diff --git a/libcontainer/system/linux.go b/libcontainer/system/linux.go
index 039059a44..e1d6eb180 100644
--- a/libcontainer/system/linux.go
+++ b/libcontainer/system/linux.go
@@ -31,25 +31,6 @@ func (p ParentDeathSignal) Set() error {
 	return SetParentDeathSignal(uintptr(p))
 }
 
-// Eaccess is similar to unix.Access except for setuid/setgid binaries
-// it checks against the effective (rather than real) uid and gid.
-func Eaccess(path string) error {
-	err := unix.Faccessat2(unix.AT_FDCWD, path, unix.X_OK, unix.AT_EACCESS)
-	if err != unix.ENOSYS && err != unix.EPERM { //nolint:errorlint // unix errors are bare
-		return err
-	}
-
-	// Faccessat2() not available; check if we are a set[ug]id binary.
-	if os.Getuid() == os.Geteuid() && os.Getgid() == os.Getegid() {
-		// For a non-set[ug]id binary, use access(2).
-		return unix.Access(path, unix.X_OK)
-	}
-
-	// For a setuid/setgid binary, there is no fallback way
-	// so assume we can execute the binary.
-	return nil
-}
-
 func Execv(cmd string, args []string, env []string) error {
 	name, err := exec.LookPath(cmd)
 	if err != nil {