diff --git a/integration-cli/daemon/daemon.go b/integration-cli/daemon/daemon.go
index 5890dd2cb2..67e6066f5b 100644
--- a/integration-cli/daemon/daemon.go
+++ b/integration-cli/daemon/daemon.go
@@ -2,15 +2,11 @@ package daemon
 
 import (
 	"bytes"
-	"crypto/tls"
 	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"io/ioutil"
-	"net"
 	"net/http"
-	"net/http/httputil"
-	"net/url"
 	"os"
 	"os/exec"
 	"path/filepath"
@@ -20,6 +16,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/docker/docker/api/types/events"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/integration-cli/checker"
+	"github.com/docker/docker/integration-cli/request"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/opts"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/pkg/ioutils"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/pkg/stringid"
@@ -624,7 +621,7 @@ func (d *Daemon) SockRequest(method, endpoint string, data interface{}) (int, []
 // SockRequestRaw executes a socket request on a daemon and returns an http
 // response and a reader for the output data.
 func (d *Daemon) SockRequestRaw(method, endpoint string, data io.Reader, ct string) (*http.Response, io.ReadCloser, error) {
-	return SockRequestRawToDaemon(method, endpoint, data, ct, d.Sock())
+	return request.SockRequestRaw(method, endpoint, data, ct, d.Sock())
 }
 
 // LogFileName returns the path the daemon's log file
@@ -714,7 +711,7 @@ func (d *Daemon) ReloadConfig() error {
 	errCh := make(chan error)
 	started := make(chan struct{})
 	go func() {
-		_, body, err := SockRequestRawToDaemon("GET", "/events", nil, "", d.Sock())
+		_, body, err := request.SockRequestRaw("GET", "/events", nil, "", d.Sock())
 		close(started)
 		if err != nil {
 			errCh <- err
@@ -791,96 +788,6 @@ func WaitInspectWithArgs(dockerBinary, name, expr, expected string, timeout time
 	return nil
 }
 
-// SockRequestRawToDaemon creates an http request against the specified daemon socket
-// FIXME(vdemeester) attach this to daemon ?
-func SockRequestRawToDaemon(method, endpoint string, data io.Reader, ct, daemon string) (*http.Response, io.ReadCloser, error) {
-	req, client, err := newRequestClient(method, endpoint, data, ct, daemon)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, nil, err
-	}
-
-	resp, err := client.Do(req)
-	if err != nil {
-		client.Close()
-		return nil, nil, err
-	}
-	body := ioutils.NewReadCloserWrapper(resp.Body, func() error {
-		defer resp.Body.Close()
-		return client.Close()
-	})
-
-	return resp, body, nil
-}
-
-func getTLSConfig() (*tls.Config, error) {
-	dockerCertPath := os.Getenv("DOCKER_CERT_PATH")
-
-	if dockerCertPath == "" {
-		return nil, errors.New("DOCKER_TLS_VERIFY specified, but no DOCKER_CERT_PATH environment variable")
-	}
-
-	option := &tlsconfig.Options{
-		CAFile:   filepath.Join(dockerCertPath, "ca.pem"),
-		CertFile: filepath.Join(dockerCertPath, "cert.pem"),
-		KeyFile:  filepath.Join(dockerCertPath, "key.pem"),
-	}
-	tlsConfig, err := tlsconfig.Client(*option)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-
-	return tlsConfig, nil
-}
-
-// SockConn opens a connection on the specified socket
-func SockConn(timeout time.Duration, daemon string) (net.Conn, error) {
-	daemonURL, err := url.Parse(daemon)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, errors.Wrapf(err, "could not parse url %q", daemon)
-	}
-
-	var c net.Conn
-	switch daemonURL.Scheme {
-	case "npipe":
-		return npipeDial(daemonURL.Path, timeout)
-	case "unix":
-		return net.DialTimeout(daemonURL.Scheme, daemonURL.Path, timeout)
-	case "tcp":
-		if os.Getenv("DOCKER_TLS_VERIFY") != "" {
-			// Setup the socket TLS configuration.
-			tlsConfig, err := getTLSConfig()
-			if err != nil {
-				return nil, err
-			}
-			dialer := &net.Dialer{Timeout: timeout}
-			return tls.DialWithDialer(dialer, daemonURL.Scheme, daemonURL.Host, tlsConfig)
-		}
-		return net.DialTimeout(daemonURL.Scheme, daemonURL.Host, timeout)
-	default:
-		return c, errors.Errorf("unknown scheme %v (%s)", daemonURL.Scheme, daemon)
-	}
-}
-
-func newRequestClient(method, endpoint string, data io.Reader, ct, daemon string) (*http.Request, *httputil.ClientConn, error) {
-	c, err := SockConn(time.Duration(10*time.Second), daemon)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, nil, errors.Errorf("could not dial docker daemon: %v", err)
-	}
-
-	client := httputil.NewClientConn(c, nil)
-
-	req, err := http.NewRequest(method, endpoint, data)
-	if err != nil {
-		client.Close()
-		return nil, nil, errors.Errorf("could not create new request: %v", err)
-	}
-
-	if ct != "" {
-		req.Header.Set("Content-Type", ct)
-	}
-	return req, client, nil
-}
-
 // BuildImageCmdWithHost create a build command with the specified arguments.
 // FIXME(vdemeester) move this away
 func BuildImageCmdWithHost(dockerBinary, name, dockerfile, host string, useCache bool, buildFlags ...string) *exec.Cmd {
diff --git a/integration-cli/docker_api_attach_test.go b/integration-cli/docker_api_attach_test.go
index d9d63d3ead..88dba3e974 100644
--- a/integration-cli/docker_api_attach_test.go
+++ b/integration-cli/docker_api_attach_test.go
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/docker/docker/api/types"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/client"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/integration-cli/checker"
+	"github.com/docker/docker/integration-cli/request"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/pkg/stdcopy"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/pkg/testutil"
 	"github.com/go-check/check"
@@ -23,7 +24,7 @@ func (s *DockerSuite) TestGetContainersAttachWebsocket(c *check.C) {
 	testRequires(c, DaemonIsLinux)
 	out, _ := dockerCmd(c, "run", "-dit", "busybox", "cat")
 
-	rwc, err := sockConn(time.Duration(10*time.Second), "")
+	rwc, err := request.SockConn(time.Duration(10*time.Second), daemonHost())
 	c.Assert(err, checker.IsNil)
 
 	cleanedContainerID := strings.TrimSpace(out)
@@ -73,22 +74,20 @@ func (s *DockerSuite) TestGetContainersAttachWebsocket(c *check.C) {
 
 // regression gh14320
 func (s *DockerSuite) TestPostContainersAttachContainerNotFound(c *check.C) {
-	req, client, err := newRequestClient("POST", "/containers/doesnotexist/attach", nil, "", "")
+	client, err := request.NewClient(daemonHost())
 	c.Assert(err, checker.IsNil)
-
+	req, err := request.New(daemonHost(), "/containers/doesnotexist/attach", request.Method(http.MethodPost))
 	resp, err := client.Do(req)
 	// connection will shutdown, err should be "persistent connection closed"
-	c.Assert(err, checker.NotNil) // Server shutdown connection
-
-	body, err := testutil.ReadBody(resp.Body)
-	c.Assert(err, checker.IsNil)
 	c.Assert(resp.StatusCode, checker.Equals, http.StatusNotFound)
+	content, err := testutil.ReadBody(resp.Body)
+	c.Assert(err, checker.IsNil)
 	expected := "No such container: doesnotexist\r\n"
-	c.Assert(string(body), checker.Equals, expected)
+	c.Assert(string(content), checker.Equals, expected)
 }
 
 func (s *DockerSuite) TestGetContainersWsAttachContainerNotFound(c *check.C) {
-	status, body, err := sockRequest("GET", "/containers/doesnotexist/attach/ws", nil)
+	status, body, err := request.SockRequest("GET", "/containers/doesnotexist/attach/ws", nil, daemonHost())
 	c.Assert(status, checker.Equals, http.StatusNotFound)
 	c.Assert(err, checker.IsNil)
 	expected := "No such container: doesnotexist"
@@ -140,12 +139,12 @@ func (s *DockerSuite) TestPostContainersAttach(c *check.C) {
 	cid, _ := dockerCmd(c, "run", "-di", "busybox", "cat")
 	cid = strings.TrimSpace(cid)
 	// Attach to the container's stdout stream.
-	conn, br, err := sockRequestHijack("POST", "/containers/"+cid+"/attach?stream=1&stdin=1&stdout=1", nil, "text/plain")
+	conn, br, err := request.SockRequestHijack("POST", "/containers/"+cid+"/attach?stream=1&stdin=1&stdout=1", nil, "text/plain", daemonHost())
 	c.Assert(err, checker.IsNil)
 	// Check if the data from stdout can be received.
 	expectSuccess(conn, br, "stdout", false)
 	// Attach to the container's stderr stream.
-	conn, br, err = sockRequestHijack("POST", "/containers/"+cid+"/attach?stream=1&stdin=1&stderr=1", nil, "text/plain")
+	conn, br, err = request.SockRequestHijack("POST", "/containers/"+cid+"/attach?stream=1&stdin=1&stderr=1", nil, "text/plain", daemonHost())
 	c.Assert(err, checker.IsNil)
 	// Since the container only emits stdout, attaching to stderr should return nothing.
 	expectTimeout(conn, br, "stdout")
@@ -153,10 +152,10 @@ func (s *DockerSuite) TestPostContainersAttach(c *check.C) {
 	// Test the similar functions of the stderr stream.
 	cid, _ = dockerCmd(c, "run", "-di", "busybox", "/bin/sh", "-c", "cat >&2")
 	cid = strings.TrimSpace(cid)
-	conn, br, err = sockRequestHijack("POST", "/containers/"+cid+"/attach?stream=1&stdin=1&stderr=1", nil, "text/plain")
+	conn, br, err = request.SockRequestHijack("POST", "/containers/"+cid+"/attach?stream=1&stdin=1&stderr=1", nil, "text/plain", daemonHost())
 	c.Assert(err, checker.IsNil)
 	expectSuccess(conn, br, "stderr", false)
-	conn, br, err = sockRequestHijack("POST", "/containers/"+cid+"/attach?stream=1&stdin=1&stdout=1", nil, "text/plain")
+	conn, br, err = request.SockRequestHijack("POST", "/containers/"+cid+"/attach?stream=1&stdin=1&stdout=1", nil, "text/plain", daemonHost())
 	c.Assert(err, checker.IsNil)
 	expectTimeout(conn, br, "stderr")
 
@@ -164,12 +163,12 @@ func (s *DockerSuite) TestPostContainersAttach(c *check.C) {
 	cid, _ = dockerCmd(c, "run", "-dit", "busybox", "/bin/sh", "-c", "cat >&2")
 	cid = strings.TrimSpace(cid)
 	// Attach to stdout only.
-	conn, br, err = sockRequestHijack("POST", "/containers/"+cid+"/attach?stream=1&stdin=1&stdout=1", nil, "text/plain")
+	conn, br, err = request.SockRequestHijack("POST", "/containers/"+cid+"/attach?stream=1&stdin=1&stdout=1", nil, "text/plain", daemonHost())
 	c.Assert(err, checker.IsNil)
 	expectSuccess(conn, br, "stdout", true)
 
 	// Attach without stdout stream.
-	conn, br, err = sockRequestHijack("POST", "/containers/"+cid+"/attach?stream=1&stdin=1&stderr=1", nil, "text/plain")
+	conn, br, err = request.SockRequestHijack("POST", "/containers/"+cid+"/attach?stream=1&stdin=1&stderr=1", nil, "text/plain", daemonHost())
 	c.Assert(err, checker.IsNil)
 	// Nothing should be received because both the stdout and stderr of the container will be
 	// sent to the client as stdout when tty is enabled.
diff --git a/integration-cli/docker_api_auth_test.go b/integration-cli/docker_api_auth_test.go
index 763e56f273..cc903c01ff 100644
--- a/integration-cli/docker_api_auth_test.go
+++ b/integration-cli/docker_api_auth_test.go
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/docker/docker/api/types"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/integration-cli/checker"
+	"github.com/docker/docker/integration-cli/request"
 	"github.com/go-check/check"
 )
 
@@ -17,7 +18,7 @@ func (s *DockerSuite) TestAuthAPI(c *check.C) {
 	}
 
 	expected := "Get https://registry-1.docker.io/v2/: unauthorized: incorrect username or password"
-	status, body, err := sockRequest("POST", "/auth", config)
+	status, body, err := request.SockRequest("POST", "/auth", config, daemonHost())
 	c.Assert(err, check.IsNil)
 	c.Assert(status, check.Equals, http.StatusUnauthorized)
 	msg := getErrorMessage(c, body)
diff --git a/integration-cli/docker_api_build_test.go b/integration-cli/docker_api_build_test.go
index 3ff9d18818..68eadca88e 100644
--- a/integration-cli/docker_api_build_test.go
+++ b/integration-cli/docker_api_build_test.go
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/docker/docker/integration-cli/checker"
+	"github.com/docker/docker/integration-cli/request"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/pkg/testutil"
 	"github.com/go-check/check"
 )
@@ -31,7 +32,7 @@ RUN find /tmp/`
 	c.Assert(err, checker.IsNil)
 	defer server.Close()
 
-	res, body, err := sockRequestRaw("POST", "/build?dockerfile=baz&remote="+server.URL()+"/testD", nil, "application/json")
+	res, body, err := request.SockRequestRaw("POST", "/build?dockerfile=baz&remote="+server.URL()+"/testD", nil, "application/json", daemonHost())
 	c.Assert(err, checker.IsNil)
 	c.Assert(res.StatusCode, checker.Equals, http.StatusOK)
 
@@ -72,7 +73,7 @@ func (s *DockerSuite) TestBuildAPIRemoteTarballContext(c *check.C) {
 
 	defer server.Close()
 
-	res, b, err := sockRequestRaw("POST", "/build?remote="+server.URL()+"/testT.tar", nil, "application/tar")
+	res, b, err := request.SockRequestRaw("POST", "/build?remote="+server.URL()+"/testT.tar", nil, "application/tar", daemonHost())
 	c.Assert(err, checker.IsNil)
 	c.Assert(res.StatusCode, checker.Equals, http.StatusOK)
 	b.Close()
@@ -121,7 +122,7 @@ RUN echo 'right'
 
 	defer server.Close()
 	url := "/build?dockerfile=custom&remote=" + server.URL() + "/testT.tar"
-	res, body, err := sockRequestRaw("POST", url, nil, "application/tar")
+	res, body, err := request.SockRequestRaw("POST", url, nil, "application/tar", daemonHost())
 	c.Assert(err, checker.IsNil)
 	c.Assert(res.StatusCode, checker.Equals, http.StatusOK)
 
@@ -141,7 +142,7 @@ RUN echo from dockerfile`,
 	c.Assert(err, checker.IsNil)
 	defer git.Close()
 
-	res, body, err := sockRequestRaw("POST", "/build?remote="+git.RepoURL, nil, "application/json")
+	res, body, err := request.SockRequestRaw("POST", "/build?remote="+git.RepoURL, nil, "application/json", daemonHost())
 	c.Assert(err, checker.IsNil)
 	c.Assert(res.StatusCode, checker.Equals, http.StatusOK)
 
@@ -163,7 +164,7 @@ RUN echo from Dockerfile`,
 	defer git.Close()
 
 	// Make sure it tries to 'dockerfile' query param value
-	res, body, err := sockRequestRaw("POST", "/build?dockerfile=baz&remote="+git.RepoURL, nil, "application/json")
+	res, body, err := request.SockRequestRaw("POST", "/build?dockerfile=baz&remote="+git.RepoURL, nil, "application/json", daemonHost())
 	c.Assert(err, checker.IsNil)
 	c.Assert(res.StatusCode, checker.Equals, http.StatusOK)
 
@@ -186,7 +187,7 @@ RUN echo from dockerfile`,
 	defer git.Close()
 
 	// Make sure it tries to 'dockerfile' query param value
-	res, body, err := sockRequestRaw("POST", "/build?remote="+git.RepoURL, nil, "application/json")
+	res, body, err := request.SockRequestRaw("POST", "/build?remote="+git.RepoURL, nil, "application/json", daemonHost())
 	c.Assert(err, checker.IsNil)
 	c.Assert(res.StatusCode, checker.Equals, http.StatusOK)
 
@@ -233,7 +234,7 @@ func (s *DockerSuite) TestBuildAPIUnnormalizedTarPaths(c *check.C) {
 		// failed to close tar archive
 		c.Assert(tw.Close(), checker.IsNil)
 
-		res, body, err := sockRequestRaw("POST", "/build", buffer, "application/x-tar")
+		res, body, err := request.SockRequestRaw("POST", "/build", buffer, "application/x-tar", daemonHost())
 		c.Assert(err, checker.IsNil)
 		c.Assert(res.StatusCode, checker.Equals, http.StatusOK)
 
diff --git a/integration-cli/docker_api_containers_test.go b/integration-cli/docker_api_containers_test.go
index c02c48f981..359310a9da 100644
--- a/integration-cli/docker_api_containers_test.go
+++ b/integration-cli/docker_api_containers_test.go
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ import (
 	"io"
 	"io/ioutil"
 	"net/http"
-	"net/http/httputil"
 	"net/url"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
@@ -22,6 +21,7 @@ import (
 	mounttypes "github.com/docker/docker/api/types/mount"
 	networktypes "github.com/docker/docker/api/types/network"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/integration-cli/checker"
+	"github.com/docker/docker/integration-cli/request"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/pkg/ioutils"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/pkg/mount"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/pkg/stringid"
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ func (s *DockerSuite) TestContainerAPIGetAll(c *check.C) {
 	name := "getall"
 	dockerCmd(c, "run", "--name", name, "busybox", "true")
 
-	status, body, err := sockRequest("GET", "/containers/json?all=1", nil)
+	status, body, err := request.SockRequest("GET", "/containers/json?all=1", nil, daemonHost())
 	c.Assert(err, checker.IsNil)
 	c.Assert(status, checker.Equals, http.StatusOK)
 
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ func (s *DockerSuite) TestContainerAPIGetAll(c *check.C) {
 func (s *DockerSuite) TestContainerAPIGetJSONNoFieldsOmitted(c *check.C) {
 	dockerCmd(c, "run", "busybox", "true")
 
-	status, body, err := sockRequest("GET", "/containers/json?all=1", nil)
+	status, body, err := request.SockRequest("GET", "/containers/json?all=1", nil, daemonHost())
 	c.Assert(err, checker.IsNil)
 	c.Assert(status, checker.Equals, http.StatusOK)
 
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ func (s *DockerSuite) TestContainerAPIPsOmitFields(c *check.C) {
 	port := 80
 	runSleepingContainer(c, "--name", name, "--expose", strconv.Itoa(port))
 
