diff --git a/pkg/volume/hostpath/host_path_test.go b/pkg/volume/hostpath/host_path_test.go
index ec218977900..6f9fc42c42e 100644
--- a/pkg/volume/hostpath/host_path_test.go
+++ b/pkg/volume/hostpath/host_path_test.go
@@ -159,9 +159,7 @@ func TestProvisioner(t *testing.T) {
 	plugMgr.InitPlugins(ProbeVolumePlugins(volume.VolumeConfig{ProvisioningEnabled: true}),
 		nil,
 		volumetest.NewFakeKubeletVolumeHost(t, "/tmp/fake", nil, nil))
-	spec := &volume.Spec{PersistentVolume: &v1.PersistentVolume{Spec: v1.PersistentVolumeSpec{
-		PersistentVolumeSource: v1.PersistentVolumeSource{HostPath: &v1.HostPathVolumeSource{Path: fmt.Sprintf("/tmp/hostpath.%s", uuid.NewUUID())}}}}}
-	plug, err := plugMgr.FindCreatablePluginBySpec(spec)
+	plug, err := plugMgr.FindProvisionablePluginByName(hostPathPluginName)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("Can't find the plugin by name")
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/volume/local/local_test.go b/pkg/volume/local/local_test.go
index 8d549ae7c15..f24d1ac6271 100644
--- a/pkg/volume/local/local_test.go
+++ b/pkg/volume/local/local_test.go
@@ -720,11 +720,6 @@ func TestUnsupportedPlugins(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Errorf("Attachable plugin found, expected none")
 	}
 
-	createPlug, err := plugMgr.FindCreatablePluginBySpec(spec)
-	if err == nil && createPlug != nil {
-		t.Errorf("Creatable plugin found, expected none")
-	}
-
 	provisionPlug, err := plugMgr.FindProvisionablePluginByName(localVolumePluginName)
 	if err == nil && provisionPlug != nil {
 		t.Errorf("Provisionable plugin found, expected none")
diff --git a/pkg/volume/plugins.go b/pkg/volume/plugins.go
index 4152bffb43b..724a4d1c4ec 100644
--- a/pkg/volume/plugins.go
+++ b/pkg/volume/plugins.go
@@ -791,19 +791,6 @@ func (pm *VolumePluginMgr) FindDeletablePluginByName(name string) (DeletableVolu
 	return nil, fmt.Errorf("no deletable volume plugin matched")
 }
 
-// FindCreatablePluginBySpec fetches a persistent volume plugin by name.  If
-// no plugin is found, returns error.
-func (pm *VolumePluginMgr) FindCreatablePluginBySpec(spec *Spec) (ProvisionableVolumePlugin, error) {
-	volumePlugin, err := pm.FindPluginBySpec(spec)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-	if provisionableVolumePlugin, ok := volumePlugin.(ProvisionableVolumePlugin); ok {
-		return provisionableVolumePlugin, nil
-	}
-	return nil, fmt.Errorf("no creatable volume plugin matched")
-}
-
 // FindAttachablePluginBySpec fetches a persistent volume plugin by spec.
 // Unlike the other "FindPlugin" methods, this does not return error if no
 // plugin is found.  All volumes require a mounter and unmounter, but not