diff --git a/daemon/execdriver/driver.go b/daemon/execdriver/driver.go
index e937de3beb..637f7d779e 100644
--- a/daemon/execdriver/driver.go
+++ b/daemon/execdriver/driver.go
@@ -173,7 +173,6 @@ func InitContainer(c *Command) *configs.Config {
 	container.Hostname = getEnv("HOSTNAME", c.ProcessConfig.Env)
 	container.Cgroups.Name = c.ID
 	container.Cgroups.AllowedDevices = c.AllowedDevices
-	container.Readonlyfs = c.ReadonlyRootfs
 	container.Devices = c.AutoCreatedDevices
 	container.Rootfs = c.Rootfs
 	container.Readonlyfs = c.ReadonlyRootfs