@@ -1,10 +1,6 @@

 package daemon

 import (

-	"fmt"

-	"os"

-	"strings"

-

 	"github.com/docker/docker/engine"

 	"github.com/docker/docker/runconfig"

 )

@@ -54,22 +50,6 @@ func (daemon *Daemon) setHostConfig(container *Container, hostConfig *runconfig.

 		return err

 	}

-	// FIXME: this should be handled by the volume subsystem

-	// Validate the HostConfig binds. Make sure that:

-	// the source exists

-	for _, bind := range hostConfig.Binds {

-		splitBind := strings.Split(bind, ":")

-		source := splitBind[0]

-

-		// ensure the source exists on the host

-		_, err := os.Stat(source)

-		if err != nil && os.IsNotExist(err) {

-			err = os.MkdirAll(source, 0755)

-			if err != nil {

-				return fmt.Errorf("Could not create local directory '%s' for bind mount: %v!", source, err)

-			}

-		}

-	}

 	// Register any links from the host config before starting the container

 	if err := daemon.RegisterLinks(container, hostConfig); err != nil {

 		return err