diff --git a/libcontainer/cgroups/fs/blkio.go b/libcontainer/cgroups/fs/blkio.go
index 52c118d68..80c8cf09c 100644
--- a/libcontainer/cgroups/fs/blkio.go
+++ b/libcontainer/cgroups/fs/blkio.go
@@ -74,10 +74,6 @@ func (s *BlkioGroup) Set(path string, cgroup *configs.Cgroup) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (s *BlkioGroup) Remove(d *cgroupData) error {
-	return removePath(d.path("blkio"))
-}
-
 /*
 examples:
 
diff --git a/libcontainer/cgroups/fs/cpu.go b/libcontainer/cgroups/fs/cpu.go
index 7386aace1..854a1bfc5 100644
--- a/libcontainer/cgroups/fs/cpu.go
+++ b/libcontainer/cgroups/fs/cpu.go
@@ -96,10 +96,6 @@ func (s *CpuGroup) Set(path string, cgroup *configs.Cgroup) error {
 	return s.SetRtSched(path, cgroup)
 }
 
-func (s *CpuGroup) Remove(d *cgroupData) error {
-	return removePath(d.path("cpu"))
-}
-
 func (s *CpuGroup) GetStats(path string, stats *cgroups.Stats) error {
 	f, err := os.Open(filepath.Join(path, "cpu.stat"))
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/libcontainer/cgroups/fs/cpuacct.go b/libcontainer/cgroups/fs/cpuacct.go
index dd8aea0c2..bda343855 100644
--- a/libcontainer/cgroups/fs/cpuacct.go
+++ b/libcontainer/cgroups/fs/cpuacct.go
@@ -53,10 +53,6 @@ func (s *CpuacctGroup) Set(path string, cgroup *configs.Cgroup) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (s *CpuacctGroup) Remove(d *cgroupData) error {
-	return removePath(d.path("cpuacct"))
-}
-
 func (s *CpuacctGroup) GetStats(path string, stats *cgroups.Stats) error {
 	userModeUsage, kernelModeUsage, err := getCpuUsageBreakdown(path)
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/libcontainer/cgroups/fs/cpuset.go b/libcontainer/cgroups/fs/cpuset.go
index 6a7725e35..9e5a588da 100644
--- a/libcontainer/cgroups/fs/cpuset.go
+++ b/libcontainer/cgroups/fs/cpuset.go
@@ -45,10 +45,6 @@ func (s *CpusetGroup) Set(path string, cgroup *configs.Cgroup) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (s *CpusetGroup) Remove(d *cgroupData) error {
-	return removePath(d.path("cpuset"))
-}
-
 func (s *CpusetGroup) GetStats(path string, stats *cgroups.Stats) error {
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/libcontainer/cgroups/fs/devices.go b/libcontainer/cgroups/fs/devices.go
index 6a8f1d354..af8929c2b 100644
--- a/libcontainer/cgroups/fs/devices.go
+++ b/libcontainer/cgroups/fs/devices.go
@@ -106,10 +106,6 @@ func (s *DevicesGroup) Set(path string, cgroup *configs.Cgroup) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (s *DevicesGroup) Remove(d *cgroupData) error {
-	return removePath(d.path("devices"))
-}
-
 func (s *DevicesGroup) GetStats(path string, stats *cgroups.Stats) error {
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/libcontainer/cgroups/fs/freezer.go b/libcontainer/cgroups/fs/freezer.go
index b5b77da94..e8260aff0 100644
--- a/libcontainer/cgroups/fs/freezer.go
+++ b/libcontainer/cgroups/fs/freezer.go
@@ -61,10 +61,6 @@ func (s *FreezerGroup) Set(path string, cgroup *configs.Cgroup) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (s *FreezerGroup) Remove(d *cgroupData) error {
-	return removePath(d.path("freezer"))
-}
-
 func (s *FreezerGroup) GetStats(path string, stats *cgroups.Stats) error {
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/libcontainer/cgroups/fs/fs.go b/libcontainer/cgroups/fs/fs.go
index f9034f09f..8260c5445 100644
--- a/libcontainer/cgroups/fs/fs.go
+++ b/libcontainer/cgroups/fs/fs.go
@@ -54,8 +54,6 @@ type subsystem interface {
 	Name() string
 	// Returns the stats, as 'stats', corresponding to the cgroup under 'path'.
 	GetStats(path string, stats *cgroups.Stats) error
-	// Removes the cgroup represented by 'cgroupData'.
-	Remove(*cgroupData) error
 	// Creates and joins the cgroup represented by 'cgroupData'.
