diff --git a/cli/connhelper/connhelper.go b/cli/connhelper/connhelper.go
index 58f0c7a1d6..da3640db1a 100644
--- a/cli/connhelper/connhelper.go
+++ b/cli/connhelper/connhelper.go
@@ -5,10 +5,7 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"net"
 	"net/url"
-	"os"
-	"strconv"
 
-	"github.com/docker/cli/cli/config"
 	"github.com/docker/cli/cli/connhelper/commandconn"
 	"github.com/docker/cli/cli/connhelper/ssh"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
@@ -37,7 +34,7 @@ func GetConnectionHelper(daemonURL string) (*ConnectionHelper, error) {
 		}
 		return &ConnectionHelper{
 			Dialer: func(ctx context.Context, network, addr string) (net.Conn, error) {
-				return commandconn.New(ctx, "ssh", append(multiplexingArgs(), append(sp.Args(), []string{"--", "docker", "system", "dial-stdio"}...)...)...)
+				return commandconn.New(ctx, "ssh", append(sp.Args(), []string{"--", "docker", "system", "dial-stdio"}...)...)
 			},
 			Host: "http://docker",
 		}, nil
@@ -56,19 +53,3 @@ func GetCommandConnectionHelper(cmd string, flags ...string) (*ConnectionHelper,
 		Host: "http://docker",
 	}, nil
 }
-
-func multiplexingArgs() []string {
-	if v := os.Getenv("DOCKER_SSH_NO_MUX"); v != "" {
-		if b, err := strconv.ParseBool(v); err == nil && b {
-			return nil
-		}
-	}
-	if err := os.MkdirAll(config.Dir(), 0700); err != nil {
-		return nil
-	}
-	args := []string{"-o", "ControlMaster=auto", "-o", "ControlPath=" + config.Dir() + "/%r@%h:%p"}
-	if v := os.Getenv("DOCKER_SSH_MUX_PERSIST"); v != "" {
-		args = append(args, "-o", "ControlPersist="+v)
-	}
-	return args
-}