diff --git a/internal/app/machined/pkg/system/runner/containerd/import.go b/internal/app/machined/pkg/system/runner/containerd/import.go
deleted file mode 100644
index 2e214703a..000000000
--- a/internal/app/machined/pkg/system/runner/containerd/import.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,126 +0,0 @@
-// This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
-// License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
-// file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.
-
-package containerd
-
-import (
-	"context"
-	"fmt"
-	"log"
-	"os"
-
-	containerd "github.com/containerd/containerd/v2/client"
-	"github.com/containerd/containerd/v2/defaults"
-	"github.com/containerd/containerd/v2/pkg/namespaces"
-	multierror "github.com/hashicorp/go-multierror"
-
-	"github.com/siderolabs/talos/pkg/conditions"
-	"github.com/siderolabs/talos/pkg/machinery/constants"
-)
-
-// ImportRequest represents an image import request.
-type ImportRequest struct {
-	Path    string
-	Options []containerd.ImportOpt
-}
-
-// Importer implements image import.
-type Importer struct {
-	namespace string
-	options   importerOptions
-}
-
-type importerOptions struct {
-	containerdAddress string
-}
-
-// ImporterOption configures containerd Inspector.
-type ImporterOption func(*importerOptions)
-
-// WithContainerdAddress configures containerd address to use.
-func WithContainerdAddress(address string) ImporterOption {
-	return func(o *importerOptions) {
-		o.containerdAddress = address
-	}
-}
-
-// NewImporter builds new Importer.
-func NewImporter(namespace string, options ...ImporterOption) *Importer {
-	importer := &Importer{
-		namespace: namespace,
-		options: importerOptions{
-			containerdAddress: constants.CRIContainerdAddress,
-		},
-	}
-
-	for _, opt := range options {
-		opt(&importer.options)
-	}
-
-	return importer
-}
-
-// Import imports the images specified by the import requests.
-func (i *Importer) Import(ctx context.Context, reqs ...*ImportRequest) (err error) {
-	err = conditions.WaitForFileToExist(i.options.containerdAddress).Wait(ctx)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	ctx = namespaces.WithNamespace(ctx, i.namespace)
-
-	client, err := containerd.New(i.options.containerdAddress)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	//nolint:errcheck
-	defer client.Close()
-
-	errCh := make(chan error)
-
-	var result *multierror.Error
-
-	for _, req := range reqs {
-		go func(errCh chan<- error, r *ImportRequest) {
-			errCh <- func() error {
-				tarball, err := os.Open(r.Path)
-				if err != nil {
-					return fmt.Errorf("error opening %s: %w", r.Path, err)
-				}
-
-				defer tarball.Close() //nolint:errcheck
-
-				imgs, err := client.Import(ctx, tarball, r.Options...)
-				if err != nil {
-					return fmt.Errorf("error importing %s: %w", r.Path, err)
-				}
-				if err = tarball.Close(); err != nil {
-					return fmt.Errorf("error closing %s: %w", r.Path, err)
-				}
-
-				for _, img := range imgs {
-					image := containerd.NewImage(client, img)
-					log.Printf("unpacking %s (%s)\n", img.Name, img.Target.Digest)
-					err = image.Unpack(ctx, defaults.DefaultSnapshotter)
-					if err != nil {
-						return fmt.Errorf("error unpacking %s: %w", img.Name, err)
-					}
-				}
-
-				return nil
-			}()
-		}(errCh, req)
-	}
-
-	for range reqs {
-		result = multierror.Append(result, <-errCh)
-	}
-
-	return result.ErrorOrNil()
-}
-
-// Import imports the images specified by the import requests.
-func Import(ctx context.Context, namespace string, reqs ...*ImportRequest) error {
-	return NewImporter(namespace).Import(ctx, reqs...)
-}
diff --git a/internal/pkg/containers/image/image.go b/internal/pkg/containers/image/image.go
index fc83e7bfb..91c34d7a6 100644
--- a/internal/pkg/containers/image/image.go
+++ b/internal/pkg/containers/image/image.go
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
 	stdlog "log"
-	"os"
 	"time"
 
 	containerd "github.com/containerd/containerd/v2/client"
@@ -20,9 +19,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/siderolabs/go-retry/retry"
 	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 
-	containerdrunner "github.com/siderolabs/talos/internal/app/machined/pkg/system/runner/containerd"
 	"github.com/siderolabs/talos/pkg/machinery/config/config"
-	"github.com/siderolabs/talos/pkg/machinery/constants"
 )
 
 // Image pull retry settings.
@@ -31,13 +28,6 @@ const (
 	PullRetryInterval = 5 * time.Second
 )
 
-// Image import retry settings.
-const (
-	ImportTimeout       = 5 * time.Minute
-	ImportRetryInterval = 5 * time.Second
-	ImportRetryJitter   = time.Second
-)
-
 // PullOption is an option for Pull function.
 type PullOption func(*PullOptions)
 
@@ -180,23 +170,3 @@ func createAlias(ctx context.Context, client *containerd.Client, name string, de
 
 	return err
 }
-
-// Import is a convenience function that wraps containerd image import with retries.
-func Import(ctx context.Context, imagePath, indexName string) error {
-	importer := containerdrunner.NewImporter(constants.SystemContainerdNamespace, containerdrunner.WithContainerdAddress(constants.SystemContainerdAddress))
-
-	return retry.Exponential(ImportTimeout, retry.WithUnits(ImportRetryInterval), retry.WithJitter(ImportRetryJitter), retry.WithErrorLogging(true)).Retry(func() error {
-		err := retry.ExpectedError(importer.Import(ctx, &containerdrunner.ImportRequest{
-			Path: imagePath,
-			Options: []containerd.ImportOpt{
-				containerd.WithIndexName(indexName),
-			},
-		}))
-
-		if err != nil && os.IsNotExist(err) {
-			return err
-		}
-
-		return retry.ExpectedError(err)
-	})
-}