diff --git a/packages/nuxt/src/app/components/nuxt-link.ts b/packages/nuxt/src/app/components/nuxt-link.ts
index 13c9141b10..659001884b 100644
--- a/packages/nuxt/src/app/components/nuxt-link.ts
+++ b/packages/nuxt/src/app/components/nuxt-link.ts
@@ -113,14 +113,10 @@ export function defineNuxtLink (options: NuxtLinkOptions) {
 
     const resolvedPath = {
       ...to,
+      name: undefined, // named routes would otherwise always override trailing slash behavior
       path: applyTrailingSlashBehavior(path, options.trailingSlash)
     }
 
-    // named routes would otherwise always override trailing slash behavior
-    if ('name' in resolvedPath) {
-      delete resolvedPath.name
-    }
-
     return resolvedPath
   }