn(r io.Reader) error {
 
 func (c *controller) startExternalKeyListener() error {
 	execRoot := defaultExecRoot
-	if v := c.Config().Daemon.ExecRoot; v != "" {
+	if v := c.Config().ExecRoot; v != "" {
 		execRoot = v
 	}
 	udsBase := filepath.Join(execRoot, execSubdir)