diff --git a/libpod/image/pull.go b/libpod/image/pull.go
index 389ea4e9e6..269b73d08e 100644
--- a/libpod/image/pull.go
+++ b/libpod/image/pull.go
@@ -34,8 +34,6 @@ var (
 	// DirTransport is the transport for pushing and pulling
 	// images to and from a directory
 	DirTransport = directory.Transport.Name()
-	// TransportNames are the supported transports in string form
-	TransportNames = [...]string{DefaultTransport, DockerArchive, OCIArchive, "ostree:", "dir:"}
 	// TarballTransport is the transport for importing a tar archive
 	// and creating a filesystem image
 	TarballTransport = tarball.Transport.Name()
diff --git a/libpod/runtime_img.go b/libpod/runtime_img.go
index d127d753fe..f6038f8d0a 100644
--- a/libpod/runtime_img.go
+++ b/libpod/runtime_img.go
@@ -31,8 +31,6 @@ var (
 	// DirTransport is the transport for pushing and pulling
 	// images to and from a directory
 	DirTransport = directory.Transport.Name()
-	// TransportNames are the supported transports in string form
-	TransportNames = [...]string{DefaultTransport, DockerArchive, OCIArchive, "ostree:", "dir:"}
 	// TarballTransport is the transport for importing a tar archive
 	// and creating a filesystem image
 	TarballTransport = tarball.Transport.Name()