diff --git a/client/driver/exec.go b/client/driver/exec.go
index 8ee6b9269..5273f1d7f 100644
--- a/client/driver/exec.go
+++ b/client/driver/exec.go
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/hashicorp/go-plugin"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/nomad/client/allocdir"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/nomad/client/config"
-	"github.com/hashicorp/nomad/client/driver/plugins"
+	"github.com/hashicorp/nomad/client/driver/executor"
 	cstructs "github.com/hashicorp/nomad/client/driver/structs"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/nomad/client/getter"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/nomad/helper/discover"
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ type ExecDriverConfig struct {
 // execHandle is returned from Start/Open as a handle to the PID
 type execHandle struct {
 	pluginClient *plugin.Client
-	executor     plugins.Executor
+	executor     executor.Executor
 	userPid      int
 	killTimeout  time.Duration
 	logger       *log.Logger
@@ -107,11 +107,11 @@ func (d *ExecDriver) Start(ctx *ExecContext, task *structs.Task) (DriverHandle,
 		Cmd: exec.Command(bin, "executor"),
 	}
 
-	executor, pluginClient, err := createExecutor(pluginConfig, d.config.LogOutput)
+	exec, pluginClient, err := createExecutor(pluginConfig, d.config.LogOutput)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	executorCtx := &plugins.ExecutorContext{
+	executorCtx := &executor.ExecutorContext{
 		TaskEnv:          d.taskEnv,
 		AllocDir:         ctx.AllocDir,
 		TaskName:         task.Name,
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ func (d *ExecDriver) Start(ctx *ExecContext, task *structs.Task) (DriverHandle,
 		FSIsolation:      true,
 		UnprivilegedUser: false,
 	}
-	ps, err := executor.LaunchCmd(&plugins.ExecCommand{Cmd: command, Args: driverConfig.Args}, executorCtx)
+	ps, err := exec.LaunchCmd(&executor.ExecCommand{Cmd: command, Args: driverConfig.Args}, executorCtx)
 	if err != nil {
 		pluginClient.Kill()
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("error starting process via the plugin: %v", err)
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ func (d *ExecDriver) Start(ctx *ExecContext, task *structs.Task) (DriverHandle,
 	h := &execHandle{
 		pluginClient: pluginClient,
 		userPid:      ps.Pid,
-		executor:     executor,
+		executor:     exec,
 		killTimeout:  d.DriverContext.KillTimeout(task),
 		logger:       d.logger,
 		doneCh:       make(chan struct{}),
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ func (d *ExecDriver) Start(ctx *ExecContext, task *structs.Task) (DriverHandle,
 type execId struct {
 	KillTimeout  time.Duration
 	UserPid      int
-	PluginConfig *plugins.ExecutorReattachConfig
+	PluginConfig *ExecutorReattachConfig
 }
 
 func (d *ExecDriver) Open(ctx *ExecContext, handleID string) (DriverHandle, error) {
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ func (d *ExecDriver) Open(ctx *ExecContext, handleID string) (DriverHandle, erro
 func (h *execHandle) ID() string {
 	id := execId{
 		KillTimeout:  h.killTimeout,
-		PluginConfig: plugins.NewExecutorReattachConfig(h.pluginClient.ReattachConfig()),
+		PluginConfig: NewExecutorReattachConfig(h.pluginClient.ReattachConfig()),
 		UserPid:      h.userPid,
 	}
 
diff --git a/client/driver/plugins/executor.go b/client/driver/executor/executor.go
similarity index 99%
rename from client/driver/plugins/executor.go
rename to client/driver/executor/executor.go
index 89ca1397e..60c18e17e 100644
--- a/client/driver/plugins/executor.go
+++ b/client/driver/executor/executor.go
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-package plugins
+package executor
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
diff --git a/client/driver/plugins/executor_basic.go b/client/driver/executor/executor_basic.go
similarity index 96%
rename from client/driver/plugins/executor_basic.go
rename to client/driver/executor/executor_basic.go
index 464cb3b3f..88acf1105 100644
--- a/client/driver/plugins/executor_basic.go
+++ b/client/driver/executor/executor_basic.go
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 // +build !linux
 
