diff --git a/pkg/controller/volume/attachdetach/cache/actual_state_of_world.go b/pkg/controller/volume/attachdetach/cache/actual_state_of_world.go
index 5e96b4c433b..4ee4e26c9b4 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/volume/attachdetach/cache/actual_state_of_world.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/volume/attachdetach/cache/actual_state_of_world.go
@@ -125,10 +125,6 @@ type ActualStateOfWorld interface {
 
 	// GetNodesToUpdateStatusFor returns the map of nodeNames to nodeToUpdateStatusFor
 	GetNodesToUpdateStatusFor() map[types.NodeName]nodeToUpdateStatusFor
-
-	// Removes the given node from the record of attach updates. The node's entire
-	// volumesToReportAsAttached list is removed.
-	RemoveNodeFromAttachUpdates(nodeName types.NodeName) error
 }
 
 // AttachedVolume represents a volume that is attached to a node.
@@ -264,19 +260,6 @@ func (asw *actualStateOfWorld) AddVolumeToReportAsAttached(
 	asw.addVolumeToReportAsAttached(volumeName, nodeName)
 }
 
-func (asw *actualStateOfWorld) RemoveNodeFromAttachUpdates(nodeName types.NodeName) error {
-	asw.Lock()
-	defer asw.Unlock()
-
-	_, nodeToUpdateExists := asw.nodesToUpdateStatusFor[nodeName]
-	if nodeToUpdateExists {
-		delete(asw.nodesToUpdateStatusFor, nodeName)
-		return nil
-	}
-	return fmt.Errorf("node %q does not exist in volumesToReportAsAttached list",
-		nodeName)
-}
-
 func (asw *actualStateOfWorld) AddVolumeNode(
 	uniqueName v1.UniqueVolumeName, volumeSpec *volume.Spec, nodeName types.NodeName, devicePath string) (v1.UniqueVolumeName, error) {
 	asw.Lock()
diff --git a/pkg/controller/volume/attachdetach/cache/actual_state_of_world_test.go b/pkg/controller/volume/attachdetach/cache/actual_state_of_world_test.go
index dcc9fd837b9..22a4e3df728 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/volume/attachdetach/cache/actual_state_of_world_test.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/volume/attachdetach/cache/actual_state_of_world_test.go
@@ -1165,89 +1165,6 @@ func Test_updateNodeStatusUpdateNeededError(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
-// Test_RemoveNodeFromAttachUpdates_Positive expects an entire node entry to be removed
-// from nodesToUpdateStatusFor
-func Test_RemoveNodeFromAttachUpdates_Positive(t *testing.T) {
-	// Arrange
-	volumePluginMgr, _ := volumetesting.GetTestVolumePluginMgr(t)
-	asw := &actualStateOfWorld{
-		attachedVolumes:        make(map[v1.UniqueVolumeName]attachedVolume),
-		nodesToUpdateStatusFor: make(map[types.NodeName]nodeToUpdateStatusFor),
-		volumePluginMgr:        volumePluginMgr,
-	}
-	nodeName := types.NodeName("node-1")
-	nodeToUpdate := nodeToUpdateStatusFor{
-		nodeName:                  nodeName,
-		statusUpdateNeeded:        true,
-		volumesToReportAsAttached: make(map[v1.UniqueVolumeName]v1.UniqueVolumeName),
-	}
-	asw.nodesToUpdateStatusFor[nodeName] = nodeToUpdate
-
-	// Act
-	err := asw.RemoveNodeFromAttachUpdates(nodeName)
-
-	// Assert
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Fatalf("RemoveNodeFromAttachUpdates should not return error, but got: %v", err)
-	}
-	if len(asw.nodesToUpdateStatusFor) > 0 {
-		t.Fatal("nodesToUpdateStatusFor should be empty as its only entry has been deleted.")
-	}
