diff --git a/container/container.go b/container/container.go
index dada1dc980..37a6a74c1c 100644
--- a/container/container.go
+++ b/container/container.go
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ type Container struct {
 	// logDriver for closing
 	LogDriver      logger.Logger  `json:"-"`
 	LogCopier      *logger.Copier `json:"-"`
-	restartManager restartmanager.RestartManager
+	restartManager *restartmanager.RestartManager
 	attachContext  *attachContext
 
 	// Fields here are specific to Unix platforms
@@ -570,7 +570,7 @@ func (container *Container) FullHostname() string {
 }
 
 // RestartManager returns the current restartmanager instance connected to container.
-func (container *Container) RestartManager() restartmanager.RestartManager {
+func (container *Container) RestartManager() *restartmanager.RestartManager {
 	if container.restartManager == nil {
 		container.restartManager = restartmanager.New(container.HostConfig.RestartPolicy, container.RestartCount)
 	}
diff --git a/restartmanager/restartmanager.go b/restartmanager/restartmanager.go
index f7a547d2d1..43738454fc 100644
--- a/restartmanager/restartmanager.go
+++ b/restartmanager/restartmanager.go
@@ -20,13 +20,7 @@ const (
 var ErrRestartCanceled = errors.New("restart canceled")
 
 // RestartManager defines object that controls container restarting rules.
-type RestartManager interface {
-	Cancel()
-	ShouldRestart(exitCode uint32, hasBeenManuallyStopped bool, executionDuration time.Duration) (bool, chan error, error)
-	SetPolicy(policy container.RestartPolicy)
-}
-
-type restartManager struct {
+type RestartManager struct {
 	sync.Mutex
 	sync.Once
 	policy       container.RestartPolicy
@@ -37,18 +31,20 @@ type restartManager struct {
 	canceled     bool
 }
 
-// New returns a new restartManager based on a policy.
-func New(policy container.RestartPolicy, restartCount int) RestartManager {
-	return &restartManager{policy: policy, restartCount: restartCount, cancel: make(chan struct{})}
+// New returns a new RestartManager based on a policy.
+func New(policy container.RestartPolicy, restartCount int) *RestartManager {
+	return &RestartManager{policy: policy, restartCount: restartCount, cancel: make(chan struct{})}
 }
 
-func (rm *restartManager) SetPolicy(policy container.RestartPolicy) {
+// SetPolicy sets the restart-policy for the RestartManager.
+func (rm *RestartManager) SetPolicy(policy container.RestartPolicy) {
 	rm.Lock()
 	rm.policy = policy
 	rm.Unlock()
 }
 
-func (rm *restartManager) ShouldRestart(exitCode uint32, hasBeenManuallyStopped bool, executionDuration time.Duration) (bool, chan error, error) {
+// ShouldRestart returns whether the container should be restarted.
+func (rm *RestartManager) ShouldRestart(exitCode uint32, hasBeenManuallyStopped bool, executionDuration time.Duration) (bool, chan error, error) {
 	if rm.policy.IsNone() {
 		return false, nil, nil
 	}
@@ -126,7 +122,8 @@ func (rm *restartManager) ShouldRestart(exitCode uint32, hasBeenManuallyStopped
 	return true, ch, nil
 }
 
-func (rm *restartManager) Cancel() {
+// Cancel tells the RestartManager to no longer restart the container.
+func (rm *RestartManager) Cancel() {
 	rm.Do(func() {
 		rm.Lock()
 		rm.canceled = true
diff --git a/restartmanager/restartmanager_test.go b/restartmanager/restartmanager_test.go
index 82558946bc..3dbd37c536 100644
--- a/restartmanager/restartmanager_test.go
+++ b/restartmanager/restartmanager_test.go
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 func TestRestartManagerTimeout(t *testing.T) {
-	rm := New(container.RestartPolicy{Name: "always"}, 0).(*restartManager)
+	rm := New(container.RestartPolicy{Name: "always"}, 0)
 	var duration = 1 * time.Second
 	should, _, err := rm.ShouldRestart(0, false, duration)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ func TestRestartManagerTimeout(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestRestartManagerTimeoutReset(t *testing.T) {
-	rm := New(container.RestartPolicy{Name: "always"}, 0).(*restartManager)
+	rm := New(container.RestartPolicy{Name: "always"}, 0)
 	rm.timeout = 5 * time.Second
 	var duration = 10 * time.Second
 	_, _, err := rm.ShouldRestart(0, false, duration)