diff --git a/cli/command/image/pull.go b/cli/command/image/pull.go
index 21219e7ce0..b105584590 100644
--- a/cli/command/image/pull.go
+++ b/cli/command/image/pull.go
@@ -14,9 +14,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 )
 
-// PullOptions defines what and how to pull
-type PullOptions = pullOptions
-
 // pullOptions defines what and how to pull.
 type pullOptions struct {
 	remote    string
@@ -58,11 +55,6 @@ func newPullCommand(dockerCLI command.Cli) *cobra.Command {
 	return cmd
 }
 
-// RunPull performs a pull against the engine based on the specified options
-func RunPull(ctx context.Context, dockerCLI command.Cli, opts PullOptions) error {
-	return runPull(ctx, dockerCLI, opts)
-}
-
 // runPull performs a pull against the engine based on the specified options
 func runPull(ctx context.Context, dockerCLI command.Cli, opts pullOptions) error {
 	distributionRef, err := reference.ParseNormalizedNamed(opts.remote)