diff --git a/daemon/execdriver/native/seccomp_default.go b/daemon/execdriver/native/seccomp_default.go
index 2a50f37def..cc2a6ad3d7 100644
--- a/daemon/execdriver/native/seccomp_default.go
+++ b/daemon/execdriver/native/seccomp_default.go
@@ -282,12 +282,6 @@ var defaultSeccompProfile = &configs.Seccomp{
 			Action: configs.Errno,
 			Args:   []*configs.Arg{},
 		},
-		{
-			// meta, deny seccomp
-			Name:   "seccomp",
-			Action: configs.Errno,
-			Args:   []*configs.Arg{},
-		},
 		{
 			// Terrifying syscalls that modify kernel memory and NUMA settings.
 			// They're gated by CAP_SYS_NICE,