diff --git a/pkg/rbd/controllerserver.go b/pkg/rbd/controllerserver.go
index 27c407fdf..1b8eb5ac7 100644
--- a/pkg/rbd/controllerserver.go
+++ b/pkg/rbd/controllerserver.go
@@ -364,16 +364,6 @@ func (cs *ControllerServer) ValidateVolumeCapabilities(ctx context.Context, req
 	}, nil
 }
 
-// ControllerUnpublishVolume returns success response
-func (cs *ControllerServer) ControllerUnpublishVolume(ctx context.Context, req *csi.ControllerUnpublishVolumeRequest) (*csi.ControllerUnpublishVolumeResponse, error) {
-	return &csi.ControllerUnpublishVolumeResponse{}, nil
-}
-
-// ControllerPublishVolume returns success response
-func (cs *ControllerServer) ControllerPublishVolume(ctx context.Context, req *csi.ControllerPublishVolumeRequest) (*csi.ControllerPublishVolumeResponse, error) {
-	return &csi.ControllerPublishVolumeResponse{}, nil
-}
-
 // CreateSnapshot creates the snapshot in backend and stores metadata
 // in store
 // nolint: gocyclo
diff --git a/pkg/rbd/rbd.go b/pkg/rbd/rbd.go
index bcd5c6c90..684dc5f15 100644
--- a/pkg/rbd/rbd.go
+++ b/pkg/rbd/rbd.go
@@ -106,7 +106,6 @@ func (r *Driver) Run(driverName, nodeID, endpoint, configRoot string, containeri
 	}
 	r.cd.AddControllerServiceCapabilities([]csi.ControllerServiceCapability_RPC_Type{
 		csi.ControllerServiceCapability_RPC_CREATE_DELETE_VOLUME,
-		csi.ControllerServiceCapability_RPC_PUBLISH_UNPUBLISH_VOLUME,
 		csi.ControllerServiceCapability_RPC_LIST_VOLUMES,
 		csi.ControllerServiceCapability_RPC_CREATE_DELETE_SNAPSHOT,
 		csi.ControllerServiceCapability_RPC_LIST_SNAPSHOTS,