diff --git a/deploy/rbd/kubernetes/v1.13/csi-rbdplugin-provisioner.yaml b/deploy/rbd/kubernetes/v1.13/csi-rbdplugin-provisioner.yaml
index 257357ec5..b1377fbd3 100644
--- a/deploy/rbd/kubernetes/v1.13/csi-rbdplugin-provisioner.yaml
+++ b/deploy/rbd/kubernetes/v1.13/csi-rbdplugin-provisioner.yaml
@@ -91,7 +91,6 @@ spec:
             - "--endpoint=$(CSI_ENDPOINT)"
             - "--v=5"
             - "--drivername=rbd.csi.ceph.com"
-            - "--containerized=true"
             - "--pidlimit=-1"
             - "--metricsport=8090"
             - "--metricspath=/metrics"
diff --git a/deploy/rbd/kubernetes/v1.13/csi-rbdplugin.yaml b/deploy/rbd/kubernetes/v1.13/csi-rbdplugin.yaml
index a5d0f1cc2..59177f15a 100644
--- a/deploy/rbd/kubernetes/v1.13/csi-rbdplugin.yaml
+++ b/deploy/rbd/kubernetes/v1.13/csi-rbdplugin.yaml
@@ -60,7 +60,6 @@ spec:
             - "--endpoint=$(CSI_ENDPOINT)"
             - "--v=5"
             - "--drivername=rbd.csi.ceph.com"
-            - "--containerized=true"
             - "--metricsport=8090"
             - "--metricspath=/metrics"
             - "--enablegrpcmetrics=false"
@@ -81,8 +80,6 @@ spec:
               mountPath: /csi
             - mountPath: /dev
               name: host-dev
-            - mountPath: /rootfs
-              name: host-rootfs
             - mountPath: /sys
               name: host-sys
             - mountPath: /lib/modules
@@ -138,9 +135,6 @@ spec:
         - name: host-dev
           hostPath:
             path: /dev
-        - name: host-rootfs
-          hostPath:
-            path: /
         - name: host-sys
           hostPath:
             path: /sys
diff --git a/deploy/rbd/kubernetes/v1.13/helm/ceph-csi-rbd/templates/nodeplugin-daemonset.yaml b/deploy/rbd/kubernetes/v1.13/helm/ceph-csi-rbd/templates/nodeplugin-daemonset.yaml
index d2ece9503..e1cbcc8ff 100644
--- a/deploy/rbd/kubernetes/v1.13/helm/ceph-csi-rbd/templates/nodeplugin-daemonset.yaml
+++ b/deploy/rbd/kubernetes/v1.13/helm/ceph-csi-rbd/templates/nodeplugin-daemonset.yaml
@@ -74,7 +74,6 @@ spec:
             - "--endpoint=$(CSI_ENDPOINT)"
             - "--v=5"
             - "--drivername=$(DRIVER_NAME)"
-            - "--containerized=true"
             - "--metricsport=8090"
             - "--metricspath=/metrics"
             - "--enablegrpcmetrics=false"
@@ -103,8 +102,6 @@ spec:
               mountPropagation: "Bidirectional"
             - mountPath: /dev
               name: host-dev
-            - mountPath: /rootfs
-              name: host-rootfs
             - mountPath: /sys
               name: host-sys
             - mountPath: /lib/modules
@@ -158,9 +155,6 @@ spec:
         - name: host-dev
           hostPath:
             path: /dev
-        - name: host-rootfs
-          hostPath:
-            path: /
         - name: host-sys
           hostPath:
             path: /sys
diff --git a/deploy/rbd/kubernetes/v1.13/helm/ceph-csi-rbd/templates/provisioner-statefulset.yaml b/deploy/rbd/kubernetes/v1.13/helm/ceph-csi-rbd/templates/provisioner-statefulset.yaml
index a9ddbdf47..8d6f6fdb6 100644
--- a/deploy/rbd/kubernetes/v1.13/helm/ceph-csi-rbd/templates/provisioner-statefulset.yaml
+++ b/deploy/rbd/kubernetes/v1.13/helm/ceph-csi-rbd/templates/provisioner-statefulset.yaml
@@ -93,7 +93,6 @@ spec:
             - "--endpoint=$(CSI_ENDPOINT)"
             - "--v=5"
             - "--drivername=$(DRIVER_NAME)"
-            - "--containerized=true"
             - "--pidlimit=-1"
             - "--metricsport=8090"
             - "--metricspath=/metrics"
diff --git a/deploy/rbd/kubernetes/v1.14+/csi-rbdplugin-provisioner.yaml b/deploy/rbd/kubernetes/v1.14+/csi-rbdplugin-provisioner.yaml
index 5a21f2332..666b9c707 100644
--- a/deploy/rbd/kubernetes/v1.14+/csi-rbdplugin-provisioner.yaml
+++ b/deploy/rbd/kubernetes/v1.14+/csi-rbdplugin-provisioner.yaml
@@ -94,7 +94,6 @@ spec:
             - "--endpoint=$(CSI_ENDPOINT)"
             - "--v=5"
             - "--drivername=rbd.csi.ceph.com"
-            - "--containerized=true"
             - "--pidlimit=-1"
             - "--metricsport=8090"
             - "--metricspath=/metrics"
diff --git a/deploy/rbd/kubernetes/v1.14+/csi-rbdplugin.yaml b/deploy/rbd/kubernetes/v1.14+/csi-rbdplugin.yaml
index a5d0f1cc2..59177f15a 100644
--- a/deploy/rbd/kubernetes/v1.14+/csi-rbdplugin.yaml
+++ b/deploy/rbd/kubernetes/v1.14+/csi-rbdplugin.yaml
@@ -60,7 +60,6 @@ spec:
             - "--endpoint=$(CSI_ENDPOINT)"
             - "--v=5"
             - "--drivername=rbd.csi.ceph.com"
-            - "--containerized=true"
             - "--metricsport=8090"
             - "--metricspath=/metrics"
             - "--enablegrpcmetrics=false"
@@ -81,8 +80,6 @@ spec:
               mountPath: /csi
