diff --git a/charts/ceph-csi-rbd/templates/nodeplugin-psp.yaml b/charts/ceph-csi-rbd/templates/nodeplugin-psp.yaml
index 9fb310063..e4c01cd80 100644
--- a/charts/ceph-csi-rbd/templates/nodeplugin-psp.yaml
+++ b/charts/ceph-csi-rbd/templates/nodeplugin-psp.yaml
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ spec:
     - 'emptyDir'
     - 'projected'
     - 'secret'
-    - 'downwardAPI'
     - 'hostPath'
   allowedHostPaths:
     - pathPrefix: '/dev'