diff --git a/api/context/store/store.go b/api/context/store/store.go
index 10fb8a71..e2291c09 100644
--- a/api/context/store/store.go
+++ b/api/context/store/store.go
@@ -123,9 +123,6 @@ func New(rootDir string) (Store, error) {
 
 // Get returns the context with the given name
 func (s *store) Get(name string) (*DockerContext, error) {
-	if name == "default" {
-		return dockerDefaultContext()
-	}
 	meta := filepath.Join(s.root, contextsDir, metadataDir, contextDirOf(name), metaFile)
 	m, err := read(meta)
 	if os.IsNotExist(err) {