-	status, body, err := sockRequest("GET", "/containers/json?all=1", nil)
+	status, body, err := request.SockRequest("GET", "/containers/json?all=1", nil, daemonHost())
 	c.Assert(err, checker.IsNil)
 	c.Assert(status, checker.Equals, http.StatusOK)
 
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ func (s *DockerSuite) TestContainerAPIGetExport(c *check.C) {
 	name := "exportcontainer"
 	dockerCmd(c, "run", "--name", name, "busybox", "touch", "/test")
 
-	status, body, err := sockRequest("GET", "/containers/"+name+"/export", nil)
+	status, body, err := request.SockRequest("GET", "/containers/"+name+"/export", nil, daemonHost())
 	c.Assert(err, checker.IsNil)
 	c.Assert(status, checker.Equals, http.StatusOK)
 
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ func (s *DockerSuite) TestContainerAPIGetChanges(c *check.C) {
 	name := "changescontainer"
 	dockerCmd(c, "run", "--name", name, "busybox", "rm", "/etc/passwd")
 
-	status, body, err := sockRequest("GET", "/containers/"+name+"/changes", nil)
+	status, body, err := request.SockRequest("GET", "/containers/"+name+"/changes", nil, daemonHost())
 	c.Assert(err, checker.IsNil)
 	c.Assert(status, checker.Equals, http.StatusOK)
 
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ func (s *DockerSuite) TestGetContainerStats(c *check.C) {
 	}
 	bc := make(chan b, 1)
 	go func() {
-		status, body, err := sockRequest("GET", "/containers/"+name+"/stats", nil)
+		status, body, err := request.SockRequest("GET", "/containers/"+name+"/stats", nil, daemonHost())
 		bc <- b{status, body, err}
 	}()
 
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ func (s *DockerSuite) TestGetContainerStatsRmRunning(c *check.C) {
 	buf := &testutil.ChannelBuffer{make(chan []byte, 1)}
 	defer buf.Close()
 
-	_, body, err := sockRequestRaw("GET", "/containers/"+id+"/stats?stream=1", nil, "application/json")
+	_, body, err := request.SockRequestRaw("GET", "/containers/"+id+"/stats?stream=1", nil, "application/json", daemonHost())
 	c.Assert(err, checker.IsNil)
 	defer body.Close()
 
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ func (s *DockerSuite) TestGetContainerStatsStream(c *check.C) {
 	}
 	bc := make(chan b, 1)
 	go func() {
-		status, body, err := sockRequest("GET", "/containers/"+name+"/stats", nil)
+		status, body, err := request.SockRequest("GET", "/containers/"+name+"/stats", nil, daemonHost())
 		bc <- b{status, body, err}
 	}()
 
@@ -293,7 +293,7 @@ func (s *DockerSuite) TestGetContainerStatsNoStream(c *check.C) {
 	}
 	bc := make(chan b, 1)
 	go func() {
-		status, body, err := sockRequest("GET", "/containers/"+name+"/stats?stream=0", nil)
+		status, body, err := request.SockRequest("GET", "/containers/"+name+"/stats?stream=0", nil, daemonHost())
 		bc <- b{status, body, err}
 	}()
 
@@ -329,7 +329,7 @@ func (s *DockerSuite) TestGetStoppedContainerStats(c *check.C) {
 	// We expect an immediate response, but if it's not immediate, the test would hang, so put it in a goroutine
 	// below we'll check this on a timeout.
 	go func() {
-		resp, body, err := sockRequestRaw("GET", "/containers/"+name+"/stats", nil, "")
+		resp, body, err := request.SockRequestRaw("GET", "/containers/"+name+"/stats", nil, "", daemonHost())
 		body.Close()
 		chResp <- stats{resp.StatusCode, err}
 	}()
@@ -350,7 +350,7 @@ func (s *DockerSuite) TestContainerAPIPause(c *check.C) {
 	out, _ := dockerCmd(c, "run", "-d", "busybox", "sleep", "30")
 	ContainerID := strings.TrimSpace(out)
 
-	status, _, err := sockRequest("POST", "/containers/"+ContainerID+"/pause", nil)
+	status, _, err := request.SockRequest("POST", "/containers/"+ContainerID+"/pause", nil, daemonHost())
 	c.Assert(err, checker.IsNil)
 	c.Assert(status, checker.Equals, http.StatusNoContent)
 
@@ -361,7 +361,7 @@ func (s *DockerSuite) TestContainerAPIPause(c *check.C) {
 		c.Fatalf("there should be one paused container and not %d", len(pausedContainers))
 	}
 
-	status, _, err = sockRequest("POST", "/containers/"+ContainerID+"/unpause", nil)
+	status, _, err = request.SockRequest("POST", "/containers/"+ContainerID+"/unpause", nil, daemonHost())
 	c.Assert(err, checker.IsNil)
 	c.Assert(status, checker.Equals, http.StatusNoContent)
 
@@ -381,7 +381,7 @@ func (s *DockerSuite) TestContainerAPITop(c *check.C) {
 		Processes [][]string
 	}
 	var top topResp
-	status, b, err := sockRequest("GET", "/containers/"+id+"/top?ps_args=aux", nil)
+	status, b, err := request.SockRequest("GET", "/containers/"+id+"/top?ps_args=aux", nil, daemonHost())
 	c.Assert(err, checker.IsNil)
 	c.Assert(status, checker.Equals, http.StatusOK)
 	c.Assert(json.Unmarshal(b, &top), checker.IsNil)
@@ -406,7 +406,7 @@ func (s *DockerSuite) TestContainerAPITopWindows(c *check.C) {
 		Processes [][]string
 	}
 	var top topResp
-	status, b, err := sockRequest("GET", "/containers/"+id+"/top", nil)
+	status, b, err := request.SockRequest("GET", "/containers/"+id+"/top", nil, daemonHost())
 	c.Assert(err, checker.IsNil)
 	c.Assert(status, checker.Equals, http.StatusOK)
 	c.Assert(json.Unmarshal(b, &top), checker.IsNil)
@@ -434,7 +434,7 @@ func (s *DockerSuite) TestContainerAPICommit(c *check.C) {
 	dockerCmd(c, "run", "--name="+cName, "busybox", "/bin/sh", "-c", "touch /test")
 
 	name := "testcontainerapicommit"
-	status, b, err := sockRequest("POST", "/commit?repo="+name+"&testtag=tag&container="+cName, nil)
+	status, b, err := request.SockRequest("POST", "/commit?repo="+name+"&testtag=tag&container="+cName, nil, daemonHost())
 	c.Assert(err, checker.IsNil)
 	c.Assert(status, checker.Equals, http.StatusCreated)
 
@@ -460,7 +460,7 @@ func (s *DockerSuite) TestContainerAPICommitWithLabelInConfig(c *check.C) {
 	}
 
 	name := "testcontainerapicommitwithconfig"
-	status, b, err := sockRequest("POST", "/commit?repo="+name+"&container="+cName, config)
+	status, b, err := request.SockRequest("POST", "/commit?repo="+name+"&container="+cName, config, daemonHost())
 	c.Assert(err, checker.IsNil)
 	c.Assert(status, checker.Equals, http.StatusCreated)
 
@@ -502,7 +502,7 @@ func (s *DockerSuite) TestContainerAPIBadPort(c *check.C) {
 	jsonData := bytes.NewBuffer(nil)
 	json.NewEncoder(jsonData).Encode(config)
 
-	status, body, err := sockRequest("POST", "/containers/create", config)
+	status, body, err := request.SockRequest("POST", "/containers/create", config, daemonHost())
 	c.Assert(err, checker.IsNil)
 	c.Assert(status, checker.Equals, http.StatusInternalServerError)
 	c.Assert(getErrorMessage(c, body), checker.Equals, `invalid port specification: "aa80"`, check.Commentf("Incorrect error msg: %s", body))
@@ -514,7 +514,7 @@ func (s *DockerSuite) TestContainerAPICreate(c *check.C) {
 		"Cmd":   []string{"/bin/sh", "-c", "touch /test && ls /test"},
 	}
 
-	status, b, err := sockRequest("POST", "/containers/create", config)
+	status, b, err := request.SockRequest("POST", "/containers/create", config, daemonHost())
 	c.Assert(err, checker.IsNil)
 	c.Assert(status, checker.Equals, http.StatusCreated)
 
@@ -531,7 +531,7 @@ func (s *DockerSuite) TestContainerAPICreate(c *check.C) {
 func (s *DockerSuite) TestContainerAPICreateEmptyConfig(c *check.C) {
 	config := map[string]interface{}{}
 
-	status, body, err := sockRequest("POST", "/containers/create", config)
+	status, body, err := request.SockRequest("POST", "/containers/create", config, daemonHost())
 	c.Assert(err, checker.IsNil)
 	c.Assert(status, checker.Equals, http.StatusInternalServerError)
 
@@ -552,7 +552,7 @@ func (s *DockerSuite) TestContainerAPICreateMultipleNetworksConfig(c *check.C) {
 		},
 	}
 
-	status, body, err := sockRequest("POST", "/containers/create", config)
+	status, body, err := request.SockRequest("POST", "/containers/create", config, daemonHost())
 	c.Assert(err, checker.IsNil)
 	c.Assert(status, checker.Equals, http.StatusBadRequest)
 	msg := getErrorMessage(c, body)
@@ -570,14 +570,14 @@ func (s *DockerSuite) TestContainerAPICreateWithHostName(c *check.C) {
 		"Hostname": hostName,
 	}
 
-	status, body, err := sockRequest("POST", "/containers/create", config)
+	status, body, err := request.SockRequest("POST", "/containers/create", config, daemonHost())
 	c.Assert(err, checker.IsNil)
 	c.Assert(status, checker.Equals, http.StatusCreated)
 
 	var container containertypes.ContainerCreateCreatedBody
 	c.Assert(json.Unmarshal(body, &container), checker.IsNil)
 
-	status, body, err = sockRequest("GET", "/containers/"+container.ID+"/json", nil)
+	status, body, err = request.SockRequest("GET", "/containers/"+container.ID+"/json", nil, daemonHost())
 	c.Assert(err, checker.IsNil)
 	c.Assert(status, checker.Equals, http.StatusOK)
 
@@ -593,14 +593,14 @@ func (s *DockerSuite) TestContainerAPICreateWithDomainName(c *check.C) {
 		"Domainname": domainName,
 	}
 
-	status, body, err := sockRequest("POST", "/containers/create", config)
+	status, body, err := request.SockRequest("POST", "/containers/create", config, daemonHost())
 	c.Assert(err, checker.IsNil)
 	c.Assert(status, checker.Equals, http.StatusCreated)
 
 	var container containertypes.ContainerCreateCreatedBody
 	c.Assert(json.Unmarshal(body, &container), checker.IsNil)
 
-	status, body, err = sockRequest("GET", "/containers/"+container.ID+"/json", nil)
+	status, body, err = request.SockRequest("GET", "/containers/"+container.ID+"/json", nil, daemonHost())
 	c.Assert(err, checker.IsNil)
 	c.Assert(status, checker.Equals, http.StatusOK)
 
@@ -628,14 +628,14 @@ func UtilCreateNetworkMode(c *check.C, networkMode string) {
 		"HostConfig": map[string]interface{}{"NetworkMode": networkMode},
 	}
 
-	status, body, err := sockRequest("POST", "/containers/create", config)
+	status, body, err := request.SockRequest("POST", "/containers/create", config, daemonHost())
 	c.Assert(err, checker.IsNil)
 	c.Assert(status, checker.Equals, http.StatusCreated)
 
 	var container containertypes.ContainerCreateCreatedBody
 	c.Assert(json.Unmarshal(body, &container), checker.IsNil)
 
-	status, body, err = sockRequest("GET", "/containers/"+container.ID+"/json", nil)
+	status, body, err = request.SockRequest("GET", "/containers/"+container.ID+"/json", nil, daemonHost())
 	c.Assert(err, checker.IsNil)
 	c.Assert(status, checker.Equals, http.StatusOK)
 
@@ -653,14 +653,14 @@ func (s *DockerSuite) TestContainerAPICreateWithCpuSharesCpuset(c *check.C) {
 		"CpusetCpus": "0",
 	}
 
-	status, body, err := sockRequest("POST", "/containers/create", config)
+	status, body, err := request.SockRequest("POST", "/containers/create", config, daemonHost())
 	c.Assert(err, checker.IsNil)
 	c.Assert(status, checker.Equals, http.StatusCreated)
 
 	var container containertypes.ContainerCreateCreatedBody
 	c.Assert(json.Unmarshal(body, &container), checker.IsNil)
 
-	status, body, err = sockRequest("GET", "/containers/"+container.ID+"/json", nil)
+	status, body, err = request.SockRequest("GET", "/containers/"+container.ID+"/json", nil, daemonHost())
 	c.Assert(err, checker.IsNil)
 	c.Assert(status, checker.Equals, http.StatusOK)
 
@@ -683,7 +683,7 @@ func (s *DockerSuite) TestContainerAPIVerifyHeader(c *check.C) {
 	create := func(ct string) (*http.Response, io.ReadCloser, error) {
 		jsonData := bytes.NewBuffer(nil)
 		c.Assert(json.NewEncoder(jsonData).Encode(config), checker.IsNil)
-		return sockRequestRaw("POST", "/containers/create", jsonData, ct)
+		return request.SockRequestRaw("POST", "/containers/create", jsonData, ct, daemonHost())
 	}
 
 	// Try with no content-type
@@ -719,7 +719,7 @@ func (s *DockerSuite) TestContainerAPIInvalidPortSyntax(c *check.C) {
 				  }
 				}`
 
-	res, body, err := sockRequestRaw("POST", "/containers/create", strings.NewReader(config), "application/json")
+	res, body, err := request.SockRequestRaw("POST", "/containers/create", strings.NewReader(config), "application/json", daemonHost())
 	c.Assert(err, checker.IsNil)
 	c.Assert(res.StatusCode, checker.Equals, http.StatusInternalServerError)
 
@@ -739,7 +739,7 @@ func (s *DockerSuite) TestContainerAPIRestartPolicyInvalidPolicyName(c *check.C)
 		}
 	}`
 
-	res, body, err := sockRequestRaw("POST", "/containers/create", strings.NewReader(config), "application/json")
+	res, body, err := request.SockRequestRaw("POST", "/containers/create", strings.NewReader(config), "application/json", daemonHost())
 	c.Assert(err, checker.IsNil)
 	c.Assert(res.StatusCode, checker.Equals, http.StatusInternalServerError)
 
@@ -759,7 +759,7 @@ func (s *DockerSuite) TestContainerAPIRestartPolicyRetryMismatch(c *check.C) {
 		}
 	}`
 
-	res, body, err := sockRequestRaw("POST", "/containers/create", strings.NewReader(config), "application/json")
+	res, body, err := request.SockRequestRaw("POST", "/containers/create", strings.NewReader(config), "application/json", daemonHost())
 	c.Assert(err, checker.IsNil)
 	c.Assert(res.StatusCode, checker.Equals, http.StatusInternalServerError)
 
@@ -779,7 +779,7 @@ func (s *DockerSuite) TestContainerAPIRestartPolicyNegativeRetryCount(c *check.C
 		}
 	}`
 
-	res, body, err := sockRequestRaw("POST", "/containers/create", strings.NewReader(config), "application/json")
+	res, body, err := request.SockRequestRaw("POST", "/containers/create", strings.NewReader(config), "application/json", daemonHost())
 	c.Assert(err, checker.IsNil)
 	c.Assert(res.StatusCode, checker.Equals, http.StatusInternalServerError)
 
@@ -799,7 +799,7 @@ func (s *DockerSuite) TestContainerAPIRestartPolicyDefaultRetryCount(c *check.C)
 		}
 	}`
 
-	res, _, err := sockRequestRaw("POST", "/containers/create", strings.NewReader(config), "application/json")
+	res, _, err := request.SockRequestRaw("POST", "/containers/create", strings.NewReader(config), "application/json", daemonHost())
 	c.Assert(err, checker.IsNil)
 	c.Assert(res.StatusCode, checker.Equals, http.StatusCreated)
 }
@@ -830,7 +830,7 @@ func (s *DockerSuite) TestContainerAPIPostCreateNull(c *check.C) {
 		"NetworkDisabled":false,
 		"OnBuild":null}`
 
-	res, body, err := sockRequestRaw("POST", "/containers/create", strings.NewReader(config), "application/json")
+	res, body, err := request.SockRequestRaw("POST", "/containers/create", strings.NewReader(config), "application/json", daemonHost())
 	c.Assert(err, checker.IsNil)
 	c.Assert(res.StatusCode, checker.Equals, http.StatusCreated)
 
@@ -861,7 +861,7 @@ func (s *DockerSuite) TestCreateWithTooLowMemoryLimit(c *check.C) {
 		"Memory":    524287
 	}`
 
-	res, body, err := sockRequestRaw("POST", "/containers/create", strings.NewReader(config), "application/json")
+	res, body, err := request.SockRequestRaw("POST", "/containers/create", strings.NewReader(config), "application/json", daemonHost())
 	c.Assert(err, checker.IsNil)
 	b, err2 := testutil.ReadBody(body)
 	c.Assert(err2, checker.IsNil)
@@ -875,7 +875,7 @@ func (s *DockerSuite) TestContainerAPIRename(c *check.C) {
 
 	containerID := strings.TrimSpace(out)
 	newName := "TestContainerAPIRenameNew"
-	statusCode, _, err := sockRequest("POST", "/containers/"+containerID+"/rename?name="+newName, nil)
+	statusCode, _, err := request.SockRequest("POST", "/containers/"+containerID+"/rename?name="+newName, nil, daemonHost())
 	c.Assert(err, checker.IsNil)
 	// 204 No Content is expected, not 200
 	c.Assert(statusCode, checker.Equals, http.StatusNoContent)
@@ -888,7 +888,7 @@ func (s *DockerSuite) TestContainerAPIKill(c *check.C) {
 	name := "test-api-kill"
 	runSleepingContainer(c, "-i", "--name", name)
 
-	status, _, err := sockRequest("POST", "/containers/"+name+"/kill", nil)
+	status, _, err := request.SockRequest("POST", "/containers/"+name+"/kill", nil, daemonHost())
 	c.Assert(err, checker.IsNil)
 	c.Assert(status, checker.Equals, http.StatusNoContent)
 
@@ -900,7 +900,7 @@ func (s *DockerSuite) TestContainerAPIRestart(c *check.C) {
 	name := "test-api-restart"
 	runSleepingContainer(c, "-di", "--name", name)
 
-	status, _, err := sockRequest("POST", "/containers/"+name+"/restart?t=1", nil)
+	status, _, err := request.SockRequest("POST", "/containers/"+name+"/restart?t=1", nil, daemonHost())
 	c.Assert(err, checker.IsNil)
 	c.Assert(status, checker.Equals, http.StatusNoContent)
 	c.Assert(waitInspect(name, "{{ .State.Restarting  }} {{ .State.Running  }}", "false true", 15*time.Second), checker.IsNil)
@@ -912,7 +912,7 @@ func (s *DockerSuite) TestContainerAPIRestartNotimeoutParam(c *check.C) {
 	id := strings.TrimSpace(out)
 	c.Assert(waitRun(id), checker.IsNil)
 
