diff --git a/components/engine/cmd/dockerd/docker_windows.go b/components/engine/cmd/dockerd/docker_windows.go
index 19c5587cb6..889e35272d 100644
--- a/components/engine/cmd/dockerd/docker_windows.go
+++ b/components/engine/cmd/dockerd/docker_windows.go
@@ -1,18 +1,5 @@
 package main
 
 import (
-	"sync/atomic"
-
 	_ "github.com/docker/docker/autogen/winresources/dockerd"
 )
-
-//go:cgo_import_dynamic main.dummy CommandLineToArgvW%2 "shell32.dll"
-
-var dummy uintptr
-
-func init() {
-	// Ensure that this import is not removed by the linker. This is used to
-	// ensure that shell32.dll is loaded by the system loader, preventing
-	// go#15286 from triggering on Nano Server TP5.
-	atomic.LoadUintptr(&dummy)
-}