diff --git a/api/server/server.go b/api/server/server.go
index d8b40f02fa..76f0147bb1 100644
--- a/api/server/server.go
+++ b/api/server/server.go
@@ -214,11 +214,21 @@ func postContainersPause(eng *engine.Engine, version version.Version, w http.Res
 	if err := parseForm(r); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	job := eng.Job("pause", vars["name"])
-	if err := job.Run(); err != nil {
+
+	name := vars["name"]
+	d := getDaemon(eng)
+	cont, err := d.Get(name)
+	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
+
+	if err := cont.Pause(); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("Cannot pause container %s: %s", name, err)
+	}
+	cont.LogEvent("pause")
+
 	w.WriteHeader(http.StatusNoContent)
+
 	return nil
 }
 
@@ -229,11 +239,21 @@ func postContainersUnpause(eng *engine.Engine, version version.Version, w http.R
 	if err := parseForm(r); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	job := eng.Job("unpause", vars["name"])
-	if err := job.Run(); err != nil {
+
+	name := vars["name"]
+	d := getDaemon(eng)
+	cont, err := d.Get(name)
+	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
+
+	if err := cont.Unpause(); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("Cannot unpause container %s: %s", name, err)
+	}
+	cont.LogEvent("unpause")
+
 	w.WriteHeader(http.StatusNoContent)
+
 	return nil
 }
 
diff --git a/daemon/daemon.go b/daemon/daemon.go
index c9b5285f0a..89083093b5 100644
--- a/daemon/daemon.go
+++ b/daemon/daemon.go
@@ -125,13 +125,11 @@ func (daemon *Daemon) Install(eng *engine.Engine) error {
 		"info":              daemon.CmdInfo,
 		"kill":              daemon.ContainerKill,
 		"logs":              daemon.ContainerLogs,
-		"pause":             daemon.ContainerPause,
 		"resize":            daemon.ContainerResize,
 		"restart":           daemon.ContainerRestart,
 		"start":             daemon.ContainerStart,
 		"stop":              daemon.ContainerStop,
 		"top":               daemon.ContainerTop,
-		"unpause":           daemon.ContainerUnpause,
 		"wait":              daemon.ContainerWait,
 		"execCreate":        daemon.ContainerExecCreate,
 		"execStart":         daemon.ContainerExecStart,
diff --git a/daemon/pause.go b/daemon/pause.go
deleted file mode 100644
index 448c521e41..0000000000
--- a/daemon/pause.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,39 +0,0 @@
-package daemon
-
-import (
-	"fmt"
-
-	"github.com/docker/docker/engine"
-)
-
-func (daemon *Daemon) ContainerPause(job *engine.Job) error {
-	if len(job.Args) != 1 {
-		return fmt.Errorf("Usage: %s CONTAINER", job.Name)
-	}
-	name := job.Args[0]
-	container, err := daemon.Get(name)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	if err := container.Pause(); err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("Cannot pause container %s: %s", name, err)
-	}
-	container.LogEvent("pause")
-	return nil
-}
-
-func (daemon *Daemon) ContainerUnpause(job *engine.Job) error {
-	if n := len(job.Args); n < 1 || n > 2 {
-		return fmt.Errorf("Usage: %s CONTAINER", job.Name)
-	}
-	name := job.Args[0]
-	container, err := daemon.Get(name)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	if err := container.Unpause(); err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("Cannot unpause container %s: %s", name, err)
-	}
-	container.LogEvent("unpause")
-	return nil
-}