diff --git a/internal/rbd/clone.go b/internal/rbd/clone.go
index d4312b012..25452921a 100644
--- a/internal/rbd/clone.go
+++ b/internal/rbd/clone.go
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ func (rv *rbdVolume) createCloneFromImage(ctx context.Context, parentVol *rbdVol
 	defer func() {
 		if err != nil {
 			log.DebugLog(ctx, "Removing clone image %q", rv)
-			errDefer := rv.deleteImage(ctx)
+			errDefer := rv.Delete(ctx)
 			if errDefer != nil {
 				log.ErrorLog(ctx, "failed to delete clone image %q: %v", rv, errDefer)
 			}
diff --git a/internal/rbd/controllerserver.go b/internal/rbd/controllerserver.go
index 12f7d709e..640827796 100644
--- a/internal/rbd/controllerserver.go
+++ b/internal/rbd/controllerserver.go
@@ -403,7 +403,7 @@ func (cs *ControllerServer) CreateVolume(
 	metadata := k8s.GetVolumeMetadata(req.GetParameters())
 	err = rbdVol.setAllMetadata(metadata)
 	if err != nil {
-		if deleteErr := rbdVol.deleteImage(ctx); deleteErr != nil {
+		if deleteErr := rbdVol.Delete(ctx); deleteErr != nil {
 			log.ErrorLog(ctx, "failed to delete rbd image: %s with error: %v", rbdVol, deleteErr)
 		}
 
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ func checkFlatten(ctx context.Context, rbdVol *rbdVolume, cr *util.Credentials)
 		if errors.Is(err, ErrFlattenInProgress) {
 			return status.Error(codes.Aborted, err.Error())
 		}
-		if errDefer := rbdVol.deleteImage(ctx); errDefer != nil {
+		if errDefer := rbdVol.Delete(ctx); errDefer != nil {
 			log.ErrorLog(ctx, "failed to delete rbd image: %s with error: %v", rbdVol, errDefer)
 
 			return status.Error(codes.Internal, err.Error())
@@ -681,7 +681,7 @@ func (cs *ControllerServer) createVolumeFromSnapshot(
 	defer func() {
 		if err != nil {
 			log.DebugLog(ctx, "Removing clone image %q", rbdVol)
-			errDefer := rbdVol.deleteImage(ctx)
+			errDefer := rbdVol.Delete(ctx)
 			if errDefer != nil {
 				log.ErrorLog(ctx, "failed to delete clone image %q: %v", rbdVol, errDefer)
 			}
@@ -764,7 +764,7 @@ func (cs *ControllerServer) createBackingImage(
 
 	defer func() {
 		if err != nil {
-			if deleteErr := rbdVol.deleteImage(ctx); deleteErr != nil {
+			if deleteErr := rbdVol.Delete(ctx); deleteErr != nil {
 				log.ErrorLog(ctx, "failed to delete rbd image: %s with error: %v", rbdVol, deleteErr)
 			}
 		}
@@ -1029,7 +1029,7 @@ func cleanupRBDImage(ctx context.Context,
 
 	// Deleting rbd image
 	log.DebugLog(ctx, "deleting image %s", rbdVol.RbdImageName)
-	if err = rbdVol.deleteImage(ctx); err != nil {
+	if err = rbdVol.Delete(ctx); err != nil {
 		log.ErrorLog(ctx, "failed to delete rbd image: %s with error: %v",
 			rbdVol, err)
 
@@ -1188,7 +1188,7 @@ func (cs *ControllerServer) CreateSnapshot(
 	defer func() {
 		if err != nil {
 			log.DebugLog(ctx, "Removing clone image %q", rbdVol)
-			errDefer := rbdVol.deleteImage(ctx)
+			errDefer := rbdVol.Delete(ctx)
 			if errDefer != nil {
 				log.ErrorLog(ctx, "failed to delete clone image %q: %v", rbdVol, errDefer)
 			}
diff --git a/internal/rbd/migration.go b/internal/rbd/migration.go
index 089a95139..b7629251b 100644
--- a/internal/rbd/migration.go
+++ b/internal/rbd/migration.go
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ func deleteMigratedVolume(ctx context.Context, parsedMigHandle *migrationVolID,
 		return err
 	}
 	defer rv.Destroy(ctx)
-	err = rv.deleteImage(ctx)
+	err = rv.Delete(ctx)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.ErrorLog(ctx, "failed to delete rbd image: %s, err: %v", rv, err)
 	}
diff --git a/internal/rbd/rbd_util.go b/internal/rbd/rbd_util.go
index c3f44e2dd..c1135226b 100644
--- a/internal/rbd/rbd_util.go
+++ b/internal/rbd/rbd_util.go
@@ -627,8 +627,8 @@ func (ri *rbdImage) ensureImageCleanup(ctx context.Context) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-// deleteImage deletes a ceph image with provision and volume options.
-func (ri *rbdImage) deleteImage(ctx context.Context) error {
+// Delete deletes a ceph image with provision and volume options.
+func (ri *rbdImage) Delete(ctx context.Context) error {
 	image := ri.RbdImageName
 
 	log.DebugLog(ctx, "rbd: delete %s using mon %s, pool %s", image, ri.Monitors, ri.Pool)
@@ -706,7 +706,7 @@ func (ri *rbdImage) trashRemoveImage(ctx context.Context) error {
 // DeleteTempImage deletes the temporary image created for volume datasource.
 func (rv *rbdVolume) DeleteTempImage(ctx context.Context) error {
 	tempClone := rv.generateTempClone()
-	err := tempClone.deleteImage(ctx)
+	err := tempClone.Delete(ctx)
 	if err != nil {
 		if errors.Is(err, ErrImageNotFound) {
 			return tempClone.ensureImageCleanup(ctx)
diff --git a/internal/rbd/snapshot.go b/internal/rbd/snapshot.go
index d6dcd48c2..fc3fa2427 100644
--- a/internal/rbd/snapshot.go
+++ b/internal/rbd/snapshot.go
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ func createRBDClone(
 	errSnap := parentVol.deleteSnapshot(ctx, snap)
 	if errSnap != nil {
 		log.ErrorLog(ctx, "failed to delete snapshot: %v", errSnap)
-		delErr := cloneRbdVol.deleteImage(ctx)
+		delErr := cloneRbdVol.Delete(ctx)
 		if delErr != nil {
 			log.ErrorLog(ctx, "failed to delete rbd image: %s with error: %v", cloneRbdVol, delErr)
 		}
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ func cleanUpSnapshot(
 	}
 
 	if rbdVol != nil {
-		err := rbdVol.deleteImage(ctx)
+		err := rbdVol.Delete(ctx)
 		if err != nil {
 			if !errors.Is(err, ErrImageNotFound) {
 				log.ErrorLog(ctx, "failed to delete rbd image %q with error: %v", rbdVol, err)