diff --git a/libcontainer/container.go b/libcontainer/container.go
index a24b71b8452..0679d3f5cc9 100644
--- a/libcontainer/container.go
+++ b/libcontainer/container.go
@@ -112,7 +112,6 @@ type Container interface {
 	// errors:
 	// ContainerDestroyed - Container no longer exists,
 	// ConfigInvalid - config is invalid,
-	// ContainerPaused - Container is paused,
 	// Systemerror - System error.
 	Start(process *Process) (err error)
 
diff --git a/libcontainer/error.go b/libcontainer/error.go
index 6c266620e7b..c4071a9111b 100644
--- a/libcontainer/error.go
+++ b/libcontainer/error.go
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ const (
 
 	// Container errors
 	ContainerNotExists
-	ContainerPaused
 	ContainerNotStopped
 	ContainerNotRunning
 
@@ -31,8 +30,6 @@ func (c ErrorCode) String() string {
 		return "Id already in use"
 	case InvalidIdFormat:
 		return "Invalid format"
-	case ContainerPaused:
-		return "Container paused"
 	case ConfigInvalid:
 		return "Invalid configuration"
 	case SystemError:
diff --git a/libcontainer/error_test.go b/libcontainer/error_test.go
index 4bf4c9f5d49..fa5eb1abb53 100644
--- a/libcontainer/error_test.go
+++ b/libcontainer/error_test.go
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ func TestErrorCode(t *testing.T) {
 	codes := map[ErrorCode]string{
 		IdInUse:            "Id already in use",
 		InvalidIdFormat:    "Invalid format",
-		ContainerPaused:    "Container paused",
 		ConfigInvalid:      "Invalid configuration",
 		SystemError:        "System error",
 		ContainerNotExists: "Container does not exist",