diff --git a/daemon/container.go b/daemon/container.go
index 46defe9683..fc9ae1ae58 100644
--- a/daemon/container.go
+++ b/daemon/container.go
@@ -1328,7 +1328,7 @@ func (container *Container) setupLinkedContainers() ([]string, error) {
 				linkAlias,
 				child.Config.Env,
 				child.Config.ExposedPorts,
-				daemon.eng)
+			)
 
 			if err != nil {
 				rollback()
diff --git a/links/links.go b/links/links.go
index 0e5e806e57..1ae8f23aea 100644
--- a/links/links.go
+++ b/links/links.go
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/docker/docker/daemon/networkdriver/bridge"
-	"github.com/docker/docker/engine"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/nat"
 )
 
@@ -17,10 +16,9 @@ type Link struct {
 	ChildEnvironment []string
 	Ports            []nat.Port
 	IsEnabled        bool
-	eng              *engine.Engine
 }
 
-func NewLink(parentIP, childIP, name string, env []string, exposedPorts map[nat.Port]struct{}, eng *engine.Engine) (*Link, error) {
+func NewLink(parentIP, childIP, name string, env []string, exposedPorts map[nat.Port]struct{}) (*Link, error) {
 
 	var (
 		i     int
@@ -38,7 +36,6 @@ func NewLink(parentIP, childIP, name string, env []string, exposedPorts map[nat.
 		ParentIP:         parentIP,
 		ChildEnvironment: env,
 		Ports:            ports,
-		eng:              eng,
 	}
 	return l, nil
 
diff --git a/links/links_test.go b/links/links_test.go
index ba548fc5b3..e639e2c42e 100644
--- a/links/links_test.go
+++ b/links/links_test.go
@@ -2,16 +2,17 @@ package links
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
-	"github.com/docker/docker/nat"
 	"strings"
 	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/docker/docker/nat"
 )
 
 func TestLinkNaming(t *testing.T) {
 	ports := make(nat.PortSet)
 	ports[nat.Port("6379/tcp")] = struct{}{}
 
-	link, err := NewLink("172.0.17.3", "172.0.17.2", "/db/docker-1", nil, ports, nil)
+	link, err := NewLink("172.0.17.3", "172.0.17.2", "/db/docker-1", nil, ports)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
@@ -41,7 +42,7 @@ func TestLinkNew(t *testing.T) {
 	ports := make(nat.PortSet)
 	ports[nat.Port("6379/tcp")] = struct{}{}
 
-	link, err := NewLink("172.0.17.3", "172.0.17.2", "/db/docker", nil, ports, nil)
+	link, err := NewLink("172.0.17.3", "172.0.17.2", "/db/docker", nil, ports)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
@@ -72,7 +73,7 @@ func TestLinkEnv(t *testing.T) {
 	ports := make(nat.PortSet)
 	ports[nat.Port("6379/tcp")] = struct{}{}
 
-	link, err := NewLink("172.0.17.3", "172.0.17.2", "/db/docker", []string{"PASSWORD=gordon"}, ports, nil)
+	link, err := NewLink("172.0.17.3", "172.0.17.2", "/db/docker", []string{"PASSWORD=gordon"}, ports)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
@@ -115,7 +116,7 @@ func TestLinkMultipleEnv(t *testing.T) {
 	ports[nat.Port("6380/tcp")] = struct{}{}
 	ports[nat.Port("6381/tcp")] = struct{}{}
 
-	link, err := NewLink("172.0.17.3", "172.0.17.2", "/db/docker", []string{"PASSWORD=gordon"}, ports, nil)
+	link, err := NewLink("172.0.17.3", "172.0.17.2", "/db/docker", []string{"PASSWORD=gordon"}, ports)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
@@ -164,7 +165,7 @@ func TestLinkPortRangeEnv(t *testing.T) {
 	ports[nat.Port("6380/tcp")] = struct{}{}
 	ports[nat.Port("6381/tcp")] = struct{}{}
 
-	link, err := NewLink("172.0.17.3", "172.0.17.2", "/db/docker", []string{"PASSWORD=gordon"}, ports, nil)
+	link, err := NewLink("172.0.17.3", "172.0.17.2", "/db/docker", []string{"PASSWORD=gordon"}, ports)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}