diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/volumemanager/cache/actual_state_of_world.go b/pkg/kubelet/volumemanager/cache/actual_state_of_world.go
index 2741e459f32..91e2d3436ac 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/volumemanager/cache/actual_state_of_world.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/volumemanager/cache/actual_state_of_world.go
@@ -168,10 +168,6 @@ type ActualStateOfWorld interface {
 	// or have a mount/unmount operation pending.
 	GetAttachedVolumes() []AttachedVolume
 
-	// SyncReconstructedVolume check the volume.outerVolumeSpecName in asw and
-	// the one populated from dsw, if they do not match, update this field from the value from dsw.
-	SyncReconstructedVolume(volumeName v1.UniqueVolumeName, podName volumetypes.UniquePodName, outerVolumeSpecName string)
-
 	// Add the specified volume to ASW as uncertainly attached.
 	AddAttachUncertainReconstructedVolume(volumeName v1.UniqueVolumeName, volumeSpec *volume.Spec, nodeName types.NodeName, devicePath string) error
 
@@ -1119,19 +1115,6 @@ func (asw *actualStateOfWorld) GetUnmountedVolumes() []AttachedVolume {
 	return unmountedVolumes
 }
 
-func (asw *actualStateOfWorld) SyncReconstructedVolume(volumeName v1.UniqueVolumeName, podName volumetypes.UniquePodName, outerVolumeSpecName string) {
-	asw.Lock()
-	defer asw.Unlock()
-	if volumeObj, volumeExists := asw.attachedVolumes[volumeName]; volumeExists {
-		if podObj, podExists := volumeObj.mountedPods[podName]; podExists {
-			if podObj.outerVolumeSpecName != outerVolumeSpecName {
-				podObj.outerVolumeSpecName = outerVolumeSpecName
-				asw.attachedVolumes[volumeName].mountedPods[podName] = podObj
-			}
-		}
-	}
-}
-
 func (asw *actualStateOfWorld) newAttachedVolume(
 	attachedVolume *attachedVolume) AttachedVolume {
 	seLinuxMountContext := ""
diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/volumemanager/reconciler/reconciler.go b/pkg/kubelet/volumemanager/reconciler/reconciler.go
index b5f1e424a62..07b5f573cbf 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/volumemanager/reconciler/reconciler.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/volumemanager/reconciler/reconciler.go
@@ -24,10 +24,10 @@ import (
 func (rc *reconciler) Run(stopCh <-chan struct{}) {
 	rc.reconstructVolumes()
 	klog.InfoS("Reconciler: start to sync state")
-	wait.Until(rc.reconcileNew, rc.loopSleepDuration, stopCh)
+	wait.Until(rc.reconcile, rc.loopSleepDuration, stopCh)
 }
 
-func (rc *reconciler) reconcileNew() {
+func (rc *reconciler) reconcile() {
 	readyToUnmount := rc.readyToUnmount()
 	if readyToUnmount {
 		// Unmounts are triggered before mounts so that a volume that was
diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/volumemanager/reconciler/reconciler_test.go b/pkg/kubelet/volumemanager/reconciler/reconciler_test.go
index c57bba4793a..451ba289ad4 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/volumemanager/reconciler/reconciler_test.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/volumemanager/reconciler/reconciler_test.go
@@ -2382,7 +2382,7 @@ func TestReconcileWithUpdateReconstructedFromAPIServer(t *testing.T) {
 	reconciler.volumesNeedUpdateFromNodeStatus = append(reconciler.volumesNeedUpdateFromNodeStatus, volumeName1, volumeName2)
 	// Act - run reconcile loop just once.
 	// "volumesNeedUpdateFromNodeStatus" is not empty, so no unmount will be triggered.
-	reconciler.reconcileNew()
+	reconciler.reconcile()
 
 	// Assert
 	assert.True(t, reconciler.StatesHasBeenSynced())
diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/volumemanager/reconciler/reconstruct.go b/pkg/kubelet/volumemanager/reconciler/reconstruct.go
index 9969577b3f9..e95796d7895 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/volumemanager/reconciler/reconstruct.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/volumemanager/reconciler/reconstruct.go
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ func (rc *reconciler) reconstructVolumes() {
 
 	if len(reconstructedVolumes) > 0 {
 		// Add the volumes to ASW
-		rc.updateStatesNew(reconstructedVolumes)
+		rc.updateStates(reconstructedVolumes)
 
 		// The reconstructed volumes are mounted, hence a previous kubelet must have already put it into node.status.volumesInUse.
 		// Remember to update DSW with this information.
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ func (rc *reconciler) reconstructVolumes() {
 	klog.V(2).InfoS("Volume reconstruction finished")
 }
 
-func (rc *reconciler) updateStatesNew(reconstructedVolumes map[v1.UniqueVolumeName]*globalVolumeInfo) {
+func (rc *reconciler) updateStates(reconstructedVolumes map[v1.UniqueVolumeName]*globalVolumeInfo) {
 	for _, gvl := range reconstructedVolumes {
 		err := rc.actualStateOfWorld.AddAttachUncertainReconstructedVolume(
 			//TODO: the devicePath might not be correct for some volume plugins: see issue #54108
diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/volumemanager/reconciler/reconstruct_common.go b/pkg/kubelet/volumemanager/reconciler/reconstruct_common.go
index 584ce9bff0d..cf23fb6b2de 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/volumemanager/reconciler/reconstruct_common.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/volumemanager/reconciler/reconstruct_common.go
@@ -385,8 +385,8 @@ func (rc *reconciler) reconstructVolume(volume podVolume) (rvolume *reconstructe
 		volumeSpec: volumeSpec,
 		// volume.volumeSpecName is actually InnerVolumeSpecName. It will not be used
 		// for volume cleanup.
-		// in case pod is added back to desired state, outerVolumeSpecName will be updated from dsw information.
-		// See issue #103143 and its fix for details.
+		// in case reconciler calls mountOrAttachVolumes, outerVolumeSpecName will
+		// be updated from dsw information in ASW.MarkVolumeAsMounted().
 		outerVolumeSpecName: volume.volumeSpecName,
 		pod:                 pod,
 		deviceMounter:       deviceMounter,
diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/volumemanager/reconciler/reconstruct_test.go b/pkg/kubelet/volumemanager/reconciler/reconstruct_test.go
index 3769c00a8f7..49e2df96fa2 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/volumemanager/reconciler/reconstruct_test.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/volumemanager/reconciler/reconstruct_test.go
@@ -344,7 +344,7 @@ func TestReconstructVolumesMount(t *testing.T) {
 			rcInstance.volumesNeedUpdateFromNodeStatus = nil
 
 			// Act 2 - reconcile once
-			rcInstance.reconcileNew()
+			rcInstance.reconcile()
 
 			// Assert 2
 			// MountDevice was attempted