diff --git a/pkg/cephfs/driver.go b/pkg/cephfs/driver.go
index 24897cf43..20ef8fbdd 100644
--- a/pkg/cephfs/driver.go
+++ b/pkg/cephfs/driver.go
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@ type driver struct {
 }
 
 var (
-	cephDriver           *driver
 	DefaultVolumeMounter string
 )