diff --git a/internal/util/cephcmds.go b/internal/util/cephcmds.go
index bc5694178..45d67abd5 100644
--- a/internal/util/cephcmds.go
+++ b/internal/util/cephcmds.go
@@ -275,48 +275,3 @@ func RemoveObject(ctx context.Context, monitors string, cr *Credentials, poolNam
 
 	return nil
 }
-
-// SetImageMeta sets image metadata
-func SetImageMeta(ctx context.Context, cr *Credentials, monitors, imageSpec, key, value string) error {
-	args := []string{
-		"-m", monitors,
-		"--id", cr.ID,
-		"--keyfile=" + cr.KeyFile,
-		"-c", CephConfigPath,
-		"image-meta", "set", imageSpec,
-		key, value,
-	}
-
-	_, _, err := ExecCommand("rbd", args[:]...)
-	if err != nil {
-		klog.Errorf(Log(ctx, "failed setting image metadata (%s) for (%s): (%v)"), key, imageSpec, err)
-		return err
-	}
-
-	return nil
-}
-
-// GetImageMeta gets image metadata
-func GetImageMeta(ctx context.Context, cr *Credentials, monitors, imageSpec, key string) (string, error) {
-	args := []string{
-		"-m", monitors,
-		"--id", cr.ID,
-		"--keyfile=" + cr.KeyFile,
-		"-c", CephConfigPath,
-		"image-meta", "get", imageSpec,
-		key,
-	}
-
-	stdout, stderr, err := ExecCommand("rbd", args[:]...)
-	if err != nil {
-		stdoutanderr := strings.Join([]string{string(stdout), string(stderr)}, " ")
-		if strings.Contains(stdoutanderr, "failed to get metadata "+key+" of image : (2) No such file or directory") {
-			return "", ErrKeyNotFound{imageSpec + " " + key, err}
-		}
-
-		klog.Errorf(Log(ctx, "failed getting image metadata (%s) for (%s): (%v)"), key, imageSpec, err)
-		return "", err
-	}
-
-	return string(stdout), nil
-}