diff --git a/pkg/volume/rbd/rbd.go b/pkg/volume/rbd/rbd.go
index 431f920da76..7a29ed3578a 100644
--- a/pkg/volume/rbd/rbd.go
+++ b/pkg/volume/rbd/rbd.go
@@ -201,18 +201,8 @@ func (b *rbdBuilder) SetUpAt(dir string) error {
 	err := diskSetUp(b.manager, *b, dir, b.mounter)
 	if err != nil {
 		glog.Errorf("rbd: failed to setup")
-		return err
 	}
-	globalPDPath := b.manager.MakeGlobalPDName(*b.rbd)
-	// make mountpoint rw/ro work as expected
-	//FIXME revisit pkg/util/mount and ensure rw/ro is implemented as expected
-	mode := "rw"
-	if b.ReadOnly {
-		mode = "ro"
-	}
-	b.plugin.execCommand("mount", []string{"-o", "remount," + mode, globalPDPath, dir})
-
-	return nil
+	return err
 }
 
 type rbdCleaner struct {