-	status, _, err := sockRequest("POST", "/containers/"+name+"/restart", nil)
+	status, _, err := request.SockRequest("POST", "/containers/"+name+"/restart", nil, daemonHost())
 	c.Assert(err, checker.IsNil)
 	c.Assert(status, checker.Equals, http.StatusNoContent)
 	c.Assert(waitInspect(name, "{{ .State.Restarting  }} {{ .State.Running  }}", "false true", 15*time.Second), checker.IsNil)
@@ -926,16 +926,16 @@ func (s *DockerSuite) TestContainerAPIStart(c *check.C) {
 		"OpenStdin": true,
 	}
 
-	status, _, err := sockRequest("POST", "/containers/create?name="+name, config)
+	status, _, err := request.SockRequest("POST", "/containers/create?name="+name, config, daemonHost())
 	c.Assert(err, checker.IsNil)
 	c.Assert(status, checker.Equals, http.StatusCreated)
 
-	status, _, err = sockRequest("POST", "/containers/"+name+"/start", nil)
+	status, _, err = request.SockRequest("POST", "/containers/"+name+"/start", nil, daemonHost())
 	c.Assert(err, checker.IsNil)
 	c.Assert(status, checker.Equals, http.StatusNoContent)
 
 	// second call to start should give 304
-	status, _, err = sockRequest("POST", "/containers/"+name+"/start", nil)
+	status, _, err = request.SockRequest("POST", "/containers/"+name+"/start", nil, daemonHost())
 	c.Assert(err, checker.IsNil)
 
 	// TODO(tibor): figure out why this doesn't work on windows
@@ -948,13 +948,13 @@ func (s *DockerSuite) TestContainerAPIStop(c *check.C) {
 	name := "test-api-stop"
 	runSleepingContainer(c, "-i", "--name", name)
 
-	status, _, err := sockRequest("POST", "/containers/"+name+"/stop?t=30", nil)
+	status, _, err := request.SockRequest("POST", "/containers/"+name+"/stop?t=30", nil, daemonHost())
 	c.Assert(err, checker.IsNil)
 	c.Assert(status, checker.Equals, http.StatusNoContent)
 	c.Assert(waitInspect(name, "{{ .State.Running  }}", "false", 60*time.Second), checker.IsNil)
 
 	// second call to start should give 304
-	status, _, err = sockRequest("POST", "/containers/"+name+"/stop?t=30", nil)
+	status, _, err = request.SockRequest("POST", "/containers/"+name+"/stop?t=30", nil, daemonHost())
 	c.Assert(err, checker.IsNil)
 	c.Assert(status, checker.Equals, http.StatusNotModified)
 }
@@ -968,7 +968,7 @@ func (s *DockerSuite) TestContainerAPIWait(c *check.C) {
 	}
 	dockerCmd(c, "run", "--name", name, "busybox", sleepCmd, "2")
 
-	status, body, err := sockRequest("POST", "/containers/"+name+"/wait", nil)
+	status, body, err := request.SockRequest("POST", "/containers/"+name+"/wait", nil, daemonHost())
 	c.Assert(err, checker.IsNil)
 	c.Assert(status, checker.Equals, http.StatusOK)
 	c.Assert(waitInspect(name, "{{ .State.Running  }}", "false", 60*time.Second), checker.IsNil)
@@ -986,7 +986,7 @@ func (s *DockerSuite) TestContainerAPICopyNotExistsAnyMore(c *check.C) {
 		Resource: "/test.txt",
 	}
 
-	status, _, err := sockRequest("POST", "/containers/"+name+"/copy", postData)
+	status, _, err := request.SockRequest("POST", "/containers/"+name+"/copy", postData, daemonHost())
 	c.Assert(err, checker.IsNil)
 	c.Assert(status, checker.Equals, http.StatusNotFound)
 }
@@ -1000,7 +1000,7 @@ func (s *DockerSuite) TestContainerAPICopyPre124(c *check.C) {
 		Resource: "/test.txt",
 	}
 
-	status, body, err := sockRequest("POST", "/v1.23/containers/"+name+"/copy", postData)
+	status, body, err := request.SockRequest("POST", "/v1.23/containers/"+name+"/copy", postData, daemonHost())
 	c.Assert(err, checker.IsNil)
 	c.Assert(status, checker.Equals, http.StatusOK)
 
@@ -1030,7 +1030,7 @@ func (s *DockerSuite) TestContainerAPICopyResourcePathEmptyPr124(c *check.C) {
 		Resource: "",
 	}
 
-	status, body, err := sockRequest("POST", "/v1.23/containers/"+name+"/copy", postData)
+	status, body, err := request.SockRequest("POST", "/v1.23/containers/"+name+"/copy", postData, daemonHost())
 	c.Assert(err, checker.IsNil)
 	c.Assert(status, checker.Equals, http.StatusInternalServerError)
 	c.Assert(string(body), checker.Matches, "Path cannot be empty\n")
@@ -1045,7 +1045,7 @@ func (s *DockerSuite) TestContainerAPICopyResourcePathNotFoundPre124(c *check.C)
 		Resource: "/notexist",
 	}
 
-	status, body, err := sockRequest("POST", "/v1.23/containers/"+name+"/copy", postData)
+	status, body, err := request.SockRequest("POST", "/v1.23/containers/"+name+"/copy", postData, daemonHost())
 	c.Assert(err, checker.IsNil)
 	c.Assert(status, checker.Equals, http.StatusInternalServerError)
 	c.Assert(string(body), checker.Matches, "Could not find the file /notexist in container "+name+"\n")
@@ -1057,7 +1057,7 @@ func (s *DockerSuite) TestContainerAPICopyContainerNotFoundPr124(c *check.C) {
 		Resource: "/something",
 	}
 
-	status, _, err := sockRequest("POST", "/v1.23/containers/notexists/copy", postData)
+	status, _, err := request.SockRequest("POST", "/v1.23/containers/notexists/copy", postData, daemonHost())
 	c.Assert(err, checker.IsNil)
 	c.Assert(status, checker.Equals, http.StatusNotFound)
 }
@@ -1070,13 +1070,13 @@ func (s *DockerSuite) TestContainerAPIDelete(c *check.C) {
 
 	dockerCmd(c, "stop", id)
 
-	status, _, err := sockRequest("DELETE", "/containers/"+id, nil)
+	status, _, err := request.SockRequest("DELETE", "/containers/"+id, nil, daemonHost())
 	c.Assert(err, checker.IsNil)
 	c.Assert(status, checker.Equals, http.StatusNoContent)
 }
 
 func (s *DockerSuite) TestContainerAPIDeleteNotExist(c *check.C) {
-	status, body, err := sockRequest("DELETE", "/containers/doesnotexist", nil)
+	status, body, err := request.SockRequest("DELETE", "/containers/doesnotexist", nil, daemonHost())
 	c.Assert(err, checker.IsNil)
 	c.Assert(status, checker.Equals, http.StatusNotFound)
 	c.Assert(getErrorMessage(c, body), checker.Matches, "No such container: doesnotexist")
@@ -1088,7 +1088,7 @@ func (s *DockerSuite) TestContainerAPIDeleteForce(c *check.C) {
 	id := strings.TrimSpace(out)
 	c.Assert(waitRun(id), checker.IsNil)
 
-	status, _, err := sockRequest("DELETE", "/containers/"+id+"?force=1", nil)
+	status, _, err := request.SockRequest("DELETE", "/containers/"+id+"?force=1", nil, daemonHost())
 	c.Assert(err, checker.IsNil)
 	c.Assert(status, checker.Equals, http.StatusNoContent)
 }
@@ -1109,7 +1109,7 @@ func (s *DockerSuite) TestContainerAPIDeleteRemoveLinks(c *check.C) {
 	links := inspectFieldJSON(c, id2, "HostConfig.Links")
 	c.Assert(links, checker.Equals, "[\"/tlink1:/tlink2/tlink1\"]", check.Commentf("expected to have links between containers"))
 
-	status, b, err := sockRequest("DELETE", "/containers/tlink2/tlink1?link=1", nil)
+	status, b, err := request.SockRequest("DELETE", "/containers/tlink2/tlink1?link=1", nil, daemonHost())
 	c.Assert(err, check.IsNil)
 	c.Assert(status, check.Equals, http.StatusNoContent, check.Commentf(string(b)))
 
@@ -1123,7 +1123,7 @@ func (s *DockerSuite) TestContainerAPIDeleteConflict(c *check.C) {
 	id := strings.TrimSpace(out)
 	c.Assert(waitRun(id), checker.IsNil)
 
-	status, _, err := sockRequest("DELETE", "/containers/"+id, nil)
+	status, _, err := request.SockRequest("DELETE", "/containers/"+id, nil, daemonHost())
 	c.Assert(err, checker.IsNil)
 	c.Assert(status, checker.Equals, http.StatusConflict)
 }
@@ -1145,7 +1145,7 @@ func (s *DockerSuite) TestContainerAPIDeleteRemoveVolume(c *check.C) {
 	_, err = os.Stat(source)
 	c.Assert(err, checker.IsNil)
 
-	status, _, err := sockRequest("DELETE", "/containers/"+id+"?v=1&force=1", nil)
+	status, _, err := request.SockRequest("DELETE", "/containers/"+id+"?v=1&force=1", nil, daemonHost())
 	c.Assert(err, checker.IsNil)
 	c.Assert(status, checker.Equals, http.StatusNoContent)
 	_, err = os.Stat(source)
@@ -1154,30 +1154,21 @@ func (s *DockerSuite) TestContainerAPIDeleteRemoveVolume(c *check.C) {
 
 // Regression test for https://github.com/docker/docker/issues/6231
 func (s *DockerSuite) TestContainerAPIChunkedEncoding(c *check.C) {
-	conn, err := sockConn(time.Duration(10*time.Second), "")
-	c.Assert(err, checker.IsNil)
-	client := httputil.NewClientConn(conn, nil)
-	defer client.Close()
 
 	config := map[string]interface{}{
 		"Image":     "busybox",
 		"Cmd":       append([]string{"/bin/sh", "-c"}, sleepCommandForDaemonPlatform()...),
 		"OpenStdin": true,
 	}
-	b, err := json.Marshal(config)
-	c.Assert(err, checker.IsNil)
 
-	req, err := http.NewRequest("POST", "/containers/create", bytes.NewBuffer(b))
-	c.Assert(err, checker.IsNil)
-	req.Header.Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
-	// This is a cheat to make the http request do chunked encoding
-	// Otherwise (just setting the Content-Encoding to chunked) net/http will overwrite
-	// https://golang.org/src/pkg/net/http/request.go?s=11980:12172
-	req.ContentLength = -1
-
-	resp, err := client.Do(req)
+	resp, _, err := request.Post(daemonHost(), "/containers/create", request.JSONBody(config), func(req *http.Request) error {
+		// This is a cheat to make the http request do chunked encoding
+		// Otherwise (just setting the Content-Encoding to chunked) net/http will overwrite
+		// https://golang.org/src/pkg/net/http/request.go?s=11980:12172
+		req.ContentLength = -1
+		return nil
+	})
 	c.Assert(err, checker.IsNil, check.Commentf("error creating container with chunked encoding"))
-	resp.Body.Close()
 	c.Assert(resp.StatusCode, checker.Equals, http.StatusCreated)
 }
 
@@ -1187,7 +1178,7 @@ func (s *DockerSuite) TestContainerAPIPostContainerStop(c *check.C) {
 	containerID := strings.TrimSpace(out)
 	c.Assert(waitRun(containerID), checker.IsNil)
 
-	statusCode, _, err := sockRequest("POST", "/containers/"+containerID+"/stop", nil)
+	statusCode, _, err := request.SockRequest("POST", "/containers/"+containerID+"/stop", nil, daemonHost())
 	c.Assert(err, checker.IsNil)
 	// 204 No Content is expected, not 200
 	c.Assert(statusCode, checker.Equals, http.StatusNoContent)
@@ -1201,7 +1192,7 @@ func (s *DockerSuite) TestPostContainerAPICreateWithStringOrSliceEntrypoint(c *c
 		Entrypoint string
 		Cmd        []string
 	}{"busybox", "echo", []string{"hello", "world"}}
-	_, _, err := sockRequest("POST", "/containers/create?name=echotest", config)
+	_, _, err := request.SockRequest("POST", "/containers/create?name=echotest", config, daemonHost())
 	c.Assert(err, checker.IsNil)
 	out, _ := dockerCmd(c, "start", "-a", "echotest")
 	c.Assert(strings.TrimSpace(out), checker.Equals, "hello world")
@@ -1211,7 +1202,7 @@ func (s *DockerSuite) TestPostContainerAPICreateWithStringOrSliceEntrypoint(c *c
 		Entrypoint []string
 		Cmd        []string
 	}{"busybox", []string{"echo"}, []string{"hello", "world"}}
-	_, _, err = sockRequest("POST", "/containers/create?name=echotest2", config2)
+	_, _, err = request.SockRequest("POST", "/containers/create?name=echotest2", config2, daemonHost())
 	c.Assert(err, checker.IsNil)
 	out, _ = dockerCmd(c, "start", "-a", "echotest2")
 	c.Assert(strings.TrimSpace(out), checker.Equals, "hello world")
@@ -1224,7 +1215,7 @@ func (s *DockerSuite) TestPostContainersCreateWithStringOrSliceCmd(c *check.C) {
 		Entrypoint string
 		Cmd        string
 	}{"busybox", "echo", "hello world"}
-	_, _, err := sockRequest("POST", "/containers/create?name=echotest", config)
+	_, _, err := request.SockRequest("POST", "/containers/create?name=echotest", config, daemonHost())
 	c.Assert(err, checker.IsNil)
 	out, _ := dockerCmd(c, "start", "-a", "echotest")
 	c.Assert(strings.TrimSpace(out), checker.Equals, "hello world")
@@ -1233,7 +1224,7 @@ func (s *DockerSuite) TestPostContainersCreateWithStringOrSliceCmd(c *check.C) {
 		Image string
 		Cmd   []string
 	}{"busybox", []string{"echo", "hello", "world"}}
-	_, _, err = sockRequest("POST", "/containers/create?name=echotest2", config2)
+	_, _, err = request.SockRequest("POST", "/containers/create?name=echotest2", config2, daemonHost())
 	c.Assert(err, checker.IsNil)
 	out, _ = dockerCmd(c, "start", "-a", "echotest2")
 	c.Assert(strings.TrimSpace(out), checker.Equals, "hello world")
@@ -1248,7 +1239,7 @@ func (s *DockerSuite) TestPostContainersCreateWithStringOrSliceCapAddDrop(c *che
 		CapAdd  string
 		CapDrop string
 	}{"busybox", "NET_ADMIN", "SYS_ADMIN"}
-	status, _, err := sockRequest("POST", "/containers/create?name=capaddtest0", config)
+	status, _, err := request.SockRequest("POST", "/containers/create?name=capaddtest0", config, daemonHost())
 	c.Assert(err, checker.IsNil)
 	c.Assert(status, checker.Equals, http.StatusCreated)
 
@@ -1257,7 +1248,7 @@ func (s *DockerSuite) TestPostContainersCreateWithStringOrSliceCapAddDrop(c *che
 		CapAdd  []string
 		CapDrop []string
 	}{"busybox", []string{"NET_ADMIN", "SYS_ADMIN"}, []string{"SETGID"}}
-	status, _, err = sockRequest("POST", "/containers/create?name=capaddtest1", config2)
+	status, _, err = request.SockRequest("POST", "/containers/create?name=capaddtest1", config2, daemonHost())
 	c.Assert(err, checker.IsNil)
 	c.Assert(status, checker.Equals, http.StatusCreated)
 }
@@ -1268,7 +1259,7 @@ func (s *DockerSuite) TestContainerAPICreateNoHostConfig118(c *check.C) {
 	config := struct {
 		Image string
 	}{"busybox"}
-	status, _, err := sockRequest("POST", "/v1.18/containers/create", config)
+	status, _, err := request.SockRequest("POST", "/v1.18/containers/create", config, daemonHost())
 	c.Assert(err, checker.IsNil)
 	c.Assert(status, checker.Equals, http.StatusCreated)
 }
@@ -1300,7 +1291,7 @@ func (s *DockerSuite) TestPutContainerArchiveErrSymlinkInVolumeToReadOnlyRootfs(
 	query.Set("path", "/vol2/symlinkToAbsDir")
 	urlPath := fmt.Sprintf("/v1.20/containers/%s/archive?%s", cID, query.Encode())
 
-	statusCode, body, err := sockRequest("PUT", urlPath, nil)
+	statusCode, body, err := request.SockRequest("PUT", urlPath, nil, daemonHost())
 	c.Assert(err, checker.IsNil)
 
 	if !isCpCannotCopyReadOnly(fmt.Errorf(string(body))) {
@@ -1309,7 +1300,7 @@ func (s *DockerSuite) TestPutContainerArchiveErrSymlinkInVolumeToReadOnlyRootfs(
 }
 
 func (s *DockerSuite) TestContainerAPIGetContainersJSONEmpty(c *check.C) {
-	status, body, err := sockRequest("GET", "/containers/json?all=1", nil)
+	status, body, err := request.SockRequest("GET", "/containers/json?all=1", nil, daemonHost())
 	c.Assert(err, checker.IsNil)
 	c.Assert(status, checker.Equals, http.StatusOK)
 	c.Assert(string(body), checker.Equals, "[]\n")
@@ -1324,7 +1315,7 @@ func (s *DockerSuite) TestPostContainersCreateWithWrongCpusetValues(c *check.C)
 		CpusetCpus string
 	}{"busybox", "1-42,,"}
 	name := "wrong-cpuset-cpus"
-	status, body, err := sockRequest("POST", "/containers/create?name="+name, c1)
+	status, body, err := request.SockRequest("POST", "/containers/create?name="+name, c1, daemonHost())
 	c.Assert(err, checker.IsNil)
 	c.Assert(status, checker.Equals, http.StatusInternalServerError)
 	expected := "Invalid value 1-42,, for cpuset cpus"
@@ -1335,7 +1326,7 @@ func (s *DockerSuite) TestPostContainersCreateWithWrongCpusetValues(c *check.C)
 		CpusetMems string
 	}{"busybox", "42-3,1--"}
 	name = "wrong-cpuset-mems"
-	status, body, err = sockRequest("POST", "/containers/create?name="+name, c2)
+	status, body, err = request.SockRequest("POST", "/containers/create?name="+name, c2, daemonHost())
 	c.Assert(err, checker.IsNil)
 	c.Assert(status, checker.Equals, http.StatusInternalServerError)
 	expected = "Invalid value 42-3,1-- for cpuset mems"
@@ -1350,7 +1341,7 @@ func (s *DockerSuite) TestPostContainersCreateShmSizeNegative(c *check.C) {
 		"HostConfig": map[string]interface{}{"ShmSize": -1},
 	}
 
