diff --git a/pkg/cephfs/nodeserver.go b/pkg/cephfs/nodeserver.go
index 02553fcc1..bcbbfcd4b 100644
--- a/pkg/cephfs/nodeserver.go
+++ b/pkg/cephfs/nodeserver.go
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ package cephfs
 
 import (
 	"context"
-	"fmt"
 
 	"github.com/golang/glog"
 	"google.golang.org/grpc/codes"
@@ -26,15 +25,12 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/container-storage-interface/spec/lib/go/csi/v0"
 	"github.com/kubernetes-csi/drivers/pkg/csi-common"
-	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/util/keymutex"
 )
 
 type nodeServer struct {
 	*csicommon.DefaultNodeServer
 }
 
-var nsMtx = keymutex.NewKeyMutex()
-
 func validateNodePublishVolumeRequest(req *csi.NodePublishVolumeRequest) error {
 	if req.GetVolumeCapability() == nil {
 		return status.Error(codes.InvalidArgument, "Volume capability missing in request")
@@ -63,54 +59,11 @@ func validateNodeUnpublishVolumeRequest(req *csi.NodeUnpublishVolumeRequest) err
 	return nil
 }
 
-func newMounter(volOptions *volumeOptions, key string, readOnly bool) (volumeMounter, error) {
-	var m volumeMounter
-
-	if volOptions.Mounter == volumeMounter_fuse {
-		keyring := cephKeyringData{
-			User:     volOptions.User,
-			Key:      key,
-			RootPath: volOptions.RootPath,
-			ReadOnly: readOnly,
-		}
-
-		if err := keyring.writeToFile(); err != nil {
-			msg := fmt.Sprintf("couldn't write ceph keyring for user %s: %v", volOptions.User, err)
-			glog.Error(msg)
-			return nil, status.Error(codes.Internal, msg)
-		}
-
-		m = &fuseMounter{}
-	} else if volOptions.Mounter == volumeMounter_kernel {
-		secret := cephSecretData{
-			User: volOptions.User,
-			Key:  key,
-		}
-
-		if err := secret.writeToFile(); err != nil {
-			msg := fmt.Sprintf("couldn't write ceph secret for user %s: %v", volOptions.User, err)
-			glog.Error(msg)
-			return nil, status.Error(codes.Internal, msg)
-		}
-
-		m = &kernelMounter{}
-	}
-
-	return m, nil
-}
-
 func (ns *nodeServer) NodePublishVolume(ctx context.Context, req *csi.NodePublishVolumeRequest) (*csi.NodePublishVolumeResponse, error) {
 	if err := validateNodePublishVolumeRequest(req); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	/*
-		if err = tryLock(volId, nsMtx, "NodeServer"); err != nil {
-			return nil, err
-		}
-		defer nsMtx.UnlockKey(volId)
-	*/
-
 	// Configuration
 
 	targetPath := req.GetTargetPath()
@@ -178,13 +131,6 @@ func (ns *nodeServer) NodeUnpublishVolume(ctx context.Context, req *csi.NodeUnpu
 
 	volId := req.GetVolumeId()
 
-	/*
-		if err := tryLock(volId, nsMtx, "NodeServer"); err != nil {
-			return nil, err
-		}
-		defer nsMtx.UnlockKey(volId)
-	*/
-
 	if err := unmountVolume(req.GetTargetPath()); err != nil {
 		return nil, status.Error(codes.Internal, err.Error())
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/cephfs/util.go b/pkg/cephfs/util.go
index 1f9a3ab1d..471b9659f 100644
--- a/pkg/cephfs/util.go
+++ b/pkg/cephfs/util.go
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"os/exec"
 
+	"github.com/golang/glog"
 	"google.golang.org/grpc/codes"
 	"google.golang.org/grpc/status"
 
@@ -62,3 +63,39 @@ func getKeyFromCredentials(creds map[string]string) (string, error) {
 		return "", fmt.Errorf("missing key in credentials")
 	}
 }
+
+func newMounter(volOptions *volumeOptions, key string, readOnly bool) (volumeMounter, error) {
+	var m volumeMounter
+
+	if volOptions.Mounter == volumeMounter_fuse {
+		keyring := cephKeyringData{
+			User:     volOptions.User,
+			Key:      key,
+			RootPath: volOptions.RootPath,
+			ReadOnly: readOnly,
+		}
+
+		if err := keyring.writeToFile(); err != nil {
+			msg := fmt.Sprintf("couldn't write ceph keyring for user %s: %v", volOptions.User, err)
+			glog.Error(msg)
+			return nil, status.Error(codes.Internal, msg)
+		}
+
+		m = &fuseMounter{}
+	} else if volOptions.Mounter == volumeMounter_kernel {
+		secret := cephSecretData{
+			User: volOptions.User,
+			Key:  key,
+		}
+
+		if err := secret.writeToFile(); err != nil {
+			msg := fmt.Sprintf("couldn't write ceph secret for user %s: %v", volOptions.User, err)
+			glog.Error(msg)
+			return nil, status.Error(codes.Internal, msg)
+		}
+
+		m = &kernelMounter{}
+	}
+
+	return m, nil
+}
diff --git a/pkg/cephfs/volume.go b/pkg/cephfs/volume.go
index febdca282..6aaa46f59 100644
--- a/pkg/cephfs/volume.go
+++ b/pkg/cephfs/volume.go
@@ -32,46 +32,37 @@ type volumeMounter interface {
 
 type fuseMounter struct{}
 
-func (m *fuseMounter) mount(mountPoint string, volOptions *volumeOptions) error {
-	out, err := execCommand("ceph-fuse", mountPoint, "-n", "client."+volOptions.User, "-r", volOptions.RootPath)
+func execCommandAndValidate(program string, args ...string) error {
+	out, err := execCommand(program, args...)
 	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("cephfs: ceph-fuse failed with following error: %s\ncephfs: cephf-fuse output: %s", err, out)
+		return fmt.Errorf("cephfs: %s failed with following error: %s\ncephfs: %s output: %s", program, err, program, out)
 	}
 
 	return nil
 }
 
+func (m *fuseMounter) mount(mountPoint string, volOptions *volumeOptions) error {
+	return execCommandAndValidate("ceph-fuse", mountPoint, "-n", "client."+volOptions.User, "-r", volOptions.RootPath)
+}
+
 type kernelMounter struct{}
 
 func (m *kernelMounter) mount(mountPoint string, volOptions *volumeOptions) error {
-	out, err := execCommand("modprobe", "ceph")
-	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("cephfs: modprobe failed with following error, %s\ncephfs: modprobe output: %s", err, out)
+	if err := execCommandAndValidate("modprobe", "ceph"); err != nil {
+		return err
 	}
 
-	args := [...]string{
+	return execCommandAndValidate("mount",
 		"-t", "ceph",
 		fmt.Sprintf("%s:%s", volOptions.Monitors, volOptions.RootPath),
 		mountPoint,
 		"-o",
 		fmt.Sprintf("name=%s,secretfile=%s", volOptions.User, getCephSecretPath(volOptions.User)),
-	}
-
-	out, err = execCommand("mount", args[:]...)
-	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("cephfs: mount.ceph failed with following error: %s\ncephfs: mount.ceph output: %s", err, out)
-	}
-
-	return nil
+	)
 }
 
 func unmountVolume(mountPoint string) error {
-	out, err := execCommand("umount", mountPoint)
-	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("cephfs: umount failed with following error: %v\ncephfs: umount output: %s", err, out)
-	}
-
-	return nil
+	return execCommandAndValidate("umount", mountPoint)
 }
 
 func createMountPoint(root string) error {