diff --git a/builder/node.go b/builder/node.go
index ee600017578a..99e1400b3317 100644
--- a/builder/node.go
+++ b/builder/node.go
@@ -14,11 +14,9 @@ import (
 	"github.com/docker/buildx/util/imagetools"
 	"github.com/docker/buildx/util/platformutil"
 	"github.com/moby/buildkit/client"
-	"github.com/moby/buildkit/util/grpcerrors"
 	ocispecs "github.com/opencontainers/image-spec/specs-go/v1"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 	"golang.org/x/sync/errgroup"
-	"google.golang.org/grpc/codes"
 )
 
 type Node struct {
@@ -267,15 +265,9 @@ func (n *Node) loadData(ctx context.Context, clientOpt ...client.ClientOpt) erro
 		n.Platforms = platformutil.Dedupe(n.Platforms)
 		inf, err := driverClient.Info(ctx)
 		if err != nil {
-			if st, ok := grpcerrors.AsGRPCStatus(err); ok && st.Code() == codes.Unimplemented {
-				n.Version, err = n.Driver.Version(ctx)
-				if err != nil {
-					return errors.Wrap(err, "getting version")
-				}
-			}
-		} else {
-			n.Version = inf.BuildkitVersion.Version
+			return errors.Wrap(err, "getting version")
 		}
+		n.Version = inf.BuildkitVersion.Version
 	}
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/driver/docker-container/driver.go b/driver/docker-container/driver.go
index 8283672b307e..1d3d0fd75165 100644
--- a/driver/docker-container/driver.go
+++ b/driver/docker-container/driver.go
@@ -369,22 +369,6 @@ func (d *Driver) Info(ctx context.Context) (*driver.Info, error) {
 	}, nil
 }
 
-func (d *Driver) Version(ctx context.Context) (string, error) {
-	bufStdout := &bytes.Buffer{}
-	bufStderr := &bytes.Buffer{}
-	if err := d.run(ctx, []string{"buildkitd", "--version"}, bufStdout, bufStderr); err != nil {
-		if bufStderr.Len() > 0 {
-			return "", errors.Wrap(err, bufStderr.String())
-		}
-		return "", err
-	}
-	version := strings.Fields(bufStdout.String())
-	if len(version) != 4 {
-		return "", errors.Errorf("unexpected version format: %s", bufStdout.String())
-	}
-	return version[2], nil
-}
-
 func (d *Driver) Stop(ctx context.Context, force bool) error {
 	info, err := d.Info(ctx)
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/driver/docker/driver.go b/driver/docker/driver.go
index 787f323d5175..61e4eeb98639 100644
--- a/driver/docker/driver.go
+++ b/driver/docker/driver.go
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ package docker
 import (
 	"context"
 	"net"
-	"strings"
 	"sync"
 
 	"github.com/docker/buildx/driver"
@@ -38,19 +37,6 @@ func (d *Driver) Info(ctx context.Context) (*driver.Info, error) {
 	}, nil
 }
 
-func (d *Driver) Version(ctx context.Context) (string, error) {
-	v, err := d.DockerAPI.ServerVersion(ctx, dockerclient.ServerVersionOptions{})
-	if err != nil {
-		return "", errors.Wrap(driver.ErrNotConnecting{}, err.Error())
-	}
-	// TODO(thaJeztah): this code is only used for docker <= v23.0, which are deprecated.
