diff --git a/libcontainerd/supervisor/remote_daemon.go b/libcontainerd/supervisor/remote_daemon.go
index 7de2174809..4461ad94ac 100644
--- a/libcontainerd/supervisor/remote_daemon.go
+++ b/libcontainerd/supervisor/remote_daemon.go
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ import (
 	"path/filepath"
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
-	"sync"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd"
@@ -31,7 +30,6 @@ const (
 )
 
 type remote struct {
-	sync.RWMutex
 	config.Config
 
 	daemonPid int