diff --git a/validate.go b/validate.go
index df46e3e1c..4d5b5972f 100644
--- a/validate.go
+++ b/validate.go
@@ -86,7 +86,6 @@ func bundleValidate(spec rspec.Spec, rootfs string) {
 	checkSemVer(spec.Version)
 	checkPlatform(spec.Platform)
 	checkProcess(spec.Process, rootfs)
-	checkMounts(spec.Mounts, rootfs)
 	checkLinux(spec.Linux, rootfs)
 }
 
@@ -97,17 +96,6 @@ func checkSemVer(version string) {
 	}
 }
 
-func checkMounts(mounts []rspec.Mount, rootfs string) {
-	for _, mount := range mounts {
-		destPath := path.Join(rootfs, mount.Destination)
-		if fi, err := os.Stat(destPath); err != nil {
-			logrus.Fatalf("Cannot find the mount destination %q", destPath)
-		} else if !fi.IsDir() {
-			logrus.Fatalf("Mount destination %q is not a directory.", destPath)
-		}
-	}
-}
-
 func checkPlatform(platform rspec.Platform) {
 	validCombins := map[string][]string{
 		"darwin":    {"386", "amd64", "arm", "arm64"},