-package plugins
+package executor
 
 func (e *UniversalExecutor) configureChroot() error {
 	return nil
diff --git a/client/driver/plugins/executor_linux.go b/client/driver/executor/executor_linux.go
similarity index 99%
rename from client/driver/plugins/executor_linux.go
rename to client/driver/executor/executor_linux.go
index efdd4e410..4c946d429 100644
--- a/client/driver/plugins/executor_linux.go
+++ b/client/driver/executor/executor_linux.go
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-package plugins
+package executor
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
diff --git a/client/driver/plugins/executor_test.go b/client/driver/executor/executor_test.go
similarity index 99%
rename from client/driver/plugins/executor_test.go
rename to client/driver/executor/executor_test.go
index 98fd89f11..2b7e281ac 100644
--- a/client/driver/plugins/executor_test.go
+++ b/client/driver/executor/executor_test.go
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-package plugins
+package executor
 
 import (
 	"io/ioutil"
diff --git a/client/driver/plugins/executor_plugin.go b/client/driver/executor_plugin.go
similarity index 70%
rename from client/driver/plugins/executor_plugin.go
rename to client/driver/executor_plugin.go
index 8dbdbe58a..c07ad3f79 100644
--- a/client/driver/plugins/executor_plugin.go
+++ b/client/driver/executor_plugin.go
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-package plugins
+package driver
 
 import (
 	"log"
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import (
 	"os"
 
 	"github.com/hashicorp/go-plugin"
+	"github.com/hashicorp/nomad/client/driver/executor"
 )
 
 var HandshakeConfig = plugin.HandshakeConfig{
@@ -45,39 +46,39 @@ type ExecutorRPC struct {
 }
 
 type LaunchCmdArgs struct {
-	Cmd *ExecCommand
-	Ctx *ExecutorContext
+	Cmd *executor.ExecCommand
+	Ctx *executor.ExecutorContext
 }
 
-func (e *ExecutorRPC) LaunchCmd(cmd *ExecCommand, ctx *ExecutorContext) (*ProcessState, error) {
-	var ps *ProcessState
+func (e *ExecutorRPC) LaunchCmd(cmd *executor.ExecCommand, ctx *executor.ExecutorContext) (*executor.ProcessState, error) {
+	var ps *executor.ProcessState
 	err := e.client.Call("Plugin.LaunchCmd", LaunchCmdArgs{Cmd: cmd, Ctx: ctx}, &ps)
 	return ps, err
 }
 
-func (e *ExecutorRPC) Wait() (*ProcessState, error) {
-	var ps ProcessState
+func (e *ExecutorRPC) Wait() (*executor.ProcessState, error) {
+	var ps executor.ProcessState
 	err := e.client.Call("Plugin.Wait", new(interface{}), &ps)
 	return &ps, err
 }
 
 func (e *ExecutorRPC) ShutDown() error {
-	var ps ProcessState
+	var ps executor.ProcessState
 	err := e.client.Call("Plugin.ShutDown", new(interface{}), &ps)
 	return err
 }
 
 func (e *ExecutorRPC) Exit() error {
-	var ps ProcessState
+	var ps executor.ProcessState
 	err := e.client.Call("Plugin.Exit", new(interface{}), &ps)
 	return err
 }
 
 type ExecutorRPCServer struct {
-	Impl Executor
+	Impl executor.Executor
 }
 
-func (e *ExecutorRPCServer) LaunchCmd(args LaunchCmdArgs, ps *ProcessState) error {
+func (e *ExecutorRPCServer) LaunchCmd(args LaunchCmdArgs, ps *executor.ProcessState) error {
 	state, err := e.Impl.LaunchCmd(args.Cmd, args.Ctx)
 	if state != nil {
 		*ps = *state
@@ -85,7 +86,7 @@ func (e *ExecutorRPCServer) LaunchCmd(args LaunchCmdArgs, ps *ProcessState) erro
 	return err
 }
 
-func (e *ExecutorRPCServer) Wait(args interface{}, ps *ProcessState) error {
+func (e *ExecutorRPCServer) Wait(args interface{}, ps *executor.ProcessState) error {
 	state, err := e.Impl.Wait()
 	if state != nil {
 		*ps = *state
@@ -93,13 +94,13 @@ func (e *ExecutorRPCServer) Wait(args interface{}, ps *ProcessState) error {
 	return err
 }
 
