diff --git a/pkg/volume/csi/expander_test.go b/pkg/volume/csi/expander_test.go
index 12c10f5a892..32af09b928b 100644
--- a/pkg/volume/csi/expander_test.go
+++ b/pkg/volume/csi/expander_test.go
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ func TestNodeExpand(t *testing.T) {
 		name                string
 		nodeExpansion       bool
 		nodeStageSet        bool
-		volumePhase         volume.CSIVolumePhaseType
 		success             bool
 		fsVolume            bool
 		grpcError           error
@@ -47,37 +46,26 @@ func TestNodeExpand(t *testing.T) {
 			name:            "when nodeExpansion=on, nodeStage=on, volumePhase=staged",
 			nodeExpansion:   true,
 			nodeStageSet:    true,
-			volumePhase:     volume.CSIVolumeStaged,
 			success:         true,
 			fsVolume:        true,
 			deviceStagePath: "/foo/bar",
 		},
-		{
-			name:          "when nodeExpansion=on, nodeStage=off, volumePhase=staged",
-			nodeExpansion: true,
-			volumePhase:   volume.CSIVolumeStaged,
-			success:       false,
-			fsVolume:      true,
-		},
 		{
 			name:          "when nodeExpansion=on, nodeStage=on, volumePhase=published",
 			nodeExpansion: true,
 			nodeStageSet:  true,
-			volumePhase:   volume.CSIVolumePublished,
 			success:       true,
 			fsVolume:      true,
 		},
 		{
 			name:          "when nodeExpansion=on, nodeStage=off, volumePhase=published",
 			nodeExpansion: true,
-			volumePhase:   volume.CSIVolumePublished,
 			success:       true,
 			fsVolume:      true,
 		},
 		{
 			name:          "when nodeExpansion=on, nodeStage=off, volumePhase=published, fsVolume=false",
 			nodeExpansion: true,
-			volumePhase:   volume.CSIVolumePublished,
 			success:       true,
 			fsVolume:      false,
 		},
@@ -85,7 +73,6 @@ func TestNodeExpand(t *testing.T) {
 			name:                "when nodeExpansion=on, nodeStage=on, volumePhase=published has grpc volume-in-use error",
 			nodeExpansion:       true,
 			nodeStageSet:        true,
-			volumePhase:         volume.CSIVolumePublished,
 			success:             false,
 			fsVolume:            true,
 			grpcError:           status.Error(codes.FailedPrecondition, "volume-in-use"),
@@ -95,7 +82,6 @@ func TestNodeExpand(t *testing.T) {
 			name:                "when nodeExpansion=on, nodeStage=on, volumePhase=published has other grpc error",
 			nodeExpansion:       true,
 			nodeStageSet:        true,
-			volumePhase:         volume.CSIVolumePublished,
 			success:             false,
 			fsVolume:            true,
 			grpcError:           status.Error(codes.InvalidArgument, "invalid-argument"),
@@ -117,7 +103,6 @@ func TestNodeExpand(t *testing.T) {
 				DeviceMountPath: "/foo/bar",
 				DeviceStagePath: "/foo/bar",
 				DevicePath:      "/mnt/foobar",
-				CSIVolumePhase:  tc.volumePhase,
 			}
 			csiSource, _ := getCSISourceFromSpec(resizeOptions.VolumeSpec)
 			csClient := setupClientWithExpansion(t, tc.nodeStageSet, tc.nodeExpansion)
diff --git a/pkg/volume/plugins.go b/pkg/volume/plugins.go
index 56deebbcd13..47234e99de4 100644
--- a/pkg/volume/plugins.go
+++ b/pkg/volume/plugins.go
@@ -53,9 +53,6 @@ type ProbeEvent struct {
 	Op         ProbeOperation // The operation to the plugin
 }
 
-// CSIVolumePhaseType stores information about CSI volume path.
-type CSIVolumePhaseType string
-
 const (
 	// Common parameter which can be specified in StorageClass to specify the desired FSType
 	// Provisioners SHOULD implement support for this if they are block device based
@@ -65,8 +62,6 @@ const (
 
 	ProbeAddOrUpdate ProbeOperation = 1 << iota
 	ProbeRemove
-	CSIVolumeStaged    CSIVolumePhaseType = "staged"
-	CSIVolumePublished CSIVolumePhaseType = "published"
 )
 
 var (
@@ -124,9 +119,6 @@ type NodeResizeOptions struct {
 
 	NewSize resource.Quantity
 	OldSize resource.Quantity
-
-	// CSIVolumePhase contains volume phase on the node
-	CSIVolumePhase CSIVolumePhaseType
 }
 
 type DynamicPluginProber interface {
diff --git a/pkg/volume/testing/testing.go b/pkg/volume/testing/testing.go
index 6b7c5a98dbe..401a335f4b8 100644
--- a/pkg/volume/testing/testing.go
+++ b/pkg/volume/testing/testing.go
@@ -478,12 +478,7 @@ func (plugin *FakeVolumePlugin) NodeExpand(resizeOptions NodeResizeOptions) (boo
 		return false, fmt.Errorf("Test failure: NodeExpand")
 	}
 
-	// Set up fakeVolumePlugin not support STAGE_UNSTAGE for testing the behavior
-	// so as volume can be node published before we can resize
-	if resizeOptions.CSIVolumePhase == volume.CSIVolumeStaged {
-		return false, nil
-	}
-	if resizeOptions.CSIVolumePhase == volume.CSIVolumePublished && resizeOptions.VolumeSpec.Name() == FailVolumeExpansion {
+	if resizeOptions.VolumeSpec.Name() == FailVolumeExpansion {
 		return false, fmt.Errorf("fail volume expansion for volume: %s", FailVolumeExpansion)
 	}
 	return true, nil
diff --git a/pkg/volume/util/operationexecutor/operation_generator.go b/pkg/volume/util/operationexecutor/operation_generator.go
index 106b3ee47d8..265fc0f6b5a 100644
--- a/pkg/volume/util/operationexecutor/operation_generator.go
+++ b/pkg/volume/util/operationexecutor/operation_generator.go
@@ -710,7 +710,6 @@ func (og *operationGenerator) GenerateMountVolumeFunc(
 		}
 		klog.V(verbosity).InfoS(detailedMsg, "pod", klog.KObj(volumeToMount.Pod))
 		resizeOptions.DeviceMountPath = volumeMounter.GetPath()
-		resizeOptions.CSIVolumePhase = volume.CSIVolumePublished
 
 		_, resizeError = og.nodeExpandVolume(volumeToMount, actualStateOfWorld, resizeOptions)
 		if resizeError != nil {
@@ -1204,7 +1203,6 @@ func (og *operationGenerator) GenerateMapVolumeFunc(
 		resizeOptions := volume.NodeResizeOptions{
 			DevicePath:      devicePath,
 			DeviceStagePath: stagingPath,
-			CSIVolumePhase:  volume.CSIVolumePublished,
 		}
 		_, resizeError := og.nodeExpandVolume(volumeToMount, actualStateOfWorld, resizeOptions)
 		if resizeError != nil {
@@ -1974,7 +1972,6 @@ func (og *operationGenerator) GenerateExpandInUseVolumeFunc(
 		}
 
 		// if we are doing online expansion then volume is already published
-		resizeOptions.CSIVolumePhase = volume.CSIVolumePublished
 		resizeDone, eventErr, detailedErr = og.doOnlineExpansion(volumeToMount, actualStateOfWorld, resizeOptions)
 		if eventErr != nil || detailedErr != nil {
 			return volumetypes.NewOperationContext(eventErr, detailedErr, migrated)