diff --git a/pkg/compose/create.go b/pkg/compose/create.go
index f82b3c105b..2dbb41f895 100644
--- a/pkg/compose/create.go
+++ b/pkg/compose/create.go
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"io/fs"
 	"os"
-	"path"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"sort"
 	"strconv"
@@ -888,7 +887,6 @@ func buildContainerMountOptions(p types.Project, s types.ServiceConfig, img moby
 			if m.Type == "volume" {
 				src = m.Name
 			}
-			m.Destination = path.Clean(m.Destination)
 
 			if img.Config != nil {
 				if _, ok := img.Config.Volumes[m.Destination]; ok {
@@ -1112,8 +1110,6 @@ func buildMount(project types.Project, volume types.ServiceVolumeConfig) (mount.
 
 	bind, vol, tmpfs := buildMountOptions(volume)
 
-	volume.Target = path.Clean(volume.Target)
-
 	if bind != nil {
 		volume.Type = types.VolumeTypeBind
 	}