diff --git a/builder/builder-next/adapters/snapshot/snapshot.go b/builder/builder-next/adapters/snapshot/snapshot.go
index 656c79ec20..c77f7ff96f 100644
--- a/builder/builder-next/adapters/snapshot/snapshot.go
+++ b/builder/builder-next/adapters/snapshot/snapshot.go
@@ -291,7 +291,7 @@ func (s *snapshotter) Mounts(ctx context.Context, key string) (snapshot.Mountabl
 					return nil, nil, err
 				}
 				return []mount.Mount{{
-						Source:  rootfs.Path(),
+						Source:  rootfs,
 						Type:    "bind",
 						Options: []string{"rbind"},
 					}}, func() error {
@@ -312,7 +312,7 @@ func (s *snapshotter) Mounts(ctx context.Context, key string) (snapshot.Mountabl
 				return nil, nil, err
 			}
 			return []mount.Mount{{
-					Source:  rootfs.Path(),
+					Source:  rootfs,
 					Type:    "bind",
 					Options: []string{"rbind"},
 				}}, func() error {
diff --git a/builder/builder.go b/builder/builder.go
index f01563812f..86fcd4de91 100644
--- a/builder/builder.go
+++ b/builder/builder.go
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ import (
 	containerpkg "github.com/docker/docker/container"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/image"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/layer"
-	"github.com/docker/docker/pkg/containerfs"
 )
 
 const (
@@ -26,7 +25,7 @@ const (
 // instructions in the builder.
 type Source interface {
 	// Root returns root path for accessing source
-	Root() containerfs.ContainerFS
+	Root() string
 	// Close allows to signal that the filesystem tree won't be used anymore.
 	// For Context implementations using a temporary directory, it is recommended to
 	// delete the temporary directory in Close().
@@ -110,6 +109,6 @@ type ROLayer interface {
 // RWLayer is active layer that can be read/modified
 type RWLayer interface {
 	Release() error
-	Root() containerfs.ContainerFS
+	Root() string
 	Commit() (ROLayer, error)
 }
diff --git a/builder/dockerfile/copy.go b/builder/dockerfile/copy.go
index 8eb79140d8..10a766d3ca 100644
--- a/builder/dockerfile/copy.go
+++ b/builder/dockerfile/copy.go
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 package dockerfile // import "github.com/docker/docker/builder/dockerfile"
 
 import (
-	"archive/tar"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"mime"
@@ -39,14 +38,14 @@ type pathCache interface {
 // copyInfo is a data object which stores the metadata about each source file in
 // a copyInstruction
 type copyInfo struct {
-	root         containerfs.ContainerFS
+	root         string
 	path         string
 	hash         string
 	noDecompress bool
 }
 
 func (c copyInfo) fullPath() (string, error) {
-	return c.root.ResolveScopedPath(c.path, true)
+	return containerfs.ResolveScopedPath(c.root, c.path)
 }
 
 func newCopyInfoFromSource(source builder.Source, path string, hash string) copyInfo {
@@ -160,7 +159,7 @@ func (o *copier) getCopyInfoForSourcePath(orig, dest string) ([]copyInfo, error)
 		}
 		path = unnamedFilename
 	}
-	o.tmpPaths = append(o.tmpPaths, remote.Root().Path())
+	o.tmpPaths = append(o.tmpPaths, remote.Root())
 
 	hash, err := remote.Hash(path)
 	ci := newCopyInfoFromSource(remote, path, hash)
@@ -203,7 +202,7 @@ func (o *copier) calcCopyInfo(origPath string, allowWildcards bool) ([]copyInfo,
 
 		o.source, err = remotecontext.NewLazySource(rwLayer.Root())
 		if err != nil {
-			return nil, errors.Wrapf(err, "failed to create context for copy from %s", rwLayer.Root().Path())
+			return nil, errors.Wrapf(err, "failed to create context for copy from %s", rwLayer.Root())
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -260,7 +259,7 @@ func (o *copier) storeInPathCache(im *imageMount, path string, hash string) {
 func (o *copier) copyWithWildcards(origPath string) ([]copyInfo, error) {
 	root := o.source.Root()
 	var copyInfos []copyInfo
-	if err := root.Walk(root.Path(), func(path string, info os.FileInfo, err error) error {
+	if err := filepath.Walk(root, func(path string, info os.FileInfo, err error) error {
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
@@ -272,7 +271,7 @@ func (o *copier) copyWithWildcards(origPath string) ([]copyInfo, error) {
 		if rel == "." {
 			return nil
 		}
-		if match, _ := root.Match(origPath, rel); !match {
+		if match, _ := filepath.Match(origPath, rel); !match {
 			return nil
 		}
 
@@ -318,7 +317,7 @@ func walkSource(source builder.Source, origPath string) ([]string, error) {
 	}
 	// Must be a dir
 	var subfiles []string
-	err = source.Root().Walk(fp, func(path string, info os.FileInfo, err error) error {
+	err = filepath.Walk(fp, func(path string, info os.FileInfo, err error) error {
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
@@ -443,19 +442,14 @@ func downloadSource(output io.Writer, stdout io.Writer, srcURL string) (remote b
 		return
 	}
 
-	lc, err := remotecontext.NewLazySource(containerfs.NewLocalContainerFS(tmpDir))
+	lc, err := remotecontext.NewLazySource(tmpDir)
 	return lc, filename, err
 }
 
 type copyFileOptions struct {
 	decompress bool
 	identity   *idtools.Identity
-	archiver   Archiver
-}
-
-type copyEndpoint struct {
-	driver containerfs.Driver
-	path   string
+	archiver   *archive.Archiver
 }
 
 func performCopyForInfo(dest copyInfo, source copyInfo, options copyFileOptions) error {
@@ -471,96 +465,77 @@ func performCopyForInfo(dest copyInfo, source copyInfo, options copyFileOptions)
 
 	archiver := options.archiver
 
-	srcEndpoint := &copyEndpoint{driver: source.root, path: srcPath}
-	destEndpoint := &copyEndpoint{driver: dest.root, path: destPath}
-
-	src, err := source.root.Stat(srcPath)
+	src, err := os.Stat(srcPath)
 	if err != nil {
 		return errors.Wrapf(err, "source path not found")
 	}
 	if src.IsDir() {
-		return copyDirectory(archiver, srcEndpoint, destEndpoint, options.identity)
+		return copyDirectory(archiver, srcPath, destPath, options.identity)
 	}
-	if options.decompress && isArchivePath(source.root, srcPath) && !source.noDecompress {
+	if options.decompress && archive.IsArchivePath(srcPath) && !source.noDecompress {
 		return archiver.UntarPath(srcPath, destPath)
 	}
 
-	destExistsAsDir, err := isExistingDirectory(destEndpoint)
+	destExistsAsDir, err := isExistingDirectory(destPath)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 	// dest.path must be used because destPath has already been cleaned of any
 	// trailing slash
-	if endsInSlash(dest.root, dest.path) || destExistsAsDir {
+	if endsInSlash(dest.path) || destExistsAsDir {
 		// source.path must be used to get the correct filename when the source
 		// is a symlink
-		destPath = dest.root.Join(destPath, source.root.Base(source.path))
-		destEndpoint = &copyEndpoint{driver: dest.root, path: destPath}
+		destPath = filepath.Join(destPath, filepath.Base(source.path))
 	}
-	return copyFile(archiver, srcEndpoint, destEndpoint, options.identity)
+	return copyFile(archiver, srcPath, destPath, options.identity)
 }
 
-func isArchivePath(driver containerfs.ContainerFS, path string) bool {
-	file, err := driver.Open(path)
-	if err != nil {
-		return false
-	}
-	defer file.Close()
-	rdr, err := archive.DecompressStream(file)
-	if err != nil {
-		return false
-	}
-	r := tar.NewReader(rdr)
-	_, err = r.Next()
-	return err == nil
-}
-
-func copyDirectory(archiver Archiver, source, dest *copyEndpoint, identity *idtools.Identity) error {
+func copyDirectory(archiver *archive.Archiver, source, dest string, identity *idtools.Identity) error {
 	destExists, err := isExistingDirectory(dest)
 	if err != nil {
 		return errors.Wrapf(err, "failed to query destination path")
 	}
 
-	if err := archiver.CopyWithTar(source.path, dest.path); err != nil {
+	if err := archiver.CopyWithTar(source, dest); err != nil {
 		return errors.Wrapf(err, "failed to copy directory")
 	}
 	if identity != nil {
-		return fixPermissions(source.path, dest.path, *identity, !destExists)
+		return fixPermissions(source, dest, *identity, !destExists)
 	}
 	return nil
 }
 
-func copyFile(archiver Archiver, source, dest *copyEndpoint, identity *idtools.Identity) error {
+func copyFile(archiver *archive.Archiver, source, dest string, identity *idtools.Identity) error {
 	if identity == nil {
 		// Use system.MkdirAll here, which is a custom version of os.MkdirAll
 		// modified for use on Windows to handle volume GUID paths. These paths
 		// are of the form \\?\Volume{<GUID>}\<path>. An example would be:
 		// \\?\Volume{dae8d3ac-b9a1-11e9-88eb-e8554b2ba1db}\bin\busybox.exe
-		if err := system.MkdirAll(filepath.Dir(dest.path), 0755); err != nil {
+		if err := system.MkdirAll(filepath.Dir(dest), 0755); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
 	} else {
-		if err := idtools.MkdirAllAndChownNew(filepath.Dir(dest.path), 0755, *identity); err != nil {
+		if err := idtools.MkdirAllAndChownNew(filepath.Dir(dest), 0755, *identity); err != nil {
 			return errors.Wrapf(err, "failed to create new directory")
 		}
 	}
 
-	if err := archiver.CopyFileWithTar(source.path, dest.path); err != nil {
+	if err := archiver.CopyFileWithTar(source, dest); err != nil {
 		return errors.Wrapf(err, "failed to copy file")
 	}
 	if identity != nil {
-		return fixPermissions(source.path, dest.path, *identity, false)
+		return fixPermissions(source, dest, *identity, false)
 	}
 	return nil
 }
 
-func endsInSlash(driver containerfs.Driver, path string) bool {
-	return strings.HasSuffix(path, string(driver.Separator()))
+func endsInSlash(path string) bool {
+	return strings.HasSuffix(path, string(filepath.Separator))
 }
 
 // isExistingDirectory returns true if the path exists and is a directory
-func isExistingDirectory(point *copyEndpoint) (bool, error) {
-	destStat, err := point.driver.Stat(point.path)
+func isExistingDirectory(path string) (bool, error) {
+	destStat, err := os.Stat(path)
 	switch {
 	case errors.Is(err, os.ErrNotExist):
 		return false, nil
diff --git a/builder/dockerfile/copy_test.go b/builder/dockerfile/copy_test.go
index 84b2a735f7..5fce0bd4eb 100644
--- a/builder/dockerfile/copy_test.go
+++ b/builder/dockerfile/copy_test.go
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import (
 	"net/http"
 	"testing"
 
-	"github.com/docker/docker/pkg/containerfs"
 	"gotest.tools/v3/assert"
 	is "gotest.tools/v3/assert/cmp"
 	"gotest.tools/v3/fs"
@@ -39,7 +38,7 @@ func TestIsExistingDirectory(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	for _, testcase := range testcases {
-		result, err := isExistingDirectory(&copyEndpoint{driver: containerfs.NewLocalDriver(), path: testcase.path})
+		result, err := isExistingDirectory(testcase.path)
 		if !assert.Check(t, err) {
 			continue
 		}
diff --git a/builder/dockerfile/copy_unix.go b/builder/dockerfile/copy_unix.go
index 7c5a574ffb..2099401485 100644
--- a/builder/dockerfile/copy_unix.go
+++ b/builder/dockerfile/copy_unix.go
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ import (
 	"path/filepath"
 	"strings"
 
-	"github.com/docker/docker/pkg/containerfs"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/pkg/idtools"
 )
 
@@ -19,8 +18,7 @@ func fixPermissions(source, destination string, identity idtools.Identity, overr
 		err           error
 	)
 	if !overrideSkip {
-		destEndpoint := &copyEndpoint{driver: containerfs.NewLocalDriver(), path: destination}
-		skipChownRoot, err = isExistingDirectory(destEndpoint)
+		skipChownRoot, err = isExistingDirectory(destination)
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
diff --git a/builder/dockerfile/internals.go b/builder/dockerfile/internals.go
index 1bc445d383..e78aa01a04 100644
--- a/builder/dockerfile/internals.go
+++ b/builder/dockerfile/internals.go
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ import (
 	"crypto/sha256"
 	"encoding/hex"
 	"fmt"
-	"io"
 	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/docker/docker/api/types"
@@ -17,8 +16,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/docker/docker/image"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/pkg/archive"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/pkg/chrootarchive"
-	"github.com/docker/docker/pkg/containerfs"
-	"github.com/docker/docker/pkg/idtools"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/pkg/stringid"
 	"github.com/docker/go-connections/nat"
 	specs "github.com/opencontainers/image-spec/specs-go/v1"
@@ -26,50 +23,8 @@ import (
 	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 )
 
-// Archiver defines an interface for copying files from one destination to
-// another using Tar/Untar.
-type Archiver interface {
-	TarUntar(src, dst string) error
-	UntarPath(src, dst string) error
-	CopyWithTar(src, dst string) error
-	CopyFileWithTar(src, dst string) error
-	IdentityMapping() idtools.IdentityMapping
-}
-
-// The builder will use the following interfaces if the container fs implements
-// these for optimized copies to and from the container.
-type extractor interface {
-	ExtractArchive(src io.Reader, dst string, opts *archive.TarOptions) error
-}
-
-type archiver interface {
-	ArchivePath(src string, opts *archive.TarOptions) (io.ReadCloser, error)
-}
-
-// helper functions to get tar/untar func
-func untarFunc(i interface{}) containerfs.UntarFunc {
-	if ea, ok := i.(extractor); ok {
-		return ea.ExtractArchive
-	}
-	return chrootarchive.Untar
-}
-
-func tarFunc(i interface{}) containerfs.TarFunc {
-	if ap, ok := i.(archiver); ok {
-		return ap.ArchivePath
-	}
-	return archive.TarWithOptions
-}
-
-func (b *Builder) getArchiver(src, dst containerfs.Driver) Archiver {
-	t, u := tarFunc(src), untarFunc(dst)
-	return &containerfs.Archiver{
-		SrcDriver: src,
-		DstDriver: dst,
-		Tar:       t,
-		Untar:     u,
-		IDMapping: b.idMapping,
-	}
+func (b *Builder) getArchiver() *archive.Archiver {
+	return chrootarchive.NewArchiver(b.idMapping)
 }
 
 func (b *Builder) commit(dispatchState *dispatchState, comment string) error {
@@ -192,7 +147,7 @@ func (b *Builder) performCopy(req dispatchRequest, inst copyInstruction) error {
 	// translated (if necessary because of user namespaces), and replace
 	// the root pair with the chown pair for copy operations
 	if inst.chownStr != "" {
-		identity, err = parseChownFlag(b, state, inst.chownStr, destInfo.root.Path(), b.idMapping)
+		identity, err = parseChownFlag(b, state, inst.chownStr, destInfo.root, b.idMapping)
 		if err != nil {
 			if b.options.Platform != "windows" {
 				return errors.Wrapf(err, "unable to convert uid/gid chown string to host mapping")
@@ -205,7 +160,7 @@ func (b *Builder) performCopy(req dispatchRequest, inst copyInstruction) error {
 	for _, info := range inst.infos {
 		opts := copyFileOptions{
 			decompress: inst.allowLocalDecompression,
-			archiver:   b.getArchiver(info.root, destInfo.root),
+			archiver:   b.getArchiver(),
 		}
 		if !inst.preserveOwnership {
 			opts.identity = &identity
diff --git a/builder/dockerfile/internals_test.go b/builder/dockerfile/internals_test.go
index 5353167ad6..9668590157 100644
--- a/builder/dockerfile/internals_test.go
+++ b/builder/dockerfile/internals_test.go
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/docker/docker/image"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/layer"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/pkg/archive"
-	"github.com/docker/docker/pkg/containerfs"
 	"github.com/docker/go-connections/nat"
 	"github.com/opencontainers/go-digest"
 	"gotest.tools/v3/assert"
@@ -183,8 +182,8 @@ func TestDeepCopyRunConfig(t *testing.T) {
 
 type MockRWLayer struct{}
 
-func (l *MockRWLayer) Release() error                { return nil }
-func (l *MockRWLayer) Root() containerfs.ContainerFS { return nil }
+func (l *MockRWLayer) Release() error { return nil }
+func (l *MockRWLayer) Root() string   { return "" }
 func (l *MockRWLayer) Commit() (builder.ROLayer, error) {
 	return &MockROLayer{
 		diffID: layer.DiffID(digest.Digest("sha256:1234")),
diff --git a/builder/dockerfile/mockbackend_test.go b/builder/dockerfile/mockbackend_test.go
index 0310374a69..ad5b3b120d 100644
--- a/builder/dockerfile/mockbackend_test.go
+++ b/builder/dockerfile/mockbackend_test.go
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ import (
 	containerpkg "github.com/docker/docker/container"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/image"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/layer"
-	"github.com/docker/docker/pkg/containerfs"
 )
 
 // MockBackend implements the builder.Backend interface for unit testing
@@ -143,6 +142,6 @@ func (l *mockRWLayer) Commit() (builder.ROLayer, error) {
 	return nil, nil
 }
 