-	if bkversion, _ := resolveBuildKitVersion(v.Version); bkversion != "" {
-		return bkversion, nil
-	}
-	// https://github.com/moby/moby/blob/efc7a2abc3ab6dfa7d8d5d8c1c3b99138989b0f1/builder/builder-next/worker/worker.go#L176
-	return strings.TrimSuffix(v.Version, "-moby"), nil
-}
-
 func (d *Driver) Stop(ctx context.Context, force bool) error {
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/driver/docker/version.go b/driver/docker/version.go
deleted file mode 100644
index e71608d107cd..000000000000
--- a/driver/docker/version.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,185 +0,0 @@
-package docker
-
-import (
-	"github.com/Masterminds/semver/v3"
-)
-
-type mobyBuildkitVersion struct {
-	MobyVersionConstraint string
-	BuildkitVersion       string
-}
-
-// https://gist.github.com/crazy-max/780cb6878c37cb79ec3f7699706cf83f
-// constraint syntax: https://github.com/Masterminds/semver#checking-version-constraints
-var mobyBuildkitVersions = []mobyBuildkitVersion{
-	{
-		MobyVersionConstraint: ">= 18.06.0-0, < 18.06.1-0",
-		BuildkitVersion:       "v0.0.0+9acf51e",
-	},
-	{
-		MobyVersionConstraint: ">= 18.06.1-0, < 18.09.0-0",
-		BuildkitVersion:       "v0.0.0+98f1604",
-	},
-	{
-		MobyVersionConstraint: ">= 18.09.0-0, < 18.09.1-0",
-		BuildkitVersion:       "v0.0.0+c7bb575",
-	},
-	{
-		MobyVersionConstraint: "~18.09.1-0",
-		BuildkitVersion:       "v0.3.3",
-	},
-	{
-		MobyVersionConstraint: "> 18.09.1-0, < 18.09.6-0",
-		BuildkitVersion:       "v0.3.3+d9f7592",
-	},
-	{
-		MobyVersionConstraint: ">= 18.09.6-0, < 18.09.7-0",
-		BuildkitVersion:       "v0.4.0+ed4da8b",
-	},
-	{
-		MobyVersionConstraint: ">= 18.09.7-0, < 19.03.0-0",
-		BuildkitVersion:       "v0.4.0+05766c5",
-	},
-	{
-		MobyVersionConstraint: "<= 19.03.0-beta2",
-		BuildkitVersion:       "v0.4.0+b302896",
-	},
-	{
-		MobyVersionConstraint: "<= 19.03.0-beta3",
-		BuildkitVersion:       "v0.4.0+8818c67",
-	},
-	{
-		MobyVersionConstraint: "<= 19.03.0-beta5",
-		BuildkitVersion:       "v0.5.1+f238f1e",
-	},
-	{
-		MobyVersionConstraint: "< 19.03.2-0",
-		BuildkitVersion:       "v0.5.1+1f89ec1",
-	},
-	{
-		MobyVersionConstraint: "<= 19.03.2-beta1",
-		BuildkitVersion:       "v0.6.1",
-	},
-	{
-		MobyVersionConstraint: ">= 19.03.2-0, < 19.03.3-0",
-		BuildkitVersion:       "v0.6.1+588c73e",
-	},
-	{
-		MobyVersionConstraint: ">= 19.03.3-0, < 19.03.5-beta2",
-		BuildkitVersion:       "v0.6.2",
-	},
-	{
-		MobyVersionConstraint: "<= 19.03.5-rc1",
-		BuildkitVersion:       "v0.6.2+ff93519",
-	},
-	{
-		MobyVersionConstraint: "<= 19.03.5",
-		BuildkitVersion:       "v0.6.3+928f3b4",
-	},
-	{
-		MobyVersionConstraint: "<= 19.03.6-rc1",
-		BuildkitVersion:       "v0.6.3+926935b",
