diff --git a/daemon/container.go b/daemon/container.go
index ef42295344..0aeb5c1e60 100644
--- a/daemon/container.go
+++ b/daemon/container.go
@@ -1557,3 +1557,72 @@ func (c *Container) LogDriverType() string {
 	}
 	return c.hostConfig.LogConfig.Type
 }
+
+func (container *Container) GetExecIDs() []string {
+	return container.execCommands.List()
+}
+
+func (container *Container) Exec(execConfig *execConfig) error {
+	container.Lock()
+	defer container.Unlock()
+
+	waitStart := make(chan struct{})
+
+	callback := func(processConfig *execdriver.ProcessConfig, pid int) {
+		if processConfig.Tty {
+			// The callback is called after the process Start()
+			// so we are in the parent process. In TTY mode, stdin/out/err is the PtySlave
+			// which we close here.
+			if c, ok := processConfig.Stdout.(io.Closer); ok {
+				c.Close()
+			}
+		}
+		close(waitStart)
+	}
+
+	// We use a callback here instead of a goroutine and an chan for
+	// syncronization purposes
+	cErr := promise.Go(func() error { return container.monitorExec(execConfig, callback) })
+
+	// Exec should not return until the process is actually running
+	select {
+	case <-waitStart:
+	case err := <-cErr:
+		return err
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (container *Container) monitorExec(execConfig *execConfig, callback execdriver.StartCallback) error {
+	var (
+		err      error
+		exitCode int
+	)
+
+	pipes := execdriver.NewPipes(execConfig.StreamConfig.stdin, execConfig.StreamConfig.stdout, execConfig.StreamConfig.stderr, execConfig.OpenStdin)
+	exitCode, err = container.daemon.Exec(container, execConfig, pipes, callback)
+	if err != nil {
+		logrus.Errorf("Error running command in existing container %s: %s", container.ID, err)
+	}
+
+	logrus.Debugf("Exec task in container %s exited with code %d", container.ID, exitCode)
+	if execConfig.OpenStdin {
+		if err := execConfig.StreamConfig.stdin.Close(); err != nil {
+			logrus.Errorf("Error closing stdin while running in %s: %s", container.ID, err)
+		}
+	}
+	if err := execConfig.StreamConfig.stdout.Clean(); err != nil {
+		logrus.Errorf("Error closing stdout while running in %s: %s", container.ID, err)
+	}
+	if err := execConfig.StreamConfig.stderr.Clean(); err != nil {
+		logrus.Errorf("Error closing stderr while running in %s: %s", container.ID, err)
+	}
+	if execConfig.ProcessConfig.Terminal != nil {
+		if err := execConfig.ProcessConfig.Terminal.Close(); err != nil {
+			logrus.Errorf("Error closing terminal while running in container %s: %s", container.ID, err)
+		}
+	}
+
+	return err
+}
diff --git a/daemon/exec.go b/daemon/exec.go
index 9aa102690f..5febf083a6 100644
--- a/daemon/exec.go
+++ b/daemon/exec.go
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/docker/docker/daemon/execdriver/lxc"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/pkg/broadcastwriter"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/pkg/ioutils"
-	"github.com/docker/docker/pkg/promise"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/pkg/stringid"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/runconfig"
 )
@@ -245,72 +244,3 @@ func (d *Daemon) Exec(c *Container, execConfig *execConfig, pipes *execdriver.Pi
 
 	return exitStatus, err
 }
-
-func (container *Container) GetExecIDs() []string {
-	return container.execCommands.List()
-}
-
-func (container *Container) Exec(execConfig *execConfig) error {
-	container.Lock()
-	defer container.Unlock()
-
-	waitStart := make(chan struct{})
-
-	callback := func(processConfig *execdriver.ProcessConfig, pid int) {
-		if processConfig.Tty {
-			// The callback is called after the process Start()
-			// so we are in the parent process. In TTY mode, stdin/out/err is the PtySlave
-			// which we close here.
-			if c, ok := processConfig.Stdout.(io.Closer); ok {
-				c.Close()
-			}
-		}
-		close(waitStart)
-	}
-
-	// We use a callback here instead of a goroutine and an chan for
-	// syncronization purposes
-	cErr := promise.Go(func() error { return container.monitorExec(execConfig, callback) })
-
-	// Exec should not return until the process is actually running
-	select {
-	case <-waitStart:
-	case err := <-cErr:
-		return err
-	}
-
-	return nil
-}
-
-func (container *Container) monitorExec(execConfig *execConfig, callback execdriver.StartCallback) error {
-	var (
-		err      error
-		exitCode int
-	)
-
-	pipes := execdriver.NewPipes(execConfig.StreamConfig.stdin, execConfig.StreamConfig.stdout, execConfig.StreamConfig.stderr, execConfig.OpenStdin)
-	exitCode, err = container.daemon.Exec(container, execConfig, pipes, callback)
-	if err != nil {
-		logrus.Errorf("Error running command in existing container %s: %s", container.ID, err)
-	}
-
-	logrus.Debugf("Exec task in container %s exited with code %d", container.ID, exitCode)
-	if execConfig.OpenStdin {
-		if err := execConfig.StreamConfig.stdin.Close(); err != nil {
-			logrus.Errorf("Error closing stdin while running in %s: %s", container.ID, err)
-		}
-	}
-	if err := execConfig.StreamConfig.stdout.Clean(); err != nil {
-		logrus.Errorf("Error closing stdout while running in %s: %s", container.ID, err)
-	}
-	if err := execConfig.StreamConfig.stderr.Clean(); err != nil {
-		logrus.Errorf("Error closing stderr while running in %s: %s", container.ID, err)
-	}
-	if execConfig.ProcessConfig.Terminal != nil {
-		if err := execConfig.ProcessConfig.Terminal.Close(); err != nil {
-			logrus.Errorf("Error closing terminal while running in container %s: %s", container.ID, err)
-		}
-	}
-
-	return err
-}