diff --git a/libcontainerd/remote_linux.go b/libcontainerd/remote_linux.go
index 8dc1f74160..e10e813aba 100644
--- a/libcontainerd/remote_linux.go
+++ b/libcontainerd/remote_linux.go
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ import (
 
 const (
 	maxConnectionRetryCount      = 3
-	connectionRetryDelay         = 3 * time.Second
 	containerdHealthCheckTimeout = 3 * time.Second
 	containerdShutdownTimeout    = 15 * time.Second
 	containerdBinary             = "docker-containerd"
diff --git a/libcontainerd/types.go b/libcontainerd/types.go
index e2d3df6e7a..b1d02d8df2 100644
--- a/libcontainerd/types.go
+++ b/libcontainerd/types.go
@@ -9,15 +9,13 @@ import (
 
 // State constants used in state change reporting.
 const (
-	StateStart        = "start-container"
-	StatePause        = "pause"
-	StateResume       = "resume"
-	StateExit         = "exit"
-	StateRestore      = "restore"
-	StateStartProcess = "start-process"
-	StateExitProcess  = "exit-process"
-	StateOOM          = "oom" // fake state
-	stateLive         = "live"
+	StateStart       = "start-container"
+	StatePause       = "pause"
+	StateResume      = "resume"
+	StateExit        = "exit"
+	StateRestore     = "restore"
+	StateExitProcess = "exit-process"
+	StateOOM         = "oom" // fake state
 )
 
 // CommonStateInfo contains the state info common to all platforms.