diff --git a/libcontainer/configs/namespaces_linux.go b/libcontainer/configs/namespaces_linux.go
index 52eebf559ed..5fc171a57b3 100644
--- a/libcontainer/configs/namespaces_linux.go
+++ b/libcontainer/configs/namespaces_linux.go
@@ -79,9 +79,6 @@ type Namespace struct {
 }
 
 func (n *Namespace) GetPath(pid int) string {
-	if n.Path != "" {
-		return n.Path
-	}
 	return fmt.Sprintf("/proc/%d/ns/%s", pid, NsName(n.Type))
 }