diff --git a/client/fingerprint/cgroup_default.go b/client/fingerprint/cgroup_default.go
deleted file mode 100644
index 51e3bf58c..000000000
--- a/client/fingerprint/cgroup_default.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,18 +0,0 @@
-// +build
-
-package fingerprint
-
-import (
-	client "github.com/hashicorp/nomad/client/config"
-	"github.com/hashicorp/nomad/nomad/structs"
-)
-
-// FindCgroupMountpointDir returns an empty path on non-Linux systems
-func FindCgroupMountpointDir() (string, error) {
-	return "", nil
-}
-
-// Fingerprint tries to find a valid cgroup moint point
-func (f *CGroupFingerprint) Fingerprint(cfg *client.Config, node *structs.Node) (bool, error) {
-	return false, nil
-}