diff --git a/cmd/minikube/cmd/docker-env.go b/cmd/minikube/cmd/docker-env.go
index 6d91ee2348..6748c08081 100644
--- a/cmd/minikube/cmd/docker-env.go
+++ b/cmd/minikube/cmd/docker-env.go
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ func isDockerActive(r command.Runner) bool {
 	return sysinit.New(r).Active("docker")
 }
 
-func restartOrExitDaemon(bin string, name string, runner command.Runner) {
+func mustRestartDaemon(bin string, name string, runner command.Runner) {
 	if err := sysinit.New(runner).Restart(bin); err != nil {
 		exit.WithCodeT(exit.Unavailable, `The {{.service_name}} service within '{{.name}}' is not active`, out.V{"name": name, "service_name": bin})
 	}
@@ -152,8 +152,8 @@ var dockerEnvCmd = &cobra.Command{
 		}
 
 		if ok := isDockerActive(co.CP.Runner); !ok {
-			glog.Warningf("dockerd is not avtive will try to restart it...")
-			restartOrExitDaemon("docker", cname, co.CP.Runner)
+			glog.Warningf("dockerd is not active will try to restart it...")
+			mustRestartDaemon("docker", cname, co.CP.Runner)
 		}
 
 		var err error
@@ -184,16 +184,12 @@ var dockerEnvCmd = &cobra.Command{
 
 		out, err := tryDockerConnectivity("docker", ec)
 		if err != nil { // docker might be up but been loaded with wrong certs/config
-			if strings.Contains(err.Error(), "x509: certificate is valid") {
-				glog.Infof("dockerd inside minkube is loaded with old certs with wrong IP. output: %s error: %v", string(out), err)
-			} else {
-				glog.Warningf("couldn't connect to docker inside minikube. output: %s error: %v", string(out), err)
-			}
-			// on minikube stop, or computer restart the IP might change.
-			// reloads the certs to prevent #8185
+			glog.Warningf("couldn't connect to docker inside minikube. output: %s error: %v", string(out), err)
+			// to fix issues like this #8185
 			glog.Infof("will try to restart dockerd service...")
-			restartOrExitDaemon("docker", cname, co.CP.Runner)
-			// TODO: use kverify to wait for apisefver instead #8241
+			mustRestartDaemon("docker", cname, co.CP.Runner)
+			// TODO #8241: use kverify to wait for apisefver instead
+			// waiting for the basics like api-server to come up
 			time.Sleep(time.Second * 3)
 		}
 
diff --git a/cmd/minikube/cmd/podman-env.go b/cmd/minikube/cmd/podman-env.go
index 47c25c7218..725ac91961 100644
--- a/cmd/minikube/cmd/podman-env.go
+++ b/cmd/minikube/cmd/podman-env.go
@@ -25,11 +25,9 @@ import (
 	"os"
 	"os/exec"
 	"strings"
-	"time"
 
 	"github.com/docker/machine/libmachine/drivers"
 	"github.com/docker/machine/libmachine/ssh"
-	"github.com/golang/glog"
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 	"k8s.io/minikube/pkg/minikube/command"
 	"k8s.io/minikube/pkg/minikube/constants"
@@ -117,11 +115,6 @@ var podmanEnvCmd = &cobra.Command{
 			exit.UsageT(`'none' driver does not support 'minikube podman-env' command`)
 		}
 
-		if ok := isPodmanAvailable(co.CP.Runner); !ok {
-			glog.Warningf("podman service inside minikube is not active will try to restart it...")
-			restartOrExitDaemon("podman", cname, co.CP.Runner)
-		}
-
 		client, err := createExternalSSHClient(co.CP.Host.Driver)
 		if err != nil {
 			exit.WithError("Error getting ssh client", err)
@@ -144,22 +137,6 @@ var podmanEnvCmd = &cobra.Command{
 			}
 		}
 
-		out, err := tryPodmanConnectivity(ec)
-		if err != nil { // docker might be up but been loaded with wrong certs/config
-			if strings.Contains(err.Error(), "x509: certificate is valid") {
-				glog.Infof("dockerd inside minkube is loaded with old certs with wrong IP. output: %s error: %v", string(out), err)
-			} else {
-				glog.Warningf("couldn't connect to docker inside minikube. output: %s error: %v", string(out), err)
-			}
-			// on minikube stop, or computer restart the IP might change.
-			// reloads the certs to prevent #8185
-			glog.Infof("will try to restart dockerd service...")
-			restartOrExitDaemon("docker", cname, co.CP.Runner)
-			// temp fix we add Wait for apiserver
-			// TODO: use kverify to wait for apisefver instead #8241
-			time.Sleep(time.Second * 3)
-		}
-
 		if podmanUnset {
 			if err := podmanUnsetScript(ec, os.Stdout); err != nil {
 				exit.WithError("Error generating unset output", err)
@@ -217,18 +194,3 @@ func init() {
 	podmanEnvCmd.Flags().StringVar(&shell.ForceShell, "shell", "", "Force environment to be configured for a specified shell: [fish, cmd, powershell, tcsh, bash, zsh], default is auto-detect")
 	podmanEnvCmd.Flags().BoolVarP(&podmanUnset, "unset", "u", false, "Unset variables instead of setting them")
 }
-
-// dpodmanEnvVarsList gets the necessary env variables to allow the use of minikube's podman daemon to be used in a exec.Command
-func podmanEnvVarsList(ec PodmanEnvConfig) []string {
-	return []string{
-		fmt.Sprintf("%s=%s", constants.PodmanVarlinkBridgeEnv, podmanBridge(ec.client)),
-		fmt.Sprintf("%s=%s", constants.MinikubeActivePodmanEnv, ec.profile),
-	}
-}
-
-// tryPodmanConnectivity will try to connect to podman-env from user's POV to detect the problem if it needs reset or not
-func tryPodmanConnectivity(ec PodmanEnvConfig) ([]byte, error) {
-	c := exec.Command("podman", "version", "--format={{.Server}}")
-	c.Env = append(os.Environ(), podmanEnvVarsList(ec)...)
-	return c.CombinedOutput()
-}