-	status, body, err := sockRequest("POST", "/containers/create", config)
+	status, body, err := request.SockRequest("POST", "/containers/create", config, daemonHost())
 	c.Assert(err, check.IsNil)
 	c.Assert(status, check.Equals, http.StatusInternalServerError)
 	c.Assert(getErrorMessage(c, body), checker.Contains, "SHM size can not be less than 0")
@@ -1365,14 +1356,14 @@ func (s *DockerSuite) TestPostContainersCreateShmSizeHostConfigOmitted(c *check.
 		"Cmd":   "mount",
 	}
 
-	status, body, err := sockRequest("POST", "/containers/create", config)
+	status, body, err := request.SockRequest("POST", "/containers/create", config, daemonHost())
 	c.Assert(err, check.IsNil)
 	c.Assert(status, check.Equals, http.StatusCreated)
 
 	var container containertypes.ContainerCreateCreatedBody
 	c.Assert(json.Unmarshal(body, &container), check.IsNil)
 
-	status, body, err = sockRequest("GET", "/containers/"+container.ID+"/json", nil)
+	status, body, err = request.SockRequest("GET", "/containers/"+container.ID+"/json", nil, daemonHost())
 	c.Assert(err, check.IsNil)
 	c.Assert(status, check.Equals, http.StatusOK)
 
@@ -1397,14 +1388,14 @@ func (s *DockerSuite) TestPostContainersCreateShmSizeOmitted(c *check.C) {
 		"Cmd":        "mount",
 	}
 
-	status, body, err := sockRequest("POST", "/containers/create", config)
+	status, body, err := request.SockRequest("POST", "/containers/create", config, daemonHost())
 	c.Assert(err, check.IsNil)
 	c.Assert(status, check.Equals, http.StatusCreated)
 
 	var container containertypes.ContainerCreateCreatedBody
 	c.Assert(json.Unmarshal(body, &container), check.IsNil)
 
-	status, body, err = sockRequest("GET", "/containers/"+container.ID+"/json", nil)
+	status, body, err = request.SockRequest("GET", "/containers/"+container.ID+"/json", nil, daemonHost())
 	c.Assert(err, check.IsNil)
 	c.Assert(status, check.Equals, http.StatusOK)
 
@@ -1429,14 +1420,14 @@ func (s *DockerSuite) TestPostContainersCreateWithShmSize(c *check.C) {
 		"HostConfig": map[string]interface{}{"ShmSize": 1073741824},
 	}
 
-	status, body, err := sockRequest("POST", "/containers/create", config)
+	status, body, err := request.SockRequest("POST", "/containers/create", config, daemonHost())
 	c.Assert(err, check.IsNil)
 	c.Assert(status, check.Equals, http.StatusCreated)
 
 	var container containertypes.ContainerCreateCreatedBody
 	c.Assert(json.Unmarshal(body, &container), check.IsNil)
 
-	status, body, err = sockRequest("GET", "/containers/"+container.ID+"/json", nil)
+	status, body, err = request.SockRequest("GET", "/containers/"+container.ID+"/json", nil, daemonHost())
 	c.Assert(err, check.IsNil)
 	c.Assert(status, check.Equals, http.StatusOK)
 
@@ -1459,14 +1450,14 @@ func (s *DockerSuite) TestPostContainersCreateMemorySwappinessHostConfigOmitted(
 		"Image": "busybox",
 	}
 
-	status, body, err := sockRequest("POST", "/containers/create", config)
+	status, body, err := request.SockRequest("POST", "/containers/create", config, daemonHost())
 	c.Assert(err, check.IsNil)
 	c.Assert(status, check.Equals, http.StatusCreated)
 
 	var container containertypes.ContainerCreateCreatedBody
 	c.Assert(json.Unmarshal(body, &container), check.IsNil)
 
-	status, body, err = sockRequest("GET", "/containers/"+container.ID+"/json", nil)
+	status, body, err = request.SockRequest("GET", "/containers/"+container.ID+"/json", nil, daemonHost())
 	c.Assert(err, check.IsNil)
 	c.Assert(status, check.Equals, http.StatusOK)
 
@@ -1486,7 +1477,7 @@ func (s *DockerSuite) TestPostContainersCreateWithOomScoreAdjInvalidRange(c *che
 		OomScoreAdj int
 	}{"busybox", 1001}
 	name := "oomscoreadj-over"
-	status, b, err := sockRequest("POST", "/containers/create?name="+name, config)
+	status, b, err := request.SockRequest("POST", "/containers/create?name="+name, config, daemonHost())
 	c.Assert(err, check.IsNil)
 	c.Assert(status, check.Equals, http.StatusInternalServerError)
 
@@ -1501,7 +1492,7 @@ func (s *DockerSuite) TestPostContainersCreateWithOomScoreAdjInvalidRange(c *che
 		OomScoreAdj int
 	}{"busybox", -1001}
 	name = "oomscoreadj-low"
-	status, b, err = sockRequest("POST", "/containers/create?name="+name, config)
+	status, b, err = request.SockRequest("POST", "/containers/create?name="+name, config, daemonHost())
 	c.Assert(err, check.IsNil)
 	c.Assert(status, check.Equals, http.StatusInternalServerError)
 	expected = "Invalid value -1001, range for oom score adj is [-1000, 1000]"
@@ -1513,7 +1504,7 @@ func (s *DockerSuite) TestPostContainersCreateWithOomScoreAdjInvalidRange(c *che
 
 // test case for #22210 where an empty container name caused panic.
 func (s *DockerSuite) TestContainerAPIDeleteWithEmptyName(c *check.C) {
-	status, out, err := sockRequest("DELETE", "/containers/", nil)
+	status, out, err := request.SockRequest("DELETE", "/containers/", nil, daemonHost())
 	c.Assert(err, checker.IsNil)
 	c.Assert(status, checker.Equals, http.StatusBadRequest)
 	c.Assert(string(out), checker.Contains, "No container name or ID supplied")
@@ -1530,11 +1521,11 @@ func (s *DockerSuite) TestContainerAPIStatsWithNetworkDisabled(c *check.C) {
 		"NetworkDisabled": true,
 	}
 
-	status, _, err := sockRequest("POST", "/containers/create?name="+name, config)
+	status, _, err := request.SockRequest("POST", "/containers/create?name="+name, config, daemonHost())
 	c.Assert(err, checker.IsNil)
 	c.Assert(status, checker.Equals, http.StatusCreated)
 
-	status, _, err = sockRequest("POST", "/containers/"+name+"/start", nil)
+	status, _, err = request.SockRequest("POST", "/containers/"+name+"/start", nil, daemonHost())
 	c.Assert(err, checker.IsNil)
 	c.Assert(status, checker.Equals, http.StatusNoContent)
 
@@ -1547,7 +1538,7 @@ func (s *DockerSuite) TestContainerAPIStatsWithNetworkDisabled(c *check.C) {
 	}
 	bc := make(chan b, 1)
 	go func() {
-		status, body, err := sockRequest("GET", "/containers/"+name+"/stats", nil)
+		status, body, err := request.SockRequest("GET", "/containers/"+name+"/stats", nil, daemonHost())
 		bc <- b{status, body, err}
 	}()
 
@@ -1755,7 +1746,7 @@ func (s *DockerSuite) TestContainersAPICreateMountsValidation(c *check.C) {
 
 	for i, x := range cases {
 		c.Logf("case %d", i)
-		status, b, err := sockRequest("POST", "/containers/create", x.config)
+		status, b, err := request.SockRequest("POST", "/containers/create", x.config, daemonHost())
 		c.Assert(err, checker.IsNil)
 		c.Assert(status, checker.Equals, x.status, check.Commentf("%s\n%v", string(b), cases[i].config))
 		if len(x.msg) > 0 {
@@ -1780,7 +1771,7 @@ func (s *DockerSuite) TestContainerAPICreateMountsBindRead(c *check.C) {
 		"Cmd":        []string{"/bin/sh", "-c", "cat /foo/bar"},
 		"HostConfig": map[string]interface{}{"Mounts": []map[string]interface{}{{"Type": "bind", "Source": tmpDir, "Target": destPath}}},
 	}
-	status, resp, err := sockRequest("POST", "/containers/create?name=test", data)
+	status, resp, err := request.SockRequest("POST", "/containers/create?name=test", data, daemonHost())
 	c.Assert(err, checker.IsNil, check.Commentf(string(resp)))
 	c.Assert(status, checker.Equals, http.StatusCreated, check.Commentf(string(resp)))
 
@@ -1868,7 +1859,7 @@ func (s *DockerSuite) TestContainersAPICreateMountsCreate(c *check.C) {
 	}
 	for i, x := range cases {
 		c.Logf("case %d - config: %v", i, x.cfg)
-		status, data, err := sockRequest("POST", "/containers/create", wrapper{containertypes.Config{Image: testImg}, containertypes.HostConfig{Mounts: []mounttypes.Mount{x.cfg}}})
+		status, data, err := request.SockRequest("POST", "/containers/create", wrapper{containertypes.Config{Image: testImg}, containertypes.HostConfig{Mounts: []mounttypes.Mount{x.cfg}}}, daemonHost())
 		c.Assert(err, checker.IsNil, check.Commentf(string(data)))
 		c.Assert(status, checker.Equals, http.StatusCreated, check.Commentf(string(data)))
 
@@ -1950,7 +1941,7 @@ func (s *DockerSuite) TestContainersAPICreateMountsTmpfs(c *check.C) {
 				fmt.Sprintf("mount | grep 'tmpfs on %s'", target)},
 			"HostConfig": map[string]interface{}{"Mounts": []map[string]interface{}{x.cfg}},
 		}
-		status, resp, err := sockRequest("POST", "/containers/create?name="+cName, data)
+		status, resp, err := request.SockRequest("POST", "/containers/create?name="+cName, data, daemonHost())
 		c.Assert(err, checker.IsNil, check.Commentf(string(resp)))
 		c.Assert(status, checker.Equals, http.StatusCreated, check.Commentf(string(resp)))
 		out, _ := dockerCmd(c, "start", "-a", cName)
diff --git a/integration-cli/docker_api_create_test.go b/integration-cli/docker_api_create_test.go
index 7718b487a5..c2616c2e73 100644
--- a/integration-cli/docker_api_create_test.go
+++ b/integration-cli/docker_api_create_test.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"net/http"
 
 	"github.com/docker/docker/integration-cli/checker"
+	"github.com/docker/docker/integration-cli/request"
 	"github.com/go-check/check"
 )
 
@@ -14,7 +15,7 @@ func (s *DockerSuite) TestAPICreateWithNotExistImage(c *check.C) {
 		"Volumes": map[string]struct{}{"/tmp": {}},
 	}
 
-	status, body, err := sockRequest("POST", "/containers/create?name="+name, config)
+	status, body, err := request.SockRequest("POST", "/containers/create?name="+name, config, daemonHost())
 	c.Assert(err, check.IsNil)
 	c.Assert(status, check.Equals, http.StatusNotFound)
 	expected := "No such image: test456:v1"
@@ -25,7 +26,7 @@ func (s *DockerSuite) TestAPICreateWithNotExistImage(c *check.C) {
 		"Volumes": map[string]struct{}{"/tmp": {}},
 	}
 
-	status, body, err = sockRequest("POST", "/containers/create?name="+name, config2)
+	status, body, err = request.SockRequest("POST", "/containers/create?name="+name, config2, daemonHost())
 	c.Assert(err, check.IsNil)
 	c.Assert(status, check.Equals, http.StatusNotFound)
 	expected = "No such image: test456:latest"
@@ -35,7 +36,7 @@ func (s *DockerSuite) TestAPICreateWithNotExistImage(c *check.C) {
 		"Image": "sha256:0cb40641836c461bc97c793971d84d758371ed682042457523e4ae701efeaaaa",
 	}
 
-	status, body, err = sockRequest("POST", "/containers/create?name="+name, config3)
+	status, body, err = request.SockRequest("POST", "/containers/create?name="+name, config3, daemonHost())
 	c.Assert(err, check.IsNil)
 	c.Assert(status, check.Equals, http.StatusNotFound)
 	expected = "No such image: sha256:0cb40641836c461bc97c793971d84d758371ed682042457523e4ae701efeaaaa"
@@ -52,7 +53,7 @@ func (s *DockerSuite) TestAPICreateEmptyEnv(c *check.C) {
 		"Cmd":   []string{"true"},
 	}
 
-	status, body, err := sockRequest("POST", "/containers/create?name="+name, config)
+	status, body, err := request.SockRequest("POST", "/containers/create?name="+name, config, daemonHost())
 	c.Assert(err, check.IsNil)
 	c.Assert(status, check.Equals, http.StatusInternalServerError)
 	expected := "invalid environment variable:"
@@ -64,7 +65,7 @@ func (s *DockerSuite) TestAPICreateEmptyEnv(c *check.C) {
 		"Env":   []string{"=", "PATH=/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin"},
 		"Cmd":   []string{"true"},
 	}
-	status, body, err = sockRequest("POST", "/containers/create?name="+name, config)
+	status, body, err = request.SockRequest("POST", "/containers/create?name="+name, config, daemonHost())
 	c.Assert(err, check.IsNil)
 	c.Assert(status, check.Equals, http.StatusInternalServerError)
 	expected = "invalid environment variable: ="
@@ -76,7 +77,7 @@ func (s *DockerSuite) TestAPICreateEmptyEnv(c *check.C) {
 		"Env":   []string{"=foo", "PATH=/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin"},
 		"Cmd":   []string{"true"},
 	}
-	status, body, err = sockRequest("POST", "/containers/create?name="+name, config)
+	status, body, err = request.SockRequest("POST", "/containers/create?name="+name, config, daemonHost())
 	c.Assert(err, check.IsNil)
 	c.Assert(status, check.Equals, http.StatusInternalServerError)
 	expected = "invalid environment variable: =foo"
diff --git a/integration-cli/docker_api_events_test.go b/integration-cli/docker_api_events_test.go
index a56d98c85e..45de688c63 100644
--- a/integration-cli/docker_api_events_test.go
+++ b/integration-cli/docker_api_events_test.go
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/docker/docker/integration-cli/checker"
+	"github.com/docker/docker/integration-cli/request"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/pkg/jsonmessage"
 	"github.com/go-check/check"
 )
@@ -21,7 +22,7 @@ func (s *DockerSuite) TestEventsAPIEmptyOutput(c *check.C) {
 	}
 	chResp := make(chan *apiResp)
 	go func() {
-		resp, body, err := sockRequestRaw("GET", "/events", nil, "")
+		resp, body, err := request.SockRequestRaw("GET", "/events", nil, "", daemonHost())
 		body.Close()
 		chResp <- &apiResp{resp, err}
 	}()
@@ -46,7 +47,7 @@ func (s *DockerSuite) TestEventsAPIBackwardsCompatible(c *check.C) {
 	q := url.Values{}
 	q.Set("since", ts)
 
-	_, body, err := sockRequestRaw("GET", "/events?"+q.Encode(), nil, "")
+	_, body, err := request.SockRequestRaw("GET", "/events?"+q.Encode(), nil, "", daemonHost())
 	c.Assert(err, checker.IsNil)
 	defer body.Close()
 
diff --git a/integration-cli/docker_api_exec_resize_test.go b/integration-cli/docker_api_exec_resize_test.go
index 28ccd5e673..94ced6e0d4 100644
--- a/integration-cli/docker_api_exec_resize_test.go
+++ b/integration-cli/docker_api_exec_resize_test.go
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import (
 	"sync"
 
 	"github.com/docker/docker/integration-cli/checker"
+	"github.com/docker/docker/integration-cli/request"
 	"github.com/go-check/check"
 )
 
@@ -19,7 +20,7 @@ func (s *DockerSuite) TestExecResizeAPIHeightWidthNoInt(c *check.C) {
 	cleanedContainerID := strings.TrimSpace(out)
 
 	endpoint := "/exec/" + cleanedContainerID + "/resize?h=foo&w=bar"
-	status, _, err := sockRequest("POST", endpoint, nil)
+	status, _, err := request.SockRequest("POST", endpoint, nil, daemonHost())
 	c.Assert(err, checker.IsNil)
 	c.Assert(status, checker.Equals, http.StatusInternalServerError)
 }
@@ -35,7 +36,7 @@ func (s *DockerSuite) TestExecResizeImmediatelyAfterExecStart(c *check.C) {
 			"Cmd":         []string{"/bin/sh"},
 		}
 		uri := fmt.Sprintf("/containers/%s/exec", name)
-		status, body, err := sockRequest("POST", uri, data)
+		status, body, err := request.SockRequest("POST", uri, data, daemonHost())
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
@@ -55,13 +56,13 @@ func (s *DockerSuite) TestExecResizeImmediatelyAfterExecStart(c *check.C) {
 		}
 
 		payload := bytes.NewBufferString(`{"Tty":true}`)
-		conn, _, err := sockRequestHijack("POST", fmt.Sprintf("/exec/%s/start", execID), payload, "application/json")
+		conn, _, err := request.SockRequestHijack("POST", fmt.Sprintf("/exec/%s/start", execID), payload, "application/json", daemonHost())
 		if err != nil {
 			return fmt.Errorf("Failed to start the exec: %q", err.Error())
 		}
 		defer conn.Close()
 
-		_, rc, err := sockRequestRaw("POST", fmt.Sprintf("/exec/%s/resize?h=24&w=80", execID), nil, "text/plain")
+		_, rc, err := request.SockRequestRaw("POST", fmt.Sprintf("/exec/%s/resize?h=24&w=80", execID), nil, "text/plain", daemonHost())
 		// It's probably a panic of the daemon if io.ErrUnexpectedEOF is returned.
 		if err == io.ErrUnexpectedEOF {
 			return fmt.Errorf("The daemon might have crashed.")
diff --git a/integration-cli/docker_api_exec_test.go b/integration-cli/docker_api_exec_test.go
index 5ca4da782b..422438c447 100644
--- a/integration-cli/docker_api_exec_test.go
+++ b/integration-cli/docker_api_exec_test.go
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/docker/docker/integration-cli/checker"
+	"github.com/docker/docker/integration-cli/request"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/pkg/testutil"
 	"github.com/go-check/check"
 )
@@ -20,7 +21,7 @@ func (s *DockerSuite) TestExecAPICreateNoCmd(c *check.C) {
 	name := "exec_test"
 	dockerCmd(c, "run", "-d", "-t", "--name", name, "busybox", "/bin/sh")
 
-	status, body, err := sockRequest("POST", fmt.Sprintf("/containers/%s/exec", name), map[string]interface{}{"Cmd": nil})
+	status, body, err := request.SockRequest("POST", fmt.Sprintf("/containers/%s/exec", name), map[string]interface{}{"Cmd": nil}, daemonHost())
 	c.Assert(err, checker.IsNil)
 	c.Assert(status, checker.Equals, http.StatusInternalServerError)
 