-func (l *mockRWLayer) Root() containerfs.ContainerFS {
-	return nil
+func (l *mockRWLayer) Root() string {
+	return ""
 }
diff --git a/builder/remotecontext/archive.go b/builder/remotecontext/archive.go
index 6d247f945d..9d89329040 100644
--- a/builder/remotecontext/archive.go
+++ b/builder/remotecontext/archive.go
@@ -15,12 +15,12 @@ import (
 )
 
 type archiveContext struct {
-	root containerfs.ContainerFS
+	root string
 	sums tarsum.FileInfoSums
 }
 
 func (c *archiveContext) Close() error {
-	return c.root.RemoveAll(c.root.Path())
+	return os.RemoveAll(c.root)
 }
 
 func convertPathError(err error, cleanpath string) error {
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ func FromArchive(tarStream io.Reader) (builder.Source, error) {
 	}
 
 	// Assume local file system. Since it's coming from a tar file.
-	tsc := &archiveContext{root: containerfs.NewLocalContainerFS(root)}
+	tsc := &archiveContext{root: root}
 
 	// Make sure we clean-up upon error.  In the happy case the caller
 	// is expected to manage the clean-up
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ func FromArchive(tarStream io.Reader) (builder.Source, error) {
 	return tsc, nil
 }
 
-func (c *archiveContext) Root() containerfs.ContainerFS {
+func (c *archiveContext) Root() string {
 	return c.root
 }
 
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ func (c *archiveContext) Remove(path string) error {
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	return c.root.RemoveAll(fullpath)
+	return os.RemoveAll(fullpath)
 }
 
 func (c *archiveContext) Hash(path string) (string, error) {
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ func (c *archiveContext) Hash(path string) (string, error) {
 		return "", err
 	}
 
-	rel, err := c.root.Rel(c.root.Path(), fullpath)
+	rel, err := filepath.Rel(c.root, fullpath)
 	if err != nil {
 		return "", convertPathError(err, cleanpath)
 	}
@@ -115,9 +115,9 @@ func (c *archiveContext) Hash(path string) (string, error) {
 	return path, nil // backwards compat TODO: see if really needed
 }
 
-func normalize(path string, root containerfs.ContainerFS) (cleanPath, fullPath string, err error) {
-	cleanPath = root.Clean(string(root.Separator()) + path)[1:]
-	fullPath, err = root.ResolveScopedPath(path, true)
+func normalize(path string, root string) (cleanPath, fullPath string, err error) {
+	cleanPath = filepath.Clean(string(filepath.Separator) + path)[1:]
+	fullPath, err = containerfs.ResolveScopedPath(root, path)
 	if err != nil {
 		return "", "", errors.Wrapf(err, "forbidden path outside the build context: %s (%s)", path, cleanPath)
 	}
diff --git a/builder/remotecontext/detect.go b/builder/remotecontext/detect.go
index 3dae780275..6fd18fbd9e 100644
--- a/builder/remotecontext/detect.go
+++ b/builder/remotecontext/detect.go
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/docker/docker/builder"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/builder/remotecontext/urlutil"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/errdefs"
+	"github.com/docker/docker/pkg/containerfs"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/pkg/fileutils"
 	"github.com/moby/buildkit/frontend/dockerfile/dockerignore"
 	"github.com/moby/buildkit/frontend/dockerfile/parser"
@@ -161,7 +162,7 @@ func openAt(remote builder.Source, path string) (driver.File, error) {
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	return remote.Root().Open(fullPath)
+	return os.Open(fullPath)
 }
 
 // StatAt is a helper for calling Stat on a path from a source
@@ -170,12 +171,12 @@ func StatAt(remote builder.Source, path string) (os.FileInfo, error) {
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	return remote.Root().Stat(fullPath)
+	return os.Stat(fullPath)
 }
 
 // FullPath is a helper for getting a full path for a path from a source
 func FullPath(remote builder.Source, path string) (string, error) {
-	fullPath, err := remote.Root().ResolveScopedPath(path, true)
+	fullPath, err := containerfs.ResolveScopedPath(remote.Root(), path)
 	if err != nil {
 		if runtime.GOOS == "windows" {
 			return "", fmt.Errorf("failed to resolve scoped path %s (%s): %s. Possible cause is a forbidden path outside the build context", path, fullPath, err)
diff --git a/builder/remotecontext/detect_test.go b/builder/remotecontext/detect_test.go
index 71dfd7bbb9..aa73e565c7 100644
--- a/builder/remotecontext/detect_test.go
+++ b/builder/remotecontext/detect_test.go
@@ -4,11 +4,11 @@ import (
 	"errors"
 	"log"
 	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
 	"sort"
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/docker/docker/builder"
-	"github.com/docker/docker/pkg/containerfs"
 )
 
 const (
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ func checkDirectory(t *testing.T, dir string, expectedFiles []string) {
 }
 
 func executeProcess(t *testing.T, contextDir string) {
-	modifiableCtx := &stubRemote{root: containerfs.NewLocalContainerFS(contextDir)}
+	modifiableCtx := &stubRemote{root: contextDir}
 
 	err := removeDockerfile(modifiableCtx, builder.DefaultDockerfileName)
 
@@ -104,19 +104,19 @@ func TestProcessShouldLeaveAllFiles(t *testing.T) {
 
 // TODO: remove after moving to a separate pkg
 type stubRemote struct {
-	root containerfs.ContainerFS
+	root string
 }
 
 func (r *stubRemote) Hash(path string) (string, error) {
 	return "", errors.New("not implemented")
 }
 
-func (r *stubRemote) Root() containerfs.ContainerFS {
+func (r *stubRemote) Root() string {
 	return r.root
 }
 func (r *stubRemote) Close() error {
 	return errors.New("not implemented")
 }
 func (r *stubRemote) Remove(p string) error {
-	return r.root.Remove(r.root.Join(r.root.Path(), p))
+	return os.Remove(filepath.Join(r.root, p))
 }
diff --git a/builder/remotecontext/lazycontext.go b/builder/remotecontext/lazycontext.go
index 96435f2585..d7234d6656 100644
--- a/builder/remotecontext/lazycontext.go
+++ b/builder/remotecontext/lazycontext.go
@@ -3,10 +3,11 @@ package remotecontext // import "github.com/docker/docker/builder/remotecontext"
 import (
 	"encoding/hex"
 	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"runtime"
 	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/docker/docker/builder"
-	"github.com/docker/docker/pkg/containerfs"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/pkg/pools"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 )
@@ -14,7 +15,7 @@ import (
 // NewLazySource creates a new LazyContext. LazyContext defines a hashed build
 // context based on a root directory. Individual files are hashed first time
 // they are asked. It is not safe to call methods of LazyContext concurrently.
-func NewLazySource(root containerfs.ContainerFS) (builder.Source, error) {
+func NewLazySource(root string) (builder.Source, error) {
 	return &lazySource{
 		root: root,
 		sums: make(map[string]string),
@@ -22,11 +23,11 @@ func NewLazySource(root containerfs.ContainerFS) (builder.Source, error) {
 }
 
 type lazySource struct {
-	root containerfs.ContainerFS
+	root string
 	sums map[string]string
 }
 
-func (c *lazySource) Root() containerfs.ContainerFS {
+func (c *lazySource) Root() string {
 	return c.root
 }
 
@@ -45,7 +46,7 @@ func (c *lazySource) Hash(path string) (string, error) {
 		return "", errors.WithStack(convertPathError(err, cleanPath))
 	}
 
-	fi, err := c.root.Lstat(fullPath)
+	fi, err := os.Lstat(fullPath)
 	if err != nil {
 		// Backwards compatibility: a missing file returns a path as hash.
 		// This is reached in the case of a broken symlink.
@@ -64,13 +65,13 @@ func (c *lazySource) Hash(path string) (string, error) {
 }
 
 func (c *lazySource) prepareHash(relPath string, fi os.FileInfo) (string, error) {
-	p := c.root.Join(c.root.Path(), relPath)
+	p := filepath.Join(c.root, relPath)
 	h, err := NewFileHash(p, relPath, fi)
 	if err != nil {
 		return "", errors.Wrapf(err, "failed to create hash for %s", relPath)
 	}
 	if fi.Mode().IsRegular() && fi.Size() > 0 {
-		f, err := c.root.Open(p)
+		f, err := os.Open(p)
 		if err != nil {
 			return "", errors.Wrapf(err, "failed to open %s", relPath)
 		}
@@ -86,10 +87,10 @@ func (c *lazySource) prepareHash(relPath string, fi os.FileInfo) (string, error)
 
 // Rel makes a path relative to base path. Same as `filepath.Rel` but can also
 // handle UUID paths in windows.
-func Rel(basepath containerfs.ContainerFS, targpath string) (string, error) {
+func Rel(basepath string, targpath string) (string, error) {
 	// filepath.Rel can't handle UUID paths in windows
-	if basepath.OS() == "windows" {
-		pfx := basepath.Path() + `\`
+	if runtime.GOOS == "windows" {
+		pfx := basepath + `\`
 		if strings.HasPrefix(targpath, pfx) {
 			p := strings.TrimPrefix(targpath, pfx)
 			if p == "" {
@@ -98,5 +99,5 @@ func Rel(basepath containerfs.ContainerFS, targpath string) (string, error) {
 			return p, nil
 		}
 	}
-	return basepath.Rel(basepath.Path(), targpath)
+	return filepath.Rel(basepath, targpath)
 }
diff --git a/builder/remotecontext/tarsum.go b/builder/remotecontext/tarsum.go
index b809cfb78b..e6486e9736 100644
--- a/builder/remotecontext/tarsum.go
+++ b/builder/remotecontext/tarsum.go
@@ -2,9 +2,9 @@ package remotecontext // import "github.com/docker/docker/builder/remotecontext"
 
 import (
 	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
 	"sync"
 
-	"github.com/docker/docker/pkg/containerfs"
 	iradix "github.com/hashicorp/go-immutable-radix"
 	"github.com/opencontainers/go-digest"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ type hashed interface {
 // CachableSource is a source that contains cache records for its contents
 type CachableSource struct {
 	mu   sync.Mutex
-	root containerfs.ContainerFS
+	root string
 	tree *iradix.Tree
 	txn  *iradix.Txn
 }
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ type CachableSource struct {
 func NewCachableSource(root string) *CachableSource {
 	ts := &CachableSource{
 		tree: iradix.New(),
-		root: containerfs.NewLocalContainerFS(root),
+		root: root,
 	}
 	return ts
 }
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ func (cs *CachableSource) Scan() error {
 		return err
 	}
 	txn := iradix.New().Txn()
-	err = cs.root.Walk(cs.root.Path(), func(path string, info os.FileInfo, err error) error {
+	err = filepath.Walk(cs.root, func(path string, info os.FileInfo, err error) error {
 		if err != nil {
 			return errors.Wrapf(err, "failed to walk %s", path)
 		}
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ func (cs *CachableSource) Hash(path string) (string, error) {
 }
 
 // Root returns a root directory for the source
-func (cs *CachableSource) Root() containerfs.ContainerFS {
+func (cs *CachableSource) Root() string {
 	return cs.root
 }
 
diff --git a/builder/remotecontext/tarsum_test.go b/builder/remotecontext/tarsum_test.go
index 64b7f1d5f2..a398839ab3 100644
--- a/builder/remotecontext/tarsum_test.go
+++ b/builder/remotecontext/tarsum_test.go
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ func TestCloseRootDirectory(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatalf("Error while executing Close: %s", err)
 	}
 
-	_, err = os.Stat(src.Root().Path())
+	_, err = os.Stat(src.Root())
 
 	if !errors.Is(err, os.ErrNotExist) {
 		t.Fatal("Directory should not exist at this point")
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ func TestRemoveDirectory(t *testing.T) {
 
 	src := makeTestArchiveContext(t, contextDir)
 
-	_, err = src.Root().Stat(src.Root().Join(src.Root().Path(), relativePath))
+	_, err = os.Stat(filepath.Join(src.Root(), relativePath))
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("Statting %s shouldn't fail: %+v", relativePath, err)
 	}
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ func TestRemoveDirectory(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatalf("Error when executing Remove: %s", err)
 	}
 
-	_, err = src.Root().Stat(src.Root().Join(src.Root().Path(), relativePath))
+	_, err = os.Stat(filepath.Join(src.Root(), relativePath))
 	if !errors.Is(err, os.ErrNotExist) {
 		t.Fatalf("Directory should not exist at this point: %+v ", err)
 	}
diff --git a/container/archive.go b/container/archive.go
index ed72c4a405..c96ea1b868 100644
--- a/container/archive.go
+++ b/container/archive.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package container // import "github.com/docker/docker/container"
 
 import (
 	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
 
 	"github.com/docker/docker/api/types"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/pkg/archive"
@@ -14,24 +15,21 @@ import (
 // the absolute path to the resource relative to the container's rootfs, and
 // an error if the path points to outside the container's rootfs.
 func (container *Container) ResolvePath(path string) (resolvedPath, absPath string, err error) {
-	if container.BaseFS == nil {
-		return "", "", errors.New("ResolvePath: BaseFS of container " + container.ID + " is unexpectedly nil")
+	if container.BaseFS == "" {
+		return "", "", errors.New("ResolvePath: BaseFS of container " + container.ID + " is unexpectedly empty")
 	}
 	// Check if a drive letter supplied, it must be the system drive. No-op except on Windows
-	path, err = system.CheckSystemDriveAndRemoveDriveLetter(path, container.BaseFS)
+	path, err = system.CheckSystemDriveAndRemoveDriveLetter(path)
 	if err != nil {
 		return "", "", err
 	}
 
 	// Consider the given path as an absolute path in the container.
-	absPath = archive.PreserveTrailingDotOrSeparator(
-		container.BaseFS.Join(string(container.BaseFS.Separator()), path),
-		path,
-		container.BaseFS.Separator())
+	absPath = archive.PreserveTrailingDotOrSeparator(filepath.Join(string(filepath.Separator), path), path)
 
 	// Split the absPath into its Directory and Base components. We will
 	// resolve the dir in the scope of the container then append the base.
-	dirPath, basePath := container.BaseFS.Split(absPath)
+	dirPath, basePath := filepath.Split(absPath)
 
 	resolvedDirPath, err := container.GetResourcePath(dirPath)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -40,7 +38,7 @@ func (container *Container) ResolvePath(path string) (resolvedPath, absPath stri
 
 	// resolvedDirPath will have been cleaned (no trailing path separators) so
 	// we can manually join it with the base path element.
-	resolvedPath = resolvedDirPath + string(container.BaseFS.Separator()) + basePath
+	resolvedPath = resolvedDirPath + string(filepath.Separator) + basePath
 	return resolvedPath, absPath, nil
 }
 
@@ -49,12 +47,11 @@ func (container *Container) ResolvePath(path string) (resolvedPath, absPath stri
 // resolved to a path on the host corresponding to the given absolute path
 // inside the container.
 func (container *Container) StatPath(resolvedPath, absPath string) (stat *types.ContainerPathStat, err error) {
-	if container.BaseFS == nil {
-		return nil, errors.New("StatPath: BaseFS of container " + container.ID + " is unexpectedly nil")
+	if container.BaseFS == "" {
+		return nil, errors.New("StatPath: BaseFS of container " + container.ID + " is unexpectedly empty")
 	}
-	driver := container.BaseFS
 
-	lstat, err := driver.Lstat(resolvedPath)
+	lstat, err := os.Lstat(resolvedPath)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -67,17 +64,17 @@ func (container *Container) StatPath(resolvedPath, absPath string) (stat *types.
 			return nil, err
 		}
 
-		linkTarget, err = driver.Rel(driver.Path(), hostPath)
+		linkTarget, err = filepath.Rel(container.BaseFS, hostPath)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
 
 		// Make it an absolute path.
-		linkTarget = driver.Join(string(driver.Separator()), linkTarget)
+		linkTarget = filepath.Join(string(filepath.Separator), linkTarget)
 	}
 
 	return &types.ContainerPathStat{
-		Name:       driver.Base(absPath),
+		Name:       filepath.Base(absPath),
 		Size:       lstat.Size(),
 		Mode:       lstat.Mode(),
 		Mtime:      lstat.ModTime(),
diff --git a/container/container.go b/container/container.go
index ead7960f4f..d09a130968 100644
--- a/container/container.go
+++ b/container/container.go
@@ -61,10 +61,10 @@ type ExitStatus struct {
 type Container struct {
 	StreamConfig *stream.Config
 	// embed for Container to support states directly.
-	*State          `json:"State"`          // Needed for Engine API version <= 1.11
-	Root            string                  `json:"-"` // Path to the "home" of the container, including metadata.
-	BaseFS          containerfs.ContainerFS `json:"-"` // interface containing graphdriver mount
-	RWLayer         layer.RWLayer           `json:"-"`
+	*State          `json:"State"` // Needed for Engine API version <= 1.11
+	Root            string         `json:"-"` // Path to the "home" of the container, including metadata.
+	BaseFS          string         `json:"-"` // Path to the graphdriver mountpoint
+	RWLayer         layer.RWLayer  `json:"-"`
 	ID              string
 	Created         time.Time
 	Managed         bool
@@ -299,18 +299,18 @@ func (container *Container) SetupWorkingDirectory(rootIdentity idtools.Identity)
 // symlinking to a different path) between using this method and using the
 // path. See symlink.FollowSymlinkInScope for more details.
 func (container *Container) GetResourcePath(path string) (string, error) {
-	if container.BaseFS == nil {
-		return "", errors.New("GetResourcePath: BaseFS of container " + container.ID + " is unexpectedly nil")
+	if container.BaseFS == "" {
+		return "", errors.New("GetResourcePath: BaseFS of container " + container.ID + " is unexpectedly empty")
 	}
 	// IMPORTANT - These are paths on the OS where the daemon is running, hence
 	// any filepath operations must be done in an OS agnostic way.
-	r, e := container.BaseFS.ResolveScopedPath(path, false)
+	r, e := containerfs.ResolveScopedPath(container.BaseFS, containerfs.CleanScopedPath(path))
 
