diff --git a/daemon/inspect.go b/daemon/inspect.go
index d2991f806e..c17f825d4c 100644
--- a/daemon/inspect.go
+++ b/daemon/inspect.go
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ func (daemon *Daemon) getInspectData(daemonCfg *config.Config, ctr *container.Co
 
 // ContainerExecInspect returns low-level information about the exec
 // command. An error is returned if the exec cannot be found.
-func (daemon *Daemon) ContainerExecInspect(id string) (*backend.ExecInspect, error) {
+func (daemon *Daemon) ContainerExecInspect(id string) (*containertypes.ExecInspectResponse, error) {
 	e := daemon.execCommands.Get(id)
 	if e == nil {
 		return nil, errExecNotFound(id)
@@ -209,11 +209,11 @@ func (daemon *Daemon) ContainerExecInspect(id string) (*backend.ExecInspect, err
 		privileged = &e.Privileged
 	}
 
-	return &backend.ExecInspect{
+	return &containertypes.ExecInspectResponse{
 		ID:       e.ID,
 		Running:  e.Running,
 		ExitCode: e.ExitCode,
-		ProcessConfig: &backend.ExecProcessConfig{
+		ProcessConfig: &containertypes.ExecProcessConfig{
 			Tty:        e.Tty,
 			Entrypoint: e.Entrypoint,
 			Arguments:  e.Args,
diff --git a/daemon/server/backend/backend.go b/daemon/server/backend/backend.go
index 384c757704..d13f7cfc7c 100644
--- a/daemon/server/backend/backend.go
+++ b/daemon/server/backend/backend.go
@@ -149,14 +149,6 @@ type ExecStartConfig struct {
 	ConsoleSize *[2]uint `json:",omitempty"`
 }
 
-// ExecInspect holds information about a running process started
-// with docker exec.
-type ExecInspect = container.ExecInspectResponse
-
-// ExecProcessConfig holds information about the exec process
-// running on the host.
-type ExecProcessConfig = container.ExecProcessConfig
-
 // CreateImageConfig is the configuration for creating an image from a
 // container.
 type CreateImageConfig struct {
diff --git a/daemon/server/router/container/backend.go b/daemon/server/router/container/backend.go
index 8318094f64..56aa98a299 100644
--- a/daemon/server/router/container/backend.go
+++ b/daemon/server/router/container/backend.go
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ import (
 // execBackend includes functions to implement to provide exec functionality.
 type execBackend interface {
 	ContainerExecCreate(name string, options *container.ExecCreateRequest) (string, error)
-	ContainerExecInspect(id string) (*backend.ExecInspect, error)
+	ContainerExecInspect(id string) (*container.ExecInspectResponse, error)
 	ContainerExecResize(ctx context.Context, name string, height, width uint32) error
 	ContainerExecStart(ctx context.Context, name string, options backend.ExecStartConfig) error
 	ExecExists(name string) (bool, error)