diff --git a/daemon/daemon.go b/daemon/daemon.go
index fce36eef82..7c47d9059c 100644
--- a/daemon/daemon.go
+++ b/daemon/daemon.go
@@ -948,7 +948,6 @@ func NewDaemon(ctx context.Context, config *config.Config, pluginStore *plugin.S
 		IDMapping:                 idMapping,
 		PluginGetter:              d.PluginStore,
 		ExperimentalEnabled:       config.Experimental,
-		OS:                        runtime.GOOS,
 	})
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
diff --git a/integration/image/remove_unix_test.go b/integration/image/remove_unix_test.go
index 65fffe2c29..ed24e276ff 100644
--- a/integration/image/remove_unix_test.go
+++ b/integration/image/remove_unix_test.go
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ import (
 	"io"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
-	"runtime"
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 	"syscall"
@@ -53,7 +52,6 @@ func TestRemoveImageGarbageCollector(t *testing.T) {
 		IDMapping:                 &idtools.IdentityMapping{},
 		PluginGetter:              nil,
 		ExperimentalEnabled:       false,
-		OS:                        runtime.GOOS,
 	})
 	i := images.NewImageService(images.ImageServiceConfig{
 		LayerStore: layerStore,
diff --git a/layer/layer_store.go b/layer/layer_store.go
index 5520899b8d..6f9e0c2fa1 100644
--- a/layer/layer_store.go
+++ b/layer/layer_store.go
@@ -41,8 +41,6 @@ type layerStore struct {
 
 	// protect *RWLayer() methods from operating on the same name/id
 	locker *locker.Locker
-
-	os string
 }
 
 // StoreOptions are the options used to create a new Store instance
@@ -54,7 +52,6 @@ type StoreOptions struct {
 	IDMapping                 *idtools.IdentityMapping
 	PluginGetter              plugingetter.PluginGetter
 	ExperimentalEnabled       bool
-	OS                        string
 }
 
 // NewStoreFromOptions creates a new Store instance
@@ -73,16 +70,13 @@ func NewStoreFromOptions(options StoreOptions) (Store, error) {
 
 	root := fmt.Sprintf(options.MetadataStorePathTemplate, driver)
 
-	return newStoreFromGraphDriver(root, driver, options.OS)
+	return newStoreFromGraphDriver(root, driver)
 }
 
 // newStoreFromGraphDriver creates a new Store instance using the provided
 // metadata store and graph driver. The metadata store will be used to restore
 // the Store.
-func newStoreFromGraphDriver(root string, driver graphdriver.Driver, os string) (Store, error) {
-	if !system.IsOSSupported(os) {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to initialize layer store as operating system '%s' is not supported", os)
-	}
+func newStoreFromGraphDriver(root string, driver graphdriver.Driver) (Store, error) {
 	caps := graphdriver.Capabilities{}
 	if capDriver, ok := driver.(graphdriver.CapabilityDriver); ok {
 		caps = capDriver.Capabilities()
@@ -100,7 +94,6 @@ func newStoreFromGraphDriver(root string, driver graphdriver.Driver, os string)
 		mounts:      map[string]*mountedLayer{},
 		locker:      locker.New(),
 		useTarSplit: !caps.ReproducesExactDiffs,
-		os:          os,
 	}
 
 	ids, mounts, err := ms.List()
@@ -168,8 +161,8 @@ func (ls *layerStore) loadLayer(layer ChainID) (*roLayer, error) {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to get operating system for %s: %s", layer, err)
 	}
 
-	if os != ls.os {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to load layer with os %s into layerstore for %s", os, ls.os)
+	if !system.IsOSSupported(os) {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to load layer with os %s into layerstore: %w", os, system.ErrNotSupportedOperatingSystem)
 	}
 
 	cl = &roLayer{
diff --git a/layer/layer_test.go b/layer/layer_test.go
index 4a4bcfb90e..6f1b626b12 100644
--- a/layer/layer_test.go
+++ b/layer/layer_test.go
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ func newTestStore(t *testing.T) (Store, string, func()) {
 
 	graph, graphcleanup := newTestGraphDriver(t)
 
-	ls, err := newStoreFromGraphDriver(td, graph, runtime.GOOS)
+	ls, err := newStoreFromGraphDriver(td, graph)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
@@ -395,7 +395,7 @@ func TestStoreRestore(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
 
-	ls2, err := newStoreFromGraphDriver(ls.(*layerStore).store.root, ls.(*layerStore).driver, runtime.GOOS)
+	ls2, err := newStoreFromGraphDriver(ls.(*layerStore).store.root, ls.(*layerStore).driver)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
diff --git a/layer/migration_test.go b/layer/migration_test.go
index 374d8cdcdc..de3e15f517 100644
--- a/layer/migration_test.go
+++ b/layer/migration_test.go
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ func TestLayerMigration(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	root := filepath.Join(td, "layers")
-	ls, err := newStoreFromGraphDriver(root, graph, runtime.GOOS)
+	ls, err := newStoreFromGraphDriver(root, graph)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ func TestLayerMigrationNoTarsplit(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	root := filepath.Join(td, "layers")
-	ls, err := newStoreFromGraphDriver(root, graph, runtime.GOOS)
+	ls, err := newStoreFromGraphDriver(root, graph)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
diff --git a/layer/ro_layer.go b/layer/ro_layer.go
index 15841d5bd2..47e3505d34 100644
--- a/layer/ro_layer.go
+++ b/layer/ro_layer.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package layer // import "github.com/docker/docker/layer"
 import (
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
+	"runtime"
 
 	"github.com/docker/distribution"
 	digest "github.com/opencontainers/go-digest"
@@ -146,7 +147,7 @@ func storeLayer(tx *fileMetadataTransaction, layer *roLayer) error {
 			return err
 		}
 	}
-	return tx.setOS(layer.layerStore.os)
+	return tx.setOS(runtime.GOOS)
 }
 
 func newVerifiedReadCloser(rc io.ReadCloser, dgst digest.Digest) (io.ReadCloser, error) {