diff --git a/context/doc.go b/context/doc.go
index 9b623074..0c631a9c 100644
--- a/context/doc.go
+++ b/context/doc.go
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 // Package context provides several utilities for working with
-// golang.org/x/net/context in http requests. Primarily, the focus is on
-// logging relevant request information but this package is not limited to
-// that purpose.
+// Go's context in http requests. Primarily, the focus is on logging relevant
+// request information but this package is not limited to that purpose.
 //
 // The easiest way to get started is to get the background context:
 //
diff --git a/registry/handlers/context.go b/registry/handlers/context.go
index a775be7f..e5d26768 100644
--- a/registry/handlers/context.go
+++ b/registry/handlers/context.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package handlers
 
 import (
+	"context"
 	"fmt"
 	"net/http"
 
@@ -10,7 +11,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/docker/distribution/registry/api/v2"
 	"github.com/docker/distribution/registry/auth"
 	"github.com/opencontainers/go-digest"
-	"golang.org/x/net/context"
 )
 
 // Context should contain the request specific context for use in across