 	// Log this here on the daemon side as there's otherwise no indication apart
 	// from the error being propagated all the way back to the client. This makes
 	// debugging significantly easier and clearly indicates the error comes from the daemon.
 	if e != nil {
-		logrus.Errorf("Failed to ResolveScopedPath BaseFS %s path %s %s\n", container.BaseFS.Path(), path, e)
+		logrus.Errorf("Failed to ResolveScopedPath BaseFS %s path %s %s\n", container.BaseFS, path, e)
 	}
 	return r, e
 }
diff --git a/daemon/archive.go b/daemon/archive.go
index f443d12117..6d6d01c180 100644
--- a/daemon/archive.go
+++ b/daemon/archive.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package daemon // import "github.com/docker/docker/daemon"
 import (
 	"io"
 	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
 	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/docker/docker/api/types"
@@ -20,32 +21,6 @@ import (
 // path does not refer to a directory.
 var ErrExtractPointNotDirectory = errors.New("extraction point is not a directory")
 
-// The daemon will use the following interfaces if the container fs implements
-// these for optimized copies to and from the container.
-type extractor interface {
-	ExtractArchive(src io.Reader, dst string, opts *archive.TarOptions) error
-}
-
-type archiver interface {
-	ArchivePath(src string, opts *archive.TarOptions) (io.ReadCloser, error)
-}
-
-// helper functions to extract or archive
-func extractArchive(i interface{}, src io.Reader, dst string, opts *archive.TarOptions, root string) error {
-	if ea, ok := i.(extractor); ok {
-		return ea.ExtractArchive(src, dst, opts)
-	}
-
-	return chrootarchive.UntarWithRoot(src, dst, opts, root)
-}
-
-func archivePath(i interface{}, src string, opts *archive.TarOptions, root string) (io.ReadCloser, error) {
-	if ap, ok := i.(archiver); ok {
-		return ap.ArchivePath(src, opts)
-	}
-	return chrootarchive.Tar(src, opts, root)
-}
-
 // ContainerCopy performs a deprecated operation of archiving the resource at
 // the specified path in the container identified by the given name.
 func (daemon *Daemon) ContainerCopy(name string, res string) (io.ReadCloser, error) {
@@ -165,7 +140,7 @@ func (daemon *Daemon) containerStatPath(container *container.Container, path str
 	}
 
 	// Normalize path before sending to rootfs
-	path = container.BaseFS.FromSlash(path)
+	path = filepath.FromSlash(path)
 
 	resolvedPath, absPath, err := container.ResolvePath(path)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -208,7 +183,7 @@ func (daemon *Daemon) containerArchivePath(container *container.Container, path
 	}
 
 	// Normalize path before sending to rootfs
-	path = container.BaseFS.FromSlash(path)
+	path = filepath.FromSlash(path)
 
 	resolvedPath, absPath, err := container.ResolvePath(path)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -228,24 +203,23 @@ func (daemon *Daemon) containerArchivePath(container *container.Container, path
 	// also catches the case when the root directory of the container is
 	// requested: we want the archive entries to start with "/" and not the
 	// container ID.
-	driver := container.BaseFS
 
 	// Get the source and the base paths of the container resolved path in order
 	// to get the proper tar options for the rebase tar.
-	resolvedPath = driver.Clean(resolvedPath)
-	if driver.Base(resolvedPath) == "." {
-		resolvedPath += string(driver.Separator()) + "."
+	resolvedPath = filepath.Clean(resolvedPath)
+	if filepath.Base(resolvedPath) == "." {
+		resolvedPath += string(filepath.Separator) + "."
 	}
 
 	sourceDir := resolvedPath
 	sourceBase := "."
 
 	if stat.Mode&os.ModeDir == 0 { // not dir
-		sourceDir, sourceBase = driver.Split(resolvedPath)
+		sourceDir, sourceBase = filepath.Split(resolvedPath)
 	}
-	opts := archive.TarResourceRebaseOpts(sourceBase, driver.Base(absPath))
+	opts := archive.TarResourceRebaseOpts(sourceBase, filepath.Base(absPath))
 
-	data, err := archivePath(driver, sourceDir, opts, container.BaseFS.Path())
+	data, err := chrootarchive.Tar(sourceDir, opts, container.BaseFS)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, nil, err
 	}
@@ -285,11 +259,10 @@ func (daemon *Daemon) containerExtractToDir(container *container.Container, path
 	}
 
 	// Normalize path before sending to rootfs'
-	path = container.BaseFS.FromSlash(path)
-	driver := container.BaseFS
+	path = filepath.FromSlash(path)
 
 	// Check if a drive letter supplied, it must be the system drive. No-op except on Windows
-	path, err = system.CheckSystemDriveAndRemoveDriveLetter(path, driver)
+	path, err = system.CheckSystemDriveAndRemoveDriveLetter(path)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -301,10 +274,7 @@ func (daemon *Daemon) containerExtractToDir(container *container.Container, path
 	// that you can extract an archive to a symlink that points to a directory.
 
 	// Consider the given path as an absolute path in the container.
-	absPath := archive.PreserveTrailingDotOrSeparator(
-		driver.Join(string(driver.Separator()), path),
-		path,
-		driver.Separator())
+	absPath := archive.PreserveTrailingDotOrSeparator(filepath.Join(string(filepath.Separator), path), path)
 
 	// This will evaluate the last path element if it is a symlink.
 	resolvedPath, err := container.GetResourcePath(absPath)
@@ -312,7 +282,7 @@ func (daemon *Daemon) containerExtractToDir(container *container.Container, path
 		return err
 	}
 
-	stat, err := driver.Lstat(resolvedPath)
+	stat, err := os.Lstat(resolvedPath)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -335,24 +305,21 @@ func (daemon *Daemon) containerExtractToDir(container *container.Container, path
 	// a volume file path.
 	var baseRel string
 	if strings.HasPrefix(resolvedPath, `\\?\Volume{`) {
-		if strings.HasPrefix(resolvedPath, driver.Path()) {
-			baseRel = resolvedPath[len(driver.Path()):]
+		if strings.HasPrefix(resolvedPath, container.BaseFS) {
+			baseRel = resolvedPath[len(container.BaseFS):]
 			if baseRel[:1] == `\` {
 				baseRel = baseRel[1:]
 			}
 		}
 	} else {
-		baseRel, err = driver.Rel(driver.Path(), resolvedPath)
+		baseRel, err = filepath.Rel(container.BaseFS, resolvedPath)
 	}
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 	// Make it an absolute path.
-	absPath = driver.Join(string(driver.Separator()), baseRel)
+	absPath = filepath.Join(string(filepath.Separator), baseRel)
 
-	// @ TODO: gupta-ak: Technically, this works since it no-ops
-	// on Windows and the file system is local anyway on linux.
-	// But eventually, it should be made driver aware.
 	toVolume, err := checkIfPathIsInAVolume(container, absPath)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
@@ -374,7 +341,7 @@ func (daemon *Daemon) containerExtractToDir(container *container.Container, path
 		}
 	}
 
-	if err := extractArchive(driver, content, resolvedPath, options, container.BaseFS.Path()); err != nil {
+	if err := chrootarchive.UntarWithRoot(content, resolvedPath, options, container.BaseFS); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
@@ -416,27 +383,26 @@ func (daemon *Daemon) containerCopy(container *container.Container, resource str
 	}
 
 	// Normalize path before sending to rootfs
-	resource = container.BaseFS.FromSlash(resource)
-	driver := container.BaseFS
+	resource = filepath.FromSlash(resource)
 
 	basePath, err := container.GetResourcePath(resource)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	stat, err := driver.Stat(basePath)
+	stat, err := os.Stat(basePath)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 	var filter []string
 	if !stat.IsDir() {
-		d, f := driver.Split(basePath)
+		d, f := filepath.Split(basePath)
 		basePath = d
 		filter = []string{f}
 	}
-	archv, err := archivePath(driver, basePath, &archive.TarOptions{
+	archv, err := chrootarchive.Tar(basePath, &archive.TarOptions{
 		Compression:  archive.Uncompressed,
 		IncludeFiles: filter,
-	}, container.BaseFS.Path())
+	}, container.BaseFS)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
diff --git a/daemon/daemon.go b/daemon/daemon.go
index bb38689fc1..398637f3b8 100644
--- a/daemon/daemon.go
+++ b/daemon/daemon.go
@@ -1270,7 +1270,7 @@ func (daemon *Daemon) Mount(container *container.Container) error {
 	}
 	logrus.WithField("container", container.ID).Debugf("container mounted via layerStore: %v", dir)
 
-	if container.BaseFS != nil && container.BaseFS.Path() != dir.Path() {
+	if container.BaseFS != "" && container.BaseFS != dir {
 		// The mount path reported by the graph driver should always be trusted on Windows, since the
 		// volume path for a given mounted layer may change over time.  This should only be an error
 		// on non-Windows operating systems.
diff --git a/daemon/daemon_unix.go b/daemon/daemon_unix.go
index acc2e85ba6..3becb30199 100644
--- a/daemon/daemon_unix.go
+++ b/daemon/daemon_unix.go
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/docker/docker/libnetwork/options"
 	lntypes "github.com/docker/docker/libnetwork/types"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/opts"
-	"github.com/docker/docker/pkg/containerfs"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/pkg/idtools"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/pkg/parsers"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/pkg/parsers/kernel"
@@ -1072,8 +1071,8 @@ func removeDefaultBridgeInterface() {
 	}
 }
 
-func setupInitLayer(idMapping idtools.IdentityMapping) func(containerfs.ContainerFS) error {
-	return func(initPath containerfs.ContainerFS) error {
+func setupInitLayer(idMapping idtools.IdentityMapping) func(string) error {
+	return func(initPath string) error {
 		return initlayer.Setup(initPath, idMapping.RootPair())
 	}
 }
diff --git a/daemon/daemon_windows.go b/daemon/daemon_windows.go
index 12f014c890..c64e4570ba 100644
--- a/daemon/daemon_windows.go
+++ b/daemon/daemon_windows.go
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ import (
 	winlibnetwork "github.com/docker/docker/libnetwork/drivers/windows"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/libnetwork/netlabel"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/libnetwork/options"
-	"github.com/docker/docker/pkg/containerfs"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/pkg/idtools"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/pkg/parsers"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/pkg/parsers/operatingsystem"
@@ -64,7 +63,7 @@ func (daemon *Daemon) parseSecurityOpt(container *container.Container, hostConfi
 	return nil
 }
 
-func setupInitLayer(idMapping idtools.IdentityMapping) func(containerfs.ContainerFS) error {
+func setupInitLayer(idMapping idtools.IdentityMapping) func(string) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
diff --git a/daemon/export.go b/daemon/export.go
index b248def224..8a14430840 100644
--- a/daemon/export.go
+++ b/daemon/export.go
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/docker/docker/container"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/errdefs"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/pkg/archive"
+	"github.com/docker/docker/pkg/chrootarchive"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/pkg/ioutils"
 )
 
@@ -61,10 +62,10 @@ func (daemon *Daemon) containerExport(container *container.Container) (arch io.R
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	archv, err := archivePath(basefs, basefs.Path(), &archive.TarOptions{
+	archv, err := chrootarchive.Tar(basefs, &archive.TarOptions{
 		Compression: archive.Uncompressed,
 		IDMap:       daemon.idMapping,
-	}, basefs.Path())
+	}, basefs)
 	if err != nil {
 		rwlayer.Unmount()
 		return nil, err
diff --git a/daemon/graphdriver/aufs/aufs.go b/daemon/graphdriver/aufs/aufs.go
index a8e5ff9609..6e33590698 100644
--- a/daemon/graphdriver/aufs/aufs.go
+++ b/daemon/graphdriver/aufs/aufs.go
@@ -351,12 +351,12 @@ func atomicRemove(source string) error {
 
 // Get returns the rootfs path for the id.
 // This will mount the dir at its given path
-func (a *Driver) Get(id, mountLabel string) (containerfs.ContainerFS, error) {
+func (a *Driver) Get(id, mountLabel string) (string, error) {
 	a.locker.Lock(id)
 	defer a.locker.Unlock(id)
 	parents, err := a.getParentLayerPaths(id)
 	if err != nil && !os.IsNotExist(err) {
-		return nil, err
+		return "", err
 	}
 
 	a.pathCacheLock.Lock()
@@ -370,21 +370,21 @@ func (a *Driver) Get(id, mountLabel string) (containerfs.ContainerFS, error) {
 		}
 	}
 	if count := a.ctr.Increment(m); count > 1 {
-		return containerfs.NewLocalContainerFS(m), nil
+		return m, nil
 	}
 
 	// If a dir does not have a parent ( no layers )do not try to mount
 	// just return the diff path to the data
 	if len(parents) > 0 {
 		if err := a.mount(id, m, mountLabel, parents); err != nil {
-			return nil, err
+			return "", err
 		}
 	}
 
 	a.pathCacheLock.Lock()
 	a.pathCache[id] = m
 	a.pathCacheLock.Unlock()
-	return containerfs.NewLocalContainerFS(m), nil
+	return m, nil
 }
 
 // Put unmounts and updates list of active mounts.
diff --git a/daemon/graphdriver/aufs/aufs_test.go b/daemon/graphdriver/aufs/aufs_test.go
index 377c050e29..26142acfc5 100644
--- a/daemon/graphdriver/aufs/aufs_test.go
+++ b/daemon/graphdriver/aufs/aufs_test.go
@@ -43,14 +43,6 @@ func testInit(dir string, t testing.TB) graphdriver.Driver {
 	return d
 }
 
-func driverGet(d *Driver, id string, mntLabel string) (string, error) {
-	mnt, err := d.Get(id, mntLabel)
-	if err != nil {
-		return "", err
-	}
-	return mnt.Path(), nil
-}
-
 func newDriver(t testing.TB) *Driver {
 	if err := os.MkdirAll(tmp, 0755); err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
@@ -180,7 +172,7 @@ func TestGetWithoutParent(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
 	expected := path.Join(tmp, "diff", "1")
-	if diffPath.Path() != expected {
+	if diffPath != expected {
 		t.Fatalf("Expected path %s got %s", expected, diffPath)
 	}
 }
@@ -257,13 +249,13 @@ func TestMountWithParent(t *testing.T) {
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
-	if mntPath == nil {
-		t.Fatal("mntPath should not be nil")
+	if mntPath == "" {
+		t.Fatal("mntPath should not be empty")
 	}
 
 	expected := path.Join(tmp, "mnt", "2")
-	if mntPath.Path() != expected {
-		t.Fatalf("Expected %s got %s", expected, mntPath.Path())
+	if mntPath != expected {
+		t.Fatalf("Expected %s got %s", expected, mntPath)
 	}
 }
 
@@ -288,8 +280,8 @@ func TestRemoveMountedDir(t *testing.T) {
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
-	if mntPath == nil {
-		t.Fatal("mntPath should not be nil")
+	if mntPath == "" {
+		t.Fatal("mntPath should not be empty")
 	}
 
 	mounted, err := d.mounted(d.pathCache["2"])
@@ -323,7 +315,7 @@ func TestGetDiff(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
 
-	diffPath, err := driverGet(d, "1", "")
+	diffPath, err := d.Get("1", "")
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
@@ -367,7 +359,7 @@ func TestChanges(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 	}()
 
-	mntPoint, err := driverGet(d, "2", "")
+	mntPoint, err := d.Get("2", "")
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
@@ -406,7 +398,7 @@ func TestChanges(t *testing.T) {
 	if err := d.CreateReadWrite("3", "2", nil); err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
-	mntPoint, err = driverGet(d, "3", "")
+	mntPoint, err = d.Get("3", "")
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
@@ -452,7 +444,7 @@ func TestDiffSize(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
 
-	diffPath, err := driverGet(d, "1", "")
+	diffPath, err := d.Get("1", "")
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
@@ -494,7 +486,7 @@ func TestChildDiffSize(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
 
-	diffPath, err := driverGet(d, "1", "")
+	diffPath, err := d.Get("1", "")
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
@@ -595,7 +587,7 @@ func TestApplyDiff(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
 
-	diffPath, err := driverGet(d, "1", "")
+	diffPath, err := d.Get("1", "")
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
@@ -630,7 +622,7 @@ func TestApplyDiff(t *testing.T) {
 
 	// Ensure that the file is in the mount point for id 3
 
-	mountPoint, err := driverGet(d, "3", "")
+	mountPoint, err := d.Get("3", "")
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
@@ -673,7 +665,7 @@ func testMountMoreThan42Layers(t *testing.T, mountPath string) {
 		err := d.CreateReadWrite(current, parent, nil)
 		assert.NilError(t, err, "current layer %d", i)
 
-		point, err := driverGet(d, current, "")
+		point, err := d.Get(current, "")
 		assert.NilError(t, err, "current layer %d", i)
 
 		f, err := os.Create(path.Join(point, current))
@@ -689,7 +681,7 @@ func testMountMoreThan42Layers(t *testing.T, mountPath string) {
 	}
 
 	// Perform the actual mount for the top most image
-	point, err := driverGet(d, last, "")
+	point, err := d.Get(last, "")
 	assert.NilError(t, err)
 	files, err := os.ReadDir(point)
 	assert.NilError(t, err)
diff --git a/daemon/graphdriver/btrfs/btrfs.go b/daemon/graphdriver/btrfs/btrfs.go
index d51f04709e..ac920c88a2 100644
--- a/daemon/graphdriver/btrfs/btrfs.go
+++ b/daemon/graphdriver/btrfs/btrfs.go
@@ -627,29 +627,29 @@ func (d *Driver) Remove(id string) error {
 }
 
 // Get the requested filesystem id.
-func (d *Driver) Get(id, mountLabel string) (containerfs.ContainerFS, error) {
+func (d *Driver) Get(id, mountLabel string) (string, error) {
 	dir := d.subvolumesDirID(id)
 	st, err := os.Stat(dir)
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
+		return "", err
 	}
 
 	if !st.IsDir() {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("%s: not a directory", dir)
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("%s: not a directory", dir)
 	}
 
 	if quota, err := os.ReadFile(d.quotasDirID(id)); err == nil {
 		if size, err := strconv.ParseUint(string(quota), 10, 64); err == nil && size >= d.options.minSpace {
 			if err := d.enableQuota(); err != nil {
-				return nil, err
+				return "", err
 			}
 			if err := subvolLimitQgroup(dir, size); err != nil {
-				return nil, err
+				return "", err
 			}
 		}
 	}
 
