diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/volumemanager/reconciler/reconciler.go b/pkg/kubelet/volumemanager/reconciler/reconciler.go
index e78752b9407..dfacf036f41 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/volumemanager/reconciler/reconciler.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/volumemanager/reconciler/reconciler.go
@@ -75,8 +75,6 @@ type Reconciler interface {
 //   this node, and therefore the volume manager should not
 // loopSleepDuration - the amount of time the reconciler loop sleeps between
 //   successive executions
-//   syncDuration - the amount of time the syncStates sleeps between
-//   successive executions
 // waitForAttachTimeout - the amount of time the Mount function will wait for
 //   the volume to be attached
 // nodeName - the Name for this node, used by Attach and Detach methods
@@ -94,7 +92,6 @@ func NewReconciler(
 	kubeClient clientset.Interface,
 	controllerAttachDetachEnabled bool,
 	loopSleepDuration time.Duration,
-	syncDuration time.Duration,
 	waitForAttachTimeout time.Duration,
 	nodeName types.NodeName,
 	desiredStateOfWorld cache.DesiredStateOfWorld,
@@ -108,7 +105,6 @@ func NewReconciler(
 		kubeClient:                    kubeClient,
 		controllerAttachDetachEnabled: controllerAttachDetachEnabled,
 		loopSleepDuration:             loopSleepDuration,
-		syncDuration:                  syncDuration,
 		waitForAttachTimeout:          waitForAttachTimeout,
 		nodeName:                      nodeName,
 		desiredStateOfWorld:           desiredStateOfWorld,
diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/volumemanager/reconciler/reconciler_test.go b/pkg/kubelet/volumemanager/reconciler/reconciler_test.go
index 8d2b82c17b3..88cfaf39e52 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/volumemanager/reconciler/reconciler_test.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/volumemanager/reconciler/reconciler_test.go
@@ -46,8 +46,7 @@ import (
 const (
 	// reconcilerLoopSleepDuration is the amount of time the reconciler loop
 	// waits between successive executions
-	reconcilerLoopSleepDuration     time.Duration = 1 * time.Nanosecond
-	reconcilerSyncStatesSleepPeriod time.Duration = 10 * time.Minute
+	reconcilerLoopSleepDuration time.Duration = 1 * time.Nanosecond
 	// waitForAttachTimeout is the maximum amount of time a
 	// operationexecutor.Mount call will wait for a volume to be attached.
 	waitForAttachTimeout time.Duration     = 1 * time.Second
@@ -78,7 +77,6 @@ func Test_Run_Positive_DoNothing(t *testing.T) {
 		kubeClient,
 		false, /* controllerAttachDetachEnabled */
 		reconcilerLoopSleepDuration,
-		reconcilerSyncStatesSleepPeriod,
 		waitForAttachTimeout,
 		nodeName,
 		dsw,
@@ -122,7 +120,6 @@ func Test_Run_Positive_VolumeAttachAndMount(t *testing.T) {
 		kubeClient,
 		false, /* controllerAttachDetachEnabled */
 		reconcilerLoopSleepDuration,
-		reconcilerSyncStatesSleepPeriod,
 		waitForAttachTimeout,
 		nodeName,
 		dsw,
@@ -200,7 +197,6 @@ func Test_Run_Positive_VolumeMountControllerAttachEnabled(t *testing.T) {
 		kubeClient,
 		true, /* controllerAttachDetachEnabled */
 		reconcilerLoopSleepDuration,
-		reconcilerSyncStatesSleepPeriod,
 		waitForAttachTimeout,
 		nodeName,
