diff --git a/auth/auth.go b/auth/auth.go
index 2e52af88de..97df928b6b 100644
--- a/auth/auth.go
+++ b/auth/auth.go
@@ -41,9 +41,6 @@ func NewAuthConfig(username, password, email, rootPath string) *AuthConfig {
 }
 
 func IndexServerAddress() string {
-	if os.Getenv("DOCKER_INDEX_URL") != "" {
-		return os.Getenv("DOCKER_INDEX_URL") + "/v1/"
-	}
 	return INDEXSERVER
 }