diff --git a/daemon/stats_collector.go b/daemon/stats_collector_unix.go
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rename from daemon/stats_collector.go
rename to daemon/stats_collector_unix.go
index 98b44c3de2..7d571a428d 100644
--- a/daemon/stats_collector.go
+++ b/daemon/stats_collector_unix.go
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+// +build !windows
+
 package daemon
 
 import (
diff --git a/daemon/stats_collector_windows.go b/daemon/stats_collector_windows.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f16d7ee380
--- /dev/null
+++ b/daemon/stats_collector_windows.go
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+package daemon
+
+import "time"
+
+// newStatsCollector returns a new statsCollector for collection stats
+// for a registered container at the specified interval. The collector allows
+// non-running containers to be added and will start processing stats when
+// they are started.
+func newStatsCollector(interval time.Duration) *statsCollector {
+	return &statsCollector{}
+}
+
+// statsCollector manages and provides container resource stats
+type statsCollector struct {
+}
+
+// collect registers the container with the collector and adds it to
+// the event loop for collection on the specified interval returning
+// a channel for the subscriber to receive on.
+func (s *statsCollector) collect(c *Container) chan interface{} {
+	return nil
+}
+
+// stopCollection closes the channels for all subscribers and removes
+// the container from metrics collection.
+func (s *statsCollector) stopCollection(c *Container) {
+}
+
+// unsubscribe removes a specific subscriber from receiving updates for a container's stats.
+func (s *statsCollector) unsubscribe(c *Container, ch chan interface{}) {
+}