diff --git a/container/state.go b/container/state.go
index 12b22a4026..2628fc5b43 100644
--- a/container/state.go
+++ b/container/state.go
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ func wait(waitChan <-chan struct{}, timeout time.Duration) error {
 
 // WaitStop waits until state is stopped. If state already stopped it returns
 // immediately. If you want wait forever you must supply negative timeout.
-// Returns exit code, that was passed to SetStoppedLocking
+// Returns exit code, that was passed to SetStopped
 func (s *State) WaitStop(timeout time.Duration) (int, error) {
 	s.Lock()
 	if !s.Running {
@@ -243,13 +243,6 @@ func (s *State) SetRunning(pid int, initial bool) {
 	}
 }
 
-// SetStoppedLocking locks the container state and sets it to "stopped".
-func (s *State) SetStoppedLocking(exitStatus *ExitStatus) {
-	s.Lock()
-	s.SetStopped(exitStatus)
-	s.Unlock()
-}
-
 // SetStopped sets the container state to "stopped" without locking.
 func (s *State) SetStopped(exitStatus *ExitStatus) {
 	s.Running = false
@@ -262,15 +255,7 @@ func (s *State) SetStopped(exitStatus *ExitStatus) {
 	s.waitChan = make(chan struct{})
 }
 
-// SetRestartingLocking is when docker handles the auto restart of containers when they are
-// in the middle of a stop and being restarted again
-func (s *State) SetRestartingLocking(exitStatus *ExitStatus) {
-	s.Lock()
-	s.SetRestarting(exitStatus)
-	s.Unlock()
-}
-
-// SetRestarting sets the container state to "restarting".
+// SetRestarting sets the container state to "restarting" without locking.
 // It also sets the container PID to 0.
 func (s *State) SetRestarting(exitStatus *ExitStatus) {
 	// we should consider the container running when it is restarting because of
diff --git a/container/state_test.go b/container/state_test.go
index f10de12f2a..2e15bd7f41 100644
--- a/container/state_test.go
+++ b/container/state_test.go
@@ -30,7 +30,9 @@ func TestStateRunStop(t *testing.T) {
 			atomic.StoreInt64(&exit, int64(exitCode))
 			close(stopped)
 		}()
-		s.SetStoppedLocking(&ExitStatus{ExitCode: i})
+		s.Lock()
+		s.SetStopped(&ExitStatus{ExitCode: i})
+		s.Unlock()
 		if s.IsRunning() {
 			t.Fatal("State is running")
 		}
@@ -70,7 +72,9 @@ func TestStateTimeoutWait(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Log("Stop callback fired")
 	}
 
-	s.SetStoppedLocking(&ExitStatus{ExitCode: 1})
+	s.Lock()
+	s.SetStopped(&ExitStatus{ExitCode: 1})
+	s.Unlock()
 
 	stopped = make(chan struct{})
 	go func() {