-	return containerfs.NewLocalContainerFS(dir), nil
+	return dir, nil
 }
 
 // Put is not implemented for BTRFS as there is no cleanup required for the id.
diff --git a/daemon/graphdriver/btrfs/btrfs_test.go b/daemon/graphdriver/btrfs/btrfs_test.go
index 63c3adbe1c..511f29af7d 100644
--- a/daemon/graphdriver/btrfs/btrfs_test.go
+++ b/daemon/graphdriver/btrfs/btrfs_test.go
@@ -36,14 +36,12 @@ func TestBtrfsSubvolDelete(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	defer graphtest.PutDriver(t)
 
-	dirFS, err := d.Get("test", "")
+	dir, err := d.Get("test", "")
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
 	defer d.Put("test")
 
-	dir := dirFS.Path()
-
 	if err := subvolCreate(dir, "subvoltest"); err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
diff --git a/daemon/graphdriver/devmapper/driver.go b/daemon/graphdriver/devmapper/driver.go
index 6c2a80b6cb..15465e439d 100644
--- a/daemon/graphdriver/devmapper/driver.go
+++ b/daemon/graphdriver/devmapper/driver.go
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ import (
 	"strconv"
 
 	"github.com/docker/docker/daemon/graphdriver"
-	"github.com/docker/docker/pkg/containerfs"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/pkg/devicemapper"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/pkg/idtools"
 	units "github.com/docker/go-units"
@@ -175,13 +174,13 @@ func (d *Driver) Remove(id string) error {
 }
 
 // Get mounts a device with given id into the root filesystem
-func (d *Driver) Get(id, mountLabel string) (containerfs.ContainerFS, error) {
+func (d *Driver) Get(id, mountLabel string) (string, error) {
 	d.locker.Lock(id)
 	defer d.locker.Unlock(id)
 	mp := path.Join(d.home, "mnt", id)
 	rootFs := path.Join(mp, "rootfs")
 	if count := d.ctr.Increment(mp); count > 1 {
-		return containerfs.NewLocalContainerFS(rootFs), nil
+		return rootFs, nil
 	}
 
 	root := d.idMap.RootPair()
@@ -189,23 +188,23 @@ func (d *Driver) Get(id, mountLabel string) (containerfs.ContainerFS, error) {
 	// Create the target directories if they don't exist
 	if err := idtools.MkdirAllAndChown(path.Join(d.home, "mnt"), 0755, root); err != nil {
 		d.ctr.Decrement(mp)
-		return nil, err
+		return "", err
 	}
 	if err := idtools.MkdirAndChown(mp, 0755, root); err != nil && !os.IsExist(err) {
 		d.ctr.Decrement(mp)
-		return nil, err
+		return "", err
 	}
 
 	// Mount the device
 	if err := d.DeviceSet.MountDevice(id, mp, mountLabel); err != nil {
 		d.ctr.Decrement(mp)
-		return nil, err
+		return "", err
 	}
 
 	if err := idtools.MkdirAllAndChown(rootFs, 0755, root); err != nil {
 		d.ctr.Decrement(mp)
 		d.DeviceSet.UnmountDevice(id, mp)
-		return nil, err
+		return "", err
 	}
 
 	idFile := path.Join(mp, "id")
@@ -215,11 +214,11 @@ func (d *Driver) Get(id, mountLabel string) (containerfs.ContainerFS, error) {
 		if err := os.WriteFile(idFile, []byte(id), 0600); err != nil {
 			d.ctr.Decrement(mp)
 			d.DeviceSet.UnmountDevice(id, mp)
-			return nil, err
+			return "", err
 		}
 	}
 
-	return containerfs.NewLocalContainerFS(rootFs), nil
+	return rootFs, nil
 }
 
 // Put unmounts a device and removes it.
diff --git a/daemon/graphdriver/driver.go b/daemon/graphdriver/driver.go
index 06f088fa73..34a2ec4fe7 100644
--- a/daemon/graphdriver/driver.go
+++ b/daemon/graphdriver/driver.go
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/docker/docker/pkg/archive"
-	"github.com/docker/docker/pkg/containerfs"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/pkg/idtools"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/pkg/plugingetter"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
@@ -60,7 +59,7 @@ type ProtoDriver interface {
 	// Get returns the mountpoint for the layered filesystem referred
 	// to by this id. You can optionally specify a mountLabel or "".
 	// Returns the absolute path to the mounted layered filesystem.
-	Get(id, mountLabel string) (fs containerfs.ContainerFS, err error)
+	Get(id, mountLabel string) (fs string, err error)
 	// Put releases the system resources for the specified id,
 	// e.g, unmounting layered filesystem.
 	Put(id string) error
diff --git a/daemon/graphdriver/fsdiff.go b/daemon/graphdriver/fsdiff.go
index c61369535d..2a201dc2f5 100644
--- a/daemon/graphdriver/fsdiff.go
+++ b/daemon/graphdriver/fsdiff.go
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ func (gdw *NaiveDiffDriver) Diff(id, parent string) (arch io.ReadCloser, err err
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	layerFs := layerRootFs.Path()
+	layerFs := layerRootFs
 
 	defer func() {
 		if err != nil {
@@ -70,14 +70,12 @@ func (gdw *NaiveDiffDriver) Diff(id, parent string) (arch io.ReadCloser, err err
 		}), nil
 	}
 
-	parentRootFs, err := driver.Get(parent, "")
+	parentFs, err := driver.Get(parent, "")
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 	defer driver.Put(parent)
 
-	parentFs := parentRootFs.Path()
-
 	changes, err := archive.ChangesDirs(layerFs, parentFs)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
@@ -106,22 +104,20 @@ func (gdw *NaiveDiffDriver) Diff(id, parent string) (arch io.ReadCloser, err err
 func (gdw *NaiveDiffDriver) Changes(id, parent string) ([]archive.Change, error) {
 	driver := gdw.ProtoDriver
 
-	layerRootFs, err := driver.Get(id, "")
+	layerFs, err := driver.Get(id, "")
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 	defer driver.Put(id)
 
-	layerFs := layerRootFs.Path()
 	parentFs := ""
 
 	if parent != "" {
-		parentRootFs, err := driver.Get(parent, "")
+		parentFs, err = driver.Get(parent, "")
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
 		defer driver.Put(parent)
-		parentFs = parentRootFs.Path()
 	}
 
 	return archive.ChangesDirs(layerFs, parentFs)
@@ -140,7 +136,7 @@ func (gdw *NaiveDiffDriver) ApplyDiff(id, parent string, diff io.Reader) (size i
 	}
 	defer driver.Put(id)
 
-	layerFs := layerRootFs.Path()
+	layerFs := layerRootFs
 	options := &archive.TarOptions{IDMap: gdw.idMap}
 	start := time.Now().UTC()
 	logrus.WithField("id", id).Debug("Start untar layer")
@@ -169,5 +165,5 @@ func (gdw *NaiveDiffDriver) DiffSize(id, parent string) (size int64, err error)
 	}
 	defer driver.Put(id)
 
-	return archive.ChangesSize(layerFs.Path(), changes), nil
+	return archive.ChangesSize(layerFs, changes), nil
 }
diff --git a/daemon/graphdriver/fuse-overlayfs/fuseoverlayfs.go b/daemon/graphdriver/fuse-overlayfs/fuseoverlayfs.go
index baaa24b291..0607b8054b 100644
--- a/daemon/graphdriver/fuse-overlayfs/fuseoverlayfs.go
+++ b/daemon/graphdriver/fuse-overlayfs/fuseoverlayfs.go
@@ -303,12 +303,12 @@ func (d *Driver) Remove(id string) error {
 }
 
 // Get creates and mounts the required file system for the given id and returns the mount path.
-func (d *Driver) Get(id, mountLabel string) (_ containerfs.ContainerFS, retErr error) {
+func (d *Driver) Get(id, mountLabel string) (_ string, retErr error) {
 	d.locker.Lock(id)
 	defer d.locker.Unlock(id)
 	dir := d.dir(id)
 	if _, err := os.Stat(dir); err != nil {
-		return nil, err
+		return "", err
 	}
 
 	diffDir := path.Join(dir, diffDirName)
@@ -316,14 +316,14 @@ func (d *Driver) Get(id, mountLabel string) (_ containerfs.ContainerFS, retErr e
 	if err != nil {
 		// If no lower, just return diff directory
 		if os.IsNotExist(err) {
-			return containerfs.NewLocalContainerFS(diffDir), nil
+			return diffDir, nil
 		}
-		return nil, err
+		return "", err
 	}
 
 	mergedDir := path.Join(dir, mergedDirName)
 	if count := d.ctr.Increment(mergedDir); count > 1 {
-		return containerfs.NewLocalContainerFS(mergedDir), nil
+		return mergedDir, nil
 	}
 	defer func() {
 		if retErr != nil {
@@ -351,7 +351,7 @@ func (d *Driver) Get(id, mountLabel string) (_ containerfs.ContainerFS, retErr e
 	if _, err := os.Stat(path.Join(dir, "committed")); err == nil {
 		readonly = true
 	} else if !os.IsNotExist(err) {
-		return nil, err
+		return "", err
 	}
 
 	var opts string
@@ -365,7 +365,7 @@ func (d *Driver) Get(id, mountLabel string) (_ containerfs.ContainerFS, retErr e
 	mountTarget := mergedDir
 
 	if err := idtools.MkdirAndChown(mergedDir, 0700, d.idMap.RootPair()); err != nil {
-		return nil, err
+		return "", err
 	}
 
 	mountProgram := exec.Command(binary, "-o", mountData, mountTarget)
@@ -377,10 +377,10 @@ func (d *Driver) Get(id, mountLabel string) (_ containerfs.ContainerFS, retErr e
 		if output == "" {
 			output = "<stderr empty>"
 		}
-		return nil, errors.Wrapf(err, "using mount program %s: %s", binary, output)
+		return "", errors.Wrapf(err, "using mount program %s: %s", binary, output)
 	}
 
-	return containerfs.NewLocalContainerFS(mergedDir), nil
+	return mergedDir, nil
 }
 
 // Put unmounts the mount path created for the give id.
diff --git a/daemon/graphdriver/graphtest/graphbench_unix.go b/daemon/graphdriver/graphtest/graphbench_unix.go
index 378794a531..422c3ec23d 100644
--- a/daemon/graphdriver/graphtest/graphbench_unix.go
+++ b/daemon/graphdriver/graphtest/graphbench_unix.go
@@ -5,9 +5,10 @@ package graphtest // import "github.com/docker/docker/daemon/graphdriver/graphte
 
 import (
 	"io"
+	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
 	"testing"
 
-	contdriver "github.com/containerd/continuity/driver"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/pkg/stringid"
 	"gotest.tools/v3/assert"
 )
@@ -249,7 +250,7 @@ func DriverBenchDeepLayerRead(b *testing.B, layerCount int, drivername string, d
 	for i := 0; i < b.N; i++ {
 
 		// Read content
-		c, err := contdriver.ReadFile(root, root.Join(root.Path(), "testfile.txt"))
+		c, err := os.ReadFile(filepath.Join(root, "testfile.txt"))
 		if err != nil {
 			b.Fatal(err)
 		}
diff --git a/daemon/graphdriver/graphtest/graphtest_unix.go b/daemon/graphdriver/graphtest/graphtest_unix.go
index 8b6a6bf971..b0b93d281d 100644
--- a/daemon/graphdriver/graphtest/graphtest_unix.go
+++ b/daemon/graphdriver/graphtest/graphtest_unix.go
@@ -96,10 +96,10 @@ func DriverTestCreateEmpty(t testing.TB, drivername string, driverOptions ...str
 	dir, err := driver.Get("empty", "")
 	assert.NilError(t, err)
 
-	verifyFile(t, dir.Path(), 0755|os.ModeDir, 0, 0)
+	verifyFile(t, dir, 0755|os.ModeDir, 0, 0)
 
 	// Verify that the directory is empty
-	fis, err := readDir(dir, dir.Path())
+	fis, err := readDir(dir)
 	assert.NilError(t, err)
 	assert.Check(t, is.Len(fis, 0))
 
@@ -324,19 +324,19 @@ func DriverTestSetQuota(t *testing.T, drivername string, required bool) {
 	quota := uint64(50 * units.MiB)
 
 	// Try to write a file smaller than quota, and ensure it works
-	err = writeRandomFile(path.Join(mountPath.Path(), "smallfile"), quota/2)
+	err = writeRandomFile(path.Join(mountPath, "smallfile"), quota/2)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
-	defer os.Remove(path.Join(mountPath.Path(), "smallfile"))
+	defer os.Remove(path.Join(mountPath, "smallfile"))
 
 	// Try to write a file bigger than quota. We've already filled up half the quota, so hitting the limit should be easy
-	err = writeRandomFile(path.Join(mountPath.Path(), "bigfile"), quota)
+	err = writeRandomFile(path.Join(mountPath, "bigfile"), quota)
 	if err == nil {
 		t.Fatalf("expected write to fail(), instead had success")
 	}
 	if pathError, ok := err.(*os.PathError); ok && pathError.Err != unix.EDQUOT && pathError.Err != unix.ENOSPC {
-		os.Remove(path.Join(mountPath.Path(), "bigfile"))
+		os.Remove(path.Join(mountPath, "bigfile"))
 		t.Fatalf("expect write() to fail with %v or %v, got %v", unix.EDQUOT, unix.ENOSPC, pathError.Err)
 	}
 }
diff --git a/daemon/graphdriver/graphtest/testutil.go b/daemon/graphdriver/graphtest/testutil.go
index 258aba7002..20a0da8b31 100644
--- a/daemon/graphdriver/graphtest/testutil.go
+++ b/daemon/graphdriver/graphtest/testutil.go
@@ -3,11 +3,12 @@ package graphtest // import "github.com/docker/docker/daemon/graphdriver/graphte
 import (
 	"bytes"
 	"fmt"
+	"io/fs"
 	"math/rand"
 	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
 	"sort"
 
-	"github.com/containerd/continuity/driver"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/daemon/graphdriver"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/pkg/archive"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/pkg/stringid"
@@ -35,17 +36,17 @@ func addFiles(drv graphdriver.Driver, layer string, seed int64) error {
 	}
 	defer drv.Put(layer)
 
-	if err := driver.WriteFile(root, root.Join(root.Path(), "file-a"), randomContent(64, seed), 0755); err != nil {
+	if err := os.WriteFile(filepath.Join(root, "file-a"), randomContent(64, seed), 0755); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	if err := root.MkdirAll(root.Join(root.Path(), "dir-b"), 0755); err != nil {
+	if err := os.MkdirAll(filepath.Join(root, "dir-b"), 0755); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	if err := driver.WriteFile(root, root.Join(root.Path(), "dir-b", "file-b"), randomContent(128, seed+1), 0755); err != nil {
+	if err := os.WriteFile(filepath.Join(root, "dir-b", "file-b"), randomContent(128, seed+1), 0755); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	return driver.WriteFile(root, root.Join(root.Path(), "file-c"), randomContent(128*128, seed+2), 0755)
+	return os.WriteFile(filepath.Join(root, "file-c"), randomContent(128*128, seed+2), 0755)
 }
 
 func checkFile(drv graphdriver.Driver, layer, filename string, content []byte) error {
@@ -55,7 +56,7 @@ func checkFile(drv graphdriver.Driver, layer, filename string, content []byte) e
 	}
 	defer drv.Put(layer)
 
-	fileContent, err := driver.ReadFile(root, root.Join(root.Path(), filename))
+	fileContent, err := os.ReadFile(filepath.Join(root, filename))
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -74,7 +75,7 @@ func addFile(drv graphdriver.Driver, layer, filename string, content []byte) err
 	}
 	defer drv.Put(layer)
 
-	return driver.WriteFile(root, root.Join(root.Path(), filename), content, 0755)
+	return os.WriteFile(filepath.Join(root, filename), content, 0755)
 }
 
 func addDirectory(drv graphdriver.Driver, layer, dir string) error {
@@ -84,7 +85,7 @@ func addDirectory(drv graphdriver.Driver, layer, dir string) error {
 	}
 	defer drv.Put(layer)
 
-	return root.MkdirAll(root.Join(root.Path(), dir), 0755)
+	return os.MkdirAll(filepath.Join(root, dir), 0755)
 }
 
 func removeAll(drv graphdriver.Driver, layer string, names ...string) error {
@@ -95,7 +96,7 @@ func removeAll(drv graphdriver.Driver, layer string, names ...string) error {
 	defer drv.Put(layer)
 
 	for _, filename := range names {
-		if err := root.RemoveAll(root.Join(root.Path(), filename)); err != nil {
+		if err := os.RemoveAll(filepath.Join(root, filename)); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
 	}
@@ -109,8 +110,8 @@ func checkFileRemoved(drv graphdriver.Driver, layer, filename string) error {
 	}
 	defer drv.Put(layer)
 
