diff --git a/api/client/info.go b/api/client/info.go
index cf81418019..1abc20db2e 100644
--- a/api/client/info.go
+++ b/api/client/info.go
@@ -1,12 +1,9 @@
 package client
 
 import (
-	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
 
-	"github.com/docker/docker/api/types"
 	Cli "github.com/docker/docker/cli"
-	"github.com/docker/docker/pkg/httputils"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/pkg/ioutils"
 	flag "github.com/docker/docker/pkg/mflag"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/pkg/units"
@@ -21,18 +18,11 @@ func (cli *DockerCli) CmdInfo(args ...string) error {
 
 	cmd.ParseFlags(args, true)
 
-	serverResp, err := cli.call("GET", "/info", nil, nil)
+	info, err := cli.client.Info()
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	defer serverResp.body.Close()
-
-	info := &types.Info{}
-	if err := json.NewDecoder(serverResp.body).Decode(info); err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("Error reading remote info: %v", err)
-	}
-
 	fmt.Fprintf(cli.out, "Containers: %d\n", info.Containers)
 	fmt.Fprintf(cli.out, "Images: %d\n", info.Images)
 	ioutils.FprintfIfNotEmpty(cli.out, "Server Version: %s\n", info.ServerVersion)
@@ -90,38 +80,36 @@ func (cli *DockerCli) CmdInfo(args ...string) error {
 	}
 
 	// Only output these warnings if the server does not support these features
-	if h, err := httputils.ParseServerHeader(serverResp.header.Get("Server")); err == nil {
-		if h.OS != "windows" {
-			if !info.MemoryLimit {
-				fmt.Fprintf(cli.err, "WARNING: No memory limit support\n")
-			}
-			if !info.SwapLimit {
-				fmt.Fprintf(cli.err, "WARNING: No swap limit support\n")
-			}
-			if !info.OomKillDisable {
-				fmt.Fprintf(cli.err, "WARNING: No oom kill disable support\n")
-			}
-			if !info.CPUCfsQuota {
-				fmt.Fprintf(cli.err, "WARNING: No cpu cfs quota support\n")
-			}
-			if !info.CPUCfsPeriod {
-				fmt.Fprintf(cli.err, "WARNING: No cpu cfs period support\n")
-			}
-			if !info.CPUShares {
-				fmt.Fprintf(cli.err, "WARNING: No cpu shares support\n")
-			}
-			if !info.CPUSet {
-				fmt.Fprintf(cli.err, "WARNING: No cpuset support\n")
-			}
-			if !info.IPv4Forwarding {
-				fmt.Fprintf(cli.err, "WARNING: IPv4 forwarding is disabled\n")
-			}
-			if !info.BridgeNfIptables {
-				fmt.Fprintf(cli.err, "WARNING: bridge-nf-call-iptables is disabled\n")
-			}
-			if !info.BridgeNfIP6tables {
-				fmt.Fprintf(cli.err, "WARNING: bridge-nf-call-ip6tables is disabled\n")
-			}
+	if info.OSType != "windows" {
+		if !info.MemoryLimit {
+			fmt.Fprintf(cli.err, "WARNING: No memory limit support\n")
+		}
+		if !info.SwapLimit {
+			fmt.Fprintf(cli.err, "WARNING: No swap limit support\n")
+		}
+		if !info.OomKillDisable {
+			fmt.Fprintf(cli.err, "WARNING: No oom kill disable support\n")
+		}
+		if !info.CPUCfsQuota {
+			fmt.Fprintf(cli.err, "WARNING: No cpu cfs quota support\n")
+		}
+		if !info.CPUCfsPeriod {
+			fmt.Fprintf(cli.err, "WARNING: No cpu cfs period support\n")
+		}
+		if !info.CPUShares {
+			fmt.Fprintf(cli.err, "WARNING: No cpu shares support\n")
+		}
+		if !info.CPUSet {
+			fmt.Fprintf(cli.err, "WARNING: No cpuset support\n")
+		}
+		if !info.IPv4Forwarding {
+			fmt.Fprintf(cli.err, "WARNING: IPv4 forwarding is disabled\n")
+		}
+		if !info.BridgeNfIptables {
+			fmt.Fprintf(cli.err, "WARNING: bridge-nf-call-iptables is disabled\n")
+		}
+		if !info.BridgeNfIP6tables {
+			fmt.Fprintf(cli.err, "WARNING: bridge-nf-call-ip6tables is disabled\n")
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/api/client/lib/info.go b/api/client/lib/info.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4b4bd048a0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/api/client/lib/info.go
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+package lib
+
+import (
+	"encoding/json"
+	"fmt"
+	"net/url"
+
+	"github.com/docker/docker/api/types"
+)
+
+// Info returns information about the docker server.
+func (cli *Client) Info() (types.Info, error) {
+	var info types.Info
+	serverResp, err := cli.GET("/info", url.Values{}, nil)
+	if err != nil {
+		return info, err
+	}
+	defer serverResp.body.Close()
+
+	if err := json.NewDecoder(serverResp.body).Decode(&info); err != nil {
+		return info, fmt.Errorf("Error reading remote info: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	return info, nil
+}