diff --git a/scripts/minikube.sh b/scripts/minikube.sh
index d35c8b458..ba1add133 100755
--- a/scripts/minikube.sh
+++ b/scripts/minikube.sh
@@ -67,6 +67,14 @@ function enable_psp() {
 	  cp "$DIR"/psp.yaml "$HOME"/.minikube/files/etc/kubernetes/addons/psp.yaml
 }
 
+# Storage providers and the default storage class is not needed for Ceph-CSI
+# testing. In order to reduce resources and potential conflicts between storage
+# plugins, disable them.
+function disable_storage_addons() {
+    minikube addons disable default-storageclass 2>/dev/null || true
+    minikube addons disable storage-provisioner 2>/dev/null || true
+}
+
 # configure minikube
 MINIKUBE_ARCH=${MINIKUBE_ARCH:-"amd64"}
 MINIKUBE_VERSION=${MINIKUBE_VERSION:-"latest"}
@@ -125,6 +133,8 @@ up)
         install_kubectl
     fi
 
+    disable_storage_addons
+
     echo "starting minikube with kubeadm bootstrapper"
     if minikube_supports_psp; then
         enable_psp