-func (e *ExecutorRPCServer) ShutDown(args interface{}, ps *ProcessState) error {
+func (e *ExecutorRPCServer) ShutDown(args interface{}, ps *executor.ProcessState) error {
 	var err error
 	err = e.Impl.ShutDown()
 	return err
 }
 
-func (e *ExecutorRPCServer) Exit(args interface{}, ps *ProcessState) error {
+func (e *ExecutorRPCServer) Exit(args interface{}, ps *executor.ProcessState) error {
 	var err error
 	err = e.Impl.Exit()
 	return err
@@ -111,7 +112,7 @@ type ExecutorPlugin struct {
 
 func (p *ExecutorPlugin) Server(*plugin.MuxBroker) (interface{}, error) {
 	p.logger = log.New(os.Stdout, "executor-plugin-server:", log.LstdFlags)
-	return &ExecutorRPCServer{Impl: NewExecutor(p.logger)}, nil
+	return &ExecutorRPCServer{Impl: executor.NewExecutor(p.logger)}, nil
 }
 
 func (p *ExecutorPlugin) Client(b *plugin.MuxBroker, c *rpc.Client) (interface{}, error) {
diff --git a/client/driver/java.go b/client/driver/java.go
index d1600a0db..74f295cf8 100644
--- a/client/driver/java.go
+++ b/client/driver/java.go
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/hashicorp/nomad/client/allocdir"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/nomad/client/config"
-	"github.com/hashicorp/nomad/client/driver/plugins"
+	"github.com/hashicorp/nomad/client/driver/executor"
 	cstructs "github.com/hashicorp/nomad/client/driver/structs"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/nomad/client/fingerprint"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/nomad/client/getter"
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ type JavaDriverConfig struct {
 type javaHandle struct {
 	pluginClient *plugin.Client
 	userPid      int
-	executor     plugins.Executor
+	executor     executor.Executor
 
 	killTimeout time.Duration
 	logger      *log.Logger
@@ -152,17 +152,17 @@ func (d *JavaDriver) Start(ctx *ExecContext, task *structs.Task) (DriverHandle,
 		Cmd: exec.Command(bin, "executor"),
 	}
 
-	executor, pluginClient, err := createExecutor(pluginConfig, d.config.LogOutput)
+	exec, pluginClient, err := createExecutor(pluginConfig, d.config.LogOutput)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	executorCtx := &plugins.ExecutorContext{
+	executorCtx := &executor.ExecutorContext{
 		TaskEnv:       d.taskEnv,
 		AllocDir:      ctx.AllocDir,
 		TaskName:      task.Name,
 		TaskResources: task.Resources,
 	}
-	ps, err := executor.LaunchCmd(&plugins.ExecCommand{Cmd: "java", Args: args}, executorCtx)
+	ps, err := exec.LaunchCmd(&executor.ExecCommand{Cmd: "java", Args: args}, executorCtx)
 	if err != nil {
 		pluginClient.Kill()
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("error starting process via the plugin: %v", err)
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ func (d *JavaDriver) Start(ctx *ExecContext, task *structs.Task) (DriverHandle,
 	// Return a driver handle
 	h := &javaHandle{
 		pluginClient: pluginClient,
-		executor:     executor,
+		executor:     exec,
 		userPid:      ps.Pid,
 		killTimeout:  d.DriverContext.KillTimeout(task),
 		logger:       d.logger,
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ func (d *JavaDriver) Start(ctx *ExecContext, task *structs.Task) (DriverHandle,
 
 type javaId struct {
 	KillTimeout  time.Duration
-	PluginConfig *plugins.ExecutorReattachConfig
+	PluginConfig *ExecutorReattachConfig
 	UserPid      int
 }
 