 	Apply(*cgroupData) error
 	// Set the cgroup represented by cgroup.
diff --git a/libcontainer/cgroups/fs/hugetlb.go b/libcontainer/cgroups/fs/hugetlb.go
index 68719c2e6..68f784625 100644
--- a/libcontainer/cgroups/fs/hugetlb.go
+++ b/libcontainer/cgroups/fs/hugetlb.go
@@ -37,10 +37,6 @@ func (s *HugetlbGroup) Set(path string, cgroup *configs.Cgroup) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (s *HugetlbGroup) Remove(d *cgroupData) error {
-	return removePath(d.path("hugetlb"))
-}
-
 func (s *HugetlbGroup) GetStats(path string, stats *cgroups.Stats) error {
 	hugetlbStats := cgroups.HugetlbStats{}
 	for _, pageSize := range HugePageSizes {
diff --git a/libcontainer/cgroups/fs/memory.go b/libcontainer/cgroups/fs/memory.go
index f7b8f999e..431f59385 100644
--- a/libcontainer/cgroups/fs/memory.go
+++ b/libcontainer/cgroups/fs/memory.go
@@ -165,10 +165,6 @@ func (s *MemoryGroup) Set(path string, cgroup *configs.Cgroup) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (s *MemoryGroup) Remove(d *cgroupData) error {
-	return removePath(d.path("memory"))
-}
-
 func (s *MemoryGroup) GetStats(path string, stats *cgroups.Stats) error {
 	// Set stats from memory.stat.
 	statsFile, err := os.Open(filepath.Join(path, "memory.stat"))
diff --git a/libcontainer/cgroups/fs/name.go b/libcontainer/cgroups/fs/name.go
index d8cf1d87c..259c41754 100644
--- a/libcontainer/cgroups/fs/name.go
+++ b/libcontainer/cgroups/fs/name.go
@@ -28,13 +28,6 @@ func (s *NameGroup) Set(path string, cgroup *configs.Cgroup) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (s *NameGroup) Remove(d *cgroupData) error {
-	if s.Join {
-		removePath(d.path(s.GroupName))
-	}
-	return nil
-}
-
 func (s *NameGroup) GetStats(path string, stats *cgroups.Stats) error {
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/libcontainer/cgroups/fs/net_cls.go b/libcontainer/cgroups/fs/net_cls.go
index 021201525..de0a9022f 100644
--- a/libcontainer/cgroups/fs/net_cls.go
+++ b/libcontainer/cgroups/fs/net_cls.go
@@ -35,10 +35,6 @@ func (s *NetClsGroup) Set(path string, cgroup *configs.Cgroup) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (s *NetClsGroup) Remove(d *cgroupData) error {
-	return removePath(d.path("net_cls"))
-}
-
 func (s *NetClsGroup) GetStats(path string, stats *cgroups.Stats) error {
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/libcontainer/cgroups/fs/net_prio.go b/libcontainer/cgroups/fs/net_prio.go
index 2bdeedf80..7b609f7d3 100644
--- a/libcontainer/cgroups/fs/net_prio.go
+++ b/libcontainer/cgroups/fs/net_prio.go
@@ -33,10 +33,6 @@ func (s *NetPrioGroup) Set(path string, cgroup *configs.Cgroup) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (s *NetPrioGroup) Remove(d *cgroupData) error {
-	return removePath(d.path("net_prio"))
-}
-
 func (s *NetPrioGroup) GetStats(path string, stats *cgroups.Stats) error {
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/libcontainer/cgroups/fs/perf_event.go b/libcontainer/cgroups/fs/perf_event.go
index 5693676d3..0b03027fd 100644
--- a/libcontainer/cgroups/fs/perf_event.go
+++ b/libcontainer/cgroups/fs/perf_event.go
@@ -26,10 +26,6 @@ func (s *PerfEventGroup) Set(path string, cgroup *configs.Cgroup) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (s *PerfEventGroup) Remove(d *cgroupData) error {
-	return removePath(d.path("perf_event"))
-}
-
 func (s *PerfEventGroup) GetStats(path string, stats *cgroups.Stats) error {
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/libcontainer/cgroups/fs/pids.go b/libcontainer/cgroups/fs/pids.go
index 7bf680135..1db0bc045 100644
--- a/libcontainer/cgroups/fs/pids.go
+++ b/libcontainer/cgroups/fs/pids.go
@@ -44,10 +44,6 @@ func (s *PidsGroup) Set(path string, cgroup *configs.Cgroup) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (s *PidsGroup) Remove(d *cgroupData) error {
-	return removePath(d.path("pids"))
-}
-
 func (s *PidsGroup) GetStats(path string, stats *cgroups.Stats) error {
 	current, err := fscommon.GetCgroupParamUint(path, "pids.current")
 	if err != nil {