diff --git a/pkg/controller/volume/attachdetach/attach_detach_controller.go b/pkg/controller/volume/attachdetach/attach_detach_controller.go
index be2f737e153..e4e6865418b 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/volume/attachdetach/attach_detach_controller.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/volume/attachdetach/attach_detach_controller.go
@@ -822,10 +822,6 @@ func (adc *attachDetachController) GetMounter() mount.Interface {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (adc *attachDetachController) GetHostName() string {
-	return ""
-}
-
 func (adc *attachDetachController) GetNodeAllocatable() (v1.ResourceList, error) {
 	return v1.ResourceList{}, nil
 }
diff --git a/pkg/controller/volume/expand/expand_controller.go b/pkg/controller/volume/expand/expand_controller.go
index 3d8ca84a7a9..cf19e9e4f25 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/volume/expand/expand_controller.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/volume/expand/expand_controller.go
@@ -417,10 +417,6 @@ func (expc *expandController) GetMounter() mount.Interface {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (expc *expandController) GetHostName() string {
-	return ""
-}
-
 func (expc *expandController) GetNodeAllocatable() (v1.ResourceList, error) {
 	return v1.ResourceList{}, nil
 }
diff --git a/pkg/controller/volume/persistentvolume/volume_host.go b/pkg/controller/volume/persistentvolume/volume_host.go
index 0f3c8bad058..dc937eec9a1 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/volume/persistentvolume/volume_host.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/volume/persistentvolume/volume_host.go
@@ -75,10 +75,6 @@ func (ctrl *PersistentVolumeController) GetMounter() mount.Interface {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (ctrl *PersistentVolumeController) GetHostName() string {
-	return ""
-}
-
 func (ctrl *PersistentVolumeController) GetNodeAllocatable() (v1.ResourceList, error) {
 	return v1.ResourceList{}, nil
 }
diff --git a/pkg/controller/volume/selinuxwarning/volumehost.go b/pkg/controller/volume/selinuxwarning/volumehost.go
index e301836c217..71a9822e7f9 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/volume/selinuxwarning/volumehost.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/volume/selinuxwarning/volumehost.go
@@ -75,10 +75,6 @@ func (c *Controller) GetMounter() mount.Interface {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (c *Controller) GetHostName() string {
-	return ""
-}
-
 func (c *Controller) GetNodeAllocatable() (v1.ResourceList, error) {
 	return v1.ResourceList{}, nil
 }
diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/volume_host.go b/pkg/kubelet/volume_host.go
index d0648825cbe..16bafb37735 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/volume_host.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/volume_host.go
@@ -219,10 +219,6 @@ func (kvh *kubeletVolumeHost) GetMounter() mount.Interface {
 	return kvh.kubelet.mounter
 }
 
-func (kvh *kubeletVolumeHost) GetHostName() string {
-	return kvh.kubelet.hostname
-}
-
 func (kvh *kubeletVolumeHost) GetNodeAllocatable() (v1.ResourceList, error) {
 	node, err := kvh.kubelet.getNodeAnyWay()
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/pkg/volume/plugins.go b/pkg/volume/plugins.go
index 24b661493fd..e80603a52c7 100644
--- a/pkg/volume/plugins.go
+++ b/pkg/volume/plugins.go
@@ -390,9 +390,6 @@ type VolumeHost interface {
 	// Get mounter interface.
 	GetMounter() mount.Interface
 
-	// Returns the hostname of the host kubelet is running on
-	GetHostName() string
-
 	// Returns node allocatable.
 	GetNodeAllocatable() (v1.ResourceList, error)
 
diff --git a/pkg/volume/testing/volume_host.go b/pkg/volume/testing/volume_host.go
index 77a096b6c98..52f91b00015 100644
--- a/pkg/volume/testing/volume_host.go
+++ b/pkg/volume/testing/volume_host.go
@@ -173,11 +173,6 @@ func (f *fakeVolumeHost) NewWrapperUnmounter(volName string, spec Spec, podUID t
 	return plug.NewUnmounter(spec.Name(), podUID)
 }
 
-// Returns the hostname of the host kubelet is running on
-func (f *fakeVolumeHost) GetHostName() string {
-	return "fakeHostName"
-}
-
 func (f *fakeVolumeHost) GetNodeAllocatable() (v1.ResourceList, error) {
 	return v1.ResourceList{}, nil
 }