-}
-
-// Test_RemoveNodeFromAttachUpdates_Negative_NodeDoesNotExist expects an error to be thrown
-// when nodeName is not in nodesToUpdateStatusFor.
-func Test_RemoveNodeFromAttachUpdates_Negative_NodeDoesNotExist(t *testing.T) {
-	// Arrange
-	volumePluginMgr, _ := volumetesting.GetTestVolumePluginMgr(t)
-	asw := &actualStateOfWorld{
-		attachedVolumes:        make(map[v1.UniqueVolumeName]attachedVolume),
-		nodesToUpdateStatusFor: make(map[types.NodeName]nodeToUpdateStatusFor),
-		volumePluginMgr:        volumePluginMgr,
-	}
-	nodeName := types.NodeName("node-1")
-	nodeToUpdate := nodeToUpdateStatusFor{
-		nodeName:                  nodeName,
-		statusUpdateNeeded:        true,
-		volumesToReportAsAttached: make(map[v1.UniqueVolumeName]v1.UniqueVolumeName),
-	}
-	asw.nodesToUpdateStatusFor[nodeName] = nodeToUpdate
-
-	// Act
-	err := asw.RemoveNodeFromAttachUpdates("node-2")
-
-	// Assert
-	if err == nil {
-		t.Fatal("RemoveNodeFromAttachUpdates should return an error as the nodeName doesn't exist.")
-	}
-	if len(asw.nodesToUpdateStatusFor) != 1 {
-		t.Fatal("The length of nodesToUpdateStatusFor should not change because no operation was performed.")
-	}
-}
-
-// Test_RemoveNodeFromAttachUpdates_Negative_Empty expects an error to be thrown
-// when a nodesToUpdateStatusFor is empty.
-func Test_RemoveNodeFromAttachUpdates_Negative_Empty(t *testing.T) {
-	// Arrange
-	volumePluginMgr, _ := volumetesting.GetTestVolumePluginMgr(t)
-	asw := &actualStateOfWorld{
-		attachedVolumes:        make(map[v1.UniqueVolumeName]attachedVolume),
-		nodesToUpdateStatusFor: make(map[types.NodeName]nodeToUpdateStatusFor),
-		volumePluginMgr:        volumePluginMgr,
-	}
-
-	// Act
-	err := asw.RemoveNodeFromAttachUpdates("node-1")
-
-	// Assert
-	if err == nil {
-		t.Fatal("RemoveNodeFromAttachUpdates should return an error as nodeToUpdateStatusFor is empty.")
-	}
-	if len(asw.nodesToUpdateStatusFor) != 0 {
-		t.Fatal("The length of nodesToUpdateStatusFor should be 0.")
-	}
-}
-
 func verifyAttachedVolume(
 	t *testing.T,
 	attachedVolumes []AttachedVolume,
diff --git a/pkg/controller/volume/attachdetach/statusupdater/node_status_updater.go b/pkg/controller/volume/attachdetach/statusupdater/node_status_updater.go
index acfc2b97bbc..2ebb1706e99 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/volume/attachdetach/statusupdater/node_status_updater.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/volume/attachdetach/statusupdater/node_status_updater.go
@@ -68,13 +68,11 @@ func (nsu *nodeStatusUpdater) UpdateNodeStatuses() error {
 		nodeObj, err := nsu.nodeLister.Get(string(nodeName))
 		if errors.IsNotFound(err) {
 			// If node does not exist, its status cannot be updated.
-			// Remove the node entry from the collection of attach updates, preventing the
-			// status updater from unnecessarily updating the node.
+			// Do nothing so that there is no retry until node is created.
 			glog.V(2).Infof(
 				"Could not update node status. Failed to find node %q in NodeInformer cache. Error: '%v'",
 				nodeName,
 				err)
-			nsu.actualStateOfWorld.RemoveNodeFromAttachUpdates(nodeName)
 			continue
 		} else if err != nil {
 			// For all other errors, log error and reset flag statusUpdateNeeded