-	},
-	{
-		MobyVersionConstraint: ">= 19.03.6-rc2, < 19.03.7-0",
-		BuildkitVersion:       "v0.6.3+57e8ad5",
-	},
-	{
-		MobyVersionConstraint: ">= 19.03.7-0, < 19.03.9-0",
-		BuildkitVersion:       "v0.6.4",
-	},
-	{
-		MobyVersionConstraint: ">= 19.03.9-0, < 19.03.13-0",
-		BuildkitVersion:       "v0.6.4+a7d7b7f",
-	},
-	{
-		MobyVersionConstraint: "<= 19.03.13-beta2",
-		BuildkitVersion:       "v0.6.4+da1f4bf",
-	},
-	{
-		MobyVersionConstraint: "<= 19.03.14",
-		BuildkitVersion:       "v0.6.4+df89d4d",
-	},
-	{
-		MobyVersionConstraint: "< 20.10.0",
-		BuildkitVersion:       "v0.6.4+396bfe2",
-	},
-	{
-		MobyVersionConstraint: "20.10.0-0 - 20.10.2-0",
-		BuildkitVersion:       "v0.8.1",
-	},
-	{
-		MobyVersionConstraint: ">= 20.10.3-0, < 20.10.4-0",
-		BuildkitVersion:       "v0.8.1+68bb095",
-	},
-	{
-		MobyVersionConstraint: "20.10.4-0 - 20.10.6",
-		BuildkitVersion:       "v0.8.2",
-	},
-	{
-		MobyVersionConstraint: "20.10.7-0 - 20.10.10-0",
-		BuildkitVersion:       "v0.8.2+244e8cde",
-	},
-	{
-		MobyVersionConstraint: "20.10.11-0 - 20.10.18-0",
-		BuildkitVersion:       "v0.8.2+bc07b2b8",
-	},
-	{
-		MobyVersionConstraint: ">= 20.10.19-0, < 20.10.20-0",
-		BuildkitVersion:       "v0.8.2+3a1eeca5",
-	},
-	{
-		MobyVersionConstraint: ">= 20.10.20-0, < 20.10.21-0",
-		BuildkitVersion:       "v0.8.2+c0149372",
-	},
-	{
-		MobyVersionConstraint: ">= 20.10.21-0, <= 20.10.23",
-		BuildkitVersion:       "v0.8.2+eeb7b65",
-	},
-	{
-		MobyVersionConstraint: "~20.10-0",
-		BuildkitVersion:       "v0.8+unknown",
-	},
-	{
-		MobyVersionConstraint: "~22.06-0",
-		BuildkitVersion:       "v0.10.3",
-	},
-	{
-		MobyVersionConstraint: ">= 23.0.0-0, < 23.0.1-0",
-		BuildkitVersion:       "v0.10.6",
-	},
-	{
-		MobyVersionConstraint: "23.0.1",
-		BuildkitVersion:       "v0.10.6+4f0ee09",
-	},
-	{
-		MobyVersionConstraint: ">= 23.0.2-0, < 23.0.4-0",
-		BuildkitVersion:       "v0.10.6+70f2ad5",
-	},
-	{
-		MobyVersionConstraint: ">= 23.0.4-0, < 23.0.7-0",
-		BuildkitVersion:       "v0.10.6+d52b2d5",
-	},
-	{
-		MobyVersionConstraint: "~23-0",
-		BuildkitVersion:       "v0.10+unknown",
-	},
-}
-
-func resolveBuildKitVersion(ver string) (string, error) {
-	mobyVersion, err := semver.NewVersion(ver)
-	if err != nil {
-		return "", err
-	}
-	for _, m := range mobyBuildkitVersions {
-		c, err := semver.NewConstraint(m.MobyVersionConstraint)
-		if err != nil {
-			return "", err
-		}
-		if !c.Check(mobyVersion) {
-			continue
-		}
-		return m.BuildkitVersion, nil
-	}
-	return "", nil
-}
diff --git a/driver/docker/version_test.go b/driver/docker/version_test.go
index c342ba86222a..166dbf9c98da 100644
--- a/driver/docker/version_test.go
+++ b/driver/docker/version_test.go
