diff --git a/daemon/changes.go b/daemon/changes.go
index 0748fa9c02..181ac5a973 100644
--- a/daemon/changes.go
+++ b/daemon/changes.go
@@ -9,5 +9,7 @@ func (daemon *Daemon) ContainerChanges(name string) ([]archive.Change, error) {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	return container.changes()
+	container.Lock()
+	defer container.Unlock()
+	return daemon.changes(container)
 }
diff --git a/daemon/container.go b/daemon/container.go
index 64883450cc..339585d4e0 100644
--- a/daemon/container.go
+++ b/daemon/container.go
@@ -286,12 +286,6 @@ func (container *Container) Resize(h, w int) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (container *Container) changes() ([]archive.Change, error) {
-	container.Lock()
-	defer container.Unlock()
-	return container.daemon.changes(container)
-}
-
 func (container *Container) getImage() (*image.Image, error) {
 	if container.daemon == nil {
 		return nil, derr.ErrorCodeImageUnregContainer