diff --git a/cli/command/cli.go b/cli/command/cli.go
index f3012abe3e16..49f12a37b1c6 100644
--- a/cli/command/cli.go
+++ b/cli/command/cli.go
@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@ type Cli interface {
 	Client() client.APIClient
 	Streams
 	SetIn(in *streams.In)
-	Apply(ops ...CLIOption) error
 	config.Provider
 	ServerInfo() ServerInfo
 	CurrentVersion() string
@@ -567,18 +566,6 @@ func (cli *DockerCli) initialize() error {
 	return cli.initErr
 }
 
-// Apply all the operation on the cli
-//
-// Deprecated: this method is no longer used and will be removed in the next release if there are no remaining users.
-func (cli *DockerCli) Apply(ops ...CLIOption) error {
-	for _, op := range ops {
-		if err := op(cli); err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-	}
-	return nil
-}
-
 // ServerInfo stores details about the supported features and platform of the
 // server
 type ServerInfo struct {
diff --git a/cli/command/cli_test.go b/cli/command/cli_test.go
index 7990322fdeef..29f8c3e7ae61 100644
--- a/cli/command/cli_test.go
+++ b/cli/command/cli_test.go
@@ -255,8 +255,14 @@ func TestInitializeFromClientHangs(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestNewDockerCliAndOperators(t *testing.T) {
-	// Test default operations and also overriding default ones
-	cli, err := NewDockerCli(WithInputStream(io.NopCloser(strings.NewReader("some input"))))
+	outbuf := bytes.NewBuffer(nil)
+	errbuf := bytes.NewBuffer(nil)
+
+	cli, err := NewDockerCli(
+		WithInputStream(io.NopCloser(strings.NewReader("some input"))),
+		WithOutputStream(outbuf),
+		WithErrorStream(errbuf),
+	)
 	assert.NilError(t, err)
 	// Check streams are initialized
 	assert.Check(t, cli.In() != nil)
@@ -266,19 +272,6 @@ func TestNewDockerCliAndOperators(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.NilError(t, err)
 	assert.Equal(t, string(inputStream), "some input")
 
-	// Apply can modify a dockerCli after construction
-	outbuf := bytes.NewBuffer(nil)
-	errbuf := bytes.NewBuffer(nil)
-	err = cli.Apply(
-		WithInputStream(io.NopCloser(strings.NewReader("input"))),
-		WithOutputStream(outbuf),
-		WithErrorStream(errbuf),
-	)
-	assert.NilError(t, err)
-	// Check input stream
-	inputStream, err = io.ReadAll(cli.In())
-	assert.NilError(t, err)
-	assert.Equal(t, string(inputStream), "input")
 	// Check output stream
 	_, err = fmt.Fprint(cli.Out(), "output")
 	assert.NilError(t, err)