@@ -37,7 +38,7 @@ func (s *DockerSuite) TestExecAPICreateNoValidContentType(c *check.C) {
 		c.Fatalf("Can not encode data to json %s", err)
 	}
 
-	res, body, err := sockRequestRaw("POST", fmt.Sprintf("/containers/%s/exec", name), jsonData, "text/plain")
+	res, body, err := request.SockRequestRaw("POST", fmt.Sprintf("/containers/%s/exec", name), jsonData, "text/plain", daemonHost())
 	c.Assert(err, checker.IsNil)
 	c.Assert(res.StatusCode, checker.Equals, http.StatusInternalServerError)
 
@@ -55,7 +56,7 @@ func (s *DockerSuite) TestExecAPICreateContainerPaused(c *check.C) {
 	dockerCmd(c, "run", "-d", "-t", "--name", name, "busybox", "/bin/sh")
 
 	dockerCmd(c, "pause", name)
-	status, body, err := sockRequest("POST", fmt.Sprintf("/containers/%s/exec", name), map[string]interface{}{"Cmd": []string{"true"}})
+	status, body, err := request.SockRequest("POST", fmt.Sprintf("/containers/%s/exec", name), map[string]interface{}{"Cmd": []string{"true"}}, daemonHost())
 	c.Assert(err, checker.IsNil)
 	c.Assert(status, checker.Equals, http.StatusConflict)
 
@@ -95,7 +96,7 @@ func (s *DockerSuite) TestExecAPIStartEnsureHeaders(c *check.C) {
 	dockerCmd(c, "run", "-d", "--name", "test", "busybox", "top")
 
 	id := createExec(c, "test")
-	resp, _, err := sockRequestRaw("POST", fmt.Sprintf("/exec/%s/start", id), strings.NewReader(`{"Detach": true}`), "application/json")
+	resp, _, err := request.SockRequestRaw("POST", fmt.Sprintf("/exec/%s/start", id), strings.NewReader(`{"Detach": true}`), "application/json", daemonHost())
 	c.Assert(err, checker.IsNil)
 	c.Assert(resp.Header.Get("Server"), checker.Not(checker.Equals), "")
 }
@@ -105,7 +106,7 @@ func (s *DockerSuite) TestExecAPIStartBackwardsCompatible(c *check.C) {
 	runSleepingContainer(c, "-d", "--name", "test")
 	id := createExec(c, "test")
 
-	resp, body, err := sockRequestRaw("POST", fmt.Sprintf("/v1.20/exec/%s/start", id), strings.NewReader(`{"Detach": true}`), "text/plain")
+	resp, body, err := request.SockRequestRaw("POST", fmt.Sprintf("/v1.20/exec/%s/start", id), strings.NewReader(`{"Detach": true}`), "text/plain", daemonHost())
 	c.Assert(err, checker.IsNil)
 
 	b, err := testutil.ReadBody(body)
@@ -146,7 +147,7 @@ func (s *DockerSuite) TestExecAPIStartWithDetach(c *check.C) {
 		"cmd":         []string{"true"},
 		"AttachStdin": true,
 	}
-	_, b, err := sockRequest("POST", fmt.Sprintf("/containers/%s/exec", name), data)
+	_, b, err := request.SockRequest("POST", fmt.Sprintf("/containers/%s/exec", name), data, daemonHost())
 	c.Assert(err, checker.IsNil, check.Commentf(string(b)))
 
 	createResp := struct {
@@ -154,14 +155,14 @@ func (s *DockerSuite) TestExecAPIStartWithDetach(c *check.C) {
 	}{}
 	c.Assert(json.Unmarshal(b, &createResp), checker.IsNil, check.Commentf(string(b)))
 
-	_, body, err := sockRequestRaw("POST", fmt.Sprintf("/exec/%s/start", createResp.ID), strings.NewReader(`{"Detach": true}`), "application/json")
+	_, body, err := request.SockRequestRaw("POST", fmt.Sprintf("/exec/%s/start", createResp.ID), strings.NewReader(`{"Detach": true}`), "application/json", daemonHost())
 	c.Assert(err, checker.IsNil)
 
 	b, err = testutil.ReadBody(body)
 	comment := check.Commentf("response body: %s", b)
 	c.Assert(err, checker.IsNil, comment)
 
-	resp, _, err := sockRequestRaw("GET", "/_ping", nil, "")
+	resp, _, err := request.SockRequestRaw("GET", "/_ping", nil, "", daemonHost())
 	c.Assert(err, checker.IsNil)
 	if resp.StatusCode != http.StatusOK {
 		c.Fatal("daemon is down, it should alive")
@@ -169,7 +170,7 @@ func (s *DockerSuite) TestExecAPIStartWithDetach(c *check.C) {
 }
 
 func createExec(c *check.C, name string) string {
-	_, b, err := sockRequest("POST", fmt.Sprintf("/containers/%s/exec", name), map[string]interface{}{"Cmd": []string{"true"}})
+	_, b, err := request.SockRequest("POST", fmt.Sprintf("/containers/%s/exec", name), map[string]interface{}{"Cmd": []string{"true"}}, daemonHost())
 	c.Assert(err, checker.IsNil, check.Commentf(string(b)))
 
 	createResp := struct {
@@ -180,7 +181,7 @@ func createExec(c *check.C, name string) string {
 }
 
 func startExec(c *check.C, id string, code int) {
-	resp, body, err := sockRequestRaw("POST", fmt.Sprintf("/exec/%s/start", id), strings.NewReader(`{"Detach": true}`), "application/json")
+	resp, body, err := request.SockRequestRaw("POST", fmt.Sprintf("/exec/%s/start", id), strings.NewReader(`{"Detach": true}`), "application/json", daemonHost())
 	c.Assert(err, checker.IsNil)
 
 	b, err := testutil.ReadBody(body)
@@ -190,7 +191,7 @@ func startExec(c *check.C, id string, code int) {
 }
 
 func inspectExec(c *check.C, id string, out interface{}) {
-	resp, body, err := sockRequestRaw("GET", fmt.Sprintf("/exec/%s/json", id), nil, "")
+	resp, body, err := request.SockRequestRaw("GET", fmt.Sprintf("/exec/%s/json", id), nil, "", daemonHost())
 	c.Assert(err, checker.IsNil)
 	defer body.Close()
 	c.Assert(resp.StatusCode, checker.Equals, http.StatusOK)
diff --git a/integration-cli/docker_api_images_test.go b/integration-cli/docker_api_images_test.go
index 6b24a39122..ff53f8e3ee 100644
--- a/integration-cli/docker_api_images_test.go
+++ b/integration-cli/docker_api_images_test.go
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/docker/docker/api/types"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/integration-cli/checker"
+	"github.com/docker/docker/integration-cli/request"
 	"github.com/go-check/check"
 )
 
@@ -22,7 +23,7 @@ func (s *DockerSuite) TestAPIImagesFilter(c *check.C) {
 	getImages := func(filter string) []image {
 		v := url.Values{}
 		v.Set("filter", filter)
-		status, b, err := sockRequest("GET", "/images/json?"+v.Encode(), nil)
+		status, b, err := request.SockRequest("GET", "/images/json?"+v.Encode(), nil, daemonHost())
 		c.Assert(err, checker.IsNil)
 		c.Assert(status, checker.Equals, http.StatusOK)
 
@@ -55,14 +56,14 @@ func (s *DockerSuite) TestAPIImagesSaveAndLoad(c *check.C) {
 	c.Assert(err, checker.IsNil)
 	id := strings.TrimSpace(out)
 
-	res, body, err := sockRequestRaw("GET", "/images/"+id+"/get", nil, "")
+	res, body, err := request.SockRequestRaw("GET", "/images/"+id+"/get", nil, "", daemonHost())
 	c.Assert(err, checker.IsNil)
 	defer body.Close()
 	c.Assert(res.StatusCode, checker.Equals, http.StatusOK)
 
 	dockerCmd(c, "rmi", id)
 
-	res, loadBody, err := sockRequestRaw("POST", "/images/load", body, "application/x-tar")
+	res, loadBody, err := request.SockRequestRaw("POST", "/images/load", body, "application/x-tar", daemonHost())
 	c.Assert(err, checker.IsNil)
 	defer loadBody.Close()
 	c.Assert(res.StatusCode, checker.Equals, http.StatusOK)
@@ -82,15 +83,15 @@ func (s *DockerSuite) TestAPIImagesDelete(c *check.C) {
 
 	dockerCmd(c, "tag", name, "test:tag1")
 
-	status, _, err := sockRequest("DELETE", "/images/"+id, nil)
+	status, _, err := request.SockRequest("DELETE", "/images/"+id, nil, daemonHost())
 	c.Assert(err, checker.IsNil)
 	c.Assert(status, checker.Equals, http.StatusConflict)
 
-	status, _, err = sockRequest("DELETE", "/images/test:noexist", nil)
+	status, _, err = request.SockRequest("DELETE", "/images/test:noexist", nil, daemonHost())
 	c.Assert(err, checker.IsNil)
 	c.Assert(status, checker.Equals, http.StatusNotFound) //Status Codes:404 – no such image
 
-	status, _, err = sockRequest("DELETE", "/images/test:tag1", nil)
+	status, _, err = request.SockRequest("DELETE", "/images/test:tag1", nil, daemonHost())
 	c.Assert(err, checker.IsNil)
 	c.Assert(status, checker.Equals, http.StatusOK)
 }
@@ -105,7 +106,7 @@ func (s *DockerSuite) TestAPIImagesHistory(c *check.C) {
 
 	id := strings.TrimSpace(out)
 
-	status, body, err := sockRequest("GET", "/images/"+id+"/history", nil)
+	status, body, err := request.SockRequest("GET", "/images/"+id+"/history", nil, daemonHost())
 	c.Assert(err, checker.IsNil)
 	c.Assert(status, checker.Equals, http.StatusOK)
 
@@ -121,7 +122,7 @@ func (s *DockerSuite) TestAPIImagesHistory(c *check.C) {
 func (s *DockerSuite) TestAPIImagesSearchJSONContentType(c *check.C) {
 	testRequires(c, Network)
 
-	res, b, err := sockRequestRaw("GET", "/images/search?term=test", nil, "application/json")
+	res, b, err := request.SockRequestRaw("GET", "/images/search?term=test", nil, "application/json", daemonHost())
 	c.Assert(err, check.IsNil)
 	b.Close()
 	c.Assert(res.StatusCode, checker.Equals, http.StatusOK)
diff --git a/integration-cli/docker_api_info_test.go b/integration-cli/docker_api_info_test.go
index 421b5fe3f3..57dac36e18 100644
--- a/integration-cli/docker_api_info_test.go
+++ b/integration-cli/docker_api_info_test.go
@@ -4,13 +4,14 @@ import (
 	"net/http"
 
 	"github.com/docker/docker/integration-cli/checker"
+	"github.com/docker/docker/integration-cli/request"
 	"github.com/go-check/check"
 )
 
 func (s *DockerSuite) TestInfoAPI(c *check.C) {
 	endpoint := "/info"
 
-	status, body, err := sockRequest("GET", endpoint, nil)
+	status, body, err := request.SockRequest("GET", endpoint, nil, daemonHost())
 	c.Assert(status, checker.Equals, http.StatusOK)
 	c.Assert(err, checker.IsNil)
 
@@ -43,7 +44,7 @@ func (s *DockerSuite) TestInfoAPIVersioned(c *check.C) {
 	testRequires(c, DaemonIsLinux) // Windows only supports 1.25 or later
 	endpoint := "/v1.20/info"
 
-	status, body, err := sockRequest("GET", endpoint, nil)
+	status, body, err := request.SockRequest("GET", endpoint, nil, daemonHost())
 	c.Assert(status, checker.Equals, http.StatusOK)
 	c.Assert(err, checker.IsNil)
 
diff --git a/integration-cli/docker_api_inspect_test.go b/integration-cli/docker_api_inspect_test.go
index 8785dd73f2..30ba1aa09f 100644
--- a/integration-cli/docker_api_inspect_test.go
+++ b/integration-cli/docker_api_inspect_test.go
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/docker/docker/api/types"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/api/types/versions/v1p20"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/integration-cli/checker"
+	"github.com/docker/docker/integration-cli/request"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/pkg/stringutils"
 	"github.com/go-check/check"
 )
@@ -107,7 +108,7 @@ func (s *DockerSuite) TestInspectAPIImageResponse(c *check.C) {
 	dockerCmd(c, "tag", "busybox:latest", "busybox:mytag")
 
 	endpoint := "/images/busybox/json"
-	status, body, err := sockRequest("GET", endpoint, nil)
+	status, body, err := request.SockRequest("GET", endpoint, nil, daemonHost())
 
 	c.Assert(err, checker.IsNil)
 	c.Assert(status, checker.Equals, http.StatusOK)
diff --git a/integration-cli/docker_api_inspect_unix_test.go b/integration-cli/docker_api_inspect_unix_test.go
index cfa6781a9d..f7731f3d97 100644
--- a/integration-cli/docker_api_inspect_unix_test.go
+++ b/integration-cli/docker_api_inspect_unix_test.go
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import (
 	"net/http"
 
 	"github.com/docker/docker/integration-cli/checker"
+	"github.com/docker/docker/integration-cli/request"
 	"github.com/go-check/check"
 )
 
@@ -19,7 +20,7 @@ func (s *DockerSuite) TestInspectAPICpusetInConfigPre120(c *check.C) {
 	name := "cpusetinconfig-pre120"
 	dockerCmd(c, "run", "--name", name, "--cpuset-cpus", "0", "busybox", "true")
 
-	status, body, err := sockRequest("GET", fmt.Sprintf("/v1.19/containers/%s/json", name), nil)
+	status, body, err := request.SockRequest("GET", fmt.Sprintf("/v1.19/containers/%s/json", name), nil, daemonHost())
 	c.Assert(status, check.Equals, http.StatusOK)
 	c.Assert(err, check.IsNil)
 
diff --git a/integration-cli/docker_api_logs_test.go b/integration-cli/docker_api_logs_test.go
index 5bc58f3e7c..94954adf0e 100644
--- a/integration-cli/docker_api_logs_test.go
+++ b/integration-cli/docker_api_logs_test.go
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/docker/docker/integration-cli/checker"
+	"github.com/docker/docker/integration-cli/request"
 	"github.com/go-check/check"
 )
 
@@ -25,7 +26,7 @@ func (s *DockerSuite) TestLogsAPIWithStdout(c *check.C) {
 	chLog := make(chan logOut)
 
 	go func() {
-		res, body, err := sockRequestRaw("GET", fmt.Sprintf("/containers/%s/logs?follow=1&stdout=1&timestamps=1", id), nil, "")
+		res, body, err := request.SockRequestRaw("GET", fmt.Sprintf("/containers/%s/logs?follow=1&stdout=1&timestamps=1", id), nil, "", daemonHost())
 		if err != nil {
 			chLog <- logOut{"", nil, err}
 			return
@@ -55,7 +56,7 @@ func (s *DockerSuite) TestLogsAPINoStdoutNorStderr(c *check.C) {
 	name := "logs_test"
 	dockerCmd(c, "run", "-d", "-t", "--name", name, "busybox", "/bin/sh")
 
-	status, body, err := sockRequest("GET", fmt.Sprintf("/containers/%s/logs", name), nil)
+	status, body, err := request.SockRequest("GET", fmt.Sprintf("/containers/%s/logs", name), nil, daemonHost())
 	c.Assert(status, checker.Equals, http.StatusBadRequest)
 	c.Assert(err, checker.IsNil)
 
@@ -69,7 +70,7 @@ func (s *DockerSuite) TestLogsAPIFollowEmptyOutput(c *check.C) {
 	t0 := time.Now()
 	dockerCmd(c, "run", "-d", "-t", "--name", name, "busybox", "sleep", "10")
 
-	_, body, err := sockRequestRaw("GET", fmt.Sprintf("/containers/%s/logs?follow=1&stdout=1&stderr=1&tail=all", name), bytes.NewBuffer(nil), "")
+	_, body, err := request.SockRequestRaw("GET", fmt.Sprintf("/containers/%s/logs?follow=1&stdout=1&stderr=1&tail=all", name), bytes.NewBuffer(nil), "", daemonHost())
 	t1 := time.Now()
 	c.Assert(err, checker.IsNil)
 	body.Close()
@@ -81,7 +82,7 @@ func (s *DockerSuite) TestLogsAPIFollowEmptyOutput(c *check.C) {
 
 func (s *DockerSuite) TestLogsAPIContainerNotFound(c *check.C) {
 	name := "nonExistentContainer"
-	resp, _, err := sockRequestRaw("GET", fmt.Sprintf("/containers/%s/logs?follow=1&stdout=1&stderr=1&tail=all", name), bytes.NewBuffer(nil), "")
+	resp, _, err := request.SockRequestRaw("GET", fmt.Sprintf("/containers/%s/logs?follow=1&stdout=1&stderr=1&tail=all", name), bytes.NewBuffer(nil), "", daemonHost())
 	c.Assert(err, checker.IsNil)
 	c.Assert(resp.StatusCode, checker.Equals, http.StatusNotFound)
 }
diff --git a/integration-cli/docker_api_network_test.go b/integration-cli/docker_api_network_test.go
index fb30d12807..b8cbb8dedb 100644
--- a/integration-cli/docker_api_network_test.go
+++ b/integration-cli/docker_api_network_test.go
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/docker/docker/api/types/filters"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/api/types/network"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/integration-cli/checker"
+	"github.com/docker/docker/integration-cli/request"
 	"github.com/go-check/check"
 )
 
@@ -256,12 +257,12 @@ func createDeletePredefinedNetwork(c *check.C, name string) {
 }
 
 func isNetworkAvailable(c *check.C, name string) bool {
-	status, body, err := sockRequest("GET", "/networks", nil)
-	c.Assert(status, checker.Equals, http.StatusOK)
+	resp, body, err := request.Get(daemonHost(), "/networks")
+	c.Assert(resp.StatusCode, checker.Equals, http.StatusOK)
 	c.Assert(err, checker.IsNil)
 
 	nJSON := []types.NetworkResource{}
-	err = json.Unmarshal(body, &nJSON)
+	err = json.NewDecoder(body).Decode(&nJSON)
 	c.Assert(err, checker.IsNil)
 
 	for _, n := range nJSON {
@@ -282,12 +283,12 @@ func getNetworkIDByName(c *check.C, name string) string {
 	c.Assert(err, checker.IsNil)
 	v.Set("filters", filterJSON)
 
-	status, body, err := sockRequest("GET", "/networks?"+v.Encode(), nil)
-	c.Assert(status, checker.Equals, http.StatusOK)
+	resp, body, err := request.Get(daemonHost(), "/networks?"+v.Encode())
+	c.Assert(resp.StatusCode, checker.Equals, http.StatusOK)
 	c.Assert(err, checker.IsNil)
 
 	nJSON := []types.NetworkResource{}
-	err = json.Unmarshal(body, &nJSON)
+	err = json.NewDecoder(body).Decode(&nJSON)
 	c.Assert(err, checker.IsNil)
 	c.Assert(len(nJSON), checker.Equals, 1)
 
