diff --git a/e2e/deployment.go b/e2e/deployment.go
index 98ee7ae1e..f4f63642a 100644
--- a/e2e/deployment.go
+++ b/e2e/deployment.go
@@ -268,40 +268,6 @@ func (yrn *yamlResourceNamespaced) Do(action kubectlAction) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-type rookNFSResource struct {
-	f           *framework.Framework
-	modules     []string
-	orchBackend string
-}
-
-func (rnr *rookNFSResource) Do(action kubectlAction) error {
-	if action != kubectlCreate {
-		// we won't disabled modules
-		return nil
-	}
-
-	for _, module := range rnr.modules {
-		cmd := fmt.Sprintf("ceph mgr module enable %s", module)
-		_, _, err := execCommandInToolBoxPod(rnr.f, cmd, rookNamespace)
-		if err != nil {
-			// depending on the Ceph/Rook version, modules are
-			// enabled by default
-			framework.Logf("enabling module %q failed: %v", module, err)
-		}
-	}
-
-	if rnr.orchBackend != "" {
-		// this is not required for all Rook versions, allow failing
-		cmd := fmt.Sprintf("ceph orch set backend %s", rnr.orchBackend)
-		_, _, err := execCommandInToolBoxPod(rnr.f, cmd, rookNamespace)
-		if err != nil {
-			framework.Logf("setting orch backend %q failed: %v", rnr.orchBackend, err)
-		}
-	}
-
-	return nil
-}
-
 func waitForDeploymentUpdateScale(
 	c kubernetes.Interface,
 	ns,
diff --git a/e2e/nfs.go b/e2e/nfs.go
index dca1b227c..56f9cc7f4 100644
--- a/e2e/nfs.go
+++ b/e2e/nfs.go
@@ -72,14 +72,14 @@ func deployNFSPlugin(f *framework.Framework) {
 		framework.Failf("failed to create pool for NFS config %q: %v", nfsPoolName, err)
 	}
 
-	createORDeleteNFSResources(f, kubectlCreate)
+	createORDeleteNFSResources(kubectlCreate)
 }
 
 func deleteNFSPlugin() {
-	createORDeleteNFSResources(nil, kubectlDelete)
+	createORDeleteNFSResources(kubectlDelete)
 }
 
-func createORDeleteNFSResources(f *framework.Framework, action kubectlAction) {
+func createORDeleteNFSResources(action kubectlAction) {
 	cephConfigFile := getConfigFile(cephConfconfigMap, deployPath, examplePath)
 	resources := []ResourceDeployer{
 		// shared resources
@@ -112,12 +112,7 @@ func createORDeleteNFSResources(f *framework.Framework, action kubectlAction) {
 			filename:  nfsDirPath + nfsNodePlugin,
 			namespace: cephCSINamespace,
 		},
-		// NFS-export management by Rook
-		&rookNFSResource{
-			f:           f,
-			modules:     []string{"rook", "nfs"},
-			orchBackend: "rook",
-		},
+		// NFS server deployment
 		&yamlResourceNamespaced{
 			filename:  nfsExamplePath + nfsRookCephNFS,
 			namespace: rookNamespace,