diff --git a/compose/config/config.py b/compose/config/config.py
index 9e9cb857fb..373299fd87 100644
--- a/compose/config/config.py
+++ b/compose/config/config.py
@@ -485,7 +485,6 @@ def resolve_volume_paths(service_dict, working_dir=None):
 
 def resolve_volume_path(volume, working_dir, service_name):
     container_path, host_path = split_path_mapping(volume)
-    container_path = os.path.expanduser(container_path)
 
     if host_path is not None:
         if host_path.startswith('.'):