-	if _, err := root.Stat(root.Join(root.Path(), filename)); err == nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("file still exists: %s", root.Join(root.Path(), filename))
+	if _, err := os.Stat(filepath.Join(root, filename)); err == nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("file still exists: %s", filepath.Join(root, filename))
 	} else if !os.IsNotExist(err) {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -126,13 +127,13 @@ func addManyFiles(drv graphdriver.Driver, layer string, count int, seed int64) e
 	defer drv.Put(layer)
 
 	for i := 0; i < count; i += 100 {
-		dir := root.Join(root.Path(), fmt.Sprintf("directory-%d", i))
-		if err := root.MkdirAll(dir, 0755); err != nil {
+		dir := filepath.Join(root, fmt.Sprintf("directory-%d", i))
+		if err := os.MkdirAll(dir, 0755); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
 		for j := 0; i+j < count && j < 100; j++ {
-			file := root.Join(dir, fmt.Sprintf("file-%d", i+j))
-			if err := driver.WriteFile(root, file, randomContent(64, seed+int64(i+j)), 0755); err != nil {
+			file := filepath.Join(dir, fmt.Sprintf("file-%d", i+j))
+			if err := os.WriteFile(file, randomContent(64, seed+int64(i+j)), 0755); err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
 		}
@@ -151,7 +152,7 @@ func changeManyFiles(drv graphdriver.Driver, layer string, count int, seed int64
 	var changes []archive.Change
 	for i := 0; i < count; i += 100 {
 		archiveRoot := fmt.Sprintf("/directory-%d", i)
-		if err := root.MkdirAll(root.Join(root.Path(), archiveRoot), 0755); err != nil {
+		if err := os.MkdirAll(filepath.Join(root, archiveRoot), 0755); err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
 		for j := 0; i+j < count && j < 100; j++ {
@@ -165,23 +166,23 @@ func changeManyFiles(drv graphdriver.Driver, layer string, count int, seed int64
 			switch j % 3 {
 			// Update file
 			case 0:
-				change.Path = root.Join(archiveRoot, fmt.Sprintf("file-%d", i+j))
+				change.Path = filepath.Join(archiveRoot, fmt.Sprintf("file-%d", i+j))
 				change.Kind = archive.ChangeModify
-				if err := driver.WriteFile(root, root.Join(root.Path(), change.Path), randomContent(64, seed+int64(i+j)), 0755); err != nil {
+				if err := os.WriteFile(filepath.Join(root, change.Path), randomContent(64, seed+int64(i+j)), 0755); err != nil {
 					return nil, err
 				}
 			// Add file
 			case 1:
-				change.Path = root.Join(archiveRoot, fmt.Sprintf("file-%d-%d", seed, i+j))
+				change.Path = filepath.Join(archiveRoot, fmt.Sprintf("file-%d-%d", seed, i+j))
 				change.Kind = archive.ChangeAdd
-				if err := driver.WriteFile(root, root.Join(root.Path(), change.Path), randomContent(64, seed+int64(i+j)), 0755); err != nil {
+				if err := os.WriteFile(filepath.Join(root, change.Path), randomContent(64, seed+int64(i+j)), 0755); err != nil {
 					return nil, err
 				}
 			// Remove file
 			case 2:
-				change.Path = root.Join(archiveRoot, fmt.Sprintf("file-%d", i+j))
+				change.Path = filepath.Join(archiveRoot, fmt.Sprintf("file-%d", i+j))
 				change.Kind = archive.ChangeDelete
-				if err := root.Remove(root.Join(root.Path(), change.Path)); err != nil {
+				if err := os.Remove(filepath.Join(root, change.Path)); err != nil {
 					return nil, err
 				}
 			}
@@ -200,10 +201,10 @@ func checkManyFiles(drv graphdriver.Driver, layer string, count int, seed int64)
 	defer drv.Put(layer)
 
 	for i := 0; i < count; i += 100 {
-		dir := root.Join(root.Path(), fmt.Sprintf("directory-%d", i))
+		dir := filepath.Join(root, fmt.Sprintf("directory-%d", i))
 		for j := 0; i+j < count && j < 100; j++ {
-			file := root.Join(dir, fmt.Sprintf("file-%d", i+j))
-			fileContent, err := driver.ReadFile(root, file)
+			file := filepath.Join(dir, fmt.Sprintf("file-%d", i+j))
+			fileContent, err := os.ReadFile(file)
 			if err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
@@ -253,17 +254,17 @@ func addLayerFiles(drv graphdriver.Driver, layer, parent string, i int) error {
 	}
 	defer drv.Put(layer)
 
-	if err := driver.WriteFile(root, root.Join(root.Path(), "top-id"), []byte(layer), 0755); err != nil {
+	if err := os.WriteFile(filepath.Join(root, "top-id"), []byte(layer), 0755); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	layerDir := root.Join(root.Path(), fmt.Sprintf("layer-%d", i))
-	if err := root.MkdirAll(layerDir, 0755); err != nil {
+	layerDir := filepath.Join(root, fmt.Sprintf("layer-%d", i))
+	if err := os.MkdirAll(layerDir, 0755); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	if err := driver.WriteFile(root, root.Join(layerDir, "layer-id"), []byte(layer), 0755); err != nil {
+	if err := os.WriteFile(filepath.Join(layerDir, "layer-id"), []byte(layer), 0755); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	return driver.WriteFile(root, root.Join(layerDir, "parent-id"), []byte(parent), 0755)
+	return os.WriteFile(filepath.Join(layerDir, "parent-id"), []byte(parent), 0755)
 }
 
 func addManyLayers(drv graphdriver.Driver, baseLayer string, count int) (string, error) {
@@ -290,7 +291,7 @@ func checkManyLayers(drv graphdriver.Driver, layer string, count int) error {
 	}
 	defer drv.Put(layer)
 
-	layerIDBytes, err := driver.ReadFile(root, root.Join(root.Path(), "top-id"))
+	layerIDBytes, err := os.ReadFile(filepath.Join(root, "top-id"))
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -300,16 +301,16 @@ func checkManyLayers(drv graphdriver.Driver, layer string, count int) error {
 	}
 
 	for i := count; i > 0; i-- {
-		layerDir := root.Join(root.Path(), fmt.Sprintf("layer-%d", i))
+		layerDir := filepath.Join(root, fmt.Sprintf("layer-%d", i))
 
-		thisLayerIDBytes, err := driver.ReadFile(root, root.Join(layerDir, "layer-id"))
+		thisLayerIDBytes, err := os.ReadFile(filepath.Join(layerDir, "layer-id"))
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
 		if !bytes.Equal(thisLayerIDBytes, layerIDBytes) {
 			return fmt.Errorf("mismatched file content %v, expecting %v", thisLayerIDBytes, layerIDBytes)
 		}
-		layerIDBytes, err = driver.ReadFile(root, root.Join(layerDir, "parent-id"))
+		layerIDBytes, err = os.ReadFile(filepath.Join(layerDir, "parent-id"))
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
@@ -317,11 +318,11 @@ func checkManyLayers(drv graphdriver.Driver, layer string, count int) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-// readDir reads a directory just like driver.ReadDir()
+// readDir reads a directory just like os.ReadDir()
 // then hides specific files (currently "lost+found")
 // so the tests don't "see" it
-func readDir(r driver.Driver, dir string) ([]os.FileInfo, error) {
-	a, err := driver.ReadDir(r, dir)
+func readDir(dir string) ([]fs.DirEntry, error) {
+	a, err := os.ReadDir(dir)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
diff --git a/daemon/graphdriver/graphtest/testutil_unix.go b/daemon/graphdriver/graphtest/testutil_unix.go
index 1c3037c8aa..d42682203e 100644
--- a/daemon/graphdriver/graphtest/testutil_unix.go
+++ b/daemon/graphdriver/graphtest/testutil_unix.go
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ package graphtest // import "github.com/docker/docker/daemon/graphdriver/graphte
 
 import (
 	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
 	"syscall"
 	"testing"
 
@@ -44,12 +45,12 @@ func createBase(t testing.TB, driver graphdriver.Driver, name string) {
 	assert.NilError(t, err)
 	defer driver.Put(name)
 
-	subdir := dirFS.Join(dirFS.Path(), "a subdir")
-	assert.NilError(t, dirFS.Mkdir(subdir, 0705|os.ModeSticky))
-	assert.NilError(t, dirFS.Lchown(subdir, 1, 2))
+	subdir := filepath.Join(dirFS, "a subdir")
+	assert.NilError(t, os.Mkdir(subdir, 0705|os.ModeSticky))
+	assert.NilError(t, contdriver.LocalDriver.Lchown(subdir, 1, 2))
 
-	file := dirFS.Join(dirFS.Path(), "a file")
-	err = contdriver.WriteFile(dirFS, file, []byte("Some data"), 0222|os.ModeSetuid)
+	file := filepath.Join(dirFS, "a file")
+	err = os.WriteFile(file, []byte("Some data"), 0222|os.ModeSetuid)
 	assert.NilError(t, err)
 }
 
@@ -58,13 +59,13 @@ func verifyBase(t testing.TB, driver graphdriver.Driver, name string) {
 	assert.NilError(t, err)
 	defer driver.Put(name)
 
-	subdir := dirFS.Join(dirFS.Path(), "a subdir")
+	subdir := filepath.Join(dirFS, "a subdir")
 	verifyFile(t, subdir, 0705|os.ModeDir|os.ModeSticky, 1, 2)
 
-	file := dirFS.Join(dirFS.Path(), "a file")
+	file := filepath.Join(dirFS, "a file")
 	verifyFile(t, file, 0222|os.ModeSetuid, 0, 0)
 
-	files, err := readDir(dirFS, dirFS.Path())
+	files, err := readDir(dirFS)
 	assert.NilError(t, err)
 	assert.Check(t, is.Len(files, 2))
 }
diff --git a/daemon/graphdriver/overlay/overlay.go b/daemon/graphdriver/overlay/overlay.go
index 540daf1077..8346ff1cd0 100644
--- a/daemon/graphdriver/overlay/overlay.go
+++ b/daemon/graphdriver/overlay/overlay.go
@@ -339,22 +339,22 @@ func (d *Driver) Remove(id string) error {
 }
 
 // Get creates and mounts the required file system for the given id and returns the mount path.
-func (d *Driver) Get(id, mountLabel string) (_ containerfs.ContainerFS, err error) {
+func (d *Driver) Get(id, mountLabel string) (_ string, err error) {
 	d.locker.Lock(id)
 	defer d.locker.Unlock(id)
 	dir := d.dir(id)
 	if _, err := os.Stat(dir); err != nil {
-		return nil, err
+		return "", err
 	}
 	// If id has a root, just return it
 	rootDir := path.Join(dir, "root")
 	if _, err := os.Stat(rootDir); err == nil {
-		return containerfs.NewLocalContainerFS(rootDir), nil
+		return rootDir, nil
 	}
 
 	mergedDir := path.Join(dir, "merged")
 	if count := d.ctr.Increment(mergedDir); count > 1 {
-		return containerfs.NewLocalContainerFS(mergedDir), nil
+		return mergedDir, nil
 	}
 	defer func() {
 		if err != nil {
@@ -371,11 +371,11 @@ func (d *Driver) Get(id, mountLabel string) (_ containerfs.ContainerFS, err erro
 	}()
 	lowerID, err := os.ReadFile(path.Join(dir, "lower-id"))
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
+		return "", err
 	}
 	root := d.idMap.RootPair()
 	if err := idtools.MkdirAndChown(mergedDir, 0700, root); err != nil {
-		return nil, err
+		return "", err
 	}
 	var (
 		lowerDir = path.Join(d.dir(string(lowerID)), "root")
@@ -384,14 +384,14 @@ func (d *Driver) Get(id, mountLabel string) (_ containerfs.ContainerFS, err erro
 		opts     = fmt.Sprintf("lowerdir=%s,upperdir=%s,workdir=%s", lowerDir, upperDir, workDir)
 	)
 	if err := unix.Mount("overlay", mergedDir, "overlay", 0, label.FormatMountLabel(opts, mountLabel)); err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("error creating overlay mount to %s: %v", mergedDir, err)
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("error creating overlay mount to %s: %v", mergedDir, err)
 	}
 	// chown "workdir/work" to the remapped root UID/GID. Overlay fs inside a
 	// user namespace requires this to move a directory from lower to upper.
 	if err := root.Chown(path.Join(workDir, "work")); err != nil {
-		return nil, err
+		return "", err
 	}
-	return containerfs.NewLocalContainerFS(mergedDir), nil
+	return mergedDir, nil
 }
 
 // Put unmounts the mount path created for the give id.
diff --git a/daemon/graphdriver/overlay2/overlay.go b/daemon/graphdriver/overlay2/overlay.go
index ef243163c8..f373cfb7b8 100644
--- a/daemon/graphdriver/overlay2/overlay.go
+++ b/daemon/graphdriver/overlay2/overlay.go
@@ -513,12 +513,12 @@ func (d *Driver) Remove(id string) error {
 }
 
 // Get creates and mounts the required file system for the given id and returns the mount path.
-func (d *Driver) Get(id, mountLabel string) (_ containerfs.ContainerFS, retErr error) {
+func (d *Driver) Get(id, mountLabel string) (_ string, retErr error) {
 	d.locker.Lock(id)
 	defer d.locker.Unlock(id)
 	dir := d.dir(id)
 	if _, err := os.Stat(dir); err != nil {
-		return nil, err
+		return "", err
 	}
 
 	diffDir := path.Join(dir, diffDirName)
@@ -526,14 +526,14 @@ func (d *Driver) Get(id, mountLabel string) (_ containerfs.ContainerFS, retErr e
 	if err != nil {
 		// If no lower, just return diff directory
 		if os.IsNotExist(err) {
-			return containerfs.NewLocalContainerFS(diffDir), nil
+			return diffDir, nil
 		}
-		return nil, err
+		return "", err
 	}
 
 	mergedDir := path.Join(dir, mergedDirName)
 	if count := d.ctr.Increment(mergedDir); count > 1 {
-		return containerfs.NewLocalContainerFS(mergedDir), nil
+		return mergedDir, nil
 	}
 	defer func() {
 		if retErr != nil {
@@ -559,7 +559,7 @@ func (d *Driver) Get(id, mountLabel string) (_ containerfs.ContainerFS, retErr e
 	if _, err := os.Stat(path.Join(dir, "committed")); err == nil {
 		readonly = true
 	} else if !os.IsNotExist(err) {
-		return nil, err
+		return "", err
 	}
 
 	var opts string
@@ -575,7 +575,7 @@ func (d *Driver) Get(id, mountLabel string) (_ containerfs.ContainerFS, retErr e
 
 	root := d.idMap.RootPair()
 	if err := idtools.MkdirAndChown(mergedDir, 0700, root); err != nil {
-		return nil, err
+		return "", err
 	}
 
 	pageSize := unix.Getpagesize()
@@ -592,7 +592,7 @@ func (d *Driver) Get(id, mountLabel string) (_ containerfs.ContainerFS, retErr e
 		}
 		mountData = label.FormatMountLabel(opts, mountLabel)
 		if len(mountData) > pageSize-1 {
-			return nil, fmt.Errorf("cannot mount layer, mount label too large %d", len(mountData))
+			return "", fmt.Errorf("cannot mount layer, mount label too large %d", len(mountData))
 		}
 
 		mount = func(source string, target string, mType string, flags uintptr, label string) error {
@@ -602,18 +602,18 @@ func (d *Driver) Get(id, mountLabel string) (_ containerfs.ContainerFS, retErr e
 	}
 
 	if err := mount("overlay", mountTarget, "overlay", 0, mountData); err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("error creating overlay mount to %s: %v", mergedDir, err)
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("error creating overlay mount to %s: %v", mergedDir, err)
 	}
 
 	if !readonly {
 		// chown "workdir/work" to the remapped root UID/GID. Overlay fs inside a
 		// user namespace requires this to move a directory from lower to upper.
 		if err := root.Chown(path.Join(workDir, workDirName)); err != nil {
-			return nil, err
+			return "", err
 		}
 	}
 
-	return containerfs.NewLocalContainerFS(mergedDir), nil
+	return mergedDir, nil
 }
 
 // Put unmounts the mount path created for the give id.
diff --git a/daemon/graphdriver/proxy.go b/daemon/graphdriver/proxy.go
index 022808de34..024c32092e 100644
--- a/daemon/graphdriver/proxy.go
+++ b/daemon/graphdriver/proxy.go
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ import (
 	"io"
 
 	"github.com/docker/docker/pkg/archive"
-	"github.com/docker/docker/pkg/containerfs"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/pkg/idtools"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/pkg/plugingetter"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/pkg/plugins"
@@ -128,20 +127,20 @@ func (d *graphDriverProxy) Remove(id string) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (d *graphDriverProxy) Get(id, mountLabel string) (containerfs.ContainerFS, error) {
+func (d *graphDriverProxy) Get(id, mountLabel string) (string, error) {
 	args := &graphDriverRequest{
 		ID:         id,
 		MountLabel: mountLabel,
 	}
 	var ret graphDriverResponse
 	if err := d.client.Call("GraphDriver.Get", args, &ret); err != nil {
-		return nil, err
+		return "", err
 	}
 	var err error
 	if ret.Err != "" {
 		err = errors.New(ret.Err)
 	}
-	return containerfs.NewLocalContainerFS(d.p.ScopedPath(ret.Dir)), err
+	return d.p.ScopedPath(ret.Dir), err
 }
 
 func (d *graphDriverProxy) Put(id string) error {
diff --git a/daemon/graphdriver/vfs/driver.go b/daemon/graphdriver/vfs/driver.go
index 2c6c720eab..f762ed7ec2 100644
--- a/daemon/graphdriver/vfs/driver.go
+++ b/daemon/graphdriver/vfs/driver.go
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ func (d *Driver) create(id, parent string, size uint64) error {
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("%s: %s", parent, err)
 	}
-	return CopyDir(parentDir.Path(), dir)
+	return CopyDir(parentDir, dir)
 }
 
 func (d *Driver) dir(id string) string {
@@ -185,14 +185,14 @@ func (d *Driver) Remove(id string) error {
 }
 
 // Get returns the directory for the given id.
-func (d *Driver) Get(id, mountLabel string) (containerfs.ContainerFS, error) {
+func (d *Driver) Get(id, mountLabel string) (string, error) {
 	dir := d.dir(id)
 	if st, err := os.Stat(dir); err != nil {
-		return nil, err
+		return "", err
 	} else if !st.IsDir() {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("%s: not a directory", dir)
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("%s: not a directory", dir)
 	}
-	return containerfs.NewLocalContainerFS(dir), nil
+	return dir, nil
 }
 
