diff --git a/hack/.staticcheck_failures b/hack/.staticcheck_failures
index c78b6b0ce00..734044583e4 100644
--- a/hack/.staticcheck_failures
+++ b/hack/.staticcheck_failures
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ pkg/volume/azure_dd
 pkg/volume/azure_file
 pkg/volume/cinder
 pkg/volume/csi
-pkg/volume/emptydir
 pkg/volume/fc
 pkg/volume/flexvolume
 pkg/volume/flocker
diff --git a/pkg/volume/emptydir/empty_dir.go b/pkg/volume/emptydir/empty_dir.go
index 607705aea9f..a890a34802c 100644
--- a/pkg/volume/emptydir/empty_dir.go
+++ b/pkg/volume/emptydir/empty_dir.go
@@ -172,7 +172,6 @@ type emptyDir struct {
 	mounter       mount.Interface
 	mountDetector mountDetector
 	plugin        *emptyDirPlugin
-	desiredSize   int64
 	volume.MetricsProvider
 }