diff --git a/apparmor/apparmor.go b/apparmor/apparmor.go
index 18cedf6a1..3be3294d8 100644
--- a/apparmor/apparmor.go
+++ b/apparmor/apparmor.go
@@ -14,10 +14,8 @@ import (
 
 func IsEnabled() bool {
 	if _, err := os.Stat("/sys/kernel/security/apparmor"); err == nil && os.Getenv("container") == "" {
-		if _, err = os.Stat("/sbin/apparmor_parser"); err == nil {
-			buf, err := ioutil.ReadFile("/sys/module/apparmor/parameters/enabled")
-			return err == nil && len(buf) > 1 && buf[0] == 'Y'
-		}
+		buf, err := ioutil.ReadFile("/sys/module/apparmor/parameters/enabled")
+		return err == nil && len(buf) > 1 && buf[0] == 'Y'
 	}
 	return false
 }
diff --git a/apparmor/gen.go b/apparmor/gen.go
deleted file mode 100644
index 653bf34d3..000000000
--- a/apparmor/gen.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,83 +0,0 @@
-// +build linux
-
-package apparmor
-
-import (
-	"io"
-	"os"
-	"text/template"
-)
-
-type data struct {
-	Name         string
-	Imports      []string
-	InnerImports []string
-}
-
-const baseTemplate = `
-{{range $value := .Imports}}
-{{$value}}
-{{end}}
-
-profile {{.Name}} flags=(attach_disconnected,mediate_deleted) {
-{{range $value := .InnerImports}}
-  {{$value}}
-{{end}}
-
-  network,
-  capability,
-  file,
-  umount,
-
-  deny @{PROC}/sys/fs/** wklx,
-  deny @{PROC}/sysrq-trigger rwklx,
-  deny @{PROC}/mem rwklx,
-  deny @{PROC}/kmem rwklx,
-  deny @{PROC}/sys/kernel/[^s][^h][^m]* wklx,
-  deny @{PROC}/sys/kernel/*/** wklx,
-
-  deny mount,
-
-  deny /sys/[^f]*/** wklx,
-  deny /sys/f[^s]*/** wklx,
-  deny /sys/fs/[^c]*/** wklx,
-  deny /sys/fs/c[^g]*/** wklx,
-  deny /sys/fs/cg[^r]*/** wklx,
-  deny /sys/firmware/efi/efivars/** rwklx,
-  deny /sys/kernel/security/** rwklx,
-}
-`
-
-func generateProfile(out io.Writer) error {
-	compiled, err := template.New("apparmor_profile").Parse(baseTemplate)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	data := &data{
-		Name: "docker-default",
-	}
-	if tunablesExists() {
-		data.Imports = append(data.Imports, "#include <tunables/global>")
-	} else {
-		data.Imports = append(data.Imports, "@{PROC}=/proc/")
-	}
-	if abstractionsExists() {
-		data.InnerImports = append(data.InnerImports, "#include <abstractions/base>")
-	}
-	if err := compiled.Execute(out, data); err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	return nil
-}
-
-// check if the tunables/global exist
-func tunablesExists() bool {
-	_, err := os.Stat("/etc/apparmor.d/tunables/global")
-	return err == nil
-}
-
-// check if abstractions/base exist
-func abstractionsExists() bool {
-	_, err := os.Stat("/etc/apparmor.d/abstractions/base")
-	return err == nil
-}
diff --git a/apparmor/setup.go b/apparmor/setup.go
deleted file mode 100644
index 2df21268e..000000000
--- a/apparmor/setup.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,46 +0,0 @@
-// +build linux
-
-package apparmor
-
-import (
-	"fmt"
-	"os"
-	"os/exec"
-	"path"
-)
-
-const (
-	DefaultProfilePath = "/etc/apparmor.d/docker"
-)
-
-func InstallDefaultProfile() error {
-	if !IsEnabled() {
-		return nil
-	}
-
-	// Make sure /etc/apparmor.d exists
-	if err := os.MkdirAll(path.Dir(DefaultProfilePath), 0755); err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	f, err := os.OpenFile(DefaultProfilePath, os.O_WRONLY|os.O_CREATE|os.O_TRUNC, 0644)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	if err := generateProfile(f); err != nil {
-		f.Close()
-		return err
-	}
-	f.Close()
-
-	cmd := exec.Command("/sbin/apparmor_parser", "-r", "-W", "docker")
-	// to use the parser directly we have to make sure we are in the correct
-	// dir with the profile
-	cmd.Dir = "/etc/apparmor.d"
-
-	output, err := cmd.CombinedOutput()
-	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("Error loading docker apparmor profile: %s (%s)", err, output)
-	}
-	return nil
-}