diff --git a/libcontainer/cgroups/systemd/apply_systemd.go b/libcontainer/cgroups/systemd/apply_systemd.go
index 7a422b3c7..41b6fbcd8 100644
--- a/libcontainer/cgroups/systemd/apply_systemd.go
+++ b/libcontainer/cgroups/systemd/apply_systemd.go
@@ -167,8 +167,8 @@ func (m *Manager) Apply(pid int) error {
 		properties []systemdDbus.Property
 	)
 
-	if c.Slice != "" {
-		slice = c.Slice
+	if c.Parent != "" {
+		slice = c.Parent
 	}
 
 	properties = append(properties,
@@ -406,8 +406,8 @@ func getSubsystemPath(c *configs.Cgroup, subsystem string) (string, error) {
 	}
 
 	slice := "system.slice"
-	if c.Slice != "" {
-		slice = c.Slice
+	if c.Parent != "" {
+		slice = c.Parent
 	}
 
 	return filepath.Join(mountpoint, initPath, slice, getUnitName(c)), nil
@@ -472,7 +472,7 @@ func (m *Manager) Set(container *configs.Config) error {
 }
 
 func getUnitName(c *configs.Cgroup) string {
-	return fmt.Sprintf("%s-%s.scope", c.Parent, c.Name)
+	return fmt.Sprintf("%s-%s.scope", c.ScopePrefix, c.Name)
 }
 
 // Atm we can't use the systemd device support because of two missing things:
diff --git a/libcontainer/configs/cgroup_unix.go b/libcontainer/configs/cgroup_unix.go
index 24f93c1ad..f256fa247 100644
--- a/libcontainer/configs/cgroup_unix.go
+++ b/libcontainer/configs/cgroup_unix.go
@@ -83,8 +83,8 @@ type Cgroup struct {
 	// Hugetlb limit (in bytes)
 	HugetlbLimit []*HugepageLimit `json:"hugetlb_limit"`
 
-	// Parent slice to use for systemd TODO: remove in favor or parent
-	Slice string `json:"slice"`
+	// ScopePrefix decribes prefix for the scope name
+	ScopePrefix string `json:"scope_prefix"`
 
 	// Whether to disable OOM Killer
 	OomKillDisable bool `json:"oom_kill_disable"`
diff --git a/libcontainer/integration/exec_test.go b/libcontainer/integration/exec_test.go
index 00306f176..0cb133aa0 100644
--- a/libcontainer/integration/exec_test.go
+++ b/libcontainer/integration/exec_test.go
@@ -515,7 +515,7 @@ func testCpuShares(t *testing.T, systemd bool) {
 
 	config := newTemplateConfig(rootfs)
 	if systemd {
-		config.Cgroups.Slice = "system.slice"
+		config.Cgroups.Parent = "system.slice"
 	}
 	config.Cgroups.CpuShares = 1
 
@@ -546,7 +546,7 @@ func testRunWithKernelMemory(t *testing.T, systemd bool) {
 
 	config := newTemplateConfig(rootfs)
 	if systemd {
-		config.Cgroups.Slice = "system.slice"
+		config.Cgroups.Parent = "system.slice"
 	}
 	config.Cgroups.KernelMemory = 52428800
 
diff --git a/libcontainer/integration/utils_test.go b/libcontainer/integration/utils_test.go
index 1fc2da4d6..7773665b2 100644
--- a/libcontainer/integration/utils_test.go
+++ b/libcontainer/integration/utils_test.go
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ func copyBusybox(dest string) error {
 func newContainer(config *configs.Config) (libcontainer.Container, error) {
 	f := factory
 
-	if config.Cgroups != nil && config.Cgroups.Slice == "system.slice" {
+	if config.Cgroups != nil && config.Cgroups.Parent == "system.slice" {
 		f = systemdFactory
 	}