diff --git a/daemon/libnetwork/internal/kvstore/kvstore.go b/daemon/libnetwork/internal/kvstore/kvstore.go
index 2314dc2b37..be6645f273 100644
--- a/daemon/libnetwork/internal/kvstore/kvstore.go
+++ b/daemon/libnetwork/internal/kvstore/kvstore.go
@@ -4,12 +4,6 @@ import (
 	"errors"
 )
 
-// Backend represents a KV Store Backend
-type Backend string
-
-// BOLTDB backend
-const BOLTDB Backend = "boltdb"
-
 var (
 	// ErrBackendNotSupported is thrown when the backend k/v store is not supported by libkv
 	ErrBackendNotSupported = errors.New("Backend storage not supported yet, please choose one of")