diff --git a/pkg/drivers/kic/kic.go b/pkg/drivers/kic/kic.go
index 9f66c9ac2f..6c01be18ba 100644
--- a/pkg/drivers/kic/kic.go
+++ b/pkg/drivers/kic/kic.go
@@ -81,14 +81,6 @@ func (d *Driver) Create() error {
 		APIServerPort: d.NodeConfig.APIServerPort,
 	}
 
-	defaultNetwork := d.MachineName
-	if err := oci.CreateNetwork(defaultNetwork, oci.DefaultIPRange, oci.DefaultGateway); err != nil {
-		glog.Warningf("unable to create docker network; node ip may not be stable: %v", err)
-	} else {
-		params.Network = defaultNetwork
-		params.IP = oci.DefaultIP
-	}
-
 	// control plane specific options
 	params.PortMappings = append(params.PortMappings, oci.PortMapping{
 		ListenAddress: oci.DefaultBindIPV4,
diff --git a/pkg/drivers/kic/oci/network.go b/pkg/drivers/kic/oci/network.go
index d41e8729fd..cafaa6a2b3 100644
--- a/pkg/drivers/kic/oci/network.go
+++ b/pkg/drivers/kic/oci/network.go
@@ -72,11 +72,6 @@ func profileInContainers(profile string, containers []string) bool {
 // gets the ip from user's host docker
 func dockerGatewayIP(profile string) (net.IP, error) {
 	var bridgeID string
-	// check if using custom network first
-	if networkExists(profile) {
-		ip := net.ParseIP(DefaultGateway)
-		return ip, nil
-	}
 	rr, err := runCmd(exec.Command(Docker, "network", "ls", "--filter", "name=bridge", "--format", "{{.ID}}"))
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, errors.Wrapf(err, "get network bridge")
@@ -195,43 +190,3 @@ func dockerContainerIP(name string) (string, string, error) {
 
 	return ips[0], ips[1], nil
 }
-
-// CreateNetwork creates a network
-func CreateNetwork(name, ipRange, gateway string) error {
-	// check if the network already exists
-	if networkExists(name) {
-		return nil
-	}
-
-	subnet := fmt.Sprintf("--subnet=%s", ipRange)
-	_, err := runCmd(exec.Command(Docker, "network", "create", "--driver=bridge", subnet, "--gateway", gateway, name))
-	if err != nil {
-		return errors.Wrapf(err, "error creating network")
-	}
-
-	return nil
-}
-
-// removeNetwork removes a network
-func removeNetwork(name string) error {
-	if !networkExists(name) {
-		return nil
-	}
-	_, err := runCmd(exec.Command(Docker, "network", "remove", name))
-	return err
-}
-
-func networkExists(name string) bool {
-	rr, err := runCmd(exec.Command(Docker, "network", "ls", "--format", "{{.Name}}"))
-	if err != nil {
-		glog.Warningf("error listing networks: %v", err)
-		return false
-	}
-	networks := strings.Split(rr.Output(), "\n")
-	for _, n := range networks {
-		if strings.Trim(n, "\n") == name {
-			return true
-		}
-	}
-	return false
-}
diff --git a/pkg/drivers/kic/oci/oci.go b/pkg/drivers/kic/oci/oci.go
index f8c0eb2b6a..116c61cd83 100644
--- a/pkg/drivers/kic/oci/oci.go
+++ b/pkg/drivers/kic/oci/oci.go
@@ -66,8 +66,9 @@ func DeleteContainersByLabel(ociBin string, label string) []error {
 		}
 
 		if _, err := runCmd(exec.Command(ociBin, "rm", "-f", "-v", c)); err != nil {
-			deleteErrs = append(deleteErrs, errors.Wrapf(err, "delete container %s", c))
+			deleteErrs = append(deleteErrs, errors.Wrapf(err, "delete container %s: output %s", c, err))
 		}
+
 	}
 	return deleteErrs
 }
@@ -88,9 +89,6 @@ func DeleteContainer(ociBin string, name string) error {
 	if _, err := runCmd(exec.Command(ociBin, "rm", "-f", "-v", name)); err != nil {
 		return errors.Wrapf(err, "delete %s", name)
 	}
-	if err := removeNetwork(name); err != nil {
-		return errors.Wrap(err, "removing network")
-	}
 	return nil
 }
 
@@ -153,12 +151,6 @@ func CreateContainerNode(p CreateParams) error {
 		runArgs = append(runArgs, "--volume", fmt.Sprintf("%s:/var:exec", p.Name))
 	}
 	if p.OCIBinary == Docker {
-		// on linux, we can provide a static IP for docker
-		if runtime.GOOS == "linux" && p.Network != "" && p.IP != "" {
-			runArgs = append(runArgs, "--network", p.Network)
-			runArgs = append(runArgs, "--ip", p.IP)
-		}
-
 		runArgs = append(runArgs, "--volume", fmt.Sprintf("%s:/var", p.Name))
 		// ignore apparmore github actions docker: https://github.com/kubernetes/minikube/issues/7624
 		runArgs = append(runArgs, "--security-opt", "apparmor=unconfined")
diff --git a/pkg/drivers/kic/oci/types.go b/pkg/drivers/kic/oci/types.go
index 8a740eae2c..a1d729ac2a 100644
--- a/pkg/drivers/kic/oci/types.go
+++ b/pkg/drivers/kic/oci/types.go
@@ -38,12 +38,6 @@ const (
 	nodeRoleLabelKey = "role.minikube.sigs.k8s.io"
 	// CreatedByLabelKey is applied to any container/volume that is created by minikube created_by.minikube.sigs.k8s.io=true
 	CreatedByLabelKey = "created_by.minikube.sigs.k8s.io"
-	// DefaultGateway is the default gateway for the docker network created by the kic driver on linux
-	DefaultGateway = "192.168.39.1"
-	// DefaultIPRange is the default IP range for the docker network created by the kic driver on linux
-	DefaultIPRange = "192.168.39.0/24"
-	// DefaultIP is the default IP for the docker network created by the kic driver on linux
-	DefaultIP = "192.168.39.2"
 )
 
 // CreateParams are parameters needed to create a container
@@ -61,8 +55,6 @@ type CreateParams struct {
 	Envs          map[string]string // environment variables to pass to the container
 	ExtraArgs     []string          // a list of any extra option to pass to oci binary during creation time, for example --expose 8080...
 	OCIBinary     string            // docker or podman
-	Network       string            // network used by the container
-	IP            string            // container ip address
 }
 
 // createOpt is an option for Create