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ func (d *JavaDriver) Open(ctx *ExecContext, handleID string) (DriverHandle, erro
 func (h *javaHandle) ID() string {
 	id := javaId{
 		KillTimeout:  h.killTimeout,
-		PluginConfig: plugins.NewExecutorReattachConfig(h.pluginClient.ReattachConfig()),
+		PluginConfig: NewExecutorReattachConfig(h.pluginClient.ReattachConfig()),
 		UserPid:      h.userPid,
 	}
 
diff --git a/client/driver/qemu.go b/client/driver/qemu.go
index 69a1ed178..e7753fcc9 100644
--- a/client/driver/qemu.go
+++ b/client/driver/qemu.go
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/hashicorp/go-plugin"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/nomad/client/allocdir"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/nomad/client/config"
-	"github.com/hashicorp/nomad/client/driver/plugins"
+	"github.com/hashicorp/nomad/client/driver/executor"
 	cstructs "github.com/hashicorp/nomad/client/driver/structs"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/nomad/client/fingerprint"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/nomad/client/getter"
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ type QemuDriverConfig struct {
 type qemuHandle struct {
 	pluginClient *plugin.Client
 	userPid      int
-	executor     plugins.Executor
+	executor     executor.Executor
 	killTimeout  time.Duration
 	logger       *log.Logger
 	waitCh       chan *cstructs.WaitResult
@@ -196,17 +196,17 @@ func (d *QemuDriver) Start(ctx *ExecContext, task *structs.Task) (DriverHandle,
 		Cmd: exec.Command(bin, "executor"),
 	}
 
-	executor, pluginClient, err := createExecutor(pluginConfig, d.config.LogOutput)
+	exec, pluginClient, err := createExecutor(pluginConfig, d.config.LogOutput)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	executorCtx := &plugins.ExecutorContext{
+	executorCtx := &executor.ExecutorContext{
 		TaskEnv:       d.taskEnv,
 		AllocDir:      ctx.AllocDir,
 		TaskName:      task.Name,
 		TaskResources: task.Resources,
 	}
-	ps, err := executor.LaunchCmd(&plugins.ExecCommand{Cmd: args[0], Args: args[1:]}, executorCtx)
+	ps, err := exec.LaunchCmd(&executor.ExecCommand{Cmd: args[0], Args: args[1:]}, executorCtx)
 	if err != nil {
 		pluginClient.Kill()
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("error starting process via the plugin: %v", err)
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ func (d *QemuDriver) Start(ctx *ExecContext, task *structs.Task) (DriverHandle,
 	// Create and Return Handle
 	h := &qemuHandle{
 		pluginClient: pluginClient,
-		executor:     executor,
+		executor:     exec,
 		userPid:      ps.Pid,
 		killTimeout:  d.DriverContext.KillTimeout(task),
 		logger:       d.logger,
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ func (d *QemuDriver) Start(ctx *ExecContext, task *structs.Task) (DriverHandle,
 type qemuId struct {
 	KillTimeout  time.Duration
 	UserPid      int
-	PluginConfig *plugins.ExecutorReattachConfig
+	PluginConfig *ExecutorReattachConfig
 }
 
 func (d *QemuDriver) Open(ctx *ExecContext, handleID string) (DriverHandle, error) {
@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ func (d *QemuDriver) Open(ctx *ExecContext, handleID string) (DriverHandle, erro
 func (h *qemuHandle) ID() string {
 	id := qemuId{
 		KillTimeout:  h.killTimeout,
-		PluginConfig: plugins.NewExecutorReattachConfig(h.pluginClient.ReattachConfig()),
+		PluginConfig: NewExecutorReattachConfig(h.pluginClient.ReattachConfig()),
 		UserPid:      h.userPid,
 	}
 
diff --git a/client/driver/raw_exec.go b/client/driver/raw_exec.go
index f3f670d25..5b92e6d85 100644
--- a/client/driver/raw_exec.go
+++ b/client/driver/raw_exec.go
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/hashicorp/go-plugin"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/nomad/client/allocdir"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/nomad/client/config"
-	"github.com/hashicorp/nomad/client/driver/plugins"
+	"github.com/hashicorp/nomad/client/driver/executor"
 	cstructs "github.com/hashicorp/nomad/client/driver/structs"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/nomad/client/fingerprint"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/nomad/client/getter"
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ type RawExecDriver struct {
 type rawExecHandle struct {
 	pluginClient *plugin.Client
 	userPid      int
-	executor     plugins.Executor
+	executor     executor.Executor
 	killTimeout  time.Duration
 	logger       *log.Logger
 	waitCh       chan *cstructs.WaitResult
@@ -103,17 +103,17 @@ func (d *RawExecDriver) Start(ctx *ExecContext, task *structs.Task) (DriverHandl
 		Cmd: exec.Command(bin, "executor"),
 	}
 