 		dsw,
@@ -279,7 +275,6 @@ func Test_Run_Positive_VolumeAttachMountUnmountDetach(t *testing.T) {
 		kubeClient,
 		false, /* controllerAttachDetachEnabled */
 		reconcilerLoopSleepDuration,
-		reconcilerSyncStatesSleepPeriod,
 		waitForAttachTimeout,
 		nodeName,
 		dsw,
@@ -369,7 +364,6 @@ func Test_Run_Positive_VolumeUnmountControllerAttachEnabled(t *testing.T) {
 		kubeClient,
 		true, /* controllerAttachDetachEnabled */
 		reconcilerLoopSleepDuration,
-		reconcilerSyncStatesSleepPeriod,
 		waitForAttachTimeout,
 		nodeName,
 		dsw,
@@ -460,7 +454,6 @@ func Test_Run_Positive_VolumeAttachAndMap(t *testing.T) {
 		kubeClient,
 		false, /* controllerAttachDetachEnabled */
 		reconcilerLoopSleepDuration,
-		reconcilerSyncStatesSleepPeriod,
 		waitForAttachTimeout,
 		nodeName,
 		dsw,
@@ -545,7 +538,6 @@ func Test_Run_Positive_BlockVolumeMapControllerAttachEnabled(t *testing.T) {
 		kubeClient,
 		true, /* controllerAttachDetachEnabled */
 		reconcilerLoopSleepDuration,
-		reconcilerSyncStatesSleepPeriod,
 		waitForAttachTimeout,
 		nodeName,
 		dsw,
@@ -631,7 +623,6 @@ func Test_Run_Positive_BlockVolumeAttachMapUnmapDetach(t *testing.T) {
 		kubeClient,
 		false, /* controllerAttachDetachEnabled */
 		reconcilerLoopSleepDuration,
-		reconcilerSyncStatesSleepPeriod,
 		waitForAttachTimeout,
 		nodeName,
 		dsw,
@@ -727,7 +718,6 @@ func Test_Run_Positive_VolumeUnmapControllerAttachEnabled(t *testing.T) {
 		kubeClient,
 		true, /* controllerAttachDetachEnabled */
 		reconcilerLoopSleepDuration,
-		reconcilerSyncStatesSleepPeriod,
 		waitForAttachTimeout,
 		nodeName,
 		dsw,
@@ -1007,7 +997,6 @@ func Test_Run_Positive_VolumeFSResizeControllerAttachEnabled(t *testing.T) {
 		kubeClient,
 		true, /* controllerAttachDetachEnabled */
 		reconcilerLoopSleepDuration,
-		reconcilerSyncStatesSleepPeriod,
 		waitForAttachTimeout,
 		nodeName,
 		dsw,
@@ -1185,7 +1174,6 @@ func Test_Run_Positive_VolumeMountControllerAttachEnabledRace(t *testing.T) {
 		kubeClient,
 		true, /* controllerAttachDetachEnabled */
 		reconcilerLoopSleepDuration,
-		reconcilerSyncStatesSleepPeriod,
 		waitForAttachTimeout,
 		nodeName,
 		dsw,
diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/volumemanager/volume_manager.go b/pkg/kubelet/volumemanager/volume_manager.go
index 561733d592c..0b8ee371759 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/volumemanager/volume_manager.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/volumemanager/volume_manager.go
@@ -52,10 +52,6 @@ const (
 	// between successive executions
 	reconcilerLoopSleepPeriod = 100 * time.Millisecond
 
-	// reconcilerSyncStatesSleepPeriod is the amount of time the reconciler reconstruct process
-	// waits between successive executions
-	reconcilerSyncStatesSleepPeriod = 3 * time.Minute
-
 	// desiredStateOfWorldPopulatorLoopSleepPeriod is the amount of time the
 	// DesiredStateOfWorldPopulator loop waits between successive executions
 	desiredStateOfWorldPopulatorLoopSleepPeriod = 100 * time.Millisecond
@@ -187,7 +183,6 @@ func NewVolumeManager(
 		kubeClient,
 		controllerAttachDetachEnabled,
 		reconcilerLoopSleepPeriod,
-		reconcilerSyncStatesSleepPeriod,
 		waitForAttachTimeout,
 		nodeName,
 		vm.desiredStateOfWorld,