diff --git a/internal/rbd/controllerserver.go b/internal/rbd/controllerserver.go
index 01338d7d2..dbcf59100 100644
--- a/internal/rbd/controllerserver.go
+++ b/internal/rbd/controllerserver.go
@@ -1600,36 +1600,3 @@ func (cs *ControllerServer) ControllerExpandVolume(
 		NodeExpansionRequired: nodeExpansion,
 	}, nil
 }
-
-// ControllerPublishVolume is a dummy publish implementation to mimic a successful attach operation being a NOOP.
-func (cs *ControllerServer) ControllerPublishVolume(
-	ctx context.Context,
-	req *csi.ControllerPublishVolumeRequest,
-) (*csi.ControllerPublishVolumeResponse, error) {
-	if req.GetVolumeId() == "" {
-		return nil, status.Error(codes.InvalidArgument, "Volume ID cannot be empty")
-	}
-	if req.GetNodeId() == "" {
-		return nil, status.Error(codes.InvalidArgument, "Node ID cannot be empty")
-	}
-	if req.GetVolumeCapability() == nil {
-		return nil, status.Error(codes.InvalidArgument, "Volume Capabilities cannot be empty")
-	}
-
-	return &csi.ControllerPublishVolumeResponse{
-		// the dummy response carry an empty map in its response.
-		PublishContext: map[string]string{},
-	}, nil
-}
-
-// ControllerUnPublishVolume is a dummy unpublish implementation to mimic a successful attach operation being a NOOP.
-func (cs *ControllerServer) ControllerUnpublishVolume(
-	ctx context.Context,
-	req *csi.ControllerUnpublishVolumeRequest,
-) (*csi.ControllerUnpublishVolumeResponse, error) {
-	if req.GetVolumeId() == "" {
-		return nil, status.Error(codes.InvalidArgument, "Volume ID cannot be empty")
-	}
-
-	return &csi.ControllerUnpublishVolumeResponse{}, nil
-}