diff --git a/container/container_unix.go b/container/container_unix.go
index 37af5064a8..53c19fc2a9 100644
--- a/container/container_unix.go
+++ b/container/container_unix.go
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/docker/docker/pkg/nat"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/pkg/symlink"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/pkg/system"
-	"github.com/docker/docker/runconfig"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/utils"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/volume"
 	"github.com/docker/libnetwork"
@@ -374,64 +373,6 @@ func (container *Container) SetupWorkingDirectory() error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-// DisconnectFromNetwork disconnects a container from a network
-func (container *Container) DisconnectFromNetwork(n libnetwork.Network) error {
-	if !container.Running {
-		return derr.ErrorCodeNotRunning.WithArgs(container.ID)
-	}
-
-	if container.HostConfig.NetworkMode.IsHost() && runconfig.NetworkMode(n.Type()).IsHost() {
-		return runconfig.ErrConflictHostNetwork
-	}
-
-	if err := container.disconnectFromNetwork(n); err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	if err := container.ToDiskLocking(); err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("Error saving container to disk: %v", err)
-	}
-	return nil
-}
-
-func (container *Container) disconnectFromNetwork(n libnetwork.Network) error {
-	var (
-		ep   libnetwork.Endpoint
-		sbox libnetwork.Sandbox
-	)
-
-	s := func(current libnetwork.Endpoint) bool {
-		epInfo := current.Info()
-		if epInfo == nil {
-			return false
-		}
-		if sb := epInfo.Sandbox(); sb != nil {
-			if sb.ContainerID() == container.ID {
-				ep = current
-				sbox = sb
-				return true
-			}
-		}
-		return false
-	}
-	n.WalkEndpoints(s)
-
-	if ep == nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("container %s is not connected to the network", container.ID)
-	}
-
-	if err := ep.Leave(sbox); err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("container %s failed to leave network %s: %v", container.ID, n.Name(), err)
-	}
-
-	if err := ep.Delete(); err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("endpoint delete failed for container %s on network %s: %v", container.ID, n.Name(), err)
-	}
-
-	delete(container.NetworkSettings.Networks, n.Name())
-	return nil
-}
-
 // appendNetworkMounts appends any network mounts to the array of mount points passed in
 func appendNetworkMounts(container *Container, volumeMounts []volume.MountPoint) ([]volume.MountPoint, error) {
 	for _, mnt := range container.NetworkMounts() {
diff --git a/container/container_windows.go b/container/container_windows.go
index 750ec6f02c..90b1bf4896 100644
--- a/container/container_windows.go
+++ b/container/container_windows.go
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ package container
 import (
 	"github.com/docker/docker/daemon/execdriver"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/volume"
-	"github.com/docker/libnetwork"
 )
 
 // DefaultPathEnv is deliberately empty on Windows as the default path will be set by
@@ -26,11 +25,6 @@ func (container *Container) CreateDaemonEnvironment(linkedEnv []string) []string
 	return container.Config.Env
 }
 
-// DisconnectFromNetwork disconnects a container from the network.
-func (container *Container) DisconnectFromNetwork(n libnetwork.Network) error {
-	return nil
-}
-
 // SetupWorkingDirectory initializes the container working directory.
 // This is a NOOP In windows.
 func (container *Container) SetupWorkingDirectory() error {
diff --git a/daemon/container_operations_unix.go b/daemon/container_operations_unix.go
index 30f1f62138..f660bd7593 100644
--- a/daemon/container_operations_unix.go
+++ b/daemon/container_operations_unix.go
@@ -657,6 +657,62 @@ func (daemon *Daemon) connectToNetwork(container *container.Container, idOrName
 	return nil
 }
 
+// DisconnectFromNetwork disconnects container from network n.
+func (daemon *Daemon) DisconnectFromNetwork(container *container.Container, n libnetwork.Network) error {
+	if !container.Running {
+		return derr.ErrorCodeNotRunning.WithArgs(container.ID)
+	}
+
+	if container.HostConfig.NetworkMode.IsHost() && runconfig.NetworkMode(n.Type()).IsHost() {
+		return runconfig.ErrConflictHostNetwork
+	}
+
+	return disconnectFromNetwork(container, n)
+}
+
+func disconnectFromNetwork(container *container.Container, n libnetwork.Network) error {
+
+	if err := container.ToDiskLocking(); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("Error saving container to disk: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	var (
+		ep   libnetwork.Endpoint
+		sbox libnetwork.Sandbox
+	)
+
+	s := func(current libnetwork.Endpoint) bool {
+		epInfo := current.Info()
+		if epInfo == nil {
+			return false
+		}
+		if sb := epInfo.Sandbox(); sb != nil {
+			if sb.ContainerID() == container.ID {
+				ep = current
+				sbox = sb
+				return true
+			}
+		}
+		return false
+	}
+	n.WalkEndpoints(s)
+
+	if ep == nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("container %s is not connected to the network", container.ID)
+	}
+
+	if err := ep.Leave(sbox); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("container %s failed to leave network %s: %v", container.ID, n.Name(), err)
+	}
+
+	if err := ep.Delete(); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("endpoint delete failed for container %s on network %s: %v", container.ID, n.Name(), err)
+	}
+
+	delete(container.NetworkSettings.Networks, n.Name())
+	return nil
+}
+
 func (daemon *Daemon) initializeNetworking(container *container.Container) error {
 	var err error
 
diff --git a/daemon/container_operations_windows.go b/daemon/container_operations_windows.go
index b4d148731c..4198c250b1 100644
--- a/daemon/container_operations_windows.go
+++ b/daemon/container_operations_windows.go
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/docker/docker/daemon/execdriver"
 	derr "github.com/docker/docker/errors"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/layer"
+	"github.com/docker/libnetwork"
 )
 
 func (daemon *Daemon) setupLinkedContainers(container *container.Container) ([]string, error) {
@@ -24,6 +25,11 @@ func (daemon *Daemon) ConnectToNetwork(container *container.Container, idOrName
 	return nil
 }
 
+// DisconnectFromNetwork disconnects a container from the network.
+func (daemon *Daemon) DisconnectFromNetwork(container *container.Container, n libnetwork.Network) error {
+	return nil
+}
+
 func (daemon *Daemon) populateCommand(c *container.Container, env []string) error {
 	en := &execdriver.Network{
 		Interface: nil,
diff --git a/daemon/network.go b/daemon/network.go
index e1ac494b9b..a177ee4f77 100644
--- a/daemon/network.go
+++ b/daemon/network.go
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ func (daemon *Daemon) DisconnectContainerFromNetwork(containerName string, netwo
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	return container.DisconnectFromNetwork(network)
+	return daemon.DisconnectFromNetwork(container, network)
 }
 
 // GetNetworkDriverList returns the list of plugins drivers