diff --git a/pkg/volume/awsebs/aws_ebs.go b/pkg/volume/awsebs/aws_ebs.go
index 274ac79f2b1..2f6e285e84b 100644
--- a/pkg/volume/awsebs/aws_ebs.go
+++ b/pkg/volume/awsebs/aws_ebs.go
@@ -454,27 +454,6 @@ func makeGlobalPDPath(host volume.VolumeHost, volumeID aws.KubernetesVolumeID) s
 	return filepath.Join(host.GetPluginDir(awsElasticBlockStorePluginName), mount.MountsInGlobalPDPath, name)
 }
 
-// Reverses the mapping done in makeGlobalPDPath
-func getVolumeIDFromGlobalMount(host volume.VolumeHost, globalPath string) (string, error) {
-	basePath := filepath.Join(host.GetPluginDir(awsElasticBlockStorePluginName), mount.MountsInGlobalPDPath)
-	rel, err := filepath.Rel(basePath, globalPath)
-	if err != nil {
-		klog.Errorf("Failed to get volume id from global mount %s - %v", globalPath, err)
-		return "", err
-	}
-	if strings.Contains(rel, "../") {
-		klog.Errorf("Unexpected mount path: %s", globalPath)
-		return "", fmt.Errorf("unexpected mount path: " + globalPath)
-	}
-	// Reverse the :// replacement done in makeGlobalPDPath
-	volumeID := rel
-	if strings.HasPrefix(volumeID, "aws/") {
-		volumeID = strings.Replace(volumeID, "aws/", "aws://", 1)
-	}
-	klog.V(2).Info("Mapping mount dir ", globalPath, " to volumeID ", volumeID)
-	return volumeID, nil
-}
-
 func (ebs *awsElasticBlockStore) GetPath() string {
 	return getPath(ebs.podUID, ebs.volName, ebs.plugin.host)
 }
diff --git a/pkg/volume/awsebs/aws_util.go b/pkg/volume/awsebs/aws_util.go
index 67fe8d9cb47..8dfac881bed 100644
--- a/pkg/volume/awsebs/aws_util.go
+++ b/pkg/volume/awsebs/aws_util.go
@@ -39,13 +39,7 @@ import (
 
 const (
 	diskPartitionSuffix = ""
-	diskXVDPath         = "/dev/xvd"
-	diskXVDPattern      = "/dev/xvd*"
-	maxChecks           = 60
-	maxRetries          = 10
 	checkSleepDuration  = time.Second
-	errorSleepDuration  = 5 * time.Second
-	ebsMaxReplicasInAZ  = 1
 )
 
 // AWSDiskUtil provides operations for EBS volume.
@@ -201,20 +195,6 @@ func verifyDevicePath(devicePaths []string) (string, error) {
 	return "", nil
 }
 
-// Returns the first path that exists, or empty string if none exist.
-func verifyAllPathsRemoved(devicePaths []string) (bool, error) {
-	allPathsRemoved := true
-	for _, path := range devicePaths {
-		exists, err := mount.PathExists(path)
-		if err != nil {
-			return false, fmt.Errorf("Error checking if path exists: %v", err)
-		}
-		allPathsRemoved = allPathsRemoved && !exists
-	}
-
-	return allPathsRemoved, nil
-}
-
 // Returns list of all paths for given EBS mount
 // This is more interesting on GCE (where we are able to identify volumes under /dev/disk-by-id)
 // Here it is mostly about applying the partition path