diff --git a/src/path/filepath/path.go b/src/path/filepath/path.go
index bbb90306a7f38..aba1717e7d5e0 100644
--- a/src/path/filepath/path.go
+++ b/src/path/filepath/path.go
@@ -96,19 +96,14 @@ func Clean(path string) string {
 		}
 		return originalPath + "."
 	}
-
-	n := len(path)
-	if volLen > 2 && n == 1 && os.IsPathSeparator(path[0]) {
-		// UNC volume name with trailing slash.
-		return FromSlash(originalPath[:volLen])
-	}
 	rooted := os.IsPathSeparator(path[0])
 
 	// Invariants:
 	//	reading from path; r is index of next byte to process.
-	//	writing to out; w is index of next byte to write.
-	//	dotdot is index in out where .. must stop, either because
+	//	writing to buf; w is index of next byte to write.
+	//	dotdot is index in buf where .. must stop, either because
 	//		it is the leading slash or it is a leading ../../.. prefix.
+	n := len(path)
 	out := lazybuf{path: path, volAndPath: originalPath, volLen: volLen}
 	r, dotdot := 0, 0
 	if rooted {
diff --git a/src/path/filepath/path_test.go b/src/path/filepath/path_test.go
index 9c4c7ebedc3b4..7a434a4292493 100644
--- a/src/path/filepath/path_test.go
+++ b/src/path/filepath/path_test.go
@@ -93,9 +93,6 @@ var wincleantests = []PathTest{
 	{`//host/share/foo/../baz`, `\\host\share\baz`},
 	{`\\a\b\..\c`, `\\a\b\c`},
 	{`\\a\b`, `\\a\b`},
-	{`\\a\b\`, `\\a\b`},
-	{`\\folder\share\foo`, `\\folder\share\foo`},
-	{`\\folder\share\foo\`, `\\folder\share\foo`},
 }
 
 func TestClean(t *testing.T) {