diff --git a/components/engine/runtime.go b/components/engine/runtime.go
index b1d8988607..731e3a8784 100644
--- a/components/engine/runtime.go
+++ b/components/engine/runtime.go
@@ -583,11 +583,6 @@ func (runtime *Runtime) Commit(container *Container, repository, tag, comment, a
 	return img, nil
 }
 
-// FIXME: this is deprecated by the getFullName *function*
-func (runtime *Runtime) getFullName(name string) (string, error) {
-	return getFullName(name)
-}
-
 func getFullName(name string) (string, error) {
 	if name == "" {
 		return "", fmt.Errorf("Container name cannot be empty")
@@ -599,7 +594,7 @@ func getFullName(name string) (string, error) {
 }
 
 func (runtime *Runtime) GetByName(name string) (*Container, error) {
-	fullName, err := runtime.getFullName(name)
+	fullName, err := getFullName(name)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -615,7 +610,7 @@ func (runtime *Runtime) GetByName(name string) (*Container, error) {
 }
 
 func (runtime *Runtime) Children(name string) (map[string]*Container, error) {
-	name, err := runtime.getFullName(name)
+	name, err := getFullName(name)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
diff --git a/components/engine/server.go b/components/engine/server.go
index c9c10fe0ae..2405380ea3 100644
--- a/components/engine/server.go
+++ b/components/engine/server.go
@@ -1438,7 +1438,7 @@ func (srv *Server) ContainerDestroy(name string, removeVolume, removeLink bool)
 		if container == nil {
 			return fmt.Errorf("No such link: %s", name)
 		}
-		name, err := srv.runtime.getFullName(name)
+		name, err := getFullName(name)
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}