diff --git a/libnetwork/ipam/allocator.go b/libnetwork/ipam/allocator.go
index 90dfb4a462..904e8c8fe4 100644
--- a/libnetwork/ipam/allocator.go
+++ b/libnetwork/ipam/allocator.go
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/docker/libnetwork/bitseq"
 	"github.com/docker/libnetwork/datastore"
 	"github.com/docker/libnetwork/ipamapi"
-	"github.com/docker/libnetwork/netutils"
+	"github.com/docker/libnetwork/ipamutils"
 	"github.com/docker/libnetwork/types"
 )
 
@@ -61,8 +61,8 @@ func NewAllocator(lcDs, glDs datastore.DataStore) (*Allocator, error) {
 	}
 
 	a.predefined = map[string][]*net.IPNet{
-		localAddressSpace:  initLocalPredefinedPools(),
-		globalAddressSpace: initGlobalPredefinedPools(),
+		localAddressSpace:  ipamutils.PredefinedBroadNetworks,
+		globalAddressSpace: ipamutils.PredefinedGranularNetworks,
 	}
 
 	a.addrSpace2Configs = map[string]*PoolsConfig{
@@ -307,7 +307,8 @@ func (a *Allocator) getPredefinedPool(as string, ipV6 bool) (*net.IPNet, error)
 
 		if !cfg.contains(as, nw) {
 			if as == localAddressSpace {
-				if err := netutils.CheckRouteOverlaps(nw); err == nil {
+				// Check if nw overlap with system routes, name servers
+				if _, err := ipamutils.FindAvailableNetwork([]*net.IPNet{nw}); err == nil {
 					return nw, nil
 				}
 				continue
diff --git a/libnetwork/ipam/utils.go b/libnetwork/ipam/utils.go
index 79da27cb08..ebb9b5dbc7 100644
--- a/libnetwork/ipam/utils.go
+++ b/libnetwork/ipam/utils.go
@@ -36,33 +36,6 @@ func getAddressRange(pool string) (*AddressRange, error) {
 	return &AddressRange{nw, ipToUint32(types.GetMinimalIP(lIP)), ipToUint32(types.GetMinimalIP(hIP))}, nil
 }
 
-func initLocalPredefinedPools() []*net.IPNet {
-	pl := make([]*net.IPNet, 0, 274)
-	mask := []byte{255, 255, 0, 0}
-	for i := 17; i < 32; i++ {
-		pl = append(pl, &net.IPNet{IP: []byte{172, byte(i), 0, 0}, Mask: mask})
-	}
-	for i := 0; i < 256; i++ {
-		pl = append(pl, &net.IPNet{IP: []byte{10, byte(i), 0, 0}, Mask: mask})
-	}
-	mask24 := []byte{255, 255, 255, 0}
-	for i := 42; i < 45; i++ {
-		pl = append(pl, &net.IPNet{IP: []byte{192, 168, byte(i), 0}, Mask: mask24})
-	}
-	return pl
-}
-
-func initGlobalPredefinedPools() []*net.IPNet {
-	pl := make([]*net.IPNet, 0, 256*256)
-	mask := []byte{255, 255, 255, 0}
-	for i := 0; i < 256; i++ {
-		for j := 0; j < 256; j++ {
-			pl = append(pl, &net.IPNet{IP: []byte{10, byte(i), byte(j), 0}, Mask: mask})
-		}
-	}
-	return pl
-}
-
 // Check subnets size. In case configured subnet is v6 and host size is
 // greater than 32 bits, adjust subnet to /96.
 func adjustAndCheckSubnetSize(subnet *net.IPNet) (*net.IPNet, error) {
diff --git a/libnetwork/ipamutils/utils.go b/libnetwork/ipamutils/utils.go
index a445c878cb..5f06744255 100644
--- a/libnetwork/ipamutils/utils.go
+++ b/libnetwork/ipamutils/utils.go
@@ -28,8 +28,12 @@ func init() {
 // and returns its IPv4 and IPv6 addresses in CIDR form. If the interface does not exist,
 // it chooses from a predifined list the first IPv4 address which does not conflict
 // with other interfaces on the system.
-func ElectInterfaceAddresses(name string) ([]*net.IPNet, []*net.IPNet, error) {
-	var v4Nets, v6Nets []*net.IPNet
+func ElectInterfaceAddresses(name string) (*net.IPNet, []*net.IPNet, error) {
+	var (
+		v4Net  *net.IPNet
+		v6Nets []*net.IPNet
+		err    error
+	)
 
 	link, _ := netlink.LinkByName(name)
 	if link != nil {
@@ -41,24 +45,23 @@ func ElectInterfaceAddresses(name string) ([]*net.IPNet, []*net.IPNet, error) {
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, nil, err
 		}
-		for _, nlAddr := range v4addr {
-			v4Nets = append(v4Nets, nlAddr.IPNet)
+		if len(v4addr) > 0 {
+			v4Net = v4addr[0].IPNet
 		}
 		for _, nlAddr := range v6addr {
 			v6Nets = append(v6Nets, nlAddr.IPNet)
 		}
 	}
 
-	if link == nil || len(v4Nets) == 0 {
+	if link == nil || v4Net == nil {
 		// Choose from predifined broad networks
-		v4Net, err := FindAvailableNetwork(PredefinedBroadNetworks)
+		v4Net, err = FindAvailableNetwork(PredefinedBroadNetworks)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, nil, err
 		}
-		v4Nets = append(v4Nets, v4Net)
 	}
 
-	return v4Nets, v6Nets, nil
+	return v4Net, v6Nets, nil
 }
 
 // FindAvailableNetwork returns a network from the passed list which does not
diff --git a/libnetwork/ipamutils/utils_test.go b/libnetwork/ipamutils/utils_test.go
index afe33e5ef9..9cff089833 100644
--- a/libnetwork/ipamutils/utils_test.go
+++ b/libnetwork/ipamutils/utils_test.go
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ func TestElectInterfaceAddress(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
 
-	if len(ipv4Nw) == 0 {
+	if ipv4Nw == nil {
 		t.Fatalf("unexpected empty ipv4 network addresses")
 	}
 
@@ -85,8 +85,8 @@ func TestElectInterfaceAddress(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatalf("unexpected empty ipv4 network addresses")
 	}
 
-	if nws != ipv4Nw[0].String() {
-		t.Fatalf("expected %s. got %s", nws, ipv4Nw[0])
+	if nws != ipv4Nw.String() {
+		t.Fatalf("expected %s. got %s", nws, ipv4Nw)
 	}
 }