-	executor, pluginClient, err := createExecutor(pluginConfig, d.config.LogOutput)
+	exec, pluginClient, err := createExecutor(pluginConfig, d.config.LogOutput)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	executorCtx := &plugins.ExecutorContext{
+	executorCtx := &executor.ExecutorContext{
 		TaskEnv:       d.taskEnv,
 		AllocDir:      ctx.AllocDir,
 		TaskName:      task.Name,
 		TaskResources: task.Resources,
 	}
-	ps, err := executor.LaunchCmd(&plugins.ExecCommand{Cmd: command, Args: driverConfig.Args}, executorCtx)
+	ps, err := exec.LaunchCmd(&executor.ExecCommand{Cmd: command, Args: driverConfig.Args}, executorCtx)
 	if err != nil {
 		pluginClient.Kill()
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("error starting process via the plugin: %v", err)
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ func (d *RawExecDriver) Start(ctx *ExecContext, task *structs.Task) (DriverHandl
 	// Return a driver handle
 	h := &rawExecHandle{
 		pluginClient: pluginClient,
-		executor:     executor,
+		executor:     exec,
 		userPid:      ps.Pid,
 		killTimeout:  d.DriverContext.KillTimeout(task),
 		logger:       d.logger,
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ func (d *RawExecDriver) Start(ctx *ExecContext, task *structs.Task) (DriverHandl
 type rawExecId struct {
 	KillTimeout  time.Duration
 	UserPid      int
-	PluginConfig *plugins.ExecutorReattachConfig
+	PluginConfig *ExecutorReattachConfig
 }
 
 func (d *RawExecDriver) Open(ctx *ExecContext, handleID string) (DriverHandle, error) {
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ func (d *RawExecDriver) Open(ctx *ExecContext, handleID string) (DriverHandle, e
 func (h *rawExecHandle) ID() string {
 	id := rawExecId{
 		KillTimeout:  h.killTimeout,
-		PluginConfig: plugins.NewExecutorReattachConfig(h.pluginClient.ReattachConfig()),
+		PluginConfig: NewExecutorReattachConfig(h.pluginClient.ReattachConfig()),
 		UserPid:      h.userPid,
 	}
 
diff --git a/client/driver/utils.go b/client/driver/utils.go
index d39996718..972876eeb 100644
--- a/client/driver/utils.go
+++ b/client/driver/utils.go
@@ -7,12 +7,12 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/hashicorp/go-multierror"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/go-plugin"
-	"github.com/hashicorp/nomad/client/driver/plugins"
+	"github.com/hashicorp/nomad/client/driver/executor"
 )
 
-func createExecutor(config *plugin.ClientConfig, w io.Writer) (plugins.Executor, *plugin.Client, error) {
-	config.HandshakeConfig = plugins.HandshakeConfig
-	config.Plugins = plugins.PluginMap
+func createExecutor(config *plugin.ClientConfig, w io.Writer) (executor.Executor, *plugin.Client, error) {
+	config.HandshakeConfig = HandshakeConfig
+	config.Plugins = PluginMap
 	config.SyncStdout = w
 	config.SyncStderr = w
 	executorClient := plugin.NewClient(config)
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ func createExecutor(config *plugin.ClientConfig, w io.Writer) (plugins.Executor,
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("unable to dispense the executor plugin: %v", err)
 	}
-	executorPlugin := raw.(plugins.Executor)
+	executorPlugin := raw.(executor.Executor)
 	return executorPlugin, executorClient, nil
 }
 
diff --git a/command/executor_plugin.go b/command/executor_plugin.go
index 44f86836a..15a84db84 100644
--- a/command/executor_plugin.go
+++ b/command/executor_plugin.go
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/hashicorp/go-plugin"
 
