diff --git a/probe/docker/container.go b/probe/docker/container.go
index e12eb6d9f..ca7e0e928 100644
--- a/probe/docker/container.go
+++ b/probe/docker/container.go
@@ -52,8 +52,6 @@ const (
 	CPUUsageInKernelmode = "docker_cpu_usage_in_kernelmode"
 	CPUSystemCPUUsage    = "docker_cpu_system_cpu_usage"
 
-	NetworkModeHost = "host"
-
 	LabelPrefix = "docker_label_"
 	EnvPrefix   = "docker_env_"
 )
diff --git a/probe/docker/reporter.go b/probe/docker/reporter.go
index 0f25e3653..adde5a986 100644
--- a/probe/docker/reporter.go
+++ b/probe/docker/reporter.go
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ func (r *Reporter) containerTopology(localAddrs []net.IP) report.Topology {
 			networkMode, ok := container.NetworkMode()
 			if ok && strings.HasPrefix(networkMode, "container:") {
 				return networkInfo(networkMode[10:])
-			} else if ok && networkMode == NetworkModeHost {
+			} else if ok && networkMode == "host" {
 				return hostNetworkInfo, true
 			}