diff --git a/package/docker-engine/Config.in b/package/docker-engine/Config.in
index 570b2ff681..71bf670f17 100644
--- a/package/docker-engine/Config.in
+++ b/package/docker-engine/Config.in
@@ -19,9 +19,6 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_DOCKER_ENGINE
 
 if BR2_PACKAGE_DOCKER_ENGINE
 
-config BR2_PACKAGE_DOCKER_ENGINE_EXPERIMENTAL
-	bool "build experimental features"
-
 config BR2_PACKAGE_DOCKER_ENGINE_DRIVER_BTRFS
 	bool "btrfs filesystem driver"
 	depends on BR2_USE_MMU # btrfs-progs
diff --git a/package/docker-engine/docker-engine.mk b/package/docker-engine/docker-engine.mk
index 34e74c09c6..262be2df20 100644
--- a/package/docker-engine/docker-engine.mk
+++ b/package/docker-engine/docker-engine.mk
@@ -34,9 +34,6 @@ ifeq ($(BR2_INIT_SYSTEMD),y)
 DOCKER_ENGINE_DEPENDENCIES += systemd
 DOCKER_ENGINE_TAGS += systemd journald
 endif
-ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_DOCKER_ENGINE_EXPERIMENTAL),y)
-DOCKER_ENGINE_TAGS += experimental
-endif
 
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_DOCKER_ENGINE_DRIVER_BTRFS),y)
 DOCKER_ENGINE_DEPENDENCIES += btrfs-progs