diff --git a/cli/command/config/formatter.go b/cli/command/config/formatter.go
index b08994bf5..046a6e634 100644
--- a/cli/command/config/formatter.go
+++ b/cli/command/config/formatter.go
@@ -30,7 +30,14 @@ Data:
 )
 
 // NewFormat returns a Format for rendering using a config Context
+//
+// Deprecated: this function was only used internally and will be removed in the next release.
 func NewFormat(source string, quiet bool) formatter.Format {
+	return newFormat(source, quiet)
+}
+
+// newFormat returns a Format for rendering using a configContext.
+func newFormat(source string, quiet bool) formatter.Format {
 	switch source {
 	case formatter.PrettyFormatKey:
 		return configInspectPrettyTemplate
@@ -44,7 +51,14 @@ func NewFormat(source string, quiet bool) formatter.Format {
 }
 
 // FormatWrite writes the context
-func FormatWrite(ctx formatter.Context, configs []swarm.Config) error {
+//
+// Deprecated: this function was only used internally and will be removed in the next release.
+func FormatWrite(fmtCtx formatter.Context, configs []swarm.Config) error {
+	return formatWrite(fmtCtx, configs)
+}
+
+// formatWrite writes the context
+func formatWrite(fmtCtx formatter.Context, configs []swarm.Config) error {
 	render := func(format func(subContext formatter.SubContext) error) error {
 		for _, config := range configs {
 			configCtx := &configContext{c: config}
@@ -54,7 +68,7 @@ func FormatWrite(ctx formatter.Context, configs []swarm.Config) error {
 		}
 		return nil
 	}
-	return ctx.Write(newConfigContext(), render)
+	return fmtCtx.Write(newConfigContext(), render)
 }
 
 func newConfigContext() *configContext {
@@ -115,9 +129,16 @@ func (c *configContext) Label(name string) string {
 }
 
 // InspectFormatWrite renders the context for a list of configs
-func InspectFormatWrite(ctx formatter.Context, refs []string, getRef inspect.GetRefFunc) error {
-	if ctx.Format != configInspectPrettyTemplate {
-		return inspect.Inspect(ctx.Output, refs, string(ctx.Format), getRef)
+//
+// Deprecated: this function was only used internally and will be removed in the next release.
+func InspectFormatWrite(fmtCtx formatter.Context, refs []string, getRef inspect.GetRefFunc) error {
+	return inspectFormatWrite(fmtCtx, refs, getRef)
+}
+
+// inspectFormatWrite renders the context for a list of configs
+func inspectFormatWrite(fmtCtx formatter.Context, refs []string, getRef inspect.GetRefFunc) error {
+	if fmtCtx.Format != configInspectPrettyTemplate {
+		return inspect.Inspect(fmtCtx.Output, refs, string(fmtCtx.Format), getRef)
 	}
 	render := func(format func(subContext formatter.SubContext) error) error {
 		for _, ref := range refs {
@@ -135,7 +156,7 @@ func InspectFormatWrite(ctx formatter.Context, refs []string, getRef inspect.Get
 		}
 		return nil
 	}
-	return ctx.Write(&configInspectContext{}, render)
+	return fmtCtx.Write(&configInspectContext{}, render)
 }
 
 type configInspectContext struct {
diff --git a/cli/command/config/formatter_test.go b/cli/command/config/formatter_test.go
index 493c9908e..879160a75 100644
--- a/cli/command/config/formatter_test.go
+++ b/cli/command/config/formatter_test.go
@@ -27,21 +27,21 @@ func TestConfigContextFormatWrite(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 		// Table format
 		{
-			formatter.Context{Format: NewFormat("table", false)},
+			formatter.Context{Format: newFormat("table", false)},
 			`ID        NAME        CREATED                  UPDATED
 1         passwords   Less than a second ago   Less than a second ago
 2         id_rsa      Less than a second ago   Less than a second ago
 `,
 		},
 		{
-			formatter.Context{Format: NewFormat("table {{.Name}}", true)},
+			formatter.Context{Format: newFormat("table {{.Name}}", true)},
 			`NAME
 passwords
 id_rsa
 `,
 		},
 		{
-			formatter.Context{Format: NewFormat("{{.ID}}-{{.Name}}", false)},
+			formatter.Context{Format: newFormat("{{.ID}}-{{.Name}}", false)},
 			`1-passwords
 2-id_rsa
 `,
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ id_rsa
 		t.Run(string(tc.context.Format), func(t *testing.T) {
 			var out bytes.Buffer
 			tc.context.Output = &out
-			if err := FormatWrite(tc.context, configs); err != nil {
+			if err := formatWrite(tc.context, configs); err != nil {
 				assert.ErrorContains(t, err, tc.expected)
 			} else {
 				assert.Equal(t, out.String(), tc.expected)
diff --git a/cli/command/config/inspect.go b/cli/command/config/inspect.go
index 1983857eb..d25af89a7 100644
--- a/cli/command/config/inspect.go
+++ b/cli/command/config/inspect.go
@@ -63,10 +63,10 @@ func RunConfigInspect(ctx context.Context, dockerCLI command.Cli, opts InspectOp
 
 	configCtx := formatter.Context{
 		Output: dockerCLI.Out(),
-		Format: NewFormat(f, false),
+		Format: newFormat(f, false),
 	}
 
-	if err := InspectFormatWrite(configCtx, opts.Names, getRef); err != nil {
+	if err := inspectFormatWrite(configCtx, opts.Names, getRef); err != nil {
 		return cli.StatusError{StatusCode: 1, Status: err.Error()}
 	}
 	return nil
diff --git a/cli/command/config/ls.go b/cli/command/config/ls.go
index 70be1b34f..c18869bef 100644
--- a/cli/command/config/ls.go
+++ b/cli/command/config/ls.go
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ func RunConfigList(ctx context.Context, dockerCLI command.Cli, options ListOptio
 
 	configCtx := formatter.Context{
 		Output: dockerCLI.Out(),
-		Format: NewFormat(format, options.Quiet),
+		Format: newFormat(format, options.Quiet),
 	}
-	return FormatWrite(configCtx, configs)
+	return formatWrite(configCtx, configs)
 }