@@ -7,6 +7,168 @@ import (
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 )
 
+type mobyBuildkitVersion struct {
+	MobyVersionConstraint string
+	BuildkitVersion       string
+}
+
+// https://gist.github.com/crazy-max/780cb6878c37cb79ec3f7699706cf83f
+// constraint syntax: https://github.com/Masterminds/semver#checking-version-constraints
+var mobyBuildkitVersions = []mobyBuildkitVersion{
+	{
+		MobyVersionConstraint: ">= 18.06.0-0, < 18.06.1-0",
+		BuildkitVersion:       "v0.0.0+9acf51e",
+	},
+	{
+		MobyVersionConstraint: ">= 18.06.1-0, < 18.09.0-0",
+		BuildkitVersion:       "v0.0.0+98f1604",
+	},
+	{
+		MobyVersionConstraint: ">= 18.09.0-0, < 18.09.1-0",
+		BuildkitVersion:       "v0.0.0+c7bb575",
+	},
+	{
+		MobyVersionConstraint: "~18.09.1-0",
+		BuildkitVersion:       "v0.3.3",
+	},
+	{
+		MobyVersionConstraint: "> 18.09.1-0, < 18.09.6-0",
+		BuildkitVersion:       "v0.3.3+d9f7592",
+	},
+	{
+		MobyVersionConstraint: ">= 18.09.6-0, < 18.09.7-0",
+		BuildkitVersion:       "v0.4.0+ed4da8b",
+	},
+	{
+		MobyVersionConstraint: ">= 18.09.7-0, < 19.03.0-0",
+		BuildkitVersion:       "v0.4.0+05766c5",
+	},
+	{
+		MobyVersionConstraint: "<= 19.03.0-beta2",
+		BuildkitVersion:       "v0.4.0+b302896",
+	},
+	{
+		MobyVersionConstraint: "<= 19.03.0-beta3",
+		BuildkitVersion:       "v0.4.0+8818c67",
+	},
+	{
+		MobyVersionConstraint: "<= 19.03.0-beta5",
+		BuildkitVersion:       "v0.5.1+f238f1e",
+	},
+	{
+		MobyVersionConstraint: "< 19.03.2-0",
+		BuildkitVersion:       "v0.5.1+1f89ec1",
+	},
+	{
+		MobyVersionConstraint: "<= 19.03.2-beta1",
+		BuildkitVersion:       "v0.6.1",
+	},
+	{
+		MobyVersionConstraint: ">= 19.03.2-0, < 19.03.3-0",
+		BuildkitVersion:       "v0.6.1+588c73e",
+	},
+	{
+		MobyVersionConstraint: ">= 19.03.3-0, < 19.03.5-beta2",
+		BuildkitVersion:       "v0.6.2",
+	},
+	{
+		MobyVersionConstraint: "<= 19.03.5-rc1",
+		BuildkitVersion:       "v0.6.2+ff93519",
+	},
+	{
+		MobyVersionConstraint: "<= 19.03.5",
+		BuildkitVersion:       "v0.6.3+928f3b4",
+	},
+	{
+		MobyVersionConstraint: "<= 19.03.6-rc1",
+		BuildkitVersion:       "v0.6.3+926935b",
+	},
+	{
+		MobyVersionConstraint: ">= 19.03.6-rc2, < 19.03.7-0",
+		BuildkitVersion:       "v0.6.3+57e8ad5",
+	},
+	{
+		MobyVersionConstraint: ">= 19.03.7-0, < 19.03.9-0",
+		BuildkitVersion:       "v0.6.4",
+	},
+	{
+		MobyVersionConstraint: ">= 19.03.9-0, < 19.03.13-0",
+		BuildkitVersion:       "v0.6.4+a7d7b7f",
+	},
+	{
+		MobyVersionConstraint: "<= 19.03.13-beta2",
+		BuildkitVersion:       "v0.6.4+da1f4bf",
+	},
+	{
+		MobyVersionConstraint: "<= 19.03.14",
+		BuildkitVersion:       "v0.6.4+df89d4d",
+	},
+	{
+		MobyVersionConstraint: "< 20.10.0",
