diff --git a/pkg/cephfs/controllerserver.go b/pkg/cephfs/controllerserver.go
index 538cff351..b75406e2d 100644
--- a/pkg/cephfs/controllerserver.go
+++ b/pkg/cephfs/controllerserver.go
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ func (cs *ControllerServer) deleteVolumeDeprecated(req *csi.DeleteVolumeRequest)
 	idLk := volumeIDLocker.Lock(string(volID))
 	defer volumeIDLocker.Unlock(idLk, string(volID))
 
-	if err = purgeVolume(volID, cr, &ce.VolOptions); err != nil {
+	if err = purgeVolumeDeprecated(volID, cr, &ce.VolOptions); err != nil {
 		klog.Errorf("failed to delete volume %s: %v", volID, err)
 		return nil, status.Error(codes.Internal, err.Error())
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/cephfs/util.go b/pkg/cephfs/util.go
index 7cd07db7d..52d9c9bb5 100644
--- a/pkg/cephfs/util.go
+++ b/pkg/cephfs/util.go
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import (
 	"encoding/json"
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
+	"os"
 	"os/exec"
 
 	"google.golang.org/grpc/codes"
@@ -90,6 +91,11 @@ func isMountPoint(p string) (bool, error) {
 	return !notMnt, nil
 }
 
+func pathExists(p string) bool {
+	_, err := os.Stat(p)
+	return err == nil
+}
+
 // Controller service request validation
 func (cs *ControllerServer) validateCreateVolumeRequest(req *csi.CreateVolumeRequest) error {
 	if err := cs.Driver.ValidateControllerServiceRequest(csi.ControllerServiceCapability_RPC_CREATE_DELETE_VOLUME); err != nil {
diff --git a/pkg/cephfs/volume.go b/pkg/cephfs/volume.go
index e93d8d7ec..7a613f3d1 100644
--- a/pkg/cephfs/volume.go
+++ b/pkg/cephfs/volume.go
@@ -17,6 +17,9 @@ limitations under the License.
 package cephfs
 
 import (
+	"fmt"
+	"os"
+	"path"
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 
@@ -37,6 +40,18 @@ var (
 	cephfsInit = false
 )
 
+func getCephRootVolumePathLocalDeprecated(volID volumeID) string {
+	return path.Join(getCephRootPathLocalDeprecated(volID), "csi-volumes", string(volID))
+}
+
+func getVolumeRootPathCephDeprecated(volID volumeID) string {
+	return path.Join("/", "csi-volumes", string(volID))
+}
+
+func getCephRootPathLocalDeprecated(volID volumeID) string {
+	return fmt.Sprintf("%s/controller/volumes/root-%s", PluginFolder, string(volID))
+}
+
 func getVolumeRootPathCeph(volOptions *volumeOptions, cr *util.Credentials, volID volumeID) (string, error) {
 	stdout, _, err := util.ExecCommand(
 		"ceph",
@@ -110,6 +125,70 @@ func createVolume(volOptions *volumeOptions, cr *util.Credentials, volID volumeI
 	return nil
 }
 
+func mountCephRoot(volID volumeID, volOptions *volumeOptions, adminCr *util.Credentials) error {
+	cephRoot := getCephRootPathLocalDeprecated(volID)
+
+	// Root path is not set for dynamically provisioned volumes
+	// Access to cephfs's / is required
+	volOptions.RootPath = "/"
+
+	if err := createMountPoint(cephRoot); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	m, err := newMounter(volOptions)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to create mounter: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	if err = m.mount(cephRoot, adminCr, volOptions); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("error mounting ceph root: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+func unmountCephRoot(volID volumeID) {
+	cephRoot := getCephRootPathLocalDeprecated(volID)
+
+	if err := unmountVolume(cephRoot); err != nil {
+		klog.Errorf("failed to unmount %s with error %s", cephRoot, err)
+	} else {
+		if err := os.Remove(cephRoot); err != nil {
+			klog.Errorf("failed to remove %s with error %s", cephRoot, err)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func purgeVolumeDeprecated(volID volumeID, adminCr *util.Credentials, volOptions *volumeOptions) error {
+	if err := mountCephRoot(volID, volOptions, adminCr); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	defer unmountCephRoot(volID)
+
+	var (
+		volRoot         = getCephRootVolumePathLocalDeprecated(volID)
+		volRootDeleting = volRoot + "-deleting"
+	)
+
+	if pathExists(volRoot) {
+		if err := os.Rename(volRoot, volRootDeleting); err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("couldn't mark volume %s for deletion: %v", volID, err)
+		}
+	} else {
+		if !pathExists(volRootDeleting) {
+			klog.V(4).Infof("cephfs: volume %s not found, assuming it to be already deleted", volID)
+			return nil
+		}
+	}
+
+	if err := os.RemoveAll(volRootDeleting); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to delete volume %s: %v", volID, err)
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
 func purgeVolume(volID volumeID, cr *util.Credentials, volOptions *volumeOptions) error {
 	err := execCommandErr(
 		"ceph",
diff --git a/pkg/cephfs/volumeoptions.go b/pkg/cephfs/volumeoptions.go
index 11f9f3d6c..4fac5ba43 100644
--- a/pkg/cephfs/volumeoptions.go
+++ b/pkg/cephfs/volumeoptions.go
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ package cephfs
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
-	"path"
 	"strconv"
 
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
@@ -272,7 +271,7 @@ func newVolumeOptionsFromVersion1Context(volID string, options, secrets map[stri
 			return nil, nil, err
 		}
 
-		opts.RootPath = path.Join("/csi-volumes", string(volumeID(volID)))
+		opts.RootPath = getVolumeRootPathCephDeprecated(volumeID(volID))
 	} else {
 		if err = extractOption(&opts.RootPath, "rootPath", options); err != nil {
 			return nil, nil, err