diff --git a/pkg/util/cloudinfo/cloudinfo.go b/pkg/util/cloudinfo/cloudinfo.go
index 16b3f8e26253..4357db505e77 100644
--- a/pkg/util/cloudinfo/cloudinfo.go
+++ b/pkg/util/cloudinfo/cloudinfo.go
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"encoding/json"
 	"io/ioutil"
+	"net/http"
 	"regexp"
 	"time"
 
@@ -165,7 +166,7 @@ func (cli *client) getAzureInstanceMetadata(
 func (cli *client) getInstanceMetadata(
 	ctx context.Context, url string, headers []metadataReqHeader,
 ) ([]byte, error) {
-	req, err := httputil.NewRequestWithContext(ctx, "GET", url, nil)
+	req, err := http.NewRequestWithContext(ctx, "GET", url, nil)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/util/httputil/client.go b/pkg/util/httputil/client.go
index 12925cb11bc6..ae945958605d 100644
--- a/pkg/util/httputil/client.go
+++ b/pkg/util/httputil/client.go
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ func Post(
 
 // Get does like http.Client.Get but uses the provided context and obeys its cancellation.
 func (c *Client) Get(ctx context.Context, url string) (resp *http.Response, err error) {
-	req, err := NewRequestWithContext(ctx, "GET", url, nil)
+	req, err := http.NewRequestWithContext(ctx, "GET", url, nil)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ func (c *Client) Get(ctx context.Context, url string) (resp *http.Response, err
 
 // Head does like http.Client.Head but uses the provided context and obeys its cancellation.
 func (c *Client) Head(ctx context.Context, url string) (resp *http.Response, err error) {
-	req, err := NewRequestWithContext(ctx, "HEAD", url, nil)
+	req, err := http.NewRequestWithContext(ctx, "HEAD", url, nil)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ func (c *Client) Head(ctx context.Context, url string) (resp *http.Response, err
 func (c *Client) Post(
 	ctx context.Context, url, contentType string, body io.Reader,
 ) (resp *http.Response, err error) {
-	req, err := NewRequestWithContext(ctx, "POST", url, body)
+	req, err := http.NewRequestWithContext(ctx, "POST", url, body)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/util/httputil/req_go112.go b/pkg/util/httputil/req_go112.go
deleted file mode 100644
index aa02dd83dea7..000000000000
--- a/pkg/util/httputil/req_go112.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,34 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright 2019 The Cockroach Authors.
-//
-// Use of this software is governed by the Business Source License
-// included in the file licenses/BSL.txt.
-//
-// As of the Change Date specified in that file, in accordance with
-// the Business Source License, use of this software will be governed
-// by the Apache License, Version 2.0, included in the file
-// licenses/APL.txt.
-
-// +build !go1.13
-
-package httputil
-
-import (
-	"context"
-	"io"
-	"net/http"
-)
-
-// NewRequestWithContext provides the same interface as the Go 1.13 function
-// in http but ignores the context argument.
-//
-// This is transition code until the repository is upgraded to use Go
-// 1.13. In the meantime, the callers rely on requests eventually
-// succeeding or failing with a timeout if the remote server does not
-// provide a response on time.
-//
-// TODO(knz): remove this when the repo does not use 1.12 any more.
-func NewRequestWithContext(
-	ctx context.Context, method, url string, body io.Reader,
-) (*http.Request, error) {
-	return http.NewRequest(method, url, body)
-}
diff --git a/pkg/util/httputil/req_go113.go b/pkg/util/httputil/req_go113.go
deleted file mode 100644
index d939ecb260d5..000000000000
--- a/pkg/util/httputil/req_go113.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,27 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright 2019 The Cockroach Authors.
-//
-// Use of this software is governed by the Business Source License
-// included in the file licenses/BSL.txt.
-//
-// As of the Change Date specified in that file, in accordance with
-// the Business Source License, use of this software will be governed
-// by the Apache License, Version 2.0, included in the file
-// licenses/APL.txt.
-
-// +build go1.13
-
-package httputil
-
-import (
-	"context"
-	"io"
-	"net/http"
-)
-
-// NewRequestWithContext aliases http.NewRequestWithContext.
-// TODO(knz): this can be removed when the repo is upgraded to use go 1.13.
-func NewRequestWithContext(
-	ctx context.Context, method, url string, body io.Reader,
-) (*http.Request, error) {
-	return http.NewRequestWithContext(ctx, method, url, body)
-}