diff --git a/daemon/create.go b/daemon/create.go
index 05231dfcec..7e6b6519fe 100644
--- a/daemon/create.go
+++ b/daemon/create.go
@@ -266,7 +266,7 @@ func (daemon *Daemon) setRWLayer(container *container.Container) error {
 
 	rwLayerOpts := &layer.CreateRWLayerOpts{
 		MountLabel: container.MountLabel,
-		InitFunc:   daemon.getLayerInit(),
+		InitFunc:   setupInitLayer(daemon.idMappings),
 		StorageOpt: container.HostConfig.StorageOpt,
 	}
 
diff --git a/daemon/daemon.go b/daemon/daemon.go
index c93415cd7d..335e6442f7 100644
--- a/daemon/daemon.go
+++ b/daemon/daemon.go
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 	// register graph drivers
 	_ "github.com/docker/docker/daemon/graphdriver/register"
-	"github.com/docker/docker/daemon/initlayer"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/daemon/stats"
 	dmetadata "github.com/docker/docker/distribution/metadata"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/distribution/xfer"
@@ -41,7 +40,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/docker/docker/layer"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/libcontainerd"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/migrate/v1"
-	"github.com/docker/docker/pkg/containerfs"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/pkg/idtools"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/pkg/locker"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/pkg/plugingetter"
@@ -1141,11 +1139,6 @@ func prepareTempDir(rootDir string, rootIDs idtools.IDPair) (string, error) {
 	return tmpDir, idtools.MkdirAllAndChown(tmpDir, 0700, rootIDs)
 }
 
-func (daemon *Daemon) setupInitLayer(initPath containerfs.ContainerFS) error {
-	rootIDs := daemon.idMappings.RootPair()
-	return initlayer.Setup(initPath, rootIDs)
-}
-
 func (daemon *Daemon) setGenericResources(conf *config.Config) error {
 	genericResources, err := config.ParseGenericResources(conf.NodeGenericResources)
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/daemon/daemon_unix.go b/daemon/daemon_unix.go
index 55ff9f8574..670d564b8a 100644
--- a/daemon/daemon_unix.go
+++ b/daemon/daemon_unix.go
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ import (
 	containertypes "github.com/docker/docker/api/types/container"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/container"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/daemon/config"
-	"github.com/docker/docker/image"
+	"github.com/docker/docker/daemon/initlayer"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/opts"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/pkg/containerfs"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/pkg/idtools"
@@ -1000,8 +1000,10 @@ func removeDefaultBridgeInterface() {
 	}
 }
 
-func (daemon *Daemon) getLayerInit() func(containerfs.ContainerFS) error {
-	return daemon.setupInitLayer
+func setupInitLayer(idMappings *idtools.IDMappings) func(containerfs.ContainerFS) error {
+	return func(initPath containerfs.ContainerFS) error {
+		return initlayer.Setup(initPath, idMappings.RootPair())
+	}
 }
 
 // Parse the remapped root (user namespace) option, which can be one of:
@@ -1357,17 +1359,6 @@ func (daemon *Daemon) setDefaultIsolation() error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func rootFSToAPIType(rootfs *image.RootFS) types.RootFS {
-	var layers []string
-	for _, l := range rootfs.DiffIDs {
-		layers = append(layers, l.String())
-	}
-	return types.RootFS{
-		Type:   rootfs.Type,
-		Layers: layers,
-	}
-}
-
 // setupDaemonProcess sets various settings for the daemon's process
 func setupDaemonProcess(config *config.Config) error {
 	// setup the daemons oom_score_adj
diff --git a/daemon/daemon_windows.go b/daemon/daemon_windows.go
index 7b5d954e98..50507e5fad 100644
--- a/daemon/daemon_windows.go
+++ b/daemon/daemon_windows.go
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ import (
 	containertypes "github.com/docker/docker/api/types/container"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/container"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/daemon/config"
-	"github.com/docker/docker/image"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/pkg/containerfs"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/pkg/fileutils"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/pkg/idtools"
@@ -54,7 +53,7 @@ func parseSecurityOpt(container *container.Container, config *containertypes.Hos
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (daemon *Daemon) getLayerInit() func(containerfs.ContainerFS) error {
+func setupInitLayer(idMappings *idtools.IDMappings) func(containerfs.ContainerFS) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
@@ -629,17 +628,6 @@ func (daemon *Daemon) setDefaultIsolation() error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func rootFSToAPIType(rootfs *image.RootFS) types.RootFS {
-	var layers []string
-	for _, l := range rootfs.DiffIDs {
-		layers = append(layers, l.String())
-	}
-	return types.RootFS{
-		Type:   rootfs.Type,
-		Layers: layers,
-	}
-}
-
 func setupDaemonProcess(config *config.Config) error {
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/daemon/image_inspect.go b/daemon/image_inspect.go
index 066466e047..731057cf34 100644
--- a/daemon/image_inspect.go
+++ b/daemon/image_inspect.go
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/docker/distribution/reference"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/api/types"
+	"github.com/docker/docker/image"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/layer"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/pkg/system"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
@@ -90,3 +91,14 @@ func (daemon *Daemon) LookupImage(name string) (*types.ImageInspect, error) {
 
 	return imageInspect, nil
 }
+
+func rootFSToAPIType(rootfs *image.RootFS) types.RootFS {
+	var layers []string
+	for _, l := range rootfs.DiffIDs {
+		layers = append(layers, l.String())
+	}
+	return types.RootFS{
+		Type:   rootfs.Type,
+		Layers: layers,
+	}
+}