+		BuildkitVersion:       "v0.6.4+396bfe2",
+	},
+	{
+		MobyVersionConstraint: "20.10.0-0 - 20.10.2-0",
+		BuildkitVersion:       "v0.8.1",
+	},
+	{
+		MobyVersionConstraint: ">= 20.10.3-0, < 20.10.4-0",
+		BuildkitVersion:       "v0.8.1+68bb095",
+	},
+	{
+		MobyVersionConstraint: "20.10.4-0 - 20.10.6",
+		BuildkitVersion:       "v0.8.2",
+	},
+	{
+		MobyVersionConstraint: "20.10.7-0 - 20.10.10-0",
+		BuildkitVersion:       "v0.8.2+244e8cde",
+	},
+	{
+		MobyVersionConstraint: "20.10.11-0 - 20.10.18-0",
+		BuildkitVersion:       "v0.8.2+bc07b2b8",
+	},
+	{
+		MobyVersionConstraint: ">= 20.10.19-0, < 20.10.20-0",
+		BuildkitVersion:       "v0.8.2+3a1eeca5",
+	},
+	{
+		MobyVersionConstraint: ">= 20.10.20-0, < 20.10.21-0",
+		BuildkitVersion:       "v0.8.2+c0149372",
+	},
+	{
+		MobyVersionConstraint: ">= 20.10.21-0, <= 20.10.23",
+		BuildkitVersion:       "v0.8.2+eeb7b65",
+	},
+	{
+		MobyVersionConstraint: "~20.10-0",
+		BuildkitVersion:       "v0.8+unknown",
+	},
+	{
+		MobyVersionConstraint: "~22.06-0",
+		BuildkitVersion:       "v0.10.3",
+	},
+	{
+		MobyVersionConstraint: ">= 23.0.0-0, < 23.0.1-0",
+		BuildkitVersion:       "v0.10.6",
+	},
+	{
+		MobyVersionConstraint: "23.0.1",
+		BuildkitVersion:       "v0.10.6+4f0ee09",
+	},
+	{
+		MobyVersionConstraint: ">= 23.0.2-0, < 23.0.4-0",
+		BuildkitVersion:       "v0.10.6+70f2ad5",
+	},
+	{
+		MobyVersionConstraint: ">= 23.0.4-0, < 23.0.7-0",
+		BuildkitVersion:       "v0.10.6+d52b2d5",
+	},
+	{
+		MobyVersionConstraint: "~23-0",
+		BuildkitVersion:       "v0.10+unknown",
+	},
+}
+
 func TestConstraint(t *testing.T) {
 	for _, tt := range mobyBuildkitVersions {
 		t.Run(tt.MobyVersionConstraint, func(t *testing.T) {
@@ -15,119 +177,3 @@ func TestConstraint(t *testing.T) {
 		})
 	}
 }
-
-func TestResolveBuildKitVersion(t *testing.T) {
-	cases := []struct {
-		mobyVersion string
-		expected    string
-		err         bool
-	}{
-		{
-			mobyVersion: "18.06.1-ce",
-			expected:    "v0.0.0+98f1604",
-		},
-		{
-			mobyVersion: "18.09.1-beta1",
-			expected:    "v0.3.3",
-		},
-		{
-			mobyVersion: "19.03.0-beta1",
-			expected:    "v0.4.0+b302896",
-		},
-		{
-			mobyVersion: "19.03.5-beta2",
-			expected:    "v0.6.2+ff93519",
-		},
-		{
-			mobyVersion: "19.03.13-beta1",
-			expected:    "v0.6.4+da1f4bf",
-		},
-		{
-			mobyVersion: "19.03.13-beta2",
-			expected:    "v0.6.4+da1f4bf",
-		},
-		{
-			mobyVersion: "19.03.13",
-			expected:    "v0.6.4+df89d4d",
-		},
-		{
-			mobyVersion: "20.10.3-rc.1",
-			expected:    "v0.8.1+68bb095",
-		},
-		{
-			mobyVersion: "20.10.3",
-			expected:    "v0.8.1+68bb095",
-		},
-		{
-			mobyVersion: "20.10.4",
-			expected:    "v0.8.2",
-		},
-		{
-			mobyVersion: "20.10.16",
