diff --git a/runtime/v1/linux/runtime.go b/runtime/v1/linux/runtime.go
index 6c08fe978..16305f0d6 100644
--- a/runtime/v1/linux/runtime.go
+++ b/runtime/v1/linux/runtime.go
@@ -248,8 +248,7 @@ func (r *Runtime) Create(ctx context.Context, id string, opts runtime.CreateOpts
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, errdefs.FromGRPC(err)
 	}
-	t, err := newTask(id, namespace, int(cr.Pid), s, r.events,
-		proc.NewRunc(ropts.RuntimeRoot, sopts.Bundle, namespace, rt, ropts.CriuPath, ropts.SystemdCgroup), r.tasks, bundle)
+	t, err := newTask(id, namespace, int(cr.Pid), s, r.events, r.tasks, bundle)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -341,15 +340,8 @@ func (r *Runtime) loadTasks(ctx context.Context, ns string) ([]*Task, error) {
 			}
 			continue
 		}
-		ropts, err := r.getRuncOptions(ctx, id)
-		if err != nil {
-			log.G(ctx).WithError(err).WithField("id", id).
-				Error("get runtime options")
-			continue
-		}
 
-		t, err := newTask(id, ns, pid, s, r.events,
-			proc.NewRunc(ropts.RuntimeRoot, bundle.path, ns, ropts.Runtime, ropts.CriuPath, ropts.SystemdCgroup), r.tasks, bundle)
+		t, err := newTask(id, ns, pid, s, r.events, r.tasks, bundle)
 		if err != nil {
 			log.G(ctx).WithError(err).Error("loading task type")
 			continue
diff --git a/runtime/v1/linux/task.go b/runtime/v1/linux/task.go
index e90110997..38da35c08 100644
--- a/runtime/v1/linux/task.go
+++ b/runtime/v1/linux/task.go
@@ -31,8 +31,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/log"
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/runtime"
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/runtime/v1/shim/client"
-	shim "github.com/containerd/containerd/runtime/v1/shim/v1"
-	runc "github.com/containerd/go-runc"
+	"github.com/containerd/containerd/runtime/v1/shim/v1"
 	"github.com/containerd/ttrpc"
 	"github.com/containerd/typeurl"
 	"github.com/gogo/protobuf/types"
@@ -52,7 +51,7 @@ type Task struct {
 	bundle    *bundle
 }
 
-func newTask(id, namespace string, pid int, shim *client.Client, events *exchange.Exchange, runtime *runc.Runc, list *runtime.TaskList, bundle *bundle) (*Task, error) {
+func newTask(id, namespace string, pid int, shim *client.Client, events *exchange.Exchange, list *runtime.TaskList, bundle *bundle) (*Task, error) {
 	var (
 		err error
 		cg  cgroups.Cgroup