diff --git a/charts/ceph-csi-cephfs/templates/provisioner-deployment.yaml b/charts/ceph-csi-cephfs/templates/provisioner-deployment.yaml
index d69c9682b..01281475c 100644
--- a/charts/ceph-csi-cephfs/templates/provisioner-deployment.yaml
+++ b/charts/ceph-csi-cephfs/templates/provisioner-deployment.yaml
@@ -145,9 +145,9 @@ spec:
 {{- end }}
       volumes:
         - name: socket-dir
-          hostPath:
-            path: {{ .Values.socketDir }}
-            type: DirectoryOrCreate
+          emptyDir: {
+            medium: "Memory"
+          }
         - name: host-sys
           hostPath:
             path: /sys
diff --git a/charts/ceph-csi-cephfs/templates/provisioner-statefulset.yaml b/charts/ceph-csi-cephfs/templates/provisioner-statefulset.yaml
index 919e2284e..4400aaf24 100644
--- a/charts/ceph-csi-cephfs/templates/provisioner-statefulset.yaml
+++ b/charts/ceph-csi-cephfs/templates/provisioner-statefulset.yaml
@@ -142,9 +142,9 @@ spec:
 {{- end }}
       volumes:
         - name: socket-dir
-          hostPath:
-            path: {{ .Values.socketDir }}
-            type: DirectoryOrCreate
+          emptyDir: {
+            medium: "Memory"
+          }
         - name: host-sys
           hostPath:
             path: /sys
diff --git a/charts/ceph-csi-rbd/templates/provisioner-deployment.yaml b/charts/ceph-csi-rbd/templates/provisioner-deployment.yaml
index 706d037d9..53a585228 100644
--- a/charts/ceph-csi-rbd/templates/provisioner-deployment.yaml
+++ b/charts/ceph-csi-rbd/templates/provisioner-deployment.yaml
@@ -162,9 +162,9 @@ spec:
 {{- end }}
       volumes:
         - name: socket-dir
-          hostPath:
-            path: {{ .Values.socketDir }}
-            type: DirectoryOrCreate
+          emptyDir: {
+            medium: "Memory"
+          }
         - name: host-dev
           hostPath:
             path: /dev
diff --git a/charts/ceph-csi-rbd/templates/provisioner-statefulset.yaml b/charts/ceph-csi-rbd/templates/provisioner-statefulset.yaml
index 5fbbbfea9..3fbe69f35 100644
--- a/charts/ceph-csi-rbd/templates/provisioner-statefulset.yaml
+++ b/charts/ceph-csi-rbd/templates/provisioner-statefulset.yaml
@@ -159,9 +159,9 @@ spec:
 {{- end }}
       volumes:
         - name: socket-dir
-          hostPath:
-            path: {{ .Values.socketDir }}
-            type: DirectoryOrCreate
+          emptyDir: {
+            medium: "Memory"
+          }
         - name: host-dev
           hostPath:
             path: /dev
diff --git a/deploy/cephfs/kubernetes/v1.13/csi-cephfsplugin-provisioner.yaml b/deploy/cephfs/kubernetes/v1.13/csi-cephfsplugin-provisioner.yaml
index 203565803..0a45f7d83 100644
--- a/deploy/cephfs/kubernetes/v1.13/csi-cephfsplugin-provisioner.yaml
+++ b/deploy/cephfs/kubernetes/v1.13/csi-cephfsplugin-provisioner.yaml
@@ -133,9 +133,9 @@ spec:
           imagePullPolicy: "IfNotPresent"
       volumes:
         - name: socket-dir
-          hostPath:
-            path: /var/lib/kubelet/plugins/cephfs.csi.ceph.com
-            type: DirectoryOrCreate
+          emptyDir: {
+            medium: "Memory"
+          }
         - name: host-sys
           hostPath:
             path: /sys
diff --git a/deploy/cephfs/kubernetes/v1.14+/csi-cephfsplugin-provisioner.yaml b/deploy/cephfs/kubernetes/v1.14+/csi-cephfsplugin-provisioner.yaml
index c831a196d..9e61f841e 100644
--- a/deploy/cephfs/kubernetes/v1.14+/csi-cephfsplugin-provisioner.yaml
+++ b/deploy/cephfs/kubernetes/v1.14+/csi-cephfsplugin-provisioner.yaml
@@ -136,9 +136,9 @@ spec:
           imagePullPolicy: "IfNotPresent"
       volumes:
         - name: socket-dir
-          hostPath:
-            path: /var/lib/kubelet/plugins/cephfs.csi.ceph.com
-            type: DirectoryOrCreate
+          emptyDir: {
+            medium: "Memory"
+          }
         - name: host-sys
           hostPath:
             path: /sys
diff --git a/deploy/rbd/kubernetes/v1.13/csi-rbdplugin-provisioner.yaml b/deploy/rbd/kubernetes/v1.13/csi-rbdplugin-provisioner.yaml
index 25f8b0c50..19edcc170 100644
--- a/deploy/rbd/kubernetes/v1.13/csi-rbdplugin-provisioner.yaml
+++ b/deploy/rbd/kubernetes/v1.13/csi-rbdplugin-provisioner.yaml
@@ -156,9 +156,9 @@ spec:
           hostPath:
             path: /lib/modules
         - name: socket-dir
-          hostPath:
-            path: /var/lib/kubelet/plugins/rbd.csi.ceph.com
-            type: DirectoryOrCreate
+          emptyDir: {
+            medium: "Memory"
+          }
         - name: ceph-csi-config
           configMap:
             name: ceph-csi-config
diff --git a/deploy/rbd/kubernetes/v1.14+/csi-rbdplugin-provisioner.yaml b/deploy/rbd/kubernetes/v1.14+/csi-rbdplugin-provisioner.yaml
index bdc3cebb0..ab41e4d8b 100644
--- a/deploy/rbd/kubernetes/v1.14+/csi-rbdplugin-provisioner.yaml
+++ b/deploy/rbd/kubernetes/v1.14+/csi-rbdplugin-provisioner.yaml
@@ -160,9 +160,9 @@ spec:
           hostPath:
             path: /lib/modules
         - name: socket-dir
-          hostPath:
-            path: /var/lib/kubelet/plugins/rbd.csi.ceph.com
-            type: DirectoryOrCreate
+          emptyDir: {
+            medium: "Memory"
+          }
         - name: ceph-csi-config
           configMap:
             name: ceph-csi-config