diff --git a/api/client/cp.go b/api/client/cp.go
index 9cc1b3be66..f32e55187f 100644
--- a/api/client/cp.go
+++ b/api/client/cp.go
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import (
 	"io"
 	"strings"
 
-	"github.com/docker/docker/engine"
+	"github.com/docker/docker/api/types"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/pkg/archive"
 	flag "github.com/docker/docker/pkg/mflag"
 )
@@ -21,17 +21,16 @@ func (cli *DockerCli) CmdCp(args ...string) error {
 
 	cmd.ParseFlags(args, true)
 
-	var copyData engine.Env
 	info := strings.Split(cmd.Arg(0), ":")
 
 	if len(info) != 2 {
 		return fmt.Errorf("Error: Path not specified")
 	}
 
-	copyData.Set("Resource", info[1])
-	copyData.Set("HostPath", cmd.Arg(1))
-
-	stream, statusCode, err := cli.call("POST", "/containers/"+info[0]+"/copy", copyData, nil)
+	cfg := &types.CopyConfig{
+		Resource: info[1],
+	}
+	stream, statusCode, err := cli.call("POST", "/containers/"+info[0]+"/copy", cfg, nil)
 	if stream != nil {
 		defer stream.Close()
 	}
@@ -42,13 +41,12 @@ func (cli *DockerCli) CmdCp(args ...string) error {
 		return err
 	}
 
+	hostPath := cmd.Arg(1)
 	if statusCode == 200 {
-		dest := copyData.Get("HostPath")
-
-		if dest == "-" {
+		if hostPath == "-" {
 			_, err = io.Copy(cli.out, stream)
 		} else {
-			err = archive.Untar(stream, dest, &archive.TarOptions{NoLchown: true})
+			err = archive.Untar(stream, hostPath, &archive.TarOptions{NoLchown: true})
 		}
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
diff --git a/api/server/server.go b/api/server/server.go
index d8b40f02fa..824c3cce7d 100644
--- a/api/server/server.go
+++ b/api/server/server.go
@@ -1203,37 +1203,48 @@ func postContainersCopy(eng *engine.Engine, version version.Version, w http.Resp
 		return fmt.Errorf("Missing parameter")
 	}
 
-	var copyData engine.Env
-
 	if err := checkForJson(r); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	if err := copyData.Decode(r.Body); err != nil {
+	cfg := types.CopyConfig{}
+	if err := json.NewDecoder(r.Body).Decode(&cfg); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	if copyData.Get("Resource") == "" {
+	if cfg.Resource == "" {
 		return fmt.Errorf("Path cannot be empty")
 	}
 
-	origResource := copyData.Get("Resource")
+	res := cfg.Resource
 
-	if copyData.Get("Resource")[0] == '/' {
-		copyData.Set("Resource", copyData.Get("Resource")[1:])
+	if res[0] == '/' {
+		res = res[1:]
 	}
 
-	job := eng.Job("container_copy", vars["name"], copyData.Get("Resource"))
-	job.Stdout.Add(w)
-	w.Header().Set("Content-Type", "application/x-tar")
-	if err := job.Run(); err != nil {
+	cont, err := getDaemon(eng).Get(vars["name"])
+	if err != nil {
 		logrus.Errorf("%v", err)
 		if strings.Contains(strings.ToLower(err.Error()), "no such id") {
 			w.WriteHeader(http.StatusNotFound)
-		} else if strings.Contains(err.Error(), "no such file or directory") {
-			return fmt.Errorf("Could not find the file %s in container %s", origResource, vars["name"])
+			return nil
 		}
 	}
+
+	data, err := cont.Copy(res)
+	if err != nil {
+		logrus.Errorf("%v", err)
+		if os.IsNotExist(err) {
+			return fmt.Errorf("Could not find the file %s in container %s", cfg.Resource, vars["name"])
+		}
+		return err
+	}
+	defer data.Close()
+	w.Header().Set("Content-Type", "application/x-tar")
+	if _, err := io.Copy(w, data); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
 	return nil
 }
 
diff --git a/api/types/types.go b/api/types/types.go
index 36983f68d2..77b211705d 100644
--- a/api/types/types.go
+++ b/api/types/types.go
@@ -98,3 +98,8 @@ type Container struct {
 	Labels     map[string]string `json:",omitempty"`
 	Status     string            `json:",omitempty"`
 }
+
+// POST "/containers/"+containerID+"/copy"
+type CopyConfig struct {
+	Resource string
+}
diff --git a/daemon/copy.go b/daemon/copy.go
deleted file mode 100644
index aaa725263f..0000000000
--- a/daemon/copy.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,35 +0,0 @@
-package daemon
-
-import (
-	"fmt"
-	"io"
-
-	"github.com/docker/docker/engine"
-)
-
-func (daemon *Daemon) ContainerCopy(job *engine.Job) error {
-	if len(job.Args) != 2 {
-		return fmt.Errorf("Usage: %s CONTAINER RESOURCE\n", job.Name)
-	}
-
-	var (
-		name     = job.Args[0]
-		resource = job.Args[1]
-	)
-
-	container, err := daemon.Get(name)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	data, err := container.Copy(resource)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	defer data.Close()
-
-	if _, err := io.Copy(job.Stdout, data); err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	return nil
-}
diff --git a/daemon/daemon.go b/daemon/daemon.go
index c9b5285f0a..fc94e0a3aa 100644
--- a/daemon/daemon.go
+++ b/daemon/daemon.go
@@ -117,7 +117,6 @@ type Daemon struct {
 func (daemon *Daemon) Install(eng *engine.Engine) error {
 	for name, method := range map[string]engine.Handler{
 		"commit":            daemon.ContainerCommit,
-		"container_copy":    daemon.ContainerCopy,
 		"container_inspect": daemon.ContainerInspect,
 		"container_stats":   daemon.ContainerStats,
 		"create":            daemon.ContainerCreate,