diff --git a/internal/cephfs/nodeserver.go b/internal/cephfs/nodeserver.go
index c53d418f4..df8ad2456 100644
--- a/internal/cephfs/nodeserver.go
+++ b/internal/cephfs/nodeserver.go
@@ -217,11 +217,8 @@ func (ns *NodeServer) NodePublishVolume(
 	targetPath := req.GetTargetPath()
 	volID := req.GetVolumeId()
 
-	if acquired := ns.VolumeLocks.TryAcquire(volID); !acquired {
-		util.ErrorLog(ctx, util.VolumeOperationAlreadyExistsFmt, volID)
-		return nil, status.Errorf(codes.Aborted, util.VolumeOperationAlreadyExistsFmt, volID)
-	}
-	defer ns.VolumeLocks.Release(volID)
+	// Considering kubelet make sure the stage and publish operations
+	// are serialized, we dont need any extra locking in nodePublish
 
 	if err := util.CreateMountPoint(targetPath); err != nil {
 		util.ErrorLog(ctx, "failed to create mount point at %s: %v", targetPath, err)