-	"github.com/hashicorp/nomad/client/driver/plugins"
+	"github.com/hashicorp/nomad/client/driver"
 )
 
 type ExecutorPluginCommand struct {
@@ -25,8 +25,8 @@ func (e *ExecutorPluginCommand) Synopsis() string {
 
 func (e *ExecutorPluginCommand) Run(args []string) int {
 	plugin.Serve(&plugin.ServeConfig{
-		HandshakeConfig: plugins.HandshakeConfig,
-		Plugins:         plugins.PluginMap,
+		HandshakeConfig: driver.HandshakeConfig,
+		Plugins:         driver.PluginMap,
 	})
 	return 0
 }
diff --git a/command/spawn_daemon.go b/command/spawn_daemon.go
deleted file mode 100644
index 52ffd8e6c..000000000
--- a/command/spawn_daemon.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,234 +0,0 @@
-package command
-
-import (
-	"encoding/json"
-	"fmt"
-	"io"
-	"os"
-	"os/exec"
-	"strconv"
-	"strings"
-	"syscall"
-)
-
-type SpawnDaemonCommand struct {
-	Meta
-	config   *DaemonConfig
-	exitFile io.WriteCloser
-}
-
-func (c *SpawnDaemonCommand) Help() string {
-	helpText := `
-Usage: nomad spawn-daemon [options] <daemon_config>
-
-  INTERNAL ONLY
-
-  Spawns a daemon process by double forking. The required daemon_config is a
-  json encoding of the DaemonConfig struct containing the isolation
-  configuration and command to run. SpawnStartStatus is json serialized to
-  stdout upon running the user command or if any error prevents its execution.
-  If there is no error, the process waits on the users command. Once the user
-  command exits, the exit code is written to a file specified in the
-  daemon_config and this process exits with the same exit status as the user
-  command.
-  `
-
-	return strings.TrimSpace(helpText)
-}
-
-func (c *SpawnDaemonCommand) Synopsis() string {
-	return "Spawn a daemon command with configurable isolation."
-}
-
-// Status of executing the user's command.
-type SpawnStartStatus struct {
-	// The PID of the user's command.
-	UserPID int
-
-	// ErrorMsg will be empty if the user command was started successfully.
-	// Otherwise it will have an error message.
-	ErrorMsg string
-}
-
-// Exit status of the user's command.
-type SpawnExitStatus struct {
-	// The exit code of the user's command.
-	ExitCode int
-}
-
-// Configuration for the command to start as a daemon.
-type DaemonConfig struct {
-	exec.Cmd
-
-	// The filepath to write the exit status to.
-	ExitStatusFile string
-
-	// The paths, if not /dev/null, must be either in the tasks root directory
-	// or in the shared alloc directory.
-	StdoutFile string
-	StdinFile  string
-	StderrFile string
-
-	// An optional path specifying the directory to chroot the process in.
-	Chroot string
-}
-
-// Whether to start the user command or abort.
-type TaskStart bool
-
-// parseConfig reads the DaemonConfig from the passed arguments. If not
-// successful, an error is returned.
-func (c *SpawnDaemonCommand) parseConfig(args []string) (*DaemonConfig, error) {
-	flags := c.Meta.FlagSet("spawn-daemon", FlagSetClient)
-	flags.Usage = func() { c.Ui.Output(c.Help()) }
-	if err := flags.Parse(args); err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to parse args: %v", err)
-	}
-
-	// Check that we got json input.
-	args = flags.Args()
-	if len(args) != 1 {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("incorrect number of args; got %v; want 1", len(args))
-	}
-	jsonInput, err := strconv.Unquote(args[0])
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("Failed to unquote json input: %v", err)
-	}
-
-	// De-serialize the passed command.
-	var config DaemonConfig
-	dec := json.NewDecoder(strings.NewReader(jsonInput))
-	if err := dec.Decode(&config); err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-
-	return &config, nil
-}
-