@@ -295,28 +296,28 @@ func getNetworkIDByName(c *check.C, name string) string {
 }
 
 func getNetworkResource(c *check.C, id string) *types.NetworkResource {
-	_, obj, err := sockRequest("GET", "/networks/"+id, nil)
+	_, obj, err := request.Get(daemonHost(), "/networks/"+id)
 	c.Assert(err, checker.IsNil)
 
 	nr := types.NetworkResource{}
-	err = json.Unmarshal(obj, &nr)
+	err = json.NewDecoder(obj).Decode(&nr)
 	c.Assert(err, checker.IsNil)
 
 	return &nr
 }
 
 func createNetwork(c *check.C, config types.NetworkCreateRequest, shouldSucceed bool) string {
-	status, resp, err := sockRequest("POST", "/networks/create", config)
+	resp, body, err := request.Post(daemonHost(), "/networks/create", request.JSONBody(config))
 	if !shouldSucceed {
-		c.Assert(status, checker.Not(checker.Equals), http.StatusCreated)
+		c.Assert(resp.StatusCode, checker.Not(checker.Equals), http.StatusCreated)
 		return ""
 	}
 
 	c.Assert(err, checker.IsNil)
-	c.Assert(status, checker.Equals, http.StatusCreated)
+	c.Assert(resp.StatusCode, checker.Equals, http.StatusCreated)
 
 	var nr types.NetworkCreateResponse
-	err = json.Unmarshal(resp, &nr)
+	err = json.NewDecoder(body).Decode(&nr)
 	c.Assert(err, checker.IsNil)
 
 	return nr.ID
@@ -327,8 +328,8 @@ func connectNetwork(c *check.C, nid, cid string) {
 		Container: cid,
 	}
 
-	status, _, err := sockRequest("POST", "/networks/"+nid+"/connect", config)
-	c.Assert(status, checker.Equals, http.StatusOK)
+	resp, _, err := request.Post(daemonHost(), "/networks/"+nid+"/connect", request.JSONBody(config))
+	c.Assert(resp.StatusCode, checker.Equals, http.StatusOK)
 	c.Assert(err, checker.IsNil)
 }
 
@@ -337,17 +338,17 @@ func disconnectNetwork(c *check.C, nid, cid string) {
 		Container: cid,
 	}
 
-	status, _, err := sockRequest("POST", "/networks/"+nid+"/disconnect", config)
-	c.Assert(status, checker.Equals, http.StatusOK)
+	resp, _, err := request.Post(daemonHost(), "/networks/"+nid+"/disconnect", request.JSONBody(config))
+	c.Assert(resp.StatusCode, checker.Equals, http.StatusOK)
 	c.Assert(err, checker.IsNil)
 }
 
 func deleteNetwork(c *check.C, id string, shouldSucceed bool) {
-	status, _, err := sockRequest("DELETE", "/networks/"+id, nil)
+	resp, _, err := request.Delete(daemonHost(), "/networks/"+id)
 	if !shouldSucceed {
-		c.Assert(status, checker.Not(checker.Equals), http.StatusOK)
+		c.Assert(resp.StatusCode, checker.Not(checker.Equals), http.StatusOK)
 		return
 	}
-	c.Assert(status, checker.Equals, http.StatusNoContent)
+	c.Assert(resp.StatusCode, checker.Equals, http.StatusNoContent)
 	c.Assert(err, checker.IsNil)
 }
diff --git a/integration-cli/docker_api_resize_test.go b/integration-cli/docker_api_resize_test.go
index fee2d16442..682f315a53 100644
--- a/integration-cli/docker_api_resize_test.go
+++ b/integration-cli/docker_api_resize_test.go
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/docker/docker/integration-cli/checker"
+	"github.com/docker/docker/integration-cli/request"
 	"github.com/go-check/check"
 )
 
@@ -13,7 +14,7 @@ func (s *DockerSuite) TestResizeAPIResponse(c *check.C) {
 	cleanedContainerID := strings.TrimSpace(out)
 
 	endpoint := "/containers/" + cleanedContainerID + "/resize?h=40&w=40"
-	status, _, err := sockRequest("POST", endpoint, nil)
+	status, _, err := request.SockRequest("POST", endpoint, nil, daemonHost())
 	c.Assert(status, check.Equals, http.StatusOK)
 	c.Assert(err, check.IsNil)
 }
@@ -23,7 +24,7 @@ func (s *DockerSuite) TestResizeAPIHeightWidthNoInt(c *check.C) {
 	cleanedContainerID := strings.TrimSpace(out)
 
 	endpoint := "/containers/" + cleanedContainerID + "/resize?h=foo&w=bar"
-	status, _, err := sockRequest("POST", endpoint, nil)
+	status, _, err := request.SockRequest("POST", endpoint, nil, daemonHost())
 	c.Assert(status, check.Equals, http.StatusInternalServerError)
 	c.Assert(err, check.IsNil)
 }
@@ -36,7 +37,7 @@ func (s *DockerSuite) TestResizeAPIResponseWhenContainerNotStarted(c *check.C) {
 	dockerCmd(c, "wait", cleanedContainerID)
 
 	endpoint := "/containers/" + cleanedContainerID + "/resize?h=40&w=40"
-	status, body, err := sockRequest("POST", endpoint, nil)
+	status, body, err := request.SockRequest("POST", endpoint, nil, daemonHost())
 	c.Assert(status, check.Equals, http.StatusInternalServerError)
 	c.Assert(err, check.IsNil)
 
diff --git a/integration-cli/docker_api_stats_test.go b/integration-cli/docker_api_stats_test.go
index 5c81670f6d..3851be260e 100644
--- a/integration-cli/docker_api_stats_test.go
+++ b/integration-cli/docker_api_stats_test.go
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/docker/docker/api/types"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/api/types/versions"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/integration-cli/checker"
+	"github.com/docker/docker/integration-cli/request"
 	"github.com/go-check/check"
 )
 
@@ -25,7 +26,7 @@ func (s *DockerSuite) TestAPIStatsNoStreamGetCpu(c *check.C) {
 	id := strings.TrimSpace(out)
 	c.Assert(waitRun(id), checker.IsNil)
 
-	resp, body, err := sockRequestRaw("GET", fmt.Sprintf("/containers/%s/stats?stream=false", id), nil, "")
+	resp, body, err := request.SockRequestRaw("GET", fmt.Sprintf("/containers/%s/stats?stream=false", id), nil, "", daemonHost())
 	c.Assert(err, checker.IsNil)
 	c.Assert(resp.StatusCode, checker.Equals, http.StatusOK)
 	c.Assert(resp.Header.Get("Content-Type"), checker.Equals, "application/json")
@@ -64,7 +65,7 @@ func (s *DockerSuite) TestAPIStatsStoppedContainerInGoroutines(c *check.C) {
 	id := strings.TrimSpace(out)
 
 	getGoRoutines := func() int {
-		_, body, err := sockRequestRaw("GET", fmt.Sprintf("/info"), nil, "")
+		_, body, err := request.SockRequestRaw("GET", fmt.Sprintf("/info"), nil, "", daemonHost())
 		c.Assert(err, checker.IsNil)
 		info := types.Info{}
 		err = json.NewDecoder(body).Decode(&info)
@@ -75,7 +76,7 @@ func (s *DockerSuite) TestAPIStatsStoppedContainerInGoroutines(c *check.C) {
 
 	// When the HTTP connection is closed, the number of goroutines should not increase.
 	routines := getGoRoutines()
-	_, body, err := sockRequestRaw("GET", fmt.Sprintf("/containers/%s/stats", id), nil, "")
+	_, body, err := request.SockRequestRaw("GET", fmt.Sprintf("/containers/%s/stats", id), nil, "", daemonHost())
 	c.Assert(err, checker.IsNil)
 	body.Close()
 
@@ -191,7 +192,7 @@ func (s *DockerSuite) TestAPIStatsNetworkStatsVersioning(c *check.C) {
 func getNetworkStats(c *check.C, id string) map[string]types.NetworkStats {
 	var st *types.StatsJSON
 
-	_, body, err := sockRequestRaw("GET", fmt.Sprintf("/containers/%s/stats?stream=false", id), nil, "")
+	_, body, err := request.SockRequestRaw("GET", fmt.Sprintf("/containers/%s/stats?stream=false", id), nil, "", daemonHost())
 	c.Assert(err, checker.IsNil)
 
 	err = json.NewDecoder(body).Decode(&st)
@@ -208,7 +209,7 @@ func getNetworkStats(c *check.C, id string) map[string]types.NetworkStats {
 func getVersionedStats(c *check.C, id string, apiVersion string) map[string]interface{} {
 	stats := make(map[string]interface{})
 
-	_, body, err := sockRequestRaw("GET", fmt.Sprintf("/%s/containers/%s/stats?stream=false", apiVersion, id), nil, "")
+	_, body, err := request.SockRequestRaw("GET", fmt.Sprintf("/%s/containers/%s/stats?stream=false", apiVersion, id), nil, "", daemonHost())
 	c.Assert(err, checker.IsNil)
 	defer body.Close()
 
@@ -261,11 +262,11 @@ func jsonBlobHasGTE121NetworkStats(blob map[string]interface{}) bool {
 func (s *DockerSuite) TestAPIStatsContainerNotFound(c *check.C) {
 	testRequires(c, DaemonIsLinux)
 
-	status, _, err := sockRequest("GET", "/containers/nonexistent/stats", nil)
+	status, _, err := request.SockRequest("GET", "/containers/nonexistent/stats", nil, daemonHost())
 	c.Assert(err, checker.IsNil)
 	c.Assert(status, checker.Equals, http.StatusNotFound)
 
-	status, _, err = sockRequest("GET", "/containers/nonexistent/stats?stream=0", nil)
+	status, _, err = request.SockRequest("GET", "/containers/nonexistent/stats?stream=0", nil, daemonHost())
 	c.Assert(err, checker.IsNil)
 	c.Assert(status, checker.Equals, http.StatusNotFound)
 }
@@ -283,7 +284,7 @@ func (s *DockerSuite) TestAPIStatsNoStreamConnectedContainers(c *check.C) {
 
 	ch := make(chan error)
 	go func() {
-		resp, body, err := sockRequestRaw("GET", fmt.Sprintf("/containers/%s/stats?stream=false", id2), nil, "")
+		resp, body, err := request.SockRequestRaw("GET", fmt.Sprintf("/containers/%s/stats?stream=false", id2), nil, "", daemonHost())
 		defer body.Close()
 		if err != nil {
 			ch <- err
diff --git a/integration-cli/docker_api_stats_unix_test.go b/integration-cli/docker_api_stats_unix_test.go
index 95009a6d2d..a367a6e13e 100644
--- a/integration-cli/docker_api_stats_unix_test.go
+++ b/integration-cli/docker_api_stats_unix_test.go
@@ -9,13 +9,14 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/docker/docker/api/types"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/integration-cli/checker"
+	"github.com/docker/docker/integration-cli/request"
 	"github.com/go-check/check"
 )
 
 func (s *DockerSuite) TestAPIStatsContainerGetMemoryLimit(c *check.C) {
 	testRequires(c, DaemonIsLinux, memoryLimitSupport)
 
-	resp, body, err := sockRequestRaw("GET", "/info", nil, "application/json")
+	resp, body, err := request.SockRequestRaw("GET", "/info", nil, "application/json", daemonHost())
 	c.Assert(err, checker.IsNil)
 	c.Assert(resp.StatusCode, checker.Equals, http.StatusOK)
 	var info types.Info
@@ -28,7 +29,7 @@ func (s *DockerSuite) TestAPIStatsContainerGetMemoryLimit(c *check.C) {
 	dockerCmd(c, "run", "-d", "--name", conName, "busybox", "top")
 	c.Assert(waitRun(conName), checker.IsNil)
 
-	resp, body, err = sockRequestRaw("GET", fmt.Sprintf("/containers/%s/stats?stream=false", conName), nil, "")
+	resp, body, err = request.SockRequestRaw("GET", fmt.Sprintf("/containers/%s/stats?stream=false", conName), nil, "", daemonHost())
 	c.Assert(err, checker.IsNil)
 	c.Assert(resp.StatusCode, checker.Equals, http.StatusOK)
 	c.Assert(resp.Header.Get("Content-Type"), checker.Equals, "application/json")
diff --git a/integration-cli/docker_api_test.go b/integration-cli/docker_api_test.go
index c0f15c09fd..a512c02c19 100644
--- a/integration-cli/docker_api_test.go
+++ b/integration-cli/docker_api_test.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package main
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
+	"io/ioutil"
 	"net/http"
 	"net/http/httptest"
 	"runtime"
@@ -10,19 +11,20 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/docker/docker/api"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/integration-cli/checker"
+	"github.com/docker/docker/integration-cli/request"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/pkg/testutil"
 	icmd "github.com/docker/docker/pkg/testutil/cmd"
 	"github.com/go-check/check"
 )
 
 func (s *DockerSuite) TestAPIOptionsRoute(c *check.C) {
-	status, _, err := sockRequest("OPTIONS", "/", nil)
+	resp, _, err := request.Do(daemonHost(), "/", request.Method(http.MethodOptions))
 	c.Assert(err, checker.IsNil)
-	c.Assert(status, checker.Equals, http.StatusOK)
+	c.Assert(resp.StatusCode, checker.Equals, http.StatusOK)
 }
 
 func (s *DockerSuite) TestAPIGetEnabledCORS(c *check.C) {
-	res, body, err := sockRequestRaw("GET", "/version", nil, "")
+	res, body, err := request.SockRequestRaw("GET", "/version", nil, "", daemonHost())
 	c.Assert(err, checker.IsNil)
 	c.Assert(res.StatusCode, checker.Equals, http.StatusOK)
 	body.Close()
@@ -47,11 +49,14 @@ func (s *DockerSuite) TestAPIClientVersionOldNotSupported(c *check.C) {
 	v[1] = strconv.Itoa(vMinInt)
 	version := strings.Join(v, ".")
 
-	status, body, err := sockRequest("GET", "/v"+version+"/version", nil)
+	resp, body, err := request.Get(daemonHost(), "/v"+version+"/version")
 	c.Assert(err, checker.IsNil)
-	c.Assert(status, checker.Equals, http.StatusBadRequest)
+	defer body.Close()
+	c.Assert(resp.StatusCode, checker.Equals, http.StatusBadRequest)
 	expected := fmt.Sprintf("client version %s is too old. Minimum supported API version is %s, please upgrade your client to a newer version", version, api.MinVersion)
-	c.Assert(strings.TrimSpace(string(body)), checker.Contains, expected)
+	content, err := ioutil.ReadAll(body)
+	c.Assert(err, checker.IsNil)
+	c.Assert(strings.TrimSpace(string(content)), checker.Contains, expected)
 }
 
 func (s *DockerSuite) TestAPIDockerAPIVersion(c *check.C) {
@@ -75,7 +80,7 @@ func (s *DockerSuite) TestAPIDockerAPIVersion(c *check.C) {
 }
 
 func (s *DockerSuite) TestAPIErrorJSON(c *check.C) {
-	httpResp, body, err := sockRequestRaw("POST", "/containers/create", strings.NewReader(`{}`), "application/json")
+	httpResp, body, err := request.Post(daemonHost(), "/containers/create", request.JSONBody(struct{}{}))
 	c.Assert(err, checker.IsNil)
 	c.Assert(httpResp.StatusCode, checker.Equals, http.StatusInternalServerError)
 	c.Assert(httpResp.Header.Get("Content-Type"), checker.Equals, "application/json")
@@ -88,7 +93,7 @@ func (s *DockerSuite) TestAPIErrorPlainText(c *check.C) {
 	// Windows requires API 1.25 or later. This test is validating a behaviour which was present
 	// in v1.23, but changed in 1.24, hence not applicable on Windows. See apiVersionSupportsJSONErrors
 	testRequires(c, DaemonIsLinux)
-	httpResp, body, err := sockRequestRaw("POST", "/v1.23/containers/create", strings.NewReader(`{}`), "application/json")
+	httpResp, body, err := request.Post(daemonHost(), "/v1.23/containers/create", request.JSONBody(struct{}{}))
 	c.Assert(err, checker.IsNil)
 	c.Assert(httpResp.StatusCode, checker.Equals, http.StatusInternalServerError)
 	c.Assert(httpResp.Header.Get("Content-Type"), checker.Contains, "text/plain")
@@ -99,7 +104,7 @@ func (s *DockerSuite) TestAPIErrorPlainText(c *check.C) {
 
 func (s *DockerSuite) TestAPIErrorNotFoundJSON(c *check.C) {
 	// 404 is a different code path to normal errors, so test separately
-	httpResp, body, err := sockRequestRaw("GET", "/notfound", nil, "application/json")
+	httpResp, body, err := request.Get(daemonHost(), "/notfound", request.JSON)
 	c.Assert(err, checker.IsNil)
 	c.Assert(httpResp.StatusCode, checker.Equals, http.StatusNotFound)
 	c.Assert(httpResp.Header.Get("Content-Type"), checker.Equals, "application/json")
@@ -109,7 +114,7 @@ func (s *DockerSuite) TestAPIErrorNotFoundJSON(c *check.C) {
 }
 
 func (s *DockerSuite) TestAPIErrorNotFoundPlainText(c *check.C) {
-	httpResp, body, err := sockRequestRaw("GET", "/v1.23/notfound", nil, "application/json")
+	httpResp, body, err := request.Get(daemonHost(), "/v1.23/notfound", request.JSON)
 	c.Assert(err, checker.IsNil)
 	c.Assert(httpResp.StatusCode, checker.Equals, http.StatusNotFound)
 	c.Assert(httpResp.Header.Get("Content-Type"), checker.Contains, "text/plain")
diff --git a/integration-cli/docker_api_update_unix_test.go b/integration-cli/docker_api_update_unix_test.go
index 6b17ea9d4d..1af6ed1e7c 100644
--- a/integration-cli/docker_api_update_unix_test.go
+++ b/integration-cli/docker_api_update_unix_test.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/docker/docker/integration-cli/checker"
+	"github.com/docker/docker/integration-cli/request"
 	"github.com/go-check/check"
 )
 