 // Put is a noop for vfs that return nil for the error, since this driver has no runtime resources to clean up.
diff --git a/daemon/graphdriver/windows/windows.go b/daemon/graphdriver/windows/windows.go
index 1e3b9343ee..75e6035a87 100644
--- a/daemon/graphdriver/windows/windows.go
+++ b/daemon/graphdriver/windows/windows.go
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/Microsoft/hcsshim/osversion"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/daemon/graphdriver"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/pkg/archive"
-	"github.com/docker/docker/pkg/containerfs"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/pkg/idtools"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/pkg/ioutils"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/pkg/longpath"
@@ -393,35 +392,35 @@ func (d *Driver) GetLayerPath(id string) (string, error) {
 }
 
 // Get returns the rootfs path for the id. This will mount the dir at its given path.
-func (d *Driver) Get(id, mountLabel string) (containerfs.ContainerFS, error) {
+func (d *Driver) Get(id, mountLabel string) (string, error) {
 	logrus.Debugf("WindowsGraphDriver Get() id %s mountLabel %s", id, mountLabel)
 	var dir string
 
 	rID, err := d.resolveID(id)
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
+		return "", err
 	}
 	if count := d.ctr.Increment(rID); count > 1 {
-		return containerfs.NewLocalContainerFS(d.cache[rID]), nil
+		return d.cache[rID], nil
 	}
 
 	// Getting the layer paths must be done outside of the lock.
 	layerChain, err := d.getLayerChain(rID)
 	if err != nil {
 		d.ctr.Decrement(rID)
-		return nil, err
+		return "", err
 	}
 
 	if err := hcsshim.ActivateLayer(d.info, rID); err != nil {
 		d.ctr.Decrement(rID)
-		return nil, err
+		return "", err
 	}
 	if err := hcsshim.PrepareLayer(d.info, rID, layerChain); err != nil {
 		d.ctr.Decrement(rID)
 		if err2 := hcsshim.DeactivateLayer(d.info, rID); err2 != nil {
 			logrus.Warnf("Failed to Deactivate %s: %s", id, err)
 		}
-		return nil, err
+		return "", err
 	}
 
 	mountPath, err := hcsshim.GetLayerMountPath(d.info, rID)
@@ -433,7 +432,7 @@ func (d *Driver) Get(id, mountLabel string) (containerfs.ContainerFS, error) {
 		if err2 := hcsshim.DeactivateLayer(d.info, rID); err2 != nil {
 			logrus.Warnf("Failed to Deactivate %s: %s", id, err)
 		}
-		return nil, err
+		return "", err
 	}
 	d.cacheMu.Lock()
 	d.cache[rID] = mountPath
@@ -447,7 +446,7 @@ func (d *Driver) Get(id, mountLabel string) (containerfs.ContainerFS, error) {
 		dir = d.dir(id)
 	}
 
-	return containerfs.NewLocalContainerFS(dir), nil
+	return dir, nil
 }
 
 // Put adds a new layer to the driver.
@@ -651,7 +650,7 @@ func (d *Driver) DiffSize(id, parent string) (size int64, err error) {
 	}
 	defer d.Put(id)
 
-	return archive.ChangesSize(layerFs.Path(), changes), nil
+	return archive.ChangesSize(layerFs, changes), nil
 }
 
 // GetMetadata returns custom driver information.
diff --git a/daemon/graphdriver/zfs/zfs.go b/daemon/graphdriver/zfs/zfs.go
index e438ab0ab1..cafb77fd5d 100644
--- a/daemon/graphdriver/zfs/zfs.go
+++ b/daemon/graphdriver/zfs/zfs.go
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/docker/docker/daemon/graphdriver"
-	"github.com/docker/docker/pkg/containerfs"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/pkg/idtools"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/pkg/parsers"
 	zfs "github.com/mistifyio/go-zfs"
@@ -363,12 +362,12 @@ func (d *Driver) Remove(id string) error {
 }
 
 // Get returns the mountpoint for the given id after creating the target directories if necessary.
-func (d *Driver) Get(id, mountLabel string) (_ containerfs.ContainerFS, retErr error) {
+func (d *Driver) Get(id, mountLabel string) (_ string, retErr error) {
 	d.locker.Lock(id)
 	defer d.locker.Unlock(id)
 	mountpoint := d.mountPath(id)
 	if count := d.ctr.Increment(mountpoint); count > 1 {
-		return containerfs.NewLocalContainerFS(mountpoint), nil
+		return mountpoint, nil
 	}
 	defer func() {
 		if retErr != nil {
@@ -391,20 +390,20 @@ func (d *Driver) Get(id, mountLabel string) (_ containerfs.ContainerFS, retErr e
 	root := d.idMap.RootPair()
 	// Create the target directories if they don't exist
 	if err := idtools.MkdirAllAndChown(mountpoint, 0755, root); err != nil {
-		return nil, err
+		return "", err
 	}
 
 	if err := mount.Mount(filesystem, mountpoint, "zfs", options); err != nil {
-		return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "error creating zfs mount")
+		return "", errors.Wrap(err, "error creating zfs mount")
 	}
 
 	// this could be our first mount after creation of the filesystem, and the root dir may still have root
 	// permissions instead of the remapped root uid:gid (if user namespaces are enabled):
 	if err := root.Chown(mountpoint); err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("error modifying zfs mountpoint (%s) directory ownership: %v", mountpoint, err)
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("error modifying zfs mountpoint (%s) directory ownership: %v", mountpoint, err)
 	}
 
-	return containerfs.NewLocalContainerFS(mountpoint), nil
+	return mountpoint, nil
 }
 
 // Put removes the existing mountpoint for the given id if it exists.
diff --git a/daemon/images/image_builder.go b/daemon/images/image_builder.go
index 10980c6561..af2d4073cc 100644
--- a/daemon/images/image_builder.go
+++ b/daemon/images/image_builder.go
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/docker/docker/errdefs"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/image"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/layer"
-	"github.com/docker/docker/pkg/containerfs"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/pkg/progress"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/pkg/streamformatter"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/pkg/stringid"
@@ -83,10 +82,10 @@ type rwLayer struct {
 	released   bool
 	layerStore layer.Store
 	rwLayer    layer.RWLayer
-	fs         containerfs.ContainerFS
+	fs         string
 }
 
-func (l *rwLayer) Root() containerfs.ContainerFS {
+func (l *rwLayer) Root() string {
 	return l.fs
 }
 
@@ -115,11 +114,11 @@ func (l *rwLayer) Release() error {
 		return nil
 	}
 
-	if l.fs != nil {
+	if l.fs != "" {
 		if err := l.rwLayer.Unmount(); err != nil {
 			return errors.Wrap(err, "failed to unmount RWLayer")
 		}
-		l.fs = nil
+		l.fs = ""
 	}
 
 	metadata, err := l.layerStore.ReleaseRWLayer(l.rwLayer)
diff --git a/daemon/initlayer/setup_unix.go b/daemon/initlayer/setup_unix.go
index 1a971897b4..4d2c84cafb 100644
--- a/daemon/initlayer/setup_unix.go
+++ b/daemon/initlayer/setup_unix.go
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ import (
 	"path/filepath"
 	"strings"
 
-	"github.com/docker/docker/pkg/containerfs"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/pkg/idtools"
 	"golang.org/x/sys/unix"
 )
@@ -18,9 +17,9 @@ import (
 //
 // This extra layer is used by all containers as the top-most ro layer. It protects
 // the container from unwanted side-effects on the rw layer.
-func Setup(initLayerFs containerfs.ContainerFS, rootIdentity idtools.Identity) error {
+func Setup(initLayerFs string, rootIdentity idtools.Identity) error {
 	// Since all paths are local to the container, we can just extract initLayerFs.Path()
-	initLayer := initLayerFs.Path()
+	initLayer := initLayerFs
 
 	for pth, typ := range map[string]string{
 		"/dev/pts":         "dir",
diff --git a/daemon/list_windows.go b/daemon/list_windows.go
index 7c7b5fa856..62daa36fc8 100644
--- a/daemon/list_windows.go
+++ b/daemon/list_windows.go
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import (
 // excludeByIsolation is a platform specific helper function to support PS
 // filtering by Isolation. This is a Windows-only concept, so is a no-op on Unix.
 func excludeByIsolation(container *container.Snapshot, ctx *listContext) iterationAction {
-	i := strings.ToLower(string(container.HostConfig.Isolation))
+	i := strings.ToLower(container.HostConfig.Isolation)
 	if i == "" {
 		i = "default"
 	}
diff --git a/daemon/oci_linux.go b/daemon/oci_linux.go
index e30ea08e8c..b0ca314fd8 100644
--- a/daemon/oci_linux.go
+++ b/daemon/oci_linux.go
@@ -721,8 +721,8 @@ func sysctlExists(s string) bool {
 // WithCommonOptions sets common docker options
 func WithCommonOptions(daemon *Daemon, c *container.Container) coci.SpecOpts {
 	return func(ctx context.Context, _ coci.Client, _ *containers.Container, s *coci.Spec) error {
-		if c.BaseFS == nil && !daemon.UsesSnapshotter() {
-			return errors.New("populateCommonSpec: BaseFS of container " + c.ID + " is unexpectedly nil")
+		if c.BaseFS == "" && !daemon.UsesSnapshotter() {
+			return errors.New("populateCommonSpec: BaseFS of container " + c.ID + " is unexpectedly empty")
 		}
 		linkedEnv, err := daemon.setupLinkedContainers(c)
 		if err != nil {
@@ -730,7 +730,7 @@ func WithCommonOptions(daemon *Daemon, c *container.Container) coci.SpecOpts {
 		}
 		if !daemon.UsesSnapshotter() {
 			s.Root = &specs.Root{
-				Path:     c.BaseFS.Path(),
+				Path:     c.BaseFS,
 				Readonly: c.HostConfig.ReadonlyRootfs,
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/daemon/oci_linux_test.go b/daemon/oci_linux_test.go
index 42084c900d..d7a68b88bf 100644
--- a/daemon/oci_linux_test.go
+++ b/daemon/oci_linux_test.go
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/docker/docker/daemon/config"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/daemon/network"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/libnetwork"
-	"github.com/docker/docker/pkg/containerfs"
 	"gotest.tools/v3/assert"
 	is "gotest.tools/v3/assert/cmp"
 	"gotest.tools/v3/skip"
@@ -36,7 +35,7 @@ func setupFakeDaemon(t *testing.T, c *container.Container) *Daemon {
 	}
 
 	c.Root = root
-	c.BaseFS = containerfs.NewLocalContainerFS(rootfs)
+	c.BaseFS = rootfs
 
 	if c.Config == nil {
 		c.Config = new(containertypes.Config)
diff --git a/daemon/oci_windows.go b/daemon/oci_windows.go
index 502ce10102..e2205b8ca2 100644
--- a/daemon/oci_windows.go
+++ b/daemon/oci_windows.go
@@ -236,11 +236,11 @@ func (daemon *Daemon) createSpecWindowsFields(c *container.Container, s *specs.S
 	}
 	s.Root.Readonly = false // Windows does not support a read-only root filesystem
 	if !isHyperV {
-		if c.BaseFS == nil {
-			return errors.New("createSpecWindowsFields: BaseFS of container " + c.ID + " is unexpectedly nil")
+		if c.BaseFS == "" {
+			return errors.New("createSpecWindowsFields: BaseFS of container " + c.ID + " is unexpectedly empty")
 		}
 
-		s.Root.Path = c.BaseFS.Path() // This is not set for Hyper-V containers
+		s.Root.Path = c.BaseFS // This is not set for Hyper-V containers
 		if !strings.HasSuffix(s.Root.Path, `\`) {
 			s.Root.Path = s.Root.Path + `\` // Ensure a correctly formatted volume GUID path \\?\Volume{GUID}\
 		}
diff --git a/daemon/start.go b/daemon/start.go
index bbdefb0173..bee566e5cf 100644
--- a/daemon/start.go
+++ b/daemon/start.go
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ func (daemon *Daemon) Cleanup(container *container.Container) {
 		daemon.unregisterExecCommand(container, eConfig)
 	}
 
-	if container.BaseFS != nil && container.BaseFS.Path() != "" {
+	if container.BaseFS != "" {
 		if err := container.UnmountVolumes(daemon.LogVolumeEvent); err != nil {
 			logrus.Warnf("%s cleanup: Failed to umount volumes: %v", container.ID, err)
 		}
diff --git a/integration/plugin/graphdriver/external_test.go b/integration/plugin/graphdriver/external_test.go
index cb261774b8..7eaec7a861 100644
--- a/integration/plugin/graphdriver/external_test.go
+++ b/integration/plugin/graphdriver/external_test.go
@@ -213,13 +213,12 @@ func setupPlugin(t *testing.T, ec map[string]*graphEventsCounter, ext string, mu
 			return
 		}
 
-		// TODO @gupta-ak: Figure out what to do here.
 		dir, err := driver.Get(req.ID, req.MountLabel)
 		if err != nil {
 			respond(w, err)
 			return
 		}
-		respond(w, &graphDriverResponse{Dir: dir.Path()})
+		respond(w, &graphDriverResponse{Dir: dir})
 	})
 
 	mux.HandleFunc("/GraphDriver.Put", func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
diff --git a/layer/layer.go b/layer/layer.go
index f5a4792498..330f359632 100644
--- a/layer/layer.go
+++ b/layer/layer.go
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/docker/distribution"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/pkg/archive"
-	"github.com/docker/docker/pkg/containerfs"
 	"github.com/opencontainers/go-digest"
 	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 )
@@ -114,7 +113,7 @@ type RWLayer interface {
 
 	// Mount mounts the RWLayer and returns the filesystem path
 	// to the writable layer.
-	Mount(mountLabel string) (containerfs.ContainerFS, error)
+	Mount(mountLabel string) (string, error)
 
 	// Unmount unmounts the RWLayer. This should be called
 	// for every mount. If there are multiple mount calls
@@ -158,7 +157,7 @@ type Metadata struct {
 // writable mount. Changes made here will
 // not be included in the Tar stream of the
 // RWLayer.
-type MountInit func(root containerfs.ContainerFS) error
+type MountInit func(root string) error
 
 // CreateRWLayerOpts contains optional arguments to be passed to CreateRWLayer
 type CreateRWLayerOpts struct {
diff --git a/layer/layer_store.go b/layer/layer_store.go
index 51fa656652..623d494012 100644
--- a/layer/layer_store.go
+++ b/layer/layer_store.go
@@ -786,5 +786,5 @@ func (n *naiveDiffPathDriver) DiffGetter(id string) (graphdriver.FileGetCloser,
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	return &fileGetPutter{storage.NewPathFileGetter(p.Path()), n.Driver, id}, nil
+	return &fileGetPutter{storage.NewPathFileGetter(p), n.Driver, id}, nil
 }
diff --git a/layer/layer_test.go b/layer/layer_test.go
index 710f7423ad..afda53a871 100644
--- a/layer/layer_test.go
+++ b/layer/layer_test.go
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/docker/docker/daemon/graphdriver"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/daemon/graphdriver/vfs"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/pkg/archive"
-	"github.com/docker/docker/pkg/containerfs"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/pkg/idtools"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/pkg/stringid"
 	"github.com/opencontainers/go-digest"
@@ -80,7 +79,7 @@ func newTestStore(t *testing.T) (Store, string, func()) {
 	}
 }
 
-type layerInit func(root containerfs.ContainerFS) error
+type layerInit func(root string) error
 
 func createLayer(ls Store, parent ChainID, layerFunc layerInit) (Layer, error) {
 	containerID := stringid.GenerateRandomID()
@@ -121,7 +120,7 @@ func createLayer(ls Store, parent ChainID, layerFunc layerInit) (Layer, error) {
 }
 
 type FileApplier interface {
-	ApplyFile(root containerfs.ContainerFS) error
+	ApplyFile(root string) error
 }
 
 type testFile struct {
@@ -138,22 +137,22 @@ func newTestFile(name string, content []byte, perm os.FileMode) FileApplier {
 	}
 }
 
-func (tf *testFile) ApplyFile(root containerfs.ContainerFS) error {
-	fullPath := root.Join(root.Path(), tf.name)
-	if err := root.MkdirAll(root.Dir(fullPath), 0755); err != nil {
+func (tf *testFile) ApplyFile(root string) error {
+	fullPath := filepath.Join(root, tf.name)
+	if err := os.MkdirAll(filepath.Dir(fullPath), 0755); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 	// Check if already exists
-	if stat, err := root.Stat(fullPath); err == nil && stat.Mode().Perm() != tf.permission {
-		if err := root.Lchmod(fullPath, tf.permission); err != nil {
+	if stat, err := os.Stat(fullPath); err == nil && stat.Mode().Perm() != tf.permission {
+		if err := driver.LocalDriver.Lchmod(fullPath, tf.permission); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
 	}
-	return driver.WriteFile(root, fullPath, tf.content, tf.permission)
+	return os.WriteFile(fullPath, tf.content, tf.permission)
 }
 
 func initWithFiles(files ...FileApplier) layerInit {
-	return func(root containerfs.ContainerFS) error {
+	return func(root string) error {
 		for _, f := range files {
 			if err := f.ApplyFile(root); err != nil {
 				return err
@@ -267,7 +266,7 @@ func TestMountAndRegister(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
 
-	b, err := driver.ReadFile(path2, path2.Join(path2.Path(), "testfile.txt"))
+	b, err := os.ReadFile(filepath.Join(path2, "testfile.txt"))
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
@@ -375,7 +374,7 @@ func TestStoreRestore(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
 
-	if err := driver.WriteFile(pathFS, pathFS.Join(pathFS.Path(), "testfile.txt"), []byte("nothing here"), 0644); err != nil {
+	if err := os.WriteFile(filepath.Join(pathFS, "testfile.txt"), []byte("nothing here"), 0644); err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
 
