diff --git a/api/server/router/container/container_routes.go b/api/server/router/container/container_routes.go
index 5b76d6208d..58cd43af45 100644
--- a/api/server/router/container/container_routes.go
+++ b/api/server/router/container/container_routes.go
@@ -474,10 +474,8 @@ func (s *containerRouter) postContainersCreate(ctx context.Context, w http.Respo
 		}
 		// Ignore KernelMemoryTCP because it was added in API 1.40.
 		hostConfig.KernelMemoryTCP = 0
-	}
 
-	// Ignore Capabilities because it was added in API 1.40.
-	if hostConfig != nil && versions.LessThan(version, "1.40") {
+		// Ignore Capabilities because it was added in API 1.40.
 		hostConfig.Capabilities = nil
 	}