diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/container/runtime.go b/pkg/kubelet/container/runtime.go
index 3bd2962a5c3..c7ea7029cda 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/container/runtime.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/container/runtime.go
@@ -74,6 +74,11 @@ type Runtime interface {
 	PullImage(image string) error
 	// IsImagePresent checks whether the container image is already in the local storage.
 	IsImagePresent(image string) (bool, error)
+	// GetContainerLogs returns logs of a specific container. By
+	// default, it returns a snapshot of the container log. Set 'follow' to true to
+	// stream the log. Set 'follow' to false and specify the number of lines (e.g.
+	// "100" or "all") to tail the log.
+	GetContainerLogs(containerID, tail string, follow bool, stdout, stderr io.Writer) (err error)
 }
 
 // Pod is a group of containers, with the status of the pod.
diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/dockertools/manager.go b/pkg/kubelet/dockertools/manager.go
index 05d6c935f6f..0aaa3626924 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/dockertools/manager.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/dockertools/manager.go
@@ -171,12 +171,12 @@ func (sc *stringCache) Get(uid types.UID, name string) (string, bool) {
 	}
 }
 
-// GetKubeletDockerContainerLogs returns logs of a specific container. By
-// default, it returns a snapshot of the container log. Set |follow| to true to
-// stream the log. Set |follow| to false and specify the number of lines (e.g.
+// GetContainerLogs returns logs of a specific container. By
+// default, it returns a snapshot of the container log. Set 'follow' to true to
+// stream the log. Set 'follow' to false and specify the number of lines (e.g.
 // "100" or "all") to tail the log.
 // TODO: Make 'RawTerminal' option  flagable.
-func (dm *DockerManager) GetKubeletDockerContainerLogs(containerID, tail string, follow bool, stdout, stderr io.Writer) (err error) {
+func (dm *DockerManager) GetContainerLogs(containerID, tail string, follow bool, stdout, stderr io.Writer) (err error) {
 	opts := docker.LogsOptions{
 		Container:    containerID,
 		Stdout:       true,
diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/kubelet.go b/pkg/kubelet/kubelet.go
index 8ef919e4bc4..730a572a8b6 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/kubelet.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/kubelet.go
@@ -1655,7 +1655,7 @@ func (kl *Kubelet) GetKubeletContainerLogs(podFullName, containerName, tail stri
 		// waiting state.
 		return err
 	}
-	return kl.containerManager.GetKubeletDockerContainerLogs(dockerContainerID, tail, follow, stdout, stderr)
+	return kl.containerManager.GetContainerLogs(dockerContainerID, tail, follow, stdout, stderr)
 }
 
 // GetHostname Returns the hostname as the kubelet sees it.