@@ -409,20 +408,20 @@ func TestStoreRestore(t *testing.T) {
 
 	if mountPath, err := m2.Mount(""); err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
-	} else if pathFS.Path() != mountPath.Path() {
-		t.Fatalf("Unexpected path %s, expected %s", mountPath.Path(), pathFS.Path())
+	} else if pathFS != mountPath {
+		t.Fatalf("Unexpected path %s, expected %s", mountPath, pathFS)
 	}
 
 	if mountPath, err := m2.Mount(""); err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
-	} else if pathFS.Path() != mountPath.Path() {
-		t.Fatalf("Unexpected path %s, expected %s", mountPath.Path(), pathFS.Path())
+	} else if pathFS != mountPath {
+		t.Fatalf("Unexpected path %s, expected %s", mountPath, pathFS)
 	}
 	if err := m2.Unmount(); err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
 
-	b, err := driver.ReadFile(pathFS, pathFS.Join(pathFS.Path(), "testfile.txt"))
+	b, err := os.ReadFile(filepath.Join(pathFS, "testfile.txt"))
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
@@ -597,7 +596,7 @@ func tarFromFiles(files ...FileApplier) ([]byte, error) {
 	defer os.RemoveAll(td)
 
 	for _, f := range files {
-		if err := f.ApplyFile(containerfs.NewLocalContainerFS(td)); err != nil {
+		if err := f.ApplyFile(td); err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/layer/layer_windows.go b/layer/layer_windows.go
index 3d079a9af6..350a671124 100644
--- a/layer/layer_windows.go
+++ b/layer/layer_windows.go
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ func GetLayerPath(s Store, layer ChainID) (string, error) {
 		return "", err
 	}
 
-	return path.Path(), nil
+	return path, nil
 }
 
 func (ls *layerStore) mountID(name string) string {
diff --git a/layer/mount_test.go b/layer/mount_test.go
index 20de6e0c7c..643a52c524 100644
--- a/layer/mount_test.go
+++ b/layer/mount_test.go
@@ -2,13 +2,14 @@ package layer // import "github.com/docker/docker/layer"
 
 import (
 	"io"
+	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
 	"runtime"
 	"sort"
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/containerd/continuity/driver"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/pkg/archive"
-	"github.com/docker/docker/pkg/containerfs"
 )
 
 func TestMountInit(t *testing.T) {
@@ -28,7 +29,7 @@ func TestMountInit(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
 
-	mountInit := func(root containerfs.ContainerFS) error {
+	mountInit := func(root string) error {
 		return initfile.ApplyFile(root)
 	}
 
@@ -45,12 +46,12 @@ func TestMountInit(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
 
-	fi, err := pathFS.Stat(pathFS.Join(pathFS.Path(), "testfile.txt"))
+	fi, err := os.Stat(filepath.Join(pathFS, "testfile.txt"))
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
 
-	f, err := pathFS.Open(pathFS.Join(pathFS.Path(), "testfile.txt"))
+	f, err := os.Open(filepath.Join(pathFS, "testfile.txt"))
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
@@ -88,7 +89,7 @@ func TestMountSize(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
 
-	mountInit := func(root containerfs.ContainerFS) error {
+	mountInit := func(root string) error {
 		return newTestFile("file-init", contentInit, 0777).ApplyFile(root)
 	}
 	rwLayerOpts := &CreateRWLayerOpts{
@@ -105,7 +106,7 @@ func TestMountSize(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
 
-	if err := driver.WriteFile(pathFS, pathFS.Join(pathFS.Path(), "file2"), content2, 0755); err != nil {
+	if err := os.WriteFile(filepath.Join(pathFS, "file2"), content2, 0755); err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
 
@@ -140,7 +141,7 @@ func TestMountChanges(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
 
-	mountInit := func(root containerfs.ContainerFS) error {
+	mountInit := func(root string) error {
 		return initfile.ApplyFile(root)
 	}
 	rwLayerOpts := &CreateRWLayerOpts{
@@ -157,23 +158,23 @@ func TestMountChanges(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
 
-	if err := pathFS.Lchmod(pathFS.Join(pathFS.Path(), "testfile1.txt"), 0755); err != nil {
+	if err := driver.LocalDriver.Lchmod(filepath.Join(pathFS, "testfile1.txt"), 0755); err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
 
-	if err := driver.WriteFile(pathFS, pathFS.Join(pathFS.Path(), "testfile1.txt"), []byte("mount data!"), 0755); err != nil {
+	if err := os.WriteFile(filepath.Join(pathFS, "testfile1.txt"), []byte("mount data!"), 0755); err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
 
-	if err := pathFS.Remove(pathFS.Join(pathFS.Path(), "testfile2.txt")); err != nil {
+	if err := os.Remove(filepath.Join(pathFS, "testfile2.txt")); err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
 
-	if err := pathFS.Lchmod(pathFS.Join(pathFS.Path(), "testfile3.txt"), 0755); err != nil {
+	if err := driver.LocalDriver.Lchmod(filepath.Join(pathFS, "testfile3.txt"), 0755); err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
 
-	if err := driver.WriteFile(pathFS, pathFS.Join(pathFS.Path(), "testfile4.txt"), []byte("mount data!"), 0644); err != nil {
+	if err := os.WriteFile(filepath.Join(pathFS, "testfile4.txt"), []byte("mount data!"), 0644); err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
 
@@ -248,7 +249,7 @@ func TestMountApply(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
 
-	f, err := pathFS.Open(pathFS.Join(pathFS.Path(), "newfile.txt"))
+	f, err := os.Open(filepath.Join(pathFS, "newfile.txt"))
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
diff --git a/layer/mounted_layer.go b/layer/mounted_layer.go
index f614fd571d..05f98f5f3d 100644
--- a/layer/mounted_layer.go
+++ b/layer/mounted_layer.go
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ import (
 	"sync"
 
 	"github.com/docker/docker/pkg/archive"
-	"github.com/docker/docker/pkg/containerfs"
 )
 
 type mountedLayer struct {
@@ -100,7 +99,7 @@ type referencedRWLayer struct {
 	*mountedLayer
 }
 
-func (rl *referencedRWLayer) Mount(mountLabel string) (containerfs.ContainerFS, error) {
+func (rl *referencedRWLayer) Mount(mountLabel string) (string, error) {
 	return rl.layerStore.driver.Get(rl.mountedLayer.mountID, mountLabel)
 }
 
diff --git a/libnetwork/ipam/structures.go b/libnetwork/ipam/structures.go
index de4130f83d..dd5edf13e1 100644
--- a/libnetwork/ipam/structures.go
+++ b/libnetwork/ipam/structures.go
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ func (aSpace *addrSpace) UnmarshalJSON(data []byte) error {
 
 	aSpace.scope = datastore.LocalScope
 	s := m["Scope"].(string)
-	if s == string(datastore.GlobalScope) {
+	if s == datastore.GlobalScope {
 		aSpace.scope = datastore.GlobalScope
 	}
 
diff --git a/pkg/archive/copy.go b/pkg/archive/copy.go
index 43a9b1417d..90d23cdc08 100644
--- a/pkg/archive/copy.go
+++ b/pkg/archive/copy.go
@@ -26,23 +26,23 @@ var (
 // path (from before being processed by utility functions from the path or
 // filepath stdlib packages) ends with a trailing `/.` or `/`. If the cleaned
 // path already ends in a `.` path segment, then another is not added. If the
-// clean path already ends in the separator, then another is not added.
-func PreserveTrailingDotOrSeparator(cleanedPath string, originalPath string, sep byte) string {
+// clean path already ends in a path separator, then another is not added.
+func PreserveTrailingDotOrSeparator(cleanedPath string, originalPath string) string {
 	// Ensure paths are in platform semantics
-	cleanedPath = strings.ReplaceAll(cleanedPath, "/", string(sep))
-	originalPath = strings.ReplaceAll(originalPath, "/", string(sep))
+	cleanedPath = normalizePath(cleanedPath)
+	originalPath = normalizePath(originalPath)
 
 	if !specifiesCurrentDir(cleanedPath) && specifiesCurrentDir(originalPath) {
-		if !hasTrailingPathSeparator(cleanedPath, sep) {
+		if !hasTrailingPathSeparator(cleanedPath) {
 			// Add a separator if it doesn't already end with one (a cleaned
 			// path would only end in a separator if it is the root).
-			cleanedPath += string(sep)
+			cleanedPath += string(filepath.Separator)
 		}
 		cleanedPath += "."
 	}
 
-	if !hasTrailingPathSeparator(cleanedPath, sep) && hasTrailingPathSeparator(originalPath, sep) {
-		cleanedPath += string(sep)
+	if !hasTrailingPathSeparator(cleanedPath) && hasTrailingPathSeparator(originalPath) {
+		cleanedPath += string(filepath.Separator)
 	}
 
 	return cleanedPath
@@ -51,14 +51,14 @@ func PreserveTrailingDotOrSeparator(cleanedPath string, originalPath string, sep
 // assertsDirectory returns whether the given path is
 // asserted to be a directory, i.e., the path ends with
 // a trailing '/' or `/.`, assuming a path separator of `/`.
-func assertsDirectory(path string, sep byte) bool {
-	return hasTrailingPathSeparator(path, sep) || specifiesCurrentDir(path)
+func assertsDirectory(path string) bool {
+	return hasTrailingPathSeparator(path) || specifiesCurrentDir(path)
 }
 
 // hasTrailingPathSeparator returns whether the given
 // path ends with the system's path separator character.
-func hasTrailingPathSeparator(path string, sep byte) bool {
-	return len(path) > 0 && path[len(path)-1] == sep
+func hasTrailingPathSeparator(path string) bool {
+	return len(path) > 0 && path[len(path)-1] == filepath.Separator
 }
 
 // specifiesCurrentDir returns whether the given path specifies
@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@ func PrepareArchiveCopy(srcContent io.Reader, srcInfo, dstInfo CopyInfo) (dstDir
 			srcBase = srcInfo.RebaseName
 		}
 		return dstDir, RebaseArchiveEntries(srcContent, srcBase, dstBase), nil
-	case assertsDirectory(dstInfo.Path, os.PathSeparator):
+	case assertsDirectory(dstInfo.Path):
 		// The destination does not exist and is asserted to be created as a
 		// directory, but the source content is not a directory. This is an
 		// error condition since you cannot create a directory from a file
@@ -387,8 +387,8 @@ func CopyResource(srcPath, dstPath string, followLink bool) error {
 	dstPath = normalizePath(dstPath)
 
 	// Clean the source and destination paths.
-	srcPath = PreserveTrailingDotOrSeparator(filepath.Clean(srcPath), srcPath, os.PathSeparator)
-	dstPath = PreserveTrailingDotOrSeparator(filepath.Clean(dstPath), dstPath, os.PathSeparator)
+	srcPath = PreserveTrailingDotOrSeparator(filepath.Clean(srcPath), srcPath)
+	dstPath = PreserveTrailingDotOrSeparator(filepath.Clean(dstPath), dstPath)
 
 	if srcInfo, err = CopyInfoSourcePath(srcPath, followLink); err != nil {
 		return err
@@ -451,7 +451,7 @@ func ResolveHostSourcePath(path string, followLink bool) (resolvedPath, rebaseNa
 		// resolvedDirPath will have been cleaned (no trailing path separators) so
 		// we can manually join it with the base path element.
 		resolvedPath = resolvedDirPath + string(filepath.Separator) + basePath
-		if hasTrailingPathSeparator(path, os.PathSeparator) &&
+		if hasTrailingPathSeparator(path) &&
 			filepath.Base(path) != filepath.Base(resolvedPath) {
 			rebaseName = filepath.Base(path)
 		}
@@ -470,8 +470,8 @@ func GetRebaseName(path, resolvedPath string) (string, string) {
 		resolvedPath += string(filepath.Separator) + "."
 	}
 
-	if hasTrailingPathSeparator(path, os.PathSeparator) &&
-		!hasTrailingPathSeparator(resolvedPath, os.PathSeparator) {
+	if hasTrailingPathSeparator(path) &&
+		!hasTrailingPathSeparator(resolvedPath) {
 		resolvedPath += string(filepath.Separator)
 	}
 
diff --git a/pkg/containerfs/archiver.go b/pkg/containerfs/archiver.go
deleted file mode 100644
index d5f153b373..0000000000
--- a/pkg/containerfs/archiver.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,203 +0,0 @@
-package containerfs // import "github.com/docker/docker/pkg/containerfs"
-
-import (
-	"archive/tar"
-	"errors"
-	"io"
-	"os"
-	"path/filepath"
-	"time"
-
-	"github.com/docker/docker/pkg/archive"
-	"github.com/docker/docker/pkg/idtools"
-	"github.com/docker/docker/pkg/system"
-	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
-)
-
-// TarFunc provides a function definition for a custom Tar function
-type TarFunc func(string, *archive.TarOptions) (io.ReadCloser, error)
-
-// UntarFunc provides a function definition for a custom Untar function
-type UntarFunc func(io.Reader, string, *archive.TarOptions) error
-
-// Archiver provides a similar implementation of the archive.Archiver package with the rootfs abstraction
-type Archiver struct {
-	SrcDriver Driver
-	DstDriver Driver
-	Tar       TarFunc
-	Untar     UntarFunc
-	IDMapping idtools.IdentityMapping
-}
-
-// TarUntar is a convenience function which calls Tar and Untar, with the output of one piped into the other.
-// If either Tar or Untar fails, TarUntar aborts and returns the error.
-func (archiver *Archiver) TarUntar(src, dst string) error {
-	logrus.Debugf("TarUntar(%s %s)", src, dst)
-	tarArchive, err := archiver.Tar(src, &archive.TarOptions{Compression: archive.Uncompressed})
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	defer tarArchive.Close()
-	options := &archive.TarOptions{
-		IDMap: archiver.IDMapping,
-	}
-	return archiver.Untar(tarArchive, dst, options)
-}
-
-// UntarPath untar a file from path to a destination, src is the source tar file path.
-func (archiver *Archiver) UntarPath(src, dst string) error {
-	tarArchive, err := archiver.SrcDriver.Open(src)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	defer tarArchive.Close()
-	options := &archive.TarOptions{
-		IDMap: archiver.IDMapping,
-	}
-	return archiver.Untar(tarArchive, dst, options)
-}
-
-// CopyWithTar creates a tar archive of filesystem path `src`, and
-// unpacks it at filesystem path `dst`.
-// The archive is streamed directly with fixed buffering and no
-// intermediary disk IO.
-func (archiver *Archiver) CopyWithTar(src, dst string) error {
-	srcSt, err := archiver.SrcDriver.Stat(src)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	if !srcSt.IsDir() {
-		return archiver.CopyFileWithTar(src, dst)
-	}
-
-	// if this archiver is set up with ID mapping we need to create
-	// the new destination directory with the remapped root UID/GID pair
-	// as owner
-
-	identity := idtools.Identity{UID: archiver.IDMapping.RootPair().UID, GID: archiver.IDMapping.RootPair().GID}
-
-	// Create dst, copy src's content into it
-	if err := idtools.MkdirAllAndChownNew(dst, 0755, identity); err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	logrus.Debugf("Calling TarUntar(%s, %s)", src, dst)
-	return archiver.TarUntar(src, dst)
-}
-
-// CopyFileWithTar emulates the behavior of the 'cp' command-line
-// for a single file. It copies a regular file from path `src` to
-// path `dst`, and preserves all its metadata.
-func (archiver *Archiver) CopyFileWithTar(src, dst string) (retErr error) {
-	logrus.Debugf("CopyFileWithTar(%s, %s)", src, dst)
-	srcDriver := archiver.SrcDriver
-	dstDriver := archiver.DstDriver
-
-	srcSt, retErr := srcDriver.Stat(src)
-	if retErr != nil {
-		return retErr
-	}
-
-	if srcSt.IsDir() {
-		return errors.New("cannot copy a directory")
-	}
-
-	// Clean up the trailing slash. This must be done in an operating
-	// system specific manner.
-	if dst[len(dst)-1] == dstDriver.Separator() {
-		dst = dstDriver.Join(dst, srcDriver.Base(src))
-	}
-
-	// The original call was system.MkdirAll, which is just
-	// os.MkdirAll on not-Windows and changed for Windows.
-	if dstDriver.OS() == "windows" {
-		// Now we are WCOW
-		if err := system.MkdirAll(filepath.Dir(dst), 0700); err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-	} else {
-		// We can just use the driver.MkdirAll function
-		if err := dstDriver.MkdirAll(dstDriver.Dir(dst), 0700); err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-	}
-
-	r, w := io.Pipe()
-	errC := make(chan error, 1)
-
-	go func() {
-		defer close(errC)
-		errC <- func() error {
-			defer w.Close()
-
-			srcF, err := srcDriver.Open(src)
-			if err != nil {
-				return err
-			}
-			defer srcF.Close()
-
-			hdr, err := archive.FileInfoHeaderNoLookups(srcSt, "")
-			if err != nil {
-				return err
-			}
-			hdr.Format = tar.FormatPAX
-			hdr.ModTime = hdr.ModTime.Truncate(time.Second)
-			hdr.AccessTime = time.Time{}
-			hdr.ChangeTime = time.Time{}
-			hdr.Name = dstDriver.Base(dst)
-			if dstDriver.OS() == "windows" {
-				hdr.Mode = int64(chmodTarEntry(os.FileMode(hdr.Mode)))
-			} else {
-				hdr.Mode = int64(os.FileMode(hdr.Mode))
-			}
-
-			if err := remapIDs(archiver.IDMapping, hdr); err != nil {
-				return err
-			}
-
-			tw := tar.NewWriter(w)
-			defer tw.Close()
-			if err := tw.WriteHeader(hdr); err != nil {
-				return err
-			}
-			if _, err := io.Copy(tw, srcF); err != nil {
-				return err
-			}
-			return nil
-		}()
-	}()
-	defer func() {
-		if err := <-errC; retErr == nil && err != nil {
-			retErr = err
-		}
-	}()
-
-	retErr = archiver.Untar(r, dstDriver.Dir(dst), nil)
-	if retErr != nil {
-		r.CloseWithError(retErr)
-	}
-	return retErr
-}
-
-// IdentityMapping returns the IdentityMapping of the archiver.
-func (archiver *Archiver) IdentityMapping() idtools.IdentityMapping {
-	return archiver.IDMapping
-}
-
-func remapIDs(idMapping idtools.IdentityMapping, hdr *tar.Header) error {
-	ids, err := idMapping.ToHost(idtools.Identity{UID: hdr.Uid, GID: hdr.Gid})
-	hdr.Uid, hdr.Gid = ids.UID, ids.GID
-	return err
-}
-
-// chmodTarEntry is used to adjust the file permissions used in tar header based
-// on the platform the archival is done.
-func chmodTarEntry(perm os.FileMode) os.FileMode {
-	// perm &= 0755 // this 0-ed out tar flags (like link, regular file, directory marker etc.)
-	permPart := perm & os.ModePerm
-	noPermPart := perm &^ os.ModePerm
-	// Add the x bit: make everything +x from windows
-	permPart |= 0111
-	permPart &= 0755
-
-	return noPermPart | permPart
-}
diff --git a/pkg/containerfs/containerfs.go b/pkg/containerfs/containerfs.go
index cf2d39c82e..e65f783a23 100644
--- a/pkg/containerfs/containerfs.go
+++ b/pkg/containerfs/containerfs.go
@@ -2,85 +2,12 @@ package containerfs // import "github.com/docker/docker/pkg/containerfs"
 
 import (
 	"path/filepath"
-	"runtime"
 
