diff --git a/cli/command/container/create.go b/cli/command/container/create.go
index 486d2852f9..b23f1963be 100644
--- a/cli/command/container/create.go
+++ b/cli/command/container/create.go
@@ -115,12 +115,6 @@ func runCreate(ctx context.Context, dockerCli command.Cli, flags *pflag.FlagSet,
 			StatusCode: 125,
 		}
 	}
-	if err = validateAPIVersion(containerCfg, dockerCli.Client().ClientVersion()); err != nil {
-		return cli.StatusError{
-			Status:     withHelp(err, "create").Error(),
-			StatusCode: 125,
-		}
-	}
 	id, err := createContainer(ctx, dockerCli, containerCfg, options)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
diff --git a/cli/command/container/opts.go b/cli/command/container/opts.go
index 8cc44b762d..badb1b2a6b 100644
--- a/cli/command/container/opts.go
+++ b/cli/command/container/opts.go
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 	"time"
 
-	"github.com/docker/cli/cli/command"
 	"github.com/docker/cli/cli/compose/loader"
 	"github.com/docker/cli/opts"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/api/types/container"
@@ -1135,12 +1134,3 @@ func validateAttach(val string) (string, error) {
 	}
 	return val, errors.Errorf("valid streams are STDIN, STDOUT and STDERR")
 }
-
-func validateAPIVersion(c *containerConfig, serverAPIVersion string) error {
-	for _, m := range c.HostConfig.Mounts {
-		if err := command.ValidateMountWithAPIVersion(m, serverAPIVersion); err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-	}
-	return nil
-}
diff --git a/cli/command/container/run.go b/cli/command/container/run.go
index d824d8b17e..5c541a0dde 100644
--- a/cli/command/container/run.go
+++ b/cli/command/container/run.go
@@ -107,12 +107,6 @@ func runRun(ctx context.Context, dockerCli command.Cli, flags *pflag.FlagSet, ro
 			StatusCode: 125,
 		}
 	}
-	if err = validateAPIVersion(containerCfg, dockerCli.CurrentVersion()); err != nil {
-		return cli.StatusError{
-			Status:     withHelp(err, "run").Error(),
-			StatusCode: 125,
-		}
-	}
 	return runContainer(ctx, dockerCli, ropts, copts, containerCfg)
 }
 
diff --git a/cli/command/service/create.go b/cli/command/service/create.go
index 60e2b09768..fa06b32c2b 100644
--- a/cli/command/service/create.go
+++ b/cli/command/service/create.go
@@ -109,10 +109,6 @@ func runCreate(ctx context.Context, dockerCLI command.Cli, flags *pflag.FlagSet,
 		return err
 	}
 
-	if err = validateAPIVersion(service, dockerCLI.Client().ClientVersion()); err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
 	specifiedSecrets := opts.secrets.Value()
 	if len(specifiedSecrets) > 0 {
 		// parse and validate secrets
diff --git a/cli/command/service/opts.go b/cli/command/service/opts.go
index bd5ea0435d..ca4c5f01c5 100644
--- a/cli/command/service/opts.go
+++ b/cli/command/service/opts.go
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 	"time"
 
-	"github.com/docker/cli/cli/command"
 	"github.com/docker/cli/opts"
 	"github.com/docker/cli/opts/swarmopts"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/api/types/container"
@@ -1048,12 +1047,3 @@ const (
 	flagUlimitRemove            = "ulimit-rm"
 	flagOomScoreAdj             = "oom-score-adj"
 )
-
-func validateAPIVersion(c swarm.ServiceSpec, serverAPIVersion string) error {
-	for _, m := range c.TaskTemplate.ContainerSpec.Mounts {
-		if err := command.ValidateMountWithAPIVersion(m, serverAPIVersion); err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-	}
-	return nil
-}
diff --git a/cli/command/utils.go b/cli/command/utils.go
index 9eb17760be..de692052f6 100644
--- a/cli/command/utils.go
+++ b/cli/command/utils.go
@@ -16,8 +16,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/docker/cli/cli/config"
 	"github.com/docker/cli/cli/streams"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/api/types/filters"
-	mounttypes "github.com/docker/docker/api/types/mount"
-	"github.com/docker/docker/api/types/versions"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/errdefs"
 	"github.com/moby/sys/sequential"
 	"github.com/moby/term"
@@ -217,17 +215,3 @@ func ValidateOutputPathFileMode(fileMode os.FileMode) error {
 	}
 	return nil
 }
-
-// ValidateMountWithAPIVersion validates a mount with the server API version.
-func ValidateMountWithAPIVersion(m mounttypes.Mount, serverAPIVersion string) error {
-	if m.BindOptions != nil {
-		if m.BindOptions.NonRecursive && versions.LessThan(serverAPIVersion, "1.40") {
-			return errors.Errorf("bind-recursive=disabled requires API v1.40 or later")
-		}
-		// ReadOnlyNonRecursive can be safely ignored when API < 1.44
-		if m.BindOptions.ReadOnlyForceRecursive && versions.LessThan(serverAPIVersion, "1.44") {
-			return errors.Errorf("bind-recursive=readonly requires API v1.44 or later")
-		}
-	}
-	return nil
-}