-// configureLogs creates the log files and redirects the process
-// stdin/stderr/stdout to them. If unsuccessful, an error is returned.
-func (c *SpawnDaemonCommand) configureLogs() error {
-	if len(c.config.StdoutFile) != 0 {
-		stdo, err := os.OpenFile(c.config.StdoutFile, os.O_CREATE|os.O_RDWR|os.O_APPEND, 0666)
-		if err != nil {
-			return fmt.Errorf("Error opening file to redirect stdout: %v", err)
-		}
-
-		c.config.Cmd.Stdout = stdo
-	}
-
-	if len(c.config.StderrFile) != 0 {
-		stde, err := os.OpenFile(c.config.StderrFile, os.O_CREATE|os.O_RDWR|os.O_APPEND, 0666)
-		if err != nil {
-			return fmt.Errorf("Error opening file to redirect stderr: %v", err)
-		}
-		c.config.Cmd.Stderr = stde
-	}
-
-	if len(c.config.StdinFile) != 0 {
-		stdi, err := os.OpenFile(c.config.StdinFile, os.O_CREATE|os.O_RDONLY, 0666)
-		if err != nil {
-			return fmt.Errorf("Error opening file to redirect stdin: %v", err)
-		}
-		c.config.Cmd.Stdin = stdi
-	}
-
-	return nil
-}
-
-func (c *SpawnDaemonCommand) Run(args []string) int {
-	var err error
-	c.config, err = c.parseConfig(args)
-	if err != nil {
-		return c.outputStartStatus(err, 1)
-	}
-
-	// Open the file we will be using to write exit codes to. We do this early
-	// to ensure that we don't start the user process when we can't capture its
-	// exit status.
-	c.exitFile, err = os.OpenFile(c.config.ExitStatusFile, os.O_WRONLY, 0666)
-	if err != nil {
-		return c.outputStartStatus(fmt.Errorf("Error opening file to store exit status: %v", err), 1)
-	}
-
-	// Isolate the user process.
-	if err := c.isolateCmd(); err != nil {
-		return c.outputStartStatus(err, 1)
-	}
-
-	// Redirect logs.
-	if err := c.configureLogs(); err != nil {
-		return c.outputStartStatus(err, 1)
-	}
-
-	// Chroot jail the process and set its working directory.
-	c.configureChroot()
-
-	// Wait to get the start command.
-	var start TaskStart
-	dec := json.NewDecoder(os.Stdin)
-	if err := dec.Decode(&start); err != nil {
-		return c.outputStartStatus(err, 1)
-	}
-
-	// Aborted by Nomad process.
-	if !start {
-		return 0
-	}
-
-	// Spawn the user process.
-	if err := c.config.Cmd.Start(); err != nil {
-		return c.outputStartStatus(fmt.Errorf("Error starting user command: %v", err), 1)
-	}
-
-	// Indicate that the command was started successfully.
-	c.outputStartStatus(nil, 0)
-
-	// Wait and then output the exit status.
-	return c.writeExitStatus(c.config.Cmd.Wait())
-}
-
-// outputStartStatus is a helper function that outputs a SpawnStartStatus to
-// Stdout with the passed error, which may be nil to indicate no error. It
-// returns the passed status.
-func (c *SpawnDaemonCommand) outputStartStatus(err error, status int) int {
-	startStatus := &SpawnStartStatus{}
-	enc := json.NewEncoder(os.Stdout)
-
-	if err != nil {
-		startStatus.ErrorMsg = err.Error()
-	}
-
-	if c.config != nil && c.config.Cmd.Process != nil {
-		startStatus.UserPID = c.config.Process.Pid
-	}
-
-	enc.Encode(startStatus)
-	return status
-}
-
-// writeExitStatus takes in the error result from calling wait and writes out
-// the exit status to a file. It returns the same exit status as the user
-// command.
-func (c *SpawnDaemonCommand) writeExitStatus(exit error) int {
-	// Parse the exit code.
-	exitStatus := &SpawnExitStatus{}
-	if exit != nil {
-		// Default to exit code 1 if we can not get the actual exit code.
-		exitStatus.ExitCode = 1
-
-		if exiterr, ok := exit.(*exec.ExitError); ok {
-			if status, ok := exiterr.Sys().(syscall.WaitStatus); ok {
-				exitStatus.ExitCode = status.ExitStatus()
-			}
-		}
-	}
-
-	if c.exitFile != nil {
-		enc := json.NewEncoder(c.exitFile)
-		enc.Encode(exitStatus)
-		c.exitFile.Close()
-	}
-
-	return exitStatus.ExitCode
-}
