diff --git a/server.go b/server.go
index fa6f19ad4b..d77bcdb59e 100644
--- a/server.go
+++ b/server.go
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ func (srv *Server) ContainerExport(name string, out io.Writer) error {
 }
 
 func (srv *Server) ImagesSearch(term string) ([]APISearch, error) {
-	r, err := registry.NewRegistry(srv.runtime.root, nil, srv.reqFactory)
+	r, err := registry.NewRegistry(srv.runtime.root, nil, srv.HTTPRequestFactory())
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -559,7 +559,7 @@ func (srv *Server) poolRemove(kind, key string) error {
 }
 
 func (srv *Server) ImagePull(localName string, tag string, out io.Writer, sf *utils.StreamFormatter, authConfig *auth.AuthConfig) error {
-	r, err := registry.NewRegistry(srv.runtime.root, authConfig, srv.reqFactory)
+	r, err := registry.NewRegistry(srv.runtime.root, authConfig, srv.HTTPRequestFactory())
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -720,7 +720,7 @@ func (srv *Server) ImagePush(localName string, out io.Writer, sf *utils.StreamFo
 
 	out = utils.NewWriteFlusher(out)
 	img, err := srv.runtime.graph.Get(localName)
-	r, err2 := registry.NewRegistry(srv.runtime.root, authConfig, srv.reqFactory)
+	r, err2 := registry.NewRegistry(srv.runtime.root, authConfig, srv.HTTPRequestFactory())
 	if err2 != nil {
 		return err2
 	}
@@ -1166,9 +1166,6 @@ func NewServer(flGraphPath string, autoRestart, enableCors bool, dns ListOpts) (
 		listeners:   make(map[string]chan utils.JSONMessage),
 		reqFactory:  nil,
 	}
-	ud := utils.NewHTTPUserAgentDecorator(srv.versionInfos()...)
-	factory := utils.NewHTTPRequestFactory(ud)
-	srv.reqFactory = factory
 	runtime.srv = srv
 	return srv, nil
 }