diff --git a/remotes/docker/authorizer.go b/remotes/docker/authorizer.go
index eaa0e5dbd..57479ef63 100644
--- a/remotes/docker/authorizer.go
+++ b/remotes/docker/authorizer.go
@@ -45,13 +45,6 @@ type dockerAuthorizer struct {
 	onFetchRefreshToken OnFetchRefreshToken
 }
 
-// NewAuthorizer creates a Docker authorizer using the provided function to
-// get credentials for the token server or basic auth.
-// Deprecated: Use NewDockerAuthorizer
-func NewAuthorizer(client *http.Client, f func(string) (string, string, error)) Authorizer {
-	return NewDockerAuthorizer(WithAuthClient(client), WithAuthCreds(f))
-}
-
 type authorizerConfig struct {
 	credentials         func(string) (string, string, error)
 	client              *http.Client
diff --git a/remotes/docker/resolver_test.go b/remotes/docker/resolver_test.go
index c1311ac0d..4719e75fb 100644
--- a/remotes/docker/resolver_test.go
+++ b/remotes/docker/resolver_test.go
@@ -68,11 +68,15 @@ func TestBasicResolver(t *testing.T) {
 		})
 
 		base, options, close := tlsServer(wrapped)
+		authorizer := NewDockerAuthorizer(
+			WithAuthClient(options.Client),
+			WithAuthCreds(func(host string) (string, string, error) {
+				return "user1", "password1", nil
+			}),
+		)
 		options.Hosts = ConfigureDefaultRegistries(
 			WithClient(options.Client),
-			WithAuthorizer(NewAuthorizer(options.Client, func(string) (string, string, error) {
-				return "user1", "password1", nil
-			})),
+			WithAuthorizer(authorizer),
 		)
 		return base, options, close
 	}