@@ -20,7 +21,7 @@ func (s *DockerSuite) TestAPIUpdateContainer(c *check.C) {
 		"MemorySwap": 524288000,
 	}
 	dockerCmd(c, "run", "-d", "--name", name, "-m", "200M", "busybox", "top")
-	_, _, err := sockRequest("POST", "/containers/"+name+"/update", hostConfig)
+	_, _, err := request.SockRequest("POST", "/containers/"+name+"/update", hostConfig, daemonHost())
 	c.Assert(err, check.IsNil)
 
 	c.Assert(inspectField(c, name, "HostConfig.Memory"), checker.Equals, "314572800")
diff --git a/integration-cli/docker_api_version_test.go b/integration-cli/docker_api_version_test.go
index 1374232518..5f919deb75 100644
--- a/integration-cli/docker_api_version_test.go
+++ b/integration-cli/docker_api_version_test.go
@@ -7,11 +7,12 @@ import (
 	"github.com/docker/docker/api/types"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/dockerversion"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/integration-cli/checker"
+	"github.com/docker/docker/integration-cli/request"
 	"github.com/go-check/check"
 )
 
 func (s *DockerSuite) TestGetVersion(c *check.C) {
-	status, body, err := sockRequest("GET", "/version", nil)
+	status, body, err := request.SockRequest("GET", "/version", nil, daemonHost())
 	c.Assert(status, checker.Equals, http.StatusOK)
 	c.Assert(err, checker.IsNil)
 
diff --git a/integration-cli/docker_api_volumes_test.go b/integration-cli/docker_api_volumes_test.go
index b3994ff3f9..3cc03dfb36 100644
--- a/integration-cli/docker_api_volumes_test.go
+++ b/integration-cli/docker_api_volumes_test.go
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/docker/docker/api/types"
 	volumetypes "github.com/docker/docker/api/types/volume"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/integration-cli/checker"
+	"github.com/docker/docker/integration-cli/request"
 	"github.com/go-check/check"
 )
 
@@ -15,7 +16,7 @@ func (s *DockerSuite) TestVolumesAPIList(c *check.C) {
 	prefix, _ := getPrefixAndSlashFromDaemonPlatform()
 	dockerCmd(c, "run", "-v", prefix+"/foo", "busybox")
 
-	status, b, err := sockRequest("GET", "/volumes", nil)
+	status, b, err := request.SockRequest("GET", "/volumes", nil, daemonHost())
 	c.Assert(err, checker.IsNil)
 	c.Assert(status, checker.Equals, http.StatusOK)
 
@@ -29,7 +30,7 @@ func (s *DockerSuite) TestVolumesAPICreate(c *check.C) {
 	config := volumetypes.VolumesCreateBody{
 		Name: "test",
 	}
-	status, b, err := sockRequest("POST", "/volumes/create", config)
+	status, b, err := request.SockRequest("POST", "/volumes/create", config, daemonHost())
 	c.Assert(err, check.IsNil)
 	c.Assert(status, check.Equals, http.StatusCreated, check.Commentf(string(b)))
 
@@ -44,7 +45,7 @@ func (s *DockerSuite) TestVolumesAPIRemove(c *check.C) {
 	prefix, _ := getPrefixAndSlashFromDaemonPlatform()
 	dockerCmd(c, "run", "-v", prefix+"/foo", "--name=test", "busybox")
 
-	status, b, err := sockRequest("GET", "/volumes", nil)
+	status, b, err := request.SockRequest("GET", "/volumes", nil, daemonHost())
 	c.Assert(err, checker.IsNil)
 	c.Assert(status, checker.Equals, http.StatusOK)
 
@@ -53,12 +54,12 @@ func (s *DockerSuite) TestVolumesAPIRemove(c *check.C) {
 	c.Assert(len(volumes.Volumes), checker.Equals, 1, check.Commentf("\n%v", volumes.Volumes))
 
 	v := volumes.Volumes[0]
-	status, _, err = sockRequest("DELETE", "/volumes/"+v.Name, nil)
+	status, _, err = request.SockRequest("DELETE", "/volumes/"+v.Name, nil, daemonHost())
 	c.Assert(err, checker.IsNil)
 	c.Assert(status, checker.Equals, http.StatusConflict, check.Commentf("Should not be able to remove a volume that is in use"))
 
 	dockerCmd(c, "rm", "-f", "test")
-	status, data, err := sockRequest("DELETE", "/volumes/"+v.Name, nil)
+	status, data, err := request.SockRequest("DELETE", "/volumes/"+v.Name, nil, daemonHost())
 	c.Assert(err, checker.IsNil)
 	c.Assert(status, checker.Equals, http.StatusNoContent, check.Commentf(string(data)))
 
@@ -68,11 +69,11 @@ func (s *DockerSuite) TestVolumesAPIInspect(c *check.C) {
 	config := volumetypes.VolumesCreateBody{
 		Name: "test",
 	}
-	status, b, err := sockRequest("POST", "/volumes/create", config)
+	status, b, err := request.SockRequest("POST", "/volumes/create", config, daemonHost())
 	c.Assert(err, check.IsNil)
 	c.Assert(status, check.Equals, http.StatusCreated, check.Commentf(string(b)))
 
-	status, b, err = sockRequest("GET", "/volumes", nil)
+	status, b, err = request.SockRequest("GET", "/volumes", nil, daemonHost())
 	c.Assert(err, checker.IsNil)
 	c.Assert(status, checker.Equals, http.StatusOK, check.Commentf(string(b)))
 
@@ -81,7 +82,7 @@ func (s *DockerSuite) TestVolumesAPIInspect(c *check.C) {
 	c.Assert(len(volumes.Volumes), checker.Equals, 1, check.Commentf("\n%v", volumes.Volumes))
 
 	var vol types.Volume
-	status, b, err = sockRequest("GET", "/volumes/"+config.Name, nil)
+	status, b, err = request.SockRequest("GET", "/volumes/"+config.Name, nil, daemonHost())
 	c.Assert(err, checker.IsNil)
 	c.Assert(status, checker.Equals, http.StatusOK, check.Commentf(string(b)))
 	c.Assert(json.Unmarshal(b, &vol), checker.IsNil)
diff --git a/integration-cli/docker_cli_events_test.go b/integration-cli/docker_cli_events_test.go
index dc9828ef8d..013942ca24 100644
--- a/integration-cli/docker_cli_events_test.go
+++ b/integration-cli/docker_cli_events_test.go
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import (
 	eventtypes "github.com/docker/docker/api/types/events"
 	eventstestutils "github.com/docker/docker/daemon/events/testutils"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/integration-cli/checker"
+	"github.com/docker/docker/integration-cli/request"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/pkg/testutil"
 	icmd "github.com/docker/docker/pkg/testutil/cmd"
 	"github.com/go-check/check"
@@ -494,7 +495,7 @@ func (s *DockerSuite) TestEventsResize(c *check.C) {
 	c.Assert(waitRun(cID), checker.IsNil)
 
 	endpoint := "/containers/" + cID + "/resize?h=80&w=24"
-	status, _, err := sockRequest("POST", endpoint, nil)
+	status, _, err := request.SockRequest("POST", endpoint, nil, daemonHost())
 	c.Assert(status, checker.Equals, http.StatusOK)
 	c.Assert(err, checker.IsNil)
 
diff --git a/integration-cli/docker_cli_exec_test.go b/integration-cli/docker_cli_exec_test.go
index bd72eaf925..bffd60b696 100644
--- a/integration-cli/docker_cli_exec_test.go
+++ b/integration-cli/docker_cli_exec_test.go
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/docker/docker/integration-cli/checker"
+	"github.com/docker/docker/integration-cli/request"
 	icmd "github.com/docker/docker/pkg/testutil/cmd"
 	"github.com/go-check/check"
 )
@@ -355,14 +356,14 @@ func (s *DockerSuite) TestExecInspectID(c *check.C) {
 	}
 
 	// But we should still be able to query the execID
-	sc, body, err := sockRequest("GET", "/exec/"+execID+"/json", nil)
+	sc, body, err := request.SockRequest("GET", "/exec/"+execID+"/json", nil, daemonHost())
 	c.Assert(sc, checker.Equals, http.StatusOK, check.Commentf("received status != 200 OK: %d\n%s", sc, body))
 
 	// Now delete the container and then an 'inspect' on the exec should
 	// result in a 404 (not 'container not running')
 	out, ec := dockerCmd(c, "rm", "-f", id)
 	c.Assert(ec, checker.Equals, 0, check.Commentf("error removing container: %s", out))
-	sc, body, err = sockRequest("GET", "/exec/"+execID+"/json", nil)
+	sc, body, err = request.SockRequest("GET", "/exec/"+execID+"/json", nil, daemonHost())
 	c.Assert(sc, checker.Equals, http.StatusNotFound, check.Commentf("received status != 404: %d\n%s", sc, body))
 }
 
diff --git a/integration-cli/docker_cli_kill_test.go b/integration-cli/docker_cli_kill_test.go
index f2c42f1c3f..db36963574 100644
--- a/integration-cli/docker_cli_kill_test.go
+++ b/integration-cli/docker_cli_kill_test.go
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/docker/docker/integration-cli/checker"
+	"github.com/docker/docker/integration-cli/request"
 	"github.com/go-check/check"
 )
 
@@ -128,7 +129,7 @@ func (s *DockerSuite) TestKillStoppedContainerAPIPre120(c *check.C) {
 	runSleepingContainer(c, "--name", "docker-kill-test-api", "-d")
 	dockerCmd(c, "stop", "docker-kill-test-api")
 
-	status, _, err := sockRequest("POST", fmt.Sprintf("/v1.19/containers/%s/kill", "docker-kill-test-api"), nil)
+	status, _, err := request.SockRequest("POST", fmt.Sprintf("/v1.19/containers/%s/kill", "docker-kill-test-api"), nil, daemonHost())
 	c.Assert(err, check.IsNil)
 	c.Assert(status, check.Equals, http.StatusNoContent)
 }
diff --git a/integration-cli/docker_cli_update_unix_test.go b/integration-cli/docker_cli_update_unix_test.go
index 99fdba2eeb..37885d0179 100644
--- a/integration-cli/docker_cli_update_unix_test.go
+++ b/integration-cli/docker_cli_update_unix_test.go
@@ -5,15 +5,16 @@ package main
 import (
 	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
-	"github.com/kr/pty"
 	"os/exec"
 	"strings"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/docker/docker/api/types"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/integration-cli/checker"
+	"github.com/docker/docker/integration-cli/request"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/pkg/parsers/kernel"
 	"github.com/go-check/check"
+	"github.com/kr/pty"
 )
 
 func (s *DockerSuite) TestUpdateRunningContainer(c *check.C) {
@@ -219,7 +220,7 @@ func (s *DockerSuite) TestUpdateStats(c *check.C) {
 	c.Assert(waitRun(name), checker.IsNil)
 
 	getMemLimit := func(id string) uint64 {
-		resp, body, err := sockRequestRaw("GET", fmt.Sprintf("/containers/%s/stats?stream=false", id), nil, "")
+		resp, body, err := request.SockRequestRaw("GET", fmt.Sprintf("/containers/%s/stats?stream=false", id), nil, "", daemonHost())
 		c.Assert(err, checker.IsNil)
 		c.Assert(resp.Header.Get("Content-Type"), checker.Equals, "application/json")
 
diff --git a/integration-cli/docker_deprecated_api_v124_test.go b/integration-cli/docker_deprecated_api_v124_test.go
index 09e4b61de0..a29d3f4631 100644
--- a/integration-cli/docker_deprecated_api_v124_test.go
+++ b/integration-cli/docker_deprecated_api_v124_test.go
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/docker/docker/integration-cli/checker"
+	"github.com/docker/docker/integration-cli/request"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/pkg/testutil"
 	"github.com/go-check/check"
 )
@@ -22,7 +23,7 @@ func (s *DockerSuite) TestDeprecatedContainerAPIStartHostConfig(c *check.C) {
 	config := map[string]interface{}{
 		"Binds": []string{"/aa:/bb"},
 	}
-	status, body, err := sockRequest("POST", "/containers/"+name+"/start", config)
+	status, body, err := request.SockRequest("POST", "/containers/"+name+"/start", config, daemonHost())
 	c.Assert(err, checker.IsNil)
 	c.Assert(status, checker.Equals, http.StatusBadRequest)
 	c.Assert(string(body), checker.Contains, "was deprecated since v1.10")
@@ -41,7 +42,7 @@ func (s *DockerSuite) TestDeprecatedContainerAPIStartVolumeBinds(c *check.C) {
 		"Volumes": map[string]struct{}{path: {}},
 	}
 
-	status, _, err := sockRequest("POST", formatV123StartAPIURL("/containers/create?name="+name), config)
+	status, _, err := request.SockRequest("POST", formatV123StartAPIURL("/containers/create?name="+name), config, daemonHost())
 	c.Assert(err, checker.IsNil)
 	c.Assert(status, checker.Equals, http.StatusCreated)
 
@@ -49,7 +50,7 @@ func (s *DockerSuite) TestDeprecatedContainerAPIStartVolumeBinds(c *check.C) {
 	config = map[string]interface{}{
 		"Binds": []string{bindPath + ":" + path},
 	}
-	status, _, err = sockRequest("POST", formatV123StartAPIURL("/containers/"+name+"/start"), config)
+	status, _, err = request.SockRequest("POST", formatV123StartAPIURL("/containers/"+name+"/start"), config, daemonHost())
 	c.Assert(err, checker.IsNil)
 	c.Assert(status, checker.Equals, http.StatusNoContent)
 
@@ -68,7 +69,7 @@ func (s *DockerSuite) TestDeprecatedContainerAPIStartDupVolumeBinds(c *check.C)
 		"Volumes": map[string]struct{}{"/tmp": {}},
 	}
 
-	status, _, err := sockRequest("POST", formatV123StartAPIURL("/containers/create?name="+name), config)
+	status, _, err := request.SockRequest("POST", formatV123StartAPIURL("/containers/create?name="+name), config, daemonHost())
 	c.Assert(err, checker.IsNil)
 	c.Assert(status, checker.Equals, http.StatusCreated)
 
@@ -78,7 +79,7 @@ func (s *DockerSuite) TestDeprecatedContainerAPIStartDupVolumeBinds(c *check.C)
 	config = map[string]interface{}{
 		"Binds": []string{bindPath1 + ":/tmp", bindPath2 + ":/tmp"},
 	}
-	status, body, err := sockRequest("POST", formatV123StartAPIURL("/containers/"+name+"/start"), config)
+	status, body, err := request.SockRequest("POST", formatV123StartAPIURL("/containers/"+name+"/start"), config, daemonHost())
 	c.Assert(err, checker.IsNil)
 	c.Assert(status, checker.Equals, http.StatusInternalServerError)
 	c.Assert(string(body), checker.Contains, "Duplicate mount point", check.Commentf("Expected failure due to duplicate bind mounts to same path, instead got: %q with error: %v", string(body), err))
@@ -98,14 +99,14 @@ func (s *DockerSuite) TestDeprecatedContainerAPIStartVolumesFrom(c *check.C) {
 		"Volumes": map[string]struct{}{volPath: {}},
 	}
 
-	status, _, err := sockRequest("POST", formatV123StartAPIURL("/containers/create?name="+name), config)
+	status, _, err := request.SockRequest("POST", formatV123StartAPIURL("/containers/create?name="+name), config, daemonHost())
 	c.Assert(err, checker.IsNil)
 	c.Assert(status, checker.Equals, http.StatusCreated)
 
 	config = map[string]interface{}{
 		"VolumesFrom": []string{volName},
 	}
-	status, _, err = sockRequest("POST", formatV123StartAPIURL("/containers/"+name+"/start"), config)
+	status, _, err = request.SockRequest("POST", formatV123StartAPIURL("/containers/"+name+"/start"), config, daemonHost())
 	c.Assert(err, checker.IsNil)
 	c.Assert(status, checker.Equals, http.StatusNoContent)
 
@@ -128,7 +129,7 @@ func (s *DockerSuite) TestDeprecatedPostContainerBindNormalVolume(c *check.C) {
 	dockerCmd(c, "create", "-v", "/foo", "--name=two", "busybox")
 
 	bindSpec := map[string][]string{"Binds": {fooDir + ":/foo"}}
-	status, _, err := sockRequest("POST", formatV123StartAPIURL("/containers/two/start"), bindSpec)
+	status, _, err := request.SockRequest("POST", formatV123StartAPIURL("/containers/two/start"), bindSpec, daemonHost())
 	c.Assert(err, checker.IsNil)
 	c.Assert(status, checker.Equals, http.StatusNoContent)
 
@@ -149,7 +150,7 @@ func (s *DockerSuite) TestDeprecatedStartWithTooLowMemoryLimit(c *check.C) {
                 "Memory":    524287
         }`
 
-	res, body, err := sockRequestRaw("POST", formatV123StartAPIURL("/containers/"+containerID+"/start"), strings.NewReader(config), "application/json")
+	res, body, err := request.SockRequestRaw("POST", formatV123StartAPIURL("/containers/"+containerID+"/start"), strings.NewReader(config), "application/json", daemonHost())
 	c.Assert(err, checker.IsNil)
 	b, err2 := testutil.ReadBody(body)
 	c.Assert(err2, checker.IsNil)
@@ -168,7 +169,7 @@ func (s *DockerSuite) TestDeprecatedPostContainersStartWithoutLinksInHostConfig(
 	hc := inspectFieldJSON(c, name, "HostConfig")
 	config := `{"HostConfig":` + hc + `}`
 
-	res, b, err := sockRequestRaw("POST", formatV123StartAPIURL("/containers/"+name+"/start"), strings.NewReader(config), "application/json")
+	res, b, err := request.SockRequestRaw("POST", formatV123StartAPIURL("/containers/"+name+"/start"), strings.NewReader(config), "application/json", daemonHost())
 	c.Assert(err, checker.IsNil)
 	c.Assert(res.StatusCode, checker.Equals, http.StatusNoContent)
 	b.Close()
@@ -186,7 +187,7 @@ func (s *DockerSuite) TestDeprecatedPostContainersStartWithLinksInHostConfig(c *
 	hc := inspectFieldJSON(c, name, "HostConfig")
 	config := `{"HostConfig":` + hc + `}`
 
-	res, b, err := sockRequestRaw("POST", formatV123StartAPIURL("/containers/"+name+"/start"), strings.NewReader(config), "application/json")
+	res, b, err := request.SockRequestRaw("POST", formatV123StartAPIURL("/containers/"+name+"/start"), strings.NewReader(config), "application/json", daemonHost())
 	c.Assert(err, checker.IsNil)
 	c.Assert(res.StatusCode, checker.Equals, http.StatusNoContent)
 	b.Close()
@@ -204,7 +205,7 @@ func (s *DockerSuite) TestDeprecatedPostContainersStartWithLinksInHostConfigIdLi
 	hc := inspectFieldJSON(c, name, "HostConfig")
 	config := `{"HostConfig":` + hc + `}`
 
