diff --git a/daemon/daemon_unix.go b/daemon/daemon_unix.go
index 2acb06f5c2..9c38f9cc7a 100644
--- a/daemon/daemon_unix.go
+++ b/daemon/daemon_unix.go
@@ -29,11 +29,11 @@ import (
 	"github.com/docker/docker/daemon/config"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/daemon/container"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/daemon/initlayer"
+	"github.com/docker/docker/daemon/internal/libcontainerd/remote"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/errdefs"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/internal/nlwrap"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/internal/otelutil"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/internal/usergroup"
-	"github.com/docker/docker/libcontainerd/remote"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/libnetwork"
 	nwconfig "github.com/docker/docker/libnetwork/config"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/libnetwork/drivers/bridge"
diff --git a/daemon/daemon_windows.go b/daemon/daemon_windows.go
index c8222a6ee2..3d321d2036 100644
--- a/daemon/daemon_windows.go
+++ b/daemon/daemon_windows.go
@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@ import (
 	"github.com/docker/docker/daemon/config"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/daemon/container"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/daemon/internal/libcontainerd/local"
+	"github.com/docker/docker/daemon/internal/libcontainerd/remote"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/daemon/network"
-	"github.com/docker/docker/libcontainerd/remote"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/libnetwork"
 	nwconfig "github.com/docker/docker/libnetwork/config"
 	winlibnetwork "github.com/docker/docker/libnetwork/drivers/windows"
diff --git a/libcontainerd/remote/client.go b/daemon/internal/libcontainerd/remote/client.go
similarity index 100%
rename from libcontainerd/remote/client.go
rename to daemon/internal/libcontainerd/remote/client.go
diff --git a/libcontainerd/remote/client_io_windows.go b/daemon/internal/libcontainerd/remote/client_io_windows.go
similarity index 100%
rename from libcontainerd/remote/client_io_windows.go
rename to daemon/internal/libcontainerd/remote/client_io_windows.go
diff --git a/libcontainerd/remote/client_linux.go b/daemon/internal/libcontainerd/remote/client_linux.go
similarity index 100%
rename from libcontainerd/remote/client_linux.go
rename to daemon/internal/libcontainerd/remote/client_linux.go
diff --git a/libcontainerd/remote/client_windows.go b/daemon/internal/libcontainerd/remote/client_windows.go
similarity index 100%
rename from libcontainerd/remote/client_windows.go
rename to daemon/internal/libcontainerd/remote/client_windows.go
diff --git a/libcontainerd/libcontainerd_linux.go b/libcontainerd/libcontainerd_linux.go
index 6279caf9f0..671d7576ef 100644
--- a/libcontainerd/libcontainerd_linux.go
+++ b/libcontainerd/libcontainerd_linux.go
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"context"
 
 	containerd "github.com/containerd/containerd/v2/client"
-	"github.com/docker/docker/libcontainerd/remote"
+	"github.com/docker/docker/daemon/internal/libcontainerd/remote"
 	libcontainerdtypes "github.com/docker/docker/libcontainerd/types"
 )
 
diff --git a/libcontainerd/libcontainerd_windows.go b/libcontainerd/libcontainerd_windows.go
index 0f063355fe..49187069b6 100644
--- a/libcontainerd/libcontainerd_windows.go
+++ b/libcontainerd/libcontainerd_windows.go
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import (
 
 	containerd "github.com/containerd/containerd/v2/client"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/daemon/internal/libcontainerd/local"
-	"github.com/docker/docker/libcontainerd/remote"
+	"github.com/docker/docker/daemon/internal/libcontainerd/remote"
 	libcontainerdtypes "github.com/docker/docker/libcontainerd/types"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/pkg/system"
 )