diff --git a/command/spawn_daemon_darwin.go b/command/spawn_daemon_darwin.go
deleted file mode 100644
index f3fe8484a..000000000
--- a/command/spawn_daemon_darwin.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-package command
-
-// No chroot on darwin.
-func (c *SpawnDaemonCommand) configureChroot() {}
diff --git a/command/spawn_daemon_linux.go b/command/spawn_daemon_linux.go
deleted file mode 100644
index 512ec645f..000000000
--- a/command/spawn_daemon_linux.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,16 +0,0 @@
-package command
-
-import "syscall"
-
-// configureChroot enters the user command into a chroot if specified in the
-// config and on an OS that supports Chroots.
-func (c *SpawnDaemonCommand) configureChroot() {
-	if len(c.config.Chroot) != 0 {
-		if c.config.Cmd.SysProcAttr == nil {
-			c.config.Cmd.SysProcAttr = &syscall.SysProcAttr{}
-		}
-
-		c.config.Cmd.SysProcAttr.Chroot = c.config.Chroot
-		c.config.Cmd.Dir = "/"
-	}
-}
diff --git a/command/spawn_daemon_test.go b/command/spawn_daemon_test.go
deleted file mode 100644
index 5bfd6ad5a..000000000
--- a/command/spawn_daemon_test.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,48 +0,0 @@
-package command
-
-import (
-	"bytes"
-	"encoding/json"
-	"fmt"
-	"io"
-	"os/exec"
-	"testing"
-)
-
-type nopCloser struct {
-	io.ReadWriter
-}
-
-func (n *nopCloser) Close() error {
-	return nil
-}
-
-func TestSpawnDaemon_WriteExitStatus(t *testing.T) {
-	// Check if there is python.
-	path, err := exec.LookPath("python")
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Skip("python not detected")
-	}
-
-	var b bytes.Buffer
-	daemon := &SpawnDaemonCommand{exitFile: &nopCloser{&b}}
-
-	code := 3
-	cmd := exec.Command(path, "./test-resources/exiter.py", fmt.Sprintf("%d", code))
-	err = cmd.Run()
-	actual := daemon.writeExitStatus(err)
-	if actual != code {
-		t.Fatalf("writeExitStatus(%v) returned %v; want %v", err, actual, code)
-	}
-
-	// De-serialize the passed command.
-	var exitStatus SpawnExitStatus
-	dec := json.NewDecoder(&b)
-	if err := dec.Decode(&exitStatus); err != nil {
-		t.Fatalf("failed to decode exit status: %v", err)
-	}
-
-	if exitStatus.ExitCode != code {
-		t.Fatalf("writeExitStatus(%v) wrote exit status %v; want %v", err, exitStatus.ExitCode, code)
-	}
-}
diff --git a/command/spawn_daemon_unix.go b/command/spawn_daemon_unix.go
deleted file mode 100644
index 981e52596..000000000
--- a/command/spawn_daemon_unix.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,16 +0,0 @@
-// +build !windows
-
-package command
-
-import "syscall"
-
-// isolateCmd sets the session id for the process and the umask.
-func (c *SpawnDaemonCommand) isolateCmd() error {
-	if c.config.Cmd.SysProcAttr == nil {
-		c.config.Cmd.SysProcAttr = &syscall.SysProcAttr{}
-	}
-
-	c.config.Cmd.SysProcAttr.Setsid = true
-	syscall.Umask(0)
-	return nil
-}
diff --git a/command/spawn_daemon_windows.go b/command/spawn_daemon_windows.go
deleted file mode 100644
index bb2d63ed8..000000000
--- a/command/spawn_daemon_windows.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-// build !linux !darwin
-
-package command
-
-// No isolation on Windows.
-func (c *SpawnDaemonCommand) isolateCmd() error { return nil }
-func (c *SpawnDaemonCommand) configureChroot()  {}
diff --git a/commands.go b/commands.go
index 9f5fedb12..99294858d 100644
--- a/commands.go
+++ b/commands.go
@@ -118,13 +118,6 @@ func Commands(metaPtr *command.Meta) map[string]cli.CommandFactory {
 				Meta: meta,
 			}, nil
 		},
-
-		"spawn-daemon": func() (cli.Command, error) {
-			return &command.SpawnDaemonCommand{
-				Meta: meta,
-			}, nil
-		},
-
 		"status": func() (cli.Command, error) {
 			return &command.StatusCommand{
 				Meta: meta,