diff --git a/container.go b/container.go
index fb4b29435..b46a252b2 100644
--- a/container.go
+++ b/container.go
@@ -17,9 +17,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 )
 
-// DeleteOpts allows the caller to set options for the deletion of a container
-type DeleteOpts func(context.Context, *Client, containers.Container) error
-
 // Container is a metadata object for container resources and task creation
 type Container interface {
 	// ID identifies the container
diff --git a/container_opts.go b/container_opts.go
index 40d922a64..b8d334638 100644
--- a/container_opts.go
+++ b/container_opts.go
@@ -12,6 +12,9 @@ import (
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 )
 
+// DeleteOpts allows the caller to set options for the deletion of a container
+type DeleteOpts func(ctx context.Context, client *Client, c containers.Container) error
+
 // NewContainerOpts allows the caller to set additional options when creating a container
 type NewContainerOpts func(ctx context.Context, client *Client, c *containers.Container) error