diff --git a/internal/util/cephcmds.go b/internal/util/cephcmds.go
index 45d67abd5..0e9790994 100644
--- a/internal/util/cephcmds.go
+++ b/internal/util/cephcmds.go
@@ -249,27 +249,31 @@ func CreateObject(ctx context.Context, monitors string, cr *Credentials, poolNam
 // RemoveObject removes the entire omap name passed in and returns ErrObjectNotFound is provided omap
 // is not found in rados
 func RemoveObject(ctx context.Context, monitors string, cr *Credentials, poolName, namespace, oMapName string) error {
-	// Command: "rados <options> rm oMapName"
-	args := []string{
-		"-m", monitors,
-		"--id", cr.ID,
-		"--keyfile=" + cr.KeyFile,
-		"-c", CephConfigPath,
-		"-p", poolName,
-		"rm", oMapName,
+	conn := ClusterConnection{}
+	err := conn.Connect(monitors, cr)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
 	}
+	defer conn.Destroy()
+
+	ioctx, err := conn.GetIoctx(poolName)
+	if err != nil {
+		if _, ok := err.(ErrPoolNotFound); ok {
+			err = ErrObjectNotFound{poolName, err}
+		}
+		return err
+	}
+	defer ioctx.Destroy()
 
 	if namespace != "" {
-		args = append(args, "--namespace="+namespace)
+		ioctx.SetNamespace(namespace)
 	}
 
-	_, stderr, err := ExecCommand("rados", args[:]...)
-	if err != nil {
+	err = ioctx.Delete(oMapName)
+	if err == rados.ErrNotFound {
+		return ErrObjectNotFound{oMapName, err}
+	} else if err != nil {
 		klog.Errorf(Log(ctx, "failed removing omap (%s) in pool (%s): (%v)"), oMapName, poolName, err)
-		if strings.Contains(string(stderr), "error removing "+poolName+">"+oMapName+
-			": (2) No such file or directory") {
-			return ErrObjectNotFound{oMapName, err}
-		}
 		return err
 	}