diff --git a/api/server/server.go b/api/server/server.go
index a733c6ee4e..3de6a79716 100644
--- a/api/server/server.go
+++ b/api/server/server.go
@@ -5,10 +5,10 @@ import (
 	"net/http"
 
 	"github.com/containerd/log"
-	"github.com/docker/docker/api/server/httpstatus"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/api/server/httputils"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/api/types"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/api/types/versions"
+	"github.com/docker/docker/daemon/server/httpstatus"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/daemon/server/middleware"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/daemon/server/router"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/dockerversion"
diff --git a/api/server/httpstatus/status.go b/daemon/server/httpstatus/status.go
similarity index 100%
rename from api/server/httpstatus/status.go
rename to daemon/server/httpstatus/status.go
diff --git a/daemon/server/middleware/debug.go b/daemon/server/middleware/debug.go
index bc4f3fa6d7..6ab4162be8 100644
--- a/daemon/server/middleware/debug.go
+++ b/daemon/server/middleware/debug.go
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/containerd/log"
-	"github.com/docker/docker/api/server/httpstatus"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/api/server/httputils"
+	"github.com/docker/docker/daemon/server/httpstatus"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/pkg/ioutils"
 	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 )
diff --git a/daemon/server/router/container/container_routes.go b/daemon/server/router/container/container_routes.go
index 2855322667..50d7404b55 100644
--- a/daemon/server/router/container/container_routes.go
+++ b/daemon/server/router/container/container_routes.go
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/containerd/log"
 	"github.com/containerd/platforms"
-	"github.com/docker/docker/api/server/httpstatus"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/api/server/httputils"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/api/types"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/api/types/backend"
@@ -22,6 +21,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/docker/docker/api/types/network"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/api/types/versions"
 	networkSettings "github.com/docker/docker/daemon/network"
+	"github.com/docker/docker/daemon/server/httpstatus"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/errdefs"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/libnetwork/netlabel"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/pkg/ioutils"