@@ -25,11 +25,6 @@ func (daemon *Daemon) containerUnpause(container *container.Container) error {

 	container.Lock()

 	defer container.Unlock()

-	// We cannot unpause the container which is not running

-	if !container.Running {

-		return errNotRunning{container.ID}

-	}

-

 	// We cannot unpause the container which is not paused

 	if !container.Paused {

 		return fmt.Errorf("Container %s is not paused", container.ID)