-			expected:    "v0.8.2+bc07b2b8",
-		},
-		{
-			mobyVersion: "20.10.19",
-			expected:    "v0.8.2+3a1eeca5",
-		},
-		{
-			mobyVersion: "20.10.23",
-			expected:    "v0.8.2+eeb7b65",
-		},
-		{
-			mobyVersion: "20.10.24",
-			expected:    "v0.8+unknown",
-		},
-		{
-			mobyVersion: "20.10.50",
-			expected:    "v0.8+unknown",
-		},
-		{
-			mobyVersion: "22.06.0-beta.0",
-			expected:    "v0.10.3",
-		},
-		{
-			mobyVersion: "22.06.0",
-			expected:    "v0.10.3",
-		},
-		{
-			mobyVersion: "23.0.0-rc.4",
-			expected:    "v0.10.6",
-		},
-		{
-			mobyVersion: "23.0.0",
-			expected:    "v0.10.6",
-		},
-		{
-			mobyVersion: "23.0.1",
-			expected:    "v0.10.6+4f0ee09",
-		},
-		{
-			mobyVersion: "23.0.2-rc.1",
-			expected:    "v0.10.6+70f2ad5",
-		},
-		{
-			mobyVersion: "23.0.3",
-			expected:    "v0.10.6+70f2ad5",
-		},
-		{
-			mobyVersion: "23.0.5",
-			expected:    "v0.10.6+d52b2d5",
-		},
-		{
-			mobyVersion: "23.0.7",
-			expected:    "v0.10+unknown",
-		},
-	}
-	for _, tt := range cases {
-		t.Run(tt.mobyVersion, func(t *testing.T) {
-			bkVersion, err := resolveBuildKitVersion(tt.mobyVersion)
-			if tt.err {
-				require.Error(t, err)
-				return
-			}
-			require.NoError(t, err)
-			require.Equal(t, tt.expected, bkVersion)
-		})
-	}
-}
diff --git a/driver/driver.go b/driver/driver.go
index c82852cd8fc1..43430867b8b5 100644
--- a/driver/driver.go
+++ b/driver/driver.go
@@ -66,7 +66,6 @@ type Driver interface {
 	Factory() Factory
 	Bootstrap(context.Context, progress.Logger) error
 	Info(context.Context) (*Info, error)
-	Version(context.Context) (string, error)
 	Stop(ctx context.Context, force bool) error
 	Rm(ctx context.Context, force, rmVolume, rmDaemon bool) error
 	Dial(ctx context.Context) (net.Conn, error)
diff --git a/driver/kubernetes/driver.go b/driver/kubernetes/driver.go
index 3bfe568a5802..2be21bd3e969 100644
--- a/driver/kubernetes/driver.go
+++ b/driver/kubernetes/driver.go
@@ -168,10 +168,6 @@ func (d *Driver) Info(ctx context.Context) (*driver.Info, error) {
 	}, nil
 }
 
-func (d *Driver) Version(ctx context.Context) (string, error) {
-	return "", nil
-}
-
 func (d *Driver) Stop(ctx context.Context, force bool) error {
 	// future version may scale the replicas to zero here
 	return nil
diff --git a/driver/remote/driver.go b/driver/remote/driver.go
index 495a487e04d1..75f64b2ff185 100644
--- a/driver/remote/driver.go
+++ b/driver/remote/driver.go
@@ -73,10 +73,6 @@ func (d *Driver) Info(ctx context.Context) (*driver.Info, error) {
 	}, nil
 }
 
-func (d *Driver) Version(ctx context.Context) (string, error) {
-	return "", nil
-}
-
 func (d *Driver) Stop(ctx context.Context, force bool) error {
 	return nil
 }