diff --git a/cli/command/container/rename.go b/cli/command/container/rename.go
index 84d6c1a34..f875bddea 100644
--- a/cli/command/container/rename.go
+++ b/cli/command/container/rename.go
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 package container
 
 import (
-	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 
 	"github.com/docker/cli/cli"
@@ -19,10 +18,6 @@ func newRenameCommand(dockerCLI command.Cli) *cobra.Command {
 		Args:  cli.ExactArgs(2),
 		RunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 			oldName, newName := args[0], args[1]
-			if newName == "" {
-				// TODO(thaJeztah): remove once https://github.com/moby/moby/pull/51336 is merged and vendored.
-				return errors.New("new name cannot be blank")
-			}
 			_, err := dockerCLI.Client().ContainerRename(cmd.Context(), oldName, client.ContainerRenameOptions{
 				NewName: newName,
 			})
diff --git a/cli/command/container/rename_test.go b/cli/command/container/rename_test.go
deleted file mode 100644
index 4ca80c70f..000000000
--- a/cli/command/container/rename_test.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,62 +0,0 @@
-package container
-
-import (
-	"context"
-	"errors"
-	"io"
-	"testing"
-
-	"github.com/docker/cli/internal/test"
-	"gotest.tools/v3/assert"
-)
-
-func TestRunRename(t *testing.T) {
-	testcases := []struct {
-		doc, oldName, newName, expectedErr string
-	}{
-		{
-			doc:         "success",
-			oldName:     "oldName",
-			newName:     "newName",
-			expectedErr: "",
-		},
-		{
-			doc:         "empty old name",
-			oldName:     "",
-			newName:     "newName",
-			expectedErr: "invalid container name or ID: value is empty",
-		},
-		{
-			doc:         "empty new name",
-			oldName:     "oldName",
-			newName:     "",
-			expectedErr: "new name cannot be blank",
-		},
-	}
-
-	for _, tc := range testcases {
-		t.Run(tc.doc, func(t *testing.T) {
-			cli := test.NewFakeCli(&fakeClient{
-				containerRenameFunc: func(ctx context.Context, oldName, newName string) error {
-					if oldName == "" {
-						return errors.New("invalid container name or ID: value is empty")
-					}
-					return nil
-				},
-			})
-
-			cmd := newRenameCommand(cli)
-			cmd.SetOut(io.Discard)
-			cmd.SetErr(io.Discard)
-			cmd.SetArgs([]string{tc.oldName, tc.newName})
-
-			err := cmd.Execute()
-
-			if tc.expectedErr != "" {
-				assert.ErrorContains(t, err, tc.expectedErr)
-			} else {
-				assert.NilError(t, err)
-			}
-		})
-	}
-}
diff --git a/e2e/container/rename_test.go b/e2e/container/rename_test.go
index bbaf5ebc7..c1879bd11 100644
--- a/e2e/container/rename_test.go
+++ b/e2e/container/rename_test.go
@@ -26,3 +26,27 @@ func TestContainerRename(t *testing.T) {
 	res.Assert(t, icmd.Success)
 	assert.Equal(t, "/"+newName, strings.TrimSpace(res.Stdout()))
 }
+
+func TestContainerRenameEmptyOldName(t *testing.T) {
+	res := icmd.RunCommand("docker", "container", "rename", "", "newName")
+	res.Assert(t, icmd.Expected{
+		ExitCode: 1,
+		Err:      "invalid container name or ID: value is empty",
+	})
+}
+
+func TestContainerRenameEmptyNewName(t *testing.T) {
+	oldName := "old_name_" + t.Name()
+	res := icmd.RunCommand("docker", "run", "-d", "--name", oldName, fixtures.AlpineImage, "sleep", "60")
+	res.Assert(t, icmd.Success)
+	cID := strings.TrimSpace(res.Stdout())
+	t.Cleanup(func() {
+		icmd.RunCommand("docker", "container", "rm", "-f", cID).Assert(t, icmd.Success)
+	})
+
+	res = icmd.RunCommand("docker", "container", "rename", oldName, "")
+	res.Assert(t, icmd.Expected{
+		ExitCode: 1,
+		Err:      "new name cannot be blank",
+	})
+}