-	"github.com/containerd/continuity/driver"
-	"github.com/containerd/continuity/pathdriver"
 	"github.com/moby/sys/symlink"
 )
 
-// ContainerFS is that represents a root file system
-type ContainerFS interface {
-	// Path returns the path to the root. Note that this may not exist
-	// on the local system, so the continuity operations must be used
-	Path() string
-
-	// ResolveScopedPath evaluates the given path scoped to the root.
-	// For example, if root=/a, and path=/b/c, then this function would return /a/b/c.
-	// If rawPath is true, then the function will not preform any modifications
-	// before path resolution. Otherwise, the function will clean the given path
-	// by making it an absolute path.
-	ResolveScopedPath(path string, rawPath bool) (string, error)
-
-	Driver
-}
-
-// Driver combines both continuity's Driver and PathDriver interfaces with a Platform
-// field to determine the OS.
-type Driver interface {
-	// OS returns the OS where the rootfs is located. Essentially, runtime.GOOS.
-	OS() string
-
-	// Architecture returns the hardware architecture where the
-	// container is located.
-	Architecture() string
-
-	// Driver & PathDriver provide methods to manipulate files & paths
-	driver.Driver
-	pathdriver.PathDriver
-}
-
-// NewLocalContainerFS is a helper function to implement daemon's Mount interface
-// when the graphdriver mount point is a local path on the machine.
-func NewLocalContainerFS(path string) ContainerFS {
-	return &local{
-		path:       path,
-		Driver:     driver.LocalDriver,
-		PathDriver: pathdriver.LocalPathDriver,
-	}
-}
-
-// NewLocalDriver provides file and path drivers for a local file system. They are
-// essentially a wrapper around the `os` and `filepath` functions.
-func NewLocalDriver() Driver {
-	return &local{
-		Driver:     driver.LocalDriver,
-		PathDriver: pathdriver.LocalPathDriver,
-	}
-}
-
-type local struct {
-	path string
-	driver.Driver
-	pathdriver.PathDriver
-}
-
-func (l *local) Path() string {
-	return l.path
-}
-
-func (l *local) ResolveScopedPath(path string, rawPath bool) (string, error) {
-	cleanedPath := path
-	if !rawPath {
-		cleanedPath = cleanScopedPath(path)
-	}
-	return symlink.FollowSymlinkInScope(filepath.Join(l.path, cleanedPath), l.path)
-}
-
-func (l *local) OS() string {
-	return runtime.GOOS
-}
-
-func (l *local) Architecture() string {
-	return runtime.GOARCH
+// ResolveScopedPath evaluates the given path scoped to the root.
+// For example, if root=/a, and path=/b/c, then this function would return /a/b/c.
+func ResolveScopedPath(root, path string) (string, error) {
+	return symlink.FollowSymlinkInScope(filepath.Join(root, path), root)
 }
diff --git a/pkg/containerfs/containerfs_unix.go b/pkg/containerfs/containerfs_unix.go
index 5a7ab97e58..3e18599989 100644
--- a/pkg/containerfs/containerfs_unix.go
+++ b/pkg/containerfs/containerfs_unix.go
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ package containerfs // import "github.com/docker/docker/pkg/containerfs"
 
 import "path/filepath"
 
-// cleanScopedPath preappends a to combine with a mnt path.
-func cleanScopedPath(path string) string {
+// CleanScopedPath preappends a to combine with a mnt path.
+func CleanScopedPath(path string) string {
 	return filepath.Join(string(filepath.Separator), path)
 }
diff --git a/pkg/containerfs/containerfs_windows.go b/pkg/containerfs/containerfs_windows.go
index 9fb7084628..f4011d1203 100644
--- a/pkg/containerfs/containerfs_windows.go
+++ b/pkg/containerfs/containerfs_windows.go
@@ -2,9 +2,9 @@ package containerfs // import "github.com/docker/docker/pkg/containerfs"
 
 import "path/filepath"
 
-// cleanScopedPath removes the C:\ syntax, and prepares to combine
+// CleanScopedPath removes the C:\ syntax, and prepares to combine
 // with a volume path
-func cleanScopedPath(path string) string {
+func CleanScopedPath(path string) string {
 	if len(path) >= 2 {
 		c := path[0]
 		if path[1] == ':' && ('a' <= c && c <= 'z' || 'A' <= c && c <= 'Z') {
diff --git a/pkg/system/path.go b/pkg/system/path.go
index 4d81906b9d..7561361d54 100644
--- a/pkg/system/path.go
+++ b/pkg/system/path.go
@@ -16,12 +16,6 @@ func DefaultPathEnv(os string) string {
 
 }
 
-// PathVerifier defines the subset of a PathDriver that CheckSystemDriveAndRemoveDriveLetter
-// actually uses in order to avoid system depending on containerd/continuity.
-type PathVerifier interface {
-	IsAbs(string) bool
-}
-
 // CheckSystemDriveAndRemoveDriveLetter verifies that a path, if it includes a drive letter,
 // is the system drive.
 // On Linux: this is a no-op.
@@ -37,6 +31,6 @@ type PathVerifier interface {
 // a			--> a
 // /a			--> \a
 // d:\			--> Fail
-func CheckSystemDriveAndRemoveDriveLetter(path string, driver PathVerifier) (string, error) {
-	return checkSystemDriveAndRemoveDriveLetter(path, driver)
+func CheckSystemDriveAndRemoveDriveLetter(path string) (string, error) {
+	return checkSystemDriveAndRemoveDriveLetter(path)
 }
diff --git a/pkg/system/path_unix.go b/pkg/system/path_unix.go
index 197a37a219..3778cf06d8 100644
--- a/pkg/system/path_unix.go
+++ b/pkg/system/path_unix.go
@@ -12,6 +12,6 @@ func GetLongPathName(path string) (string, error) {
 
 // checkSystemDriveAndRemoveDriveLetter is the non-Windows implementation
 // of CheckSystemDriveAndRemoveDriveLetter
-func checkSystemDriveAndRemoveDriveLetter(path string, driver PathVerifier) (string, error) {
+func checkSystemDriveAndRemoveDriveLetter(path string) (string, error) {
 	return path, nil
 }
diff --git a/pkg/system/path_windows.go b/pkg/system/path_windows.go
index 7d375b0ddc..708702ee1c 100644
--- a/pkg/system/path_windows.go
+++ b/pkg/system/path_windows.go
@@ -34,11 +34,11 @@ func GetLongPathName(path string) (string, error) {
 
 // checkSystemDriveAndRemoveDriveLetter is the Windows implementation
 // of CheckSystemDriveAndRemoveDriveLetter
-func checkSystemDriveAndRemoveDriveLetter(path string, driver PathVerifier) (string, error) {
+func checkSystemDriveAndRemoveDriveLetter(path string) (string, error) {
 	if len(path) == 2 && string(path[1]) == ":" {
 		return "", fmt.Errorf("No relative path specified in %q", path)
 	}
-	if !driver.IsAbs(path) || len(path) < 2 {
+	if !filepath.IsAbs(path) || len(path) < 2 {
 		return filepath.FromSlash(path), nil
 	}
 	if string(path[1]) == ":" && !strings.EqualFold(string(path[0]), "c") {
diff --git a/pkg/system/path_windows_test.go b/pkg/system/path_windows_test.go
index 5ba2c84e39..c7cc902065 100644
--- a/pkg/system/path_windows_test.go
+++ b/pkg/system/path_windows_test.go
@@ -5,21 +5,19 @@ package system // import "github.com/docker/docker/pkg/system"
 
 import (
 	"testing"
-
-	"github.com/containerd/continuity/pathdriver"
 )
 
 // TestCheckSystemDriveAndRemoveDriveLetter tests CheckSystemDriveAndRemoveDriveLetter
 func TestCheckSystemDriveAndRemoveDriveLetter(t *testing.T) {
 	// Fails if not C drive.
-	_, err := CheckSystemDriveAndRemoveDriveLetter(`d:\`, pathdriver.LocalPathDriver)
+	_, err := CheckSystemDriveAndRemoveDriveLetter(`d:\`)
 	if err == nil || err.Error() != "The specified path is not on the system drive (C:)" {
 		t.Fatalf("Expected error for d:")
 	}
 
 	// Single character is unchanged
 	var path string
-	if path, err = CheckSystemDriveAndRemoveDriveLetter("z", pathdriver.LocalPathDriver); err != nil {
+	if path, err = CheckSystemDriveAndRemoveDriveLetter("z"); err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("Single character should pass")
 	}
 	if path != "z" {
@@ -27,7 +25,7 @@ func TestCheckSystemDriveAndRemoveDriveLetter(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	// Two characters without colon is unchanged
-	if path, err = CheckSystemDriveAndRemoveDriveLetter("AB", pathdriver.LocalPathDriver); err != nil {
+	if path, err = CheckSystemDriveAndRemoveDriveLetter("AB"); err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("2 characters without colon should pass")
 	}
 	if path != "AB" {
@@ -35,7 +33,7 @@ func TestCheckSystemDriveAndRemoveDriveLetter(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	// Abs path without drive letter
-	if path, err = CheckSystemDriveAndRemoveDriveLetter(`\l`, pathdriver.LocalPathDriver); err != nil {
+	if path, err = CheckSystemDriveAndRemoveDriveLetter(`\l`); err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("abs path no drive letter should pass")
 	}
 	if path != `\l` {
@@ -43,7 +41,7 @@ func TestCheckSystemDriveAndRemoveDriveLetter(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	// Abs path without drive letter, linux style
-	if path, err = CheckSystemDriveAndRemoveDriveLetter(`/l`, pathdriver.LocalPathDriver); err != nil {
+	if path, err = CheckSystemDriveAndRemoveDriveLetter(`/l`); err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("abs path no drive letter linux style should pass")
 	}
 	if path != `\l` {
@@ -51,7 +49,7 @@ func TestCheckSystemDriveAndRemoveDriveLetter(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	// Drive-colon should be stripped
-	if path, err = CheckSystemDriveAndRemoveDriveLetter(`c:\`, pathdriver.LocalPathDriver); err != nil {
+	if path, err = CheckSystemDriveAndRemoveDriveLetter(`c:\`); err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("An absolute path should pass")
 	}
 	if path != `\` {
@@ -59,7 +57,7 @@ func TestCheckSystemDriveAndRemoveDriveLetter(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	// Verify with a linux-style path
-	if path, err = CheckSystemDriveAndRemoveDriveLetter(`c:/`, pathdriver.LocalPathDriver); err != nil {
+	if path, err = CheckSystemDriveAndRemoveDriveLetter(`c:/`); err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("An absolute path should pass")
 	}
 	if path != `\` {
@@ -67,7 +65,7 @@ func TestCheckSystemDriveAndRemoveDriveLetter(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	// Failure on c:
-	if path, err = CheckSystemDriveAndRemoveDriveLetter(`c:`, pathdriver.LocalPathDriver); err == nil {
+	if path, err = CheckSystemDriveAndRemoveDriveLetter(`c:`); err == nil {
 		t.Fatalf("c: should fail")
 	}
 	if err.Error() != `No relative path specified in "c:"` {
@@ -75,7 +73,7 @@ func TestCheckSystemDriveAndRemoveDriveLetter(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	// Failure on d:
-	if path, err = CheckSystemDriveAndRemoveDriveLetter(`d:`, pathdriver.LocalPathDriver); err == nil {
+	if path, err = CheckSystemDriveAndRemoveDriveLetter(`d:`); err == nil {
 		t.Fatalf("c: should fail")
 	}
 	if err.Error() != `No relative path specified in "d:"` {
diff --git a/plugin/manager_linux.go b/plugin/manager_linux.go
index 7daaf6af40..0bd7f18c39 100644
--- a/plugin/manager_linux.go
+++ b/plugin/manager_linux.go
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/docker/docker/api/types"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/daemon/initlayer"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/errdefs"
-	"github.com/docker/docker/pkg/containerfs"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/pkg/idtools"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/pkg/plugins"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/pkg/stringid"
@@ -55,7 +54,7 @@ func (pm *Manager) enable(p *v2.Plugin, c *controller, force bool) error {
 		}
 	}
 
-	rootFS := containerfs.NewLocalContainerFS(filepath.Join(pm.config.Root, p.PluginObj.ID, rootFSFileName))
+	rootFS := filepath.Join(pm.config.Root, p.PluginObj.ID, rootFSFileName)
 	if err := initlayer.Setup(rootFS, idtools.Identity{UID: 0, GID: 0}); err != nil {
 		return errors.WithStack(err)
 	}
diff --git a/vendor/github.com/containerd/continuity/pathdriver/path_driver.go b/vendor/github.com/containerd/continuity/pathdriver/path_driver.go
deleted file mode 100644
index b0d5a6b567..0000000000
--- a/vendor/github.com/containerd/continuity/pathdriver/path_driver.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,101 +0,0 @@
-/*
-   Copyright The containerd Authors.
-
-   Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
-   you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
-   You may obtain a copy of the License at
-
-       http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
-
-   Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
-   distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
-   WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
-   See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
-   limitations under the License.
-*/
-
-package pathdriver
-
-import (
-	"path/filepath"
-)
-
-// PathDriver provides all of the path manipulation functions in a common
-// interface. The context should call these and never use the `filepath`
-// package or any other package to manipulate paths.
-type PathDriver interface {
-	Join(paths ...string) string
-	IsAbs(path string) bool
-	Rel(base, target string) (string, error)
-	Base(path string) string
-	Dir(path string) string
-	Clean(path string) string
-	Split(path string) (dir, file string)
-	Separator() byte
-	Abs(path string) (string, error)
-	Walk(string, filepath.WalkFunc) error
-	FromSlash(path string) string
-	ToSlash(path string) string
-	Match(pattern, name string) (matched bool, err error)
-}
-
-// pathDriver is a simple default implementation calls the filepath package.
-type pathDriver struct{}
-
-// LocalPathDriver is the exported pathDriver struct for convenience.
-var LocalPathDriver PathDriver = &pathDriver{}
-
-func (*pathDriver) Join(paths ...string) string {
-	return filepath.Join(paths...)
-}
-
-func (*pathDriver) IsAbs(path string) bool {
-	return filepath.IsAbs(path)
-}
-
-func (*pathDriver) Rel(base, target string) (string, error) {
-	return filepath.Rel(base, target)
-}
-
-func (*pathDriver) Base(path string) string {
-	return filepath.Base(path)
-}
-
-func (*pathDriver) Dir(path string) string {
-	return filepath.Dir(path)
-}
-
-func (*pathDriver) Clean(path string) string {
-	return filepath.Clean(path)
-}
-
-func (*pathDriver) Split(path string) (dir, file string) {
-	return filepath.Split(path)
-}
-
-func (*pathDriver) Separator() byte {
-	return filepath.Separator
-}
-
-func (*pathDriver) Abs(path string) (string, error) {
-	return filepath.Abs(path)
-}
-
-// Note that filepath.Walk calls os.Stat, so if the context wants to
-// to call Driver.Stat() for Walk, they need to create a new struct that
-// overrides this method.
-func (*pathDriver) Walk(root string, walkFn filepath.WalkFunc) error {
-	return filepath.Walk(root, walkFn)
-}
-
-func (*pathDriver) FromSlash(path string) string {
-	return filepath.FromSlash(path)
-}
-
-func (*pathDriver) ToSlash(path string) string {
-	return filepath.ToSlash(path)
-}
-
-func (*pathDriver) Match(pattern, name string) (bool, error) {
-	return filepath.Match(pattern, name)
-}
diff --git a/vendor/modules.txt b/vendor/modules.txt
index 90fcaeec6a..c7078e217f 100644
--- a/vendor/modules.txt
+++ b/vendor/modules.txt
@@ -236,7 +236,6 @@ github.com/containerd/containerd/version
 github.com/containerd/continuity/devices
 github.com/containerd/continuity/driver
 github.com/containerd/continuity/fs
-github.com/containerd/continuity/pathdriver
 github.com/containerd/continuity/sysx
 # github.com/containerd/fifo v1.0.0
 ## explicit; go 1.13