diff --git a/compose/config/config.py b/compose/config/config.py
index 2c1fdeb9c..201266208 100644
--- a/compose/config/config.py
+++ b/compose/config/config.py
@@ -65,7 +65,6 @@ ALLOWED_KEYS = DOCKER_CONFIG_KEYS + [
     'dockerfile',
     'expose',
     'external_links',
-    'name',
 ]