diff --git a/pkg/volume/util/operationexecutor/operation_generator.go b/pkg/volume/util/operationexecutor/operation_generator.go
index a084bedde4b..22917267510 100644
--- a/pkg/volume/util/operationexecutor/operation_generator.go
+++ b/pkg/volume/util/operationexecutor/operation_generator.go
@@ -1564,14 +1564,6 @@ func (og *operationGenerator) GenerateVerifyControllerAttachedVolumeFunc(
 			return volumetypes.NewOperationContext(eventErr, detailedErr, migrated)
 		}
 
-		if node == nil {
-			// On failure, return error. Caller will log and retry.
-			eventErr, detailedErr := volumeToMount.GenerateError(
-				"VerifyControllerAttachedVolume failed",
-				fmt.Errorf("node object retrieved from API server is nil"))
-			return volumetypes.NewOperationContext(eventErr, detailedErr, migrated)
-		}
-
 		for _, attachedVolume := range node.Status.VolumesAttached {
 			if attachedVolume.Name == volumeToMount.VolumeName {
 				addVolumeNodeErr := actualStateOfWorld.MarkVolumeAsAttached(
@@ -1615,13 +1607,6 @@ func (og *operationGenerator) verifyVolumeIsSafeToDetach(
 		return volumeToDetach.GenerateErrorDetailed("DetachVolume failed fetching node from API server", fetchErr)
 	}
 
-	if node == nil {
-		// On failure, return error. Caller will log and retry.
-		return volumeToDetach.GenerateErrorDetailed(
-			"DetachVolume failed fetching node from API server",
-			fmt.Errorf("node object retrieved from API server is nil"))
-	}
-
 	for _, inUseVolume := range node.Status.VolumesInUse {
 		if inUseVolume == volumeToDetach.VolumeName {
 			return volumeToDetach.GenerateErrorDetailed(