diff --git a/daemon/container_operations.go b/daemon/container_operations.go
index 909c7ccb27..dcf83a34a5 100644
--- a/daemon/container_operations.go
+++ b/daemon/container_operations.go
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ import (
 	"net"
 	"os"
 	"path"
-	"runtime"
 	"strings"
 	"time"
 
@@ -1040,8 +1039,6 @@ func (daemon *Daemon) ConnectToNetwork(container *container.Container, idOrName
 				EndpointSettings: endpointConfig,
 			}
 		}
-	} else if !daemon.isNetworkHotPluggable() {
-		return fmt.Errorf(runtime.GOOS + " does not support connecting a running container to a network")
 	} else {
 		if err := daemon.connectToNetwork(container, idOrName, endpointConfig, true); err != nil {
 			return err
@@ -1070,8 +1067,6 @@ func (daemon *Daemon) DisconnectFromNetwork(container *container.Container, netw
 			return fmt.Errorf("container %s is not connected to the network %s", container.ID, networkName)
 		}
 		delete(container.NetworkSettings.Networks, networkName)
-	} else if err == nil && !daemon.isNetworkHotPluggable() {
-		return fmt.Errorf(runtime.GOOS + " does not support connecting a running container to a network")
 	} else if err == nil {
 		if container.HostConfig.NetworkMode.IsHost() && containertypes.NetworkMode(n.Type()).IsHost() {
 			return runconfig.ErrConflictHostNetwork
diff --git a/daemon/container_operations_unix.go b/daemon/container_operations_unix.go
index 0d74158bb2..2a5da473b7 100644
--- a/daemon/container_operations_unix.go
+++ b/daemon/container_operations_unix.go
@@ -368,10 +368,6 @@ func enableIPOnPredefinedNetwork() bool {
 	return false
 }
 
-func (daemon *Daemon) isNetworkHotPluggable() bool {
-	return true
-}
-
 func (daemon *Daemon) setupPathsAndSandboxOptions(container *container.Container, sboxOptions *[]libnetwork.SandboxOption) error {
 	var err error
 
diff --git a/daemon/container_operations_windows.go b/daemon/container_operations_windows.go
index c2381e6431..3dbf53ef5b 100644
--- a/daemon/container_operations_windows.go
+++ b/daemon/container_operations_windows.go
@@ -154,10 +154,6 @@ func enableIPOnPredefinedNetwork() bool {
 	return true
 }
 
-func (daemon *Daemon) isNetworkHotPluggable() bool {
-	return true
-}
-
 func (daemon *Daemon) setupPathsAndSandboxOptions(container *container.Container, sboxOptions *[]libnetwork.SandboxOption) error {
 	return nil
 }