diff --git a/magnum/api/controllers/v1/container.py b/magnum/api/controllers/v1/container.py
index 646fd5c3f2..b96eb29cb9 100644
--- a/magnum/api/controllers/v1/container.py
+++ b/magnum/api/controllers/v1/container.py
@@ -410,40 +410,6 @@ class ContainersController(rest.RestController):
                                                  res_container.uuid)
         return Container.convert_with_links(res_container)
 
-    @wsme.validate(types.uuid, [ContainerPatchType])
-    @expose.expose(Container, types.uuid_or_name,
-                   body=[ContainerPatchType])
-    def patch(self, container_ident, patch):
-        """Update an existing container.
-
-        :param container_ident: UUID or name of a container.
-        :param patch: a json PATCH document to apply to this container.
-        """
-        container = api_utils.get_resource('Container',
-                                           container_ident)
-        check_policy_on_container(container, "container:update")
-        try:
-            container_dict = container.as_dict()
-            new_container = Container(**api_utils.apply_jsonpatch(
-                container_dict, patch))
-        except api_utils.JSONPATCH_EXCEPTIONS as e:
-            raise exception.PatchError(patch=patch, reason=e)
-
-        # Update only the fields that have changed
-        for field in objects.Container.fields:
-            try:
-                patch_val = getattr(new_container, field)
-            except AttributeError:
-                # Ignore fields that aren't exposed in the API
-                continue
-            if patch_val == wtypes.Unset:
-                patch_val = None
-            if container[field] != patch_val:
-                container[field] = patch_val
-
-        container.save()
-        return Container.convert_with_links(container)
-
     @expose.expose(None, types.uuid_or_name, status_code=204)
     def delete(self, container_ident):
         """Delete a container.
diff --git a/magnum/tests/unit/api/controllers/v1/test_container.py b/magnum/tests/unit/api/controllers/v1/test_container.py
index c58b24e97e..0fca1d565c 100644
--- a/magnum/tests/unit/api/controllers/v1/test_container.py
+++ b/magnum/tests/unit/api/controllers/v1/test_container.py
@@ -392,44 +392,6 @@ class TestContainerController(api_base.FunctionalTest):
         self.assertEqual(test_container['uuid'],
                          response.json['uuid'])
 
-    @patch('magnum.objects.Container.get_by_uuid')
-    def test_patch_by_uuid(self, mock_container_get_by_uuid):
-        test_container = utils.get_test_container()
-        test_container_obj = objects.Container(self.context, **test_container)
-        mock_container_get_by_uuid.return_value = test_container_obj
-
-        with patch.object(test_container_obj, 'save') as mock_save:
-            params = [{'path': '/name',
-                       'value': 'new_name',
-                       'op': 'replace'}]
-            container_uuid = test_container.get('uuid')
-            response = self.app.patch_json(
-                '/v1/containers/%s' % container_uuid,
-                params=params)
-
-            mock_save.assert_called_once_with()
-            self.assertEqual(200, response.status_int)
-            self.assertEqual('new_name', test_container_obj.name)
-
-    @patch('magnum.objects.Container.get_by_name')
-    def test_patch_by_name(self, mock_container_get_by_name):
-        test_container = utils.get_test_container()
-        test_container_obj = objects.Container(self.context, **test_container)
-        mock_container_get_by_name.return_value = test_container_obj
-
-        with patch.object(test_container_obj, 'save') as mock_save:
-            params = [{'path': '/name',
-                       'value': 'new_name',
-                       'op': 'replace'}]
-            container_name = test_container.get('name')
-            response = self.app.patch_json(
-                '/v1/containers/%s' % container_name,
-                params=params)
-
-            mock_save.assert_called_once_with()
-            self.assertEqual(200, response.status_int)
-            self.assertEqual('new_name', test_container_obj.name)
-
     def _action_test(self, container, action, ident_field):
         test_container_obj = objects.Container(self.context, **container)
         ident = container.get(ident_field)
@@ -665,18 +627,6 @@ class TestContainerEnforcement(api_base.FunctionalTest):
             '/containers/%s/detail' % comm_utils.generate_uuid(),
             expect_errors=True)
 
-    def test_policy_disallow_update(self):
-        bay = obj_utils.create_test_bay(self.context)
-        container = obj_utils.create_test_container(self.context,
-                                                    bay_uuid=bay.uuid)
-        params = [{'path': '/name',
-                   'value': 'new_name',
-                   'op': 'replace'}]
-        self._common_policy_check(
-            'container:update', self.app.patch_json,
-            '/v1/containers/%s' % container.uuid, params,
-            expect_errors=True)
-
     def test_policy_disallow_create(self):
         baymodel = obj_utils.create_test_baymodel(self.context)
         bay = obj_utils.create_test_bay(self.context,
@@ -715,15 +665,6 @@ class TestContainerEnforcement(api_base.FunctionalTest):
                           '/containers/%s' % container.uuid,
                           expect_errors=True)
 
-    def test_policy_only_owner_update(self):
-        container = obj_utils.create_test_container(self.context,
-                                                    user_id='another')
-        self._owner_check(
-            "container:update", self.patch_json,
-            '/containers/%s' % container.uuid,
-            [{'path': '/name', 'value': "new_name", 'op': 'replace'}],
-            expect_errors=True)
-
     def test_policy_only_owner_delete(self):
         container = obj_utils.create_test_container(self.context,
                                                     user_id='another')