-	res, b, err := sockRequestRaw("POST", formatV123StartAPIURL("/containers/"+name+"/start"), strings.NewReader(config), "application/json")
+	res, b, err := request.SockRequestRaw("POST", formatV123StartAPIURL("/containers/"+name+"/start"), strings.NewReader(config), "application/json", daemonHost())
 	c.Assert(err, checker.IsNil)
 	c.Assert(res.StatusCode, checker.Equals, http.StatusNoContent)
 	b.Close()
@@ -218,7 +219,7 @@ func (s *DockerSuite) TestDeprecatedStartWithNilDNS(c *check.C) {
 
 	config := `{"HostConfig": {"Dns": null}}`
 
-	res, b, err := sockRequestRaw("POST", formatV123StartAPIURL("/containers/"+containerID+"/start"), strings.NewReader(config), "application/json")
+	res, b, err := request.SockRequestRaw("POST", formatV123StartAPIURL("/containers/"+containerID+"/start"), strings.NewReader(config), "application/json", daemonHost())
 	c.Assert(err, checker.IsNil)
 	c.Assert(res.StatusCode, checker.Equals, http.StatusNoContent)
 	b.Close()
diff --git a/integration-cli/docker_deprecated_api_v124_unix_test.go b/integration-cli/docker_deprecated_api_v124_unix_test.go
index d50a521a94..5fc6c2ddfc 100644
--- a/integration-cli/docker_deprecated_api_v124_unix_test.go
+++ b/integration-cli/docker_deprecated_api_v124_unix_test.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 
 	"github.com/docker/docker/integration-cli/checker"
+	"github.com/docker/docker/integration-cli/request"
 	"github.com/go-check/check"
 )
 
@@ -21,7 +22,7 @@ func (s *DockerNetworkSuite) TestDeprecatedDockerNetworkStartAPIWithHostconfig(c
 			"NetworkMode": netName,
 		},
 	}
-	_, _, err := sockRequest("POST", formatV123StartAPIURL("/containers/"+conName+"/start"), config)
+	_, _, err := request.SockRequest("POST", formatV123StartAPIURL("/containers/"+conName+"/start"), config, daemonHost())
 	c.Assert(err, checker.IsNil)
 	c.Assert(waitRun(conName), checker.IsNil)
 	networks := inspectField(c, conName, "NetworkSettings.Networks")
diff --git a/integration-cli/docker_utils_test.go b/integration-cli/docker_utils_test.go
index f4d08931cc..c52e3d349f 100644
--- a/integration-cli/docker_utils_test.go
+++ b/integration-cli/docker_utils_test.go
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 package main
 
 import (
-	"bufio"
 	"bytes"
 	"encoding/json"
 	"errors"
@@ -11,7 +10,6 @@ import (
 	"net"
 	"net/http"
 	"net/http/httptest"
-	"net/http/httputil"
 	"net/url"
 	"os"
 	"os/exec"
@@ -26,10 +24,9 @@ import (
 	"github.com/docker/docker/integration-cli/checker"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/integration-cli/daemon"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/integration-cli/registry"
+	"github.com/docker/docker/integration-cli/request"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/opts"
-	"github.com/docker/docker/pkg/ioutils"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/pkg/stringutils"
-	"github.com/docker/docker/pkg/testutil"
 	icmd "github.com/docker/docker/pkg/testutil/cmd"
 	"github.com/go-check/check"
 )
@@ -42,82 +39,6 @@ func daemonHost() string {
 	return daemonURLStr
 }
 
-// FIXME(vdemeester) should probably completely move to daemon struct/methods
-func sockConn(timeout time.Duration, daemonStr string) (net.Conn, error) {
-	if daemonStr == "" {
-		daemonStr = daemonHost()
-	}
-	return daemon.SockConn(timeout, daemonStr)
-}
-
-func sockRequest(method, endpoint string, data interface{}) (int, []byte, error) {
-	jsonData := bytes.NewBuffer(nil)
-	if err := json.NewEncoder(jsonData).Encode(data); err != nil {
-		return -1, nil, err
-	}
-
-	res, body, err := sockRequestRaw(method, endpoint, jsonData, "application/json")
-	if err != nil {
-		return -1, nil, err
-	}
-	b, err := testutil.ReadBody(body)
-	return res.StatusCode, b, err
-}
-
-func sockRequestRaw(method, endpoint string, data io.Reader, ct string) (*http.Response, io.ReadCloser, error) {
-	return sockRequestRawToDaemon(method, endpoint, data, ct, "")
-}
-
-func sockRequestRawToDaemon(method, endpoint string, data io.Reader, ct, daemon string) (*http.Response, io.ReadCloser, error) {
-	req, client, err := newRequestClient(method, endpoint, data, ct, daemon)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, nil, err
-	}
-
-	resp, err := client.Do(req)
-	if err != nil {
-		client.Close()
-		return nil, nil, err
-	}
-	body := ioutils.NewReadCloserWrapper(resp.Body, func() error {
-		defer resp.Body.Close()
-		return client.Close()
-	})
-
-	return resp, body, nil
-}
-
-func sockRequestHijack(method, endpoint string, data io.Reader, ct string) (net.Conn, *bufio.Reader, error) {
-	req, client, err := newRequestClient(method, endpoint, data, ct, "")
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, nil, err
-	}
-
-	client.Do(req)
-	conn, br := client.Hijack()
-	return conn, br, nil
-}
-
-func newRequestClient(method, endpoint string, data io.Reader, ct, daemon string) (*http.Request, *httputil.ClientConn, error) {
-	c, err := sockConn(time.Duration(10*time.Second), daemon)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("could not dial docker daemon: %v", err)
-	}
-
-	client := httputil.NewClientConn(c, nil)
-
-	req, err := http.NewRequest(method, endpoint, data)
-	if err != nil {
-		client.Close()
-		return nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("could not create new request: %v", err)
-	}
-
-	if ct != "" {
-		req.Header.Set("Content-Type", ct)
-	}
-	return req, client, nil
-}
-
 // FIXME(vdemeester) move this away are remove ignoreNoSuchContainer bool
 func deleteContainer(ignoreNoSuchContainer bool, container ...string) error {
 	result := icmd.RunCommand(dockerBinary, append([]string{"rm", "-fv"}, container...)...)
@@ -163,7 +84,7 @@ func deleteAllNetworks(c *check.C) {
 			// nat is a pre-defined network on Windows and cannot be removed
 			continue
 		}
-		status, b, err := sockRequest("DELETE", "/networks/"+n.Name, nil)
+		status, b, err := request.SockRequest("DELETE", "/networks/"+n.Name, nil, daemonHost())
 		if err != nil {
 			errs = append(errs, err.Error())
 			continue
@@ -177,7 +98,7 @@ func deleteAllNetworks(c *check.C) {
 
 func getAllNetworks() ([]types.NetworkResource, error) {
 	var networks []types.NetworkResource
-	_, b, err := sockRequest("GET", "/networks", nil)
+	_, b, err := request.SockRequest("GET", "/networks", nil, daemonHost())
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -193,7 +114,7 @@ func deleteAllPlugins(c *check.C) {
 	var errs []string
 	for _, p := range plugins {
 		pluginName := p.Name
-		status, b, err := sockRequest("DELETE", "/plugins/"+pluginName+"?force=1", nil)
+		status, b, err := request.SockRequest("DELETE", "/plugins/"+pluginName+"?force=1", nil, daemonHost())
 		if err != nil {
 			errs = append(errs, err.Error())
 			continue
@@ -207,7 +128,7 @@ func deleteAllPlugins(c *check.C) {
 
 func getAllPlugins() (types.PluginsListResponse, error) {
 	var plugins types.PluginsListResponse
-	_, b, err := sockRequest("GET", "/plugins", nil)
+	_, b, err := request.SockRequest("GET", "/plugins", nil, daemonHost())
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -222,7 +143,7 @@ func deleteAllVolumes(c *check.C) {
 	c.Assert(err, checker.IsNil)
 	var errs []string
 	for _, v := range volumes {
-		status, b, err := sockRequest("DELETE", "/volumes/"+v.Name, nil)
+		status, b, err := request.SockRequest("DELETE", "/volumes/"+v.Name, nil, daemonHost())
 		if err != nil {
 			errs = append(errs, err.Error())
 			continue
@@ -236,7 +157,7 @@ func deleteAllVolumes(c *check.C) {
 
 func getAllVolumes() ([]*types.Volume, error) {
 	var volumes volumetypes.VolumesListOKBody
-	_, b, err := sockRequest("GET", "/volumes", nil)
+	_, b, err := request.SockRequest("GET", "/volumes", nil, daemonHost())
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -1066,7 +987,7 @@ func daemonTime(c *check.C) time.Time {
 		return time.Now()
 	}
 
-	status, body, err := sockRequest("GET", "/info", nil)
+	status, body, err := request.SockRequest("GET", "/info", nil, daemonHost())
 	c.Assert(err, check.IsNil)
 	c.Assert(status, check.Equals, http.StatusOK)
 
@@ -1192,7 +1113,7 @@ func waitInspectWithArgs(name, expr, expected string, timeout time.Duration, arg
 
 func getInspectBody(c *check.C, version, id string) []byte {
 	endpoint := fmt.Sprintf("/%s/containers/%s/json", version, id)
-	status, body, err := sockRequest("GET", endpoint, nil)
+	status, body, err := request.SockRequest("GET", endpoint, nil, daemonHost())
 	c.Assert(err, check.IsNil)
 	c.Assert(status, check.Equals, http.StatusOK)
 	return body
@@ -1224,7 +1145,7 @@ func getGoroutineNumber() (int, error) {
 	i := struct {
 		NGoroutines int
 	}{}
-	status, b, err := sockRequest("GET", "/info", nil)
+	status, b, err := request.SockRequest("GET", "/info", nil, daemonHost())
 	if err != nil {
 		return 0, err
 	}
diff --git a/integration-cli/daemon/npipe.go b/integration-cli/request/npipe.go
similarity index 91%
rename from integration-cli/daemon/npipe.go
rename to integration-cli/request/npipe.go
index 4e164aae4b..e6ab03945e 100644
--- a/integration-cli/daemon/npipe.go
+++ b/integration-cli/request/npipe.go
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 // +build !windows
 
-package daemon
+package request
 
 import (
 	"net"
diff --git a/integration-cli/daemon/npipe_windows.go b/integration-cli/request/npipe_windows.go
similarity index 91%
rename from integration-cli/daemon/npipe_windows.go
rename to integration-cli/request/npipe_windows.go
index d3c13be5d9..a268aac922 100644
--- a/integration-cli/daemon/npipe_windows.go
+++ b/integration-cli/request/npipe_windows.go
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-package daemon
+package request
 
 import (
 	"net"
diff --git a/integration-cli/request/request.go b/integration-cli/request/request.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..72e15b73d0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/integration-cli/request/request.go
@@ -0,0 +1,263 @@
+package request
+
+import (
+	"bufio"
+	"bytes"
+	"crypto/tls"
+	"encoding/json"
+	"fmt"
+	"io"
+	"io/ioutil"
+	"net"
+	"net/http"
+	"net/http/httputil"
+	"net/url"
+	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"time"
+
+	dclient "github.com/docker/docker/client"
+	"github.com/docker/docker/pkg/ioutils"
+	"github.com/docker/docker/pkg/testutil"
+	"github.com/docker/go-connections/sockets"
+	"github.com/docker/go-connections/tlsconfig"
+	"github.com/pkg/errors"
+)
+
+// Method creates a modifier that sets the specified string as the request method
+func Method(method string) func(*http.Request) error {
+	return func(req *http.Request) error {
+		req.Method = method
+		return nil
+	}
+}
+
+// JSON sets the Content-Type request header to json
+func JSON(req *http.Request) error {
+	req.Header.Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
+	return nil
+}
+
+// JSONBody creates a modifier that encodes the specified data to a JSON string and set it as request body. It also sets
+// the Content-Type header of the request.
+func JSONBody(data interface{}) func(*http.Request) error {
+	return func(req *http.Request) error {
+		jsonData := bytes.NewBuffer(nil)
+		if err := json.NewEncoder(jsonData).Encode(data); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		req.Body = ioutil.NopCloser(jsonData)
+		req.Header.Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
+		return nil
+	}
+}
+
+// Post creates and execute a POST request on the specified host and endpoint, with the specified request modifiers
+func Post(host, endpoint string, modifiers ...func(*http.Request) error) (*http.Response, io.ReadCloser, error) {
+	return Do(host, endpoint, append(modifiers, Method(http.MethodPost))...)
+}
+
+// Delete creates and execute a DELETE request on the specified host and endpoint, with the specified request modifiers
+func Delete(host, endpoint string, modifiers ...func(*http.Request) error) (*http.Response, io.ReadCloser, error) {
+	return Do(host, endpoint, append(modifiers, Method(http.MethodDelete))...)
+}
+
+// Get creates and execute a GET request on the specified host and endpoint, with the specified request modifiers
+func Get(host, endpoint string, modifiers ...func(*http.Request) error) (*http.Response, io.ReadCloser, error) {
+	return Do(host, endpoint, modifiers...)
+}
+
+// Do creates and execute a request on the specified host and endpoint, with the specified request modifiers
+func Do(host, endpoint string, modifiers ...func(*http.Request) error) (*http.Response, io.ReadCloser, error) {
+	req, err := New(host, endpoint, modifiers...)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, nil, err
+	}
+	client, err := NewClient(host)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, nil, err
+	}
+	resp, err := client.Do(req)
+	var body io.ReadCloser
+	if resp != nil {
+		body = ioutils.NewReadCloserWrapper(resp.Body, func() error {
+			defer resp.Body.Close()
+			return nil
+		})
+	}
+	return resp, body, err
+}
+
+// New creates a new http Request to the specified host and endpoint, with the specified request modifiers
+func New(host, endpoint string, modifiers ...func(*http.Request) error) (*http.Request, error) {
+	_, addr, _, err := dclient.ParseHost(host)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, errors.Wrapf(err, "could not parse url %q", host)
+	}
+	req, err := http.NewRequest("GET", endpoint, nil)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("could not create new request: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	req.URL.Scheme = "http"
+	req.URL.Host = addr
+
+	for _, config := range modifiers {
+		if err := config(req); err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+	}
+	return req, nil
+}
+
+// NewClient creates an http client for the specific host
+func NewClient(host string) (*http.Client, error) {
+	// FIXME(vdemeester) 10*time.Second timeout of SockRequest… ?
+	proto, addr, _, err := dclient.ParseHost(host)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	transport := new(http.Transport)
+	if proto == "tcp" && os.Getenv("DOCKER_TLS_VERIFY") != "" {
+		// Setup the socket TLS configuration.
+		tlsConfig, err := getTLSConfig()
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		transport = &http.Transport{TLSClientConfig: tlsConfig}
+	}
+	err = sockets.ConfigureTransport(transport, proto, addr)
+	return &http.Client{
+		Transport: transport,
+	}, err
+}
+
+// FIXME(vdemeester) httputil.ClientConn is deprecated, use http.Client instead (closer to actual client)
+// Deprecated: Use New instead of NewRequestClient
+// Deprecated: use request.Do (or Get, Delete, Post) instead
+func newRequestClient(method, endpoint string, data io.Reader, ct, daemon string, modifiers ...func(*http.Request)) (*http.Request, *httputil.ClientConn, error) {
+	c, err := SockConn(time.Duration(10*time.Second), daemon)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("could not dial docker daemon: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	client := httputil.NewClientConn(c, nil)
+
+	req, err := http.NewRequest(method, endpoint, data)
+	if err != nil {
+		client.Close()
+		return nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("could not create new request: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	for _, opt := range modifiers {
+		opt(req)
+	}
+
+	if ct != "" {
+		req.Header.Set("Content-Type", ct)
+	}
+	return req, client, nil
+}
+
+// SockRequest create a request against the specified host (with method, endpoint and other request modifier) and
+// returns the status code, and the content as an byte slice
+// Deprecated: use request.Do instead
+func SockRequest(method, endpoint string, data interface{}, daemon string, modifiers ...func(*http.Request)) (int, []byte, error) {
+	jsonData := bytes.NewBuffer(nil)
+	if err := json.NewEncoder(jsonData).Encode(data); err != nil {
+		return -1, nil, err
+	}
+
+	res, body, err := SockRequestRaw(method, endpoint, jsonData, "application/json", daemon, modifiers...)
+	if err != nil {
+		return -1, nil, err
+	}
+	b, err := testutil.ReadBody(body)
+	return res.StatusCode, b, err
+}
+
+// SockRequestRaw create a request against the specified host (with method, endpoint and other request modifier) and
+// returns the http response, the output as a io.ReadCloser
+// Deprecated: use request.Do (or Get, Delete, Post) instead
+func SockRequestRaw(method, endpoint string, data io.Reader, ct, daemon string, modifiers ...func(*http.Request)) (*http.Response, io.ReadCloser, error) {
+	req, client, err := newRequestClient(method, endpoint, data, ct, daemon, modifiers...)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, nil, err
+	}
+
+	resp, err := client.Do(req)
+	body := ioutils.NewReadCloserWrapper(resp.Body, func() error {
+		defer resp.Body.Close()
+		return client.Close()
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		client.Close()
+	}
+
+	return resp, body, err
+}
+
+// SockRequestHijack creates a connection to specified host (with method, contenttype, …) and returns a hijacked connection
+// and the output as a `bufio.Reader`
+func SockRequestHijack(method, endpoint string, data io.Reader, ct string, daemon string, modifiers ...func(*http.Request)) (net.Conn, *bufio.Reader, error) {
+	req, client, err := newRequestClient(method, endpoint, data, ct, daemon, modifiers...)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, nil, err
+	}
+
+	client.Do(req)
+	conn, br := client.Hijack()
+	return conn, br, nil
+}
+
+// SockConn opens a connection on the specified socket
+func SockConn(timeout time.Duration, daemon string) (net.Conn, error) {
+	daemonURL, err := url.Parse(daemon)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, errors.Wrapf(err, "could not parse url %q", daemon)
+	}
+
+	var c net.Conn
+	switch daemonURL.Scheme {
+	case "npipe":
+		return npipeDial(daemonURL.Path, timeout)
+	case "unix":
+		return net.DialTimeout(daemonURL.Scheme, daemonURL.Path, timeout)
+	case "tcp":
+		if os.Getenv("DOCKER_TLS_VERIFY") != "" {
+			// Setup the socket TLS configuration.
+			tlsConfig, err := getTLSConfig()
+			if err != nil {
+				return nil, err
+			}
+			dialer := &net.Dialer{Timeout: timeout}
+			return tls.DialWithDialer(dialer, daemonURL.Scheme, daemonURL.Host, tlsConfig)
+		}
+		return net.DialTimeout(daemonURL.Scheme, daemonURL.Host, timeout)
+	default:
+		return c, errors.Errorf("unknown scheme %v (%s)", daemonURL.Scheme, daemon)
+	}
+}
+
+func getTLSConfig() (*tls.Config, error) {
+	dockerCertPath := os.Getenv("DOCKER_CERT_PATH")
+
+	if dockerCertPath == "" {
+		return nil, errors.New("DOCKER_TLS_VERIFY specified, but no DOCKER_CERT_PATH environment variable")
+	}
+
+	option := &tlsconfig.Options{
+		CAFile:   filepath.Join(dockerCertPath, "ca.pem"),
+		CertFile: filepath.Join(dockerCertPath, "cert.pem"),
+		KeyFile:  filepath.Join(dockerCertPath, "key.pem"),
+	}
+	tlsConfig, err := tlsconfig.Client(*option)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	return tlsConfig, nil
+}