diff --git a/builder/internals.go b/builder/internals.go
index b264918c3a..9e58bb251f 100644
--- a/builder/internals.go
+++ b/builder/internals.go
@@ -764,16 +764,14 @@ func fixPermissions(source, destination string, uid, gid int, destExisted bool)
 
 func (b *Builder) clearTmp() {
 	for c := range b.TmpContainers {
-		tmp, err := b.Daemon.Get(c)
-		if err != nil {
-			fmt.Fprint(b.OutStream, err.Error())
+		rmConfig := &daemon.ContainerRmConfig{
+			ForceRemove:  true,
+			RemoveVolume: true,
 		}
-
-		if err := b.Daemon.Rm(tmp); err != nil {
+		if err := b.Daemon.ContainerRm(c, rmConfig); err != nil {
 			fmt.Fprintf(b.OutStream, "Error removing intermediate container %s: %v\n", stringid.TruncateID(c), err)
 			return
 		}
-		b.Daemon.DeleteVolumes(tmp)
 		delete(b.TmpContainers, c)
 		fmt.Fprintf(b.OutStream, "Removing intermediate container %s\n", stringid.TruncateID(c))
 	}
diff --git a/daemon/delete.go b/daemon/delete.go
index b323f1b1db..830bbbe267 100644
--- a/daemon/delete.go
+++ b/daemon/delete.go
@@ -22,8 +22,6 @@ func (daemon *Daemon) ContainerRm(name string, config *ContainerRmConfig) error
 		name, err := GetFullContainerName(name)
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
-			// TODO: why was just job.Error(err) without return if the function cannot continue w/o container name?
-			//job.Error(err)
 		}
 		parent, n := path.Split(name)
 		if parent == "/" {
@@ -46,50 +44,31 @@ func (daemon *Daemon) ContainerRm(name string, config *ContainerRmConfig) error
 		return nil
 	}
 
-	if container != nil {
-		// stop collection of stats for the container regardless
-		// if stats are currently getting collected.
-		daemon.statsCollector.stopCollection(container)
-		if container.IsRunning() {
-			if config.ForceRemove {
-				if err := container.Kill(); err != nil {
-					return fmt.Errorf("Could not kill running container, cannot remove - %v", err)
-				}
-			} else {
-				return fmt.Errorf("Conflict, You cannot remove a running container. Stop the container before attempting removal or use -f")
-			}
-		}
+	if err := daemon.rm(container, config.ForceRemove); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("Cannot destroy container %s: %v", name, err)
+	}
 
-		if config.ForceRemove {
-			if err := daemon.ForceRm(container); err != nil {
-				logrus.Errorf("Cannot destroy container %s: %v", name, err)
-			}
-		} else {
-			if err := daemon.Rm(container); err != nil {
-				return fmt.Errorf("Cannot destroy container %s: %v", name, err)
-			}
-		}
-		container.LogEvent("destroy")
+	container.LogEvent("destroy")
 
-		if config.RemoveVolume {
-			container.removeMountPoints()
-		}
+	if config.RemoveVolume {
+		container.removeMountPoints()
 	}
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (daemon *Daemon) Rm(container *Container) (err error) {
-	return daemon.commonRm(container, false)
-}
-
-func (daemon *Daemon) ForceRm(container *Container) (err error) {
-	return daemon.commonRm(container, true)
-}
-
 // Destroy unregisters a container from the daemon and cleanly removes its contents from the filesystem.
-func (daemon *Daemon) commonRm(container *Container, forceRemove bool) (err error) {
-	if container == nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("The given container is <nil>")
+func (daemon *Daemon) rm(container *Container, forceRemove bool) (err error) {
+	// stop collection of stats for the container regardless
+	// if stats are currently getting collected.
+	daemon.statsCollector.stopCollection(container)
+
+	if container.IsRunning() {
+		if !forceRemove {
+			return fmt.Errorf("Conflict, You cannot remove a running container. Stop the container before attempting removal or use -f")
+		}
+		if err := container.Kill(); err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("Could not kill running container, cannot remove - %v", err)
+		}
 	}
 
 	element := daemon.containers.Get(container.ID)
diff --git a/integration-cli/docker_cli_cp_test.go b/integration-cli/docker_cli_cp_test.go
index 26e778e4f2..d79615f241 100644
--- a/integration-cli/docker_cli_cp_test.go
+++ b/integration-cli/docker_cli_cp_test.go
@@ -435,7 +435,6 @@ func (s *DockerSuite) TestCpVolumePath(c *check.C) {
 	}
 
 	cleanedContainerID := strings.TrimSpace(out)
-	defer dockerCmd(c, "rm", "-fv", cleanedContainerID)
 
 	out, _ = dockerCmd(c, "wait", cleanedContainerID)
 	if strings.TrimSpace(out) != "0" {