diff --git a/cmd/containerd-shim-runc-v2/main.go b/cmd/containerd-shim-runc-v2/main.go
index ccd4cc77c..4bd80d6d4 100644
--- a/cmd/containerd-shim-runc-v2/main.go
+++ b/cmd/containerd-shim-runc-v2/main.go
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ import (
 	"context"
 
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/v2/cmd/containerd-shim-runc-v2/manager"
-	_ "github.com/containerd/containerd/v2/cmd/containerd-shim-runc-v2/pause"
 	_ "github.com/containerd/containerd/v2/cmd/containerd-shim-runc-v2/task/plugin"
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/v2/core/runtime/v2/shim"
 )
diff --git a/cmd/containerd-shim-runc-v2/pause/sandbox.go b/cmd/containerd-shim-runc-v2/pause/sandbox.go
deleted file mode 100644
index a25196aa5..000000000
--- a/cmd/containerd-shim-runc-v2/pause/sandbox.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,122 +0,0 @@
-//go:build linux
-
-/*
-   Copyright The containerd Authors.
-
-   Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
-   you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
-   You may obtain a copy of the License at
-
-       http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
-
-   Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
-   distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
-   WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
-   See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
-   limitations under the License.
-*/
-
-package pause
-
-import (
-	"context"
-	"runtime"
-
-	api "github.com/containerd/containerd/v2/api/runtime/sandbox/v1"
-	"github.com/containerd/containerd/v2/api/types"
-	"github.com/containerd/containerd/v2/core/runtime/v2/shim"
-	"github.com/containerd/containerd/v2/pkg/shutdown"
-	"github.com/containerd/containerd/v2/plugins"
-	"github.com/containerd/log"
-	"github.com/containerd/plugin"
-	"github.com/containerd/plugin/registry"
-	"github.com/containerd/ttrpc"
-)
-
-func init() {
-	registry.Register(&plugin.Registration{
-		Type: plugins.TTRPCPlugin,
-		ID:   "pause",
-		Requires: []plugin.Type{
-			plugins.InternalPlugin,
-		},
-		InitFn: func(ic *plugin.InitContext) (interface{}, error) {
-			ss, err := ic.GetByID(plugins.InternalPlugin, "shutdown")
-			if err != nil {
-				return nil, err
-			}
-
-			return &pauseService{
-				shutdown: ss.(shutdown.Service),
-			}, nil
-		},
-	})
-}
-
-var (
-	_ = shim.TTRPCService(&pauseService{})
-	_ = api.TTRPCSandboxService(&pauseService{})
-)
-
-// pauseService is an extension for task v2 runtime to support Pod "pause" containers via sandbox API.
-type pauseService struct {
-	shutdown shutdown.Service
-}
-
-func (p *pauseService) RegisterTTRPC(server *ttrpc.Server) error {
-	api.RegisterTTRPCSandboxService(server, p)
-	return nil
-}
-
-func (p *pauseService) CreateSandbox(ctx context.Context, req *api.CreateSandboxRequest) (*api.CreateSandboxResponse, error) {
-	log.G(ctx).Debugf("create sandbox request: %+v", req)
-	return &api.CreateSandboxResponse{}, nil
-}
-
-func (p *pauseService) StartSandbox(ctx context.Context, req *api.StartSandboxRequest) (*api.StartSandboxResponse, error) {
-	log.G(ctx).Debugf("start sandbox request: %+v", req)
-	return &api.StartSandboxResponse{}, nil
-}
-
-func (p *pauseService) Platform(ctx context.Context, req *api.PlatformRequest) (*api.PlatformResponse, error) {
-	log.G(ctx).Debugf("platform request: %+v", req)
-
-	platform := types.Platform{
-		OS:           runtime.GOOS,
-		Architecture: runtime.GOARCH,
-	}
-
-	return &api.PlatformResponse{Platform: &platform}, nil
-}
-
-func (p *pauseService) StopSandbox(ctx context.Context, req *api.StopSandboxRequest) (*api.StopSandboxResponse, error) {
-	log.G(ctx).Debugf("stop sandbox request: %+v", req)
-	p.shutdown.Shutdown()
-	return &api.StopSandboxResponse{}, nil
-}
-
-func (p *pauseService) WaitSandbox(ctx context.Context, req *api.WaitSandboxRequest) (*api.WaitSandboxResponse, error) {
-	log.G(ctx).Debugf("wait sandbox request: %+v", req)
-	return &api.WaitSandboxResponse{
-		ExitStatus: 0,
-	}, nil
-}
-
-func (p *pauseService) SandboxStatus(ctx context.Context, req *api.SandboxStatusRequest) (*api.SandboxStatusResponse, error) {
-	log.G(ctx).Debugf("sandbox status request: %+v", req)
-	return &api.SandboxStatusResponse{}, nil
-}
-
-func (p *pauseService) PingSandbox(ctx context.Context, req *api.PingRequest) (*api.PingResponse, error) {
-	return &api.PingResponse{}, nil
-}
-
-func (p *pauseService) ShutdownSandbox(ctx context.Context, req *api.ShutdownSandboxRequest) (*api.ShutdownSandboxResponse, error) {
-	log.G(ctx).Debugf("shutdown sandbox request: %+v", req)
-	return &api.ShutdownSandboxResponse{}, nil
-}
-
-func (p *pauseService) SandboxMetrics(ctx context.Context, req *api.SandboxMetricsRequest) (*api.SandboxMetricsResponse, error) {
-	log.G(ctx).Debugf("sandbox metrics request: %+v", req)
-	return &api.SandboxMetricsResponse{}, nil
-}
diff --git a/integration/failpoint/cmd/containerd-shim-runc-fp-v1/main_linux.go b/integration/failpoint/cmd/containerd-shim-runc-fp-v1/main_linux.go
index 02f92b50a..8723170eb 100644
--- a/integration/failpoint/cmd/containerd-shim-runc-fp-v1/main_linux.go
+++ b/integration/failpoint/cmd/containerd-shim-runc-fp-v1/main_linux.go
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ import (
 	"context"
 
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/v2/cmd/containerd-shim-runc-v2/manager"
-	_ "github.com/containerd/containerd/v2/cmd/containerd-shim-runc-v2/pause"
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/v2/core/runtime/v2/shim"
 )