diff --git a/pkg/volume/util/subpath/subpath_linux_test.go b/pkg/volume/util/subpath/subpath_linux_test.go
index c61b1270211..cb046bfd277 100644
--- a/pkg/volume/util/subpath/subpath_linux_test.go
+++ b/pkg/volume/util/subpath/subpath_linux_test.go
@@ -583,7 +583,7 @@ func TestCleanSubPaths(t *testing.T) {
 						return nil
 					}
 
-					if err = os.RemoveAll(path); err != nil {
+					if err = os.Remove(path); err != nil {
 						return err
 					}
 					return filepath.SkipDir