diff --git a/cli/command/network/formatter.go b/cli/command/network/formatter.go
index b27195af4c..59f97060cf 100644
--- a/cli/command/network/formatter.go
+++ b/cli/command/network/formatter.go
@@ -17,8 +17,15 @@ const (
 	internalHeader  = "INTERNAL"
 )
 
-// NewFormat returns a Format for rendering using a network Context
+// NewFormat returns a Format for rendering using a network 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 [formatter.Format] for rendering a networkContext.
+func newFormat(source string, quiet bool) formatter.Format {
 	switch source {
 	case formatter.TableFormatKey:
 		if quiet {
@@ -35,10 +42,17 @@ func NewFormat(source string, quiet bool) formatter.Format {
 }
 
 // FormatWrite writes the context
-func FormatWrite(ctx formatter.Context, networks []network.Summary) error {
+//
+// Deprecated: this function was only used internally and will be removed in the next release.
+func FormatWrite(fmtCtx formatter.Context, networks []network.Summary) error {
+	return formatWrite(fmtCtx, networks)
+}
+
+// formatWrite writes the context.
+func formatWrite(fmtCtx formatter.Context, networks []network.Summary) error {
 	render := func(format func(subContext formatter.SubContext) error) error {
 		for _, nw := range networks {
-			networkCtx := &networkContext{trunc: ctx.Trunc, n: nw}
+			networkCtx := &networkContext{trunc: fmtCtx.Trunc, n: nw}
 			if err := format(networkCtx); err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
@@ -57,7 +71,7 @@ func FormatWrite(ctx formatter.Context, networks []network.Summary) error {
 		"Labels":    formatter.LabelsHeader,
 		"CreatedAt": formatter.CreatedAtHeader,
 	}
-	return ctx.Write(&networkCtx, render)
+	return fmtCtx.Write(&networkCtx, render)
 }
 
 type networkContext struct {
diff --git a/cli/command/network/formatter_test.go b/cli/command/network/formatter_test.go
index ccf8255715..152c94c26d 100644
--- a/cli/command/network/formatter_test.go
+++ b/cli/command/network/formatter_test.go
@@ -91,27 +91,27 @@ func TestNetworkContextWrite(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 		// Table format
 		{
-			formatter.Context{Format: NewFormat("table", false)},
+			formatter.Context{Format: newFormat("table", false)},
 			`NETWORK ID   NAME         DRIVER    SCOPE
 networkID1   foobar_baz   foo       local
 networkID2   foobar_bar   bar       local
 `,
 		},
 		{
-			formatter.Context{Format: NewFormat("table", true)},
+			formatter.Context{Format: newFormat("table", true)},
 			`networkID1
 networkID2
 `,
 		},
 		{
-			formatter.Context{Format: NewFormat("table {{.Name}}", false)},
+			formatter.Context{Format: newFormat("table {{.Name}}", false)},
 			`NAME
 foobar_baz
 foobar_bar
 `,
 		},
 		{
-			formatter.Context{Format: NewFormat("table {{.Name}}", true)},
+			formatter.Context{Format: newFormat("table {{.Name}}", true)},
 			`NAME
 foobar_baz
 foobar_bar
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ foobar_bar
 		},
 		// Raw Format
 		{
-			formatter.Context{Format: NewFormat("raw", false)},
+			formatter.Context{Format: newFormat("raw", false)},
 			`network_id: networkID1
 name: foobar_baz
 driver: foo
@@ -133,21 +133,21 @@ scope: local
 `,
 		},
 		{
-			formatter.Context{Format: NewFormat("raw", true)},
+			formatter.Context{Format: newFormat("raw", true)},
 			`network_id: networkID1
 network_id: networkID2
 `,
 		},
 		// Custom Format
 		{
-			formatter.Context{Format: NewFormat("{{.Name}}", false)},
+			formatter.Context{Format: newFormat("{{.Name}}", false)},
 			`foobar_baz
 foobar_bar
 `,
 		},
 		// Custom Format with CreatedAt
 		{
-			formatter.Context{Format: NewFormat("{{.Name}} {{.CreatedAt}}", false)},
+			formatter.Context{Format: newFormat("{{.Name}} {{.CreatedAt}}", false)},
 			`foobar_baz 2016-01-01 00:00:00 +0000 UTC
 foobar_bar 2017-01-01 00:00:00 +0000 UTC
 `,
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ foobar_bar 2017-01-01 00:00:00 +0000 UTC
 		t.Run(string(tc.context.Format), func(t *testing.T) {
 			var out bytes.Buffer
 			tc.context.Output = &out
-			err := FormatWrite(tc.context, networks)
+			err := formatWrite(tc.context, networks)
 			if err != nil {
 				assert.Error(t, err, tc.expected)
 			} else {
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ func TestNetworkContextWriteJSON(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	out := bytes.NewBufferString("")
-	err := FormatWrite(formatter.Context{Format: "{{json .}}", Output: out}, networks)
+	err := formatWrite(formatter.Context{Format: "{{json .}}", Output: out}, networks)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ func TestNetworkContextWriteJSONField(t *testing.T) {
 		{ID: "networkID2", Name: "foobar_bar"},
 	}
 	out := bytes.NewBufferString("")
-	err := FormatWrite(formatter.Context{Format: "{{json .ID}}", Output: out}, networks)
+	err := formatWrite(formatter.Context{Format: "{{json .ID}}", Output: out}, networks)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
diff --git a/cli/command/network/list.go b/cli/command/network/list.go
index cfceecee2b..01aa33bc15 100644
--- a/cli/command/network/list.go
+++ b/cli/command/network/list.go
@@ -67,8 +67,8 @@ func runList(ctx context.Context, dockerCli command.Cli, options listOptions) er
 
 	networksCtx := formatter.Context{
 		Output: dockerCli.Out(),
-		Format: NewFormat(format, options.quiet),
+		Format: newFormat(format, options.quiet),
 		Trunc:  !options.noTrunc,
 	}
-	return FormatWrite(networksCtx, networkResources)
+	return formatWrite(networksCtx, networkResources)
 }