             - mountPath: /dev
               name: host-dev
-            - mountPath: /rootfs
-              name: host-rootfs
             - mountPath: /sys
               name: host-sys
             - mountPath: /lib/modules
@@ -138,9 +135,6 @@ spec:
         - name: host-dev
           hostPath:
             path: /dev
-        - name: host-rootfs
-          hostPath:
-            path: /
         - name: host-sys
           hostPath:
             path: /sys
diff --git a/deploy/rbd/kubernetes/v1.14+/helm/ceph-csi-rbd/templates/nodeplugin-daemonset.yaml b/deploy/rbd/kubernetes/v1.14+/helm/ceph-csi-rbd/templates/nodeplugin-daemonset.yaml
index 538ffd609..0db6f78e8 100644
--- a/deploy/rbd/kubernetes/v1.14+/helm/ceph-csi-rbd/templates/nodeplugin-daemonset.yaml
+++ b/deploy/rbd/kubernetes/v1.14+/helm/ceph-csi-rbd/templates/nodeplugin-daemonset.yaml
@@ -74,7 +74,6 @@ spec:
             - "--endpoint=$(CSI_ENDPOINT)"
             - "--v=5"
             - "--drivername=$(DRIVER_NAME)"
-            - "--containerized=true"
             - "--metricsport=8090"
             - "--metricspath=/metrics"
             - "--enablegrpcmetrics=false"
@@ -103,8 +102,6 @@ spec:
               mountPropagation: "Bidirectional"
             - mountPath: /dev
               name: host-dev
-            - mountPath: /rootfs
-              name: host-rootfs
             - mountPath: /sys
               name: host-sys
             - mountPath: /lib/modules
@@ -158,9 +155,6 @@ spec:
         - name: host-dev
           hostPath:
             path: /dev
-        - name: host-rootfs
-          hostPath:
-            path: /
         - name: host-sys
           hostPath:
             path: /sys
diff --git a/deploy/rbd/kubernetes/v1.14+/helm/ceph-csi-rbd/templates/provisioner-deployment.yaml b/deploy/rbd/kubernetes/v1.14+/helm/ceph-csi-rbd/templates/provisioner-deployment.yaml
index d655e3039..c6bcadac3 100644
--- a/deploy/rbd/kubernetes/v1.14+/helm/ceph-csi-rbd/templates/provisioner-deployment.yaml
+++ b/deploy/rbd/kubernetes/v1.14+/helm/ceph-csi-rbd/templates/provisioner-deployment.yaml
@@ -96,7 +96,6 @@ spec:
             - "--endpoint=$(CSI_ENDPOINT)"
             - "--v=5"
             - "--drivername=$(DRIVER_NAME)"
-            - "--containerized=true"
             - "--pidlimit=-1"
             - "--metricsport=8090"
             - "--metricspath=/metrics"
diff --git a/docs/deploy-rbd.md b/docs/deploy-rbd.md
index 29ea815c9..180431c8c 100644
--- a/docs/deploy-rbd.md
+++ b/docs/deploy-rbd.md
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ make image-cephcsi
 | `--drivername`        | `rbd.csi.ceph.com`    | Name of the driver (Kubernetes: `provisioner` field in StorageClass must correspond to this value)                                                                                                                                                                                   |
 | `--nodeid`            | _empty_               | This node's ID                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
 | `--type`              | _empty_               | Driver type `[rbd | cephfs]` If the driver type is set to  `rbd` it will act as a `rbd plugin` or if it's set to `cephfs` will act as a `cephfs plugin`                                                                                                                              |
-| `--containerized`     | true                  | Whether running in containerized mode                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |
+| `--containerized`     | false                 | Whether running in containerized mode( This flag is deprecated)                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
 | `--instanceid`        | "default"             | Unique ID distinguishing this instance of Ceph CSI among other instances, when sharing Ceph clusters across CSI instances for provisioning                                                                                                                                           |
 | `--metadatastorage`   | _empty_               | Points to where legacy (1.0.0 or older plugin versions) metadata about provisioned volumes are kept, as file or in as k8s configmap (`node` or `k8s_configmap` respectively)                                                                                                         |
 | `--pidlimit`          | _0_                   | Configure the PID limit in cgroups. The container runtime can restrict the number of processes/tasks which can cause problems while provisioning (or deleting) a large number of volumes. A value of `-1` configures the limit to the maximum, `0` does not configure limits at all. |