diff --git a/examples/README.md b/examples/README.md
index c159dcddb..c17abf6b3 100644
--- a/examples/README.md
+++ b/examples/README.md
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ In the `examples/rbd` directory you will find two files related to snapshots:
 [snapshot.yaml](./rbd/snapshot.yaml).
 
 Once you created your RBD volume, you'll need to customize at least
-`snapshotclass.yaml` and make sure the `clusterid` and `pool` parameters match
+`snapshotclass.yaml` and make sure the `clusterid` parameter matches
 your Ceph cluster setup.
 If you followed the documentation to create the rbdplugin, you shouldn't
 have to edit any other file.
diff --git a/examples/rbd/snapshotclass.yaml b/examples/rbd/snapshotclass.yaml
index ba68c31c7..1955cd4e1 100644
--- a/examples/rbd/snapshotclass.yaml
+++ b/examples/rbd/snapshotclass.yaml
@@ -14,7 +14,5 @@ parameters:
   # represent the Ceph cluster in clusterID below
   clusterID: <cluster-id>
 
-  pool: rbd
-
   csi.storage.k8s.io/snapshotter-secret-name: csi-rbd-secret
   csi.storage.k8s.io/snapshotter-secret-namespace: default
diff --git a/pkg/rbd/rbd_util.go b/pkg/rbd/rbd_util.go
index 780250e3a..6570829c7 100644
--- a/pkg/rbd/rbd_util.go
+++ b/pkg/rbd/rbd_util.go
@@ -477,16 +477,10 @@ func getCredsFromVol(rbdVol *rbdVolume, volOptions map[string]string) {
 }
 
 func genSnapFromOptions(rbdVol *rbdVolume, snapOptions map[string]string) *rbdSnapshot {
-	var (
-		err error
-		ok  bool
-	)
+	var err error
 
 	rbdSnap := &rbdSnapshot{}
-	rbdSnap.Pool, ok = snapOptions["pool"]
-	if !ok {
-		rbdSnap.Pool = rbdVol.Pool
-	}
+	rbdSnap.Pool = rbdVol.Pool
 
 	rbdSnap.Monitors, rbdSnap.ClusterID, err = getMonsAndClusterID(snapOptions)
 	if err != nil {