diff --git a/cmd/containerd-shim/main_unix.go b/cmd/containerd-shim/main_unix.go
index f010ec494..e51bedfeb 100644
--- a/cmd/containerd-shim/main_unix.go
+++ b/cmd/containerd-shim/main_unix.go
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/linux/shim"
 	shimapi "github.com/containerd/containerd/linux/shim/v1"
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/namespaces"
-	"github.com/containerd/containerd/reaper"
 	"github.com/containerd/typeurl"
 	ptypes "github.com/gogo/protobuf/types"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
@@ -194,7 +193,7 @@ func handleSignals(logger *logrus.Entry, signals chan os.Signal, server *ttrpc.S
 		case s := <-signals:
 			switch s {
 			case unix.SIGCHLD:
-				if err := reaper.Reap(); err != nil {
+				if err := shim.Reap(); err != nil {
 					logger.WithError(err).Error("reap exit status")
 				}
 			case unix.SIGTERM, unix.SIGINT:
@@ -248,11 +247,11 @@ func (l *remoteEventsPublisher) Publish(ctx context.Context, topic string, event
 	}
 	cmd := exec.CommandContext(ctx, containerdBinaryFlag, "--address", l.address, "publish", "--topic", topic, "--namespace", ns)
 	cmd.Stdin = bytes.NewReader(data)
-	c, err := reaper.Default.Start(cmd)
+	c, err := shim.Default.Start(cmd)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	status, err := reaper.Default.Wait(cmd, c)
+	status, err := shim.Default.Wait(cmd, c)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
diff --git a/cmd/containerd-shim/shim_darwin.go b/cmd/containerd-shim/shim_darwin.go
index 1b543d4d8..00ef67023 100644
--- a/cmd/containerd-shim/shim_darwin.go
+++ b/cmd/containerd-shim/shim_darwin.go
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ import (
 	"os"
 	"os/signal"
 
-	"github.com/containerd/containerd/reaper"
+	"github.com/containerd/containerd/linux/shim"
 	runc "github.com/containerd/go-runc"
 	"github.com/stevvooe/ttrpc"
 )
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ func setupSignals() (chan os.Signal, error) {
 	signal.Notify(signals)
 	// make sure runc is setup to use the monitor
 	// for waiting on processes
-	runc.Monitor = reaper.Default
+	runc.Monitor = shim.Default
 	return signals, nil
 }
 
diff --git a/cmd/containerd-shim/shim_linux.go b/cmd/containerd-shim/shim_linux.go
index ff146fb2d..4e17bb8ab 100644
--- a/cmd/containerd-shim/shim_linux.go
+++ b/cmd/containerd-shim/shim_linux.go
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ import (
 	"os"
 	"os/signal"
 
-	"github.com/containerd/containerd/reaper"
+	"github.com/containerd/containerd/linux/shim"
 	runc "github.com/containerd/go-runc"
 	"github.com/opencontainers/runc/libcontainer/system"
 	"github.com/stevvooe/ttrpc"
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ func setupSignals() (chan os.Signal, error) {
 	signal.Notify(signals, unix.SIGTERM, unix.SIGINT, unix.SIGCHLD, unix.SIGPIPE)
 	// make sure runc is setup to use the monitor
 	// for waiting on processes
-	runc.Monitor = reaper.Default
+	runc.Monitor = shim.Default
 	// set the shim as the subreaper for all orphaned processes created by the container
 	if err := system.SetSubreaper(1); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
diff --git a/cmd/containerd-shim/shim_unix.go b/cmd/containerd-shim/shim_unix.go
index fafbd3bd8..5c0ec1407 100644
--- a/cmd/containerd-shim/shim_unix.go
+++ b/cmd/containerd-shim/shim_unix.go
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ import (
 	"os"
 	"os/signal"
 
-	"github.com/containerd/containerd/reaper"
+	"github.com/containerd/containerd/linux/shim"
 	runc "github.com/containerd/go-runc"
 	"github.com/stevvooe/ttrpc"
 )
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ func setupSignals() (chan os.Signal, error) {
 	signal.Notify(signals)
 	// make sure runc is setup to use the monitor
 	// for waiting on processes
-	runc.Monitor = reaper.Default
+	runc.Monitor = shim.Default
 	return signals, nil
 }
 
diff --git a/reaper/reaper.go b/linux/shim/reaper.go
similarity index 99%
rename from reaper/reaper.go
rename to linux/shim/reaper.go
index bdcb14c26..2937f1a9e 100644
--- a/reaper/reaper.go
+++ b/linux/shim/reaper.go
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
    limitations under the License.
 */
 
-package reaper
+package shim
 
 import (
 	"os/exec"
diff --git a/linux/shim/service.go b/linux/shim/service.go
index 49d847e87..02ac59ef5 100644
--- a/linux/shim/service.go
+++ b/linux/shim/service.go
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@ import (
 	shimapi "github.com/containerd/containerd/linux/shim/v1"
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/log"
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/namespaces"
-	"github.com/containerd/containerd/reaper"
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/runtime"
 	runc "github.com/containerd/go-runc"
 	"github.com/containerd/typeurl"
@@ -81,7 +80,7 @@ func NewService(config Config, publisher events.Publisher) (*Service, error) {
 		context:   ctx,
 		processes: make(map[string]proc.Process),
 		events:    make(chan interface{}, 128),
-		ec:        reaper.Default.Subscribe(),
+		ec:        Default.Subscribe(),
 	}
 	go s.processExits()
 	if err := s.initPlatform(); err != nil {