diff --git a/src/lxc/freezer.c b/src/lxc/freezer.c
index c842b29324..5665aee8e3 100644
--- a/src/lxc/freezer.c
+++ b/src/lxc/freezer.c
@@ -42,27 +42,6 @@
 
 lxc_log_define(lxc_freezer, lxc);
 
-lxc_state_t freezer_state(const char *name, const char *lxcpath)
-{
-	int ret;
-	char v[100];
-	struct cgroup_ops *cgroup_ops;
-
-	cgroup_ops = cgroup_init(NULL);
-	if (!cgroup_ops)
-		return -1;
-
-	ret = cgroup_ops->get(cgroup_ops, "freezer.state", v, sizeof(v), name, lxcpath);
-	cgroup_exit(cgroup_ops);
-	if (ret < 0)
-		return -1;
-
-	v[99] = '\0';
-	v[lxc_char_right_gc(v, strlen(v))] = '\0';
-
-	return lxc_str2state(v);
-}
-
 static int do_freeze_thaw(bool freeze, const char *name, const char *lxcpath)
 {
 	int ret;
diff --git a/src/lxc/state.c b/src/lxc/state.c
index c7882851cd..aea3a1847d 100644
--- a/src/lxc/state.c
+++ b/src/lxc/state.c
@@ -72,12 +72,7 @@ lxc_state_t lxc_str2state(const char *state)
 
 lxc_state_t lxc_getstate(const char *name, const char *lxcpath)
 {
-	extern lxc_state_t freezer_state(const char *name, const char *lxcpath);
-
-	lxc_state_t state = freezer_state(name, lxcpath);
-	if (state != FROZEN && state != FREEZING)
-		state = lxc_cmd_get_state(name, lxcpath);
-	return state;
+	return lxc_cmd_get_state(name, lxcpath);
 }
 
 static int fillwaitedstates(const char *strstates, lxc_state_t *states)