diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/volume_host.go b/pkg/kubelet/volume_host.go
index 74e26614801..f219277c234 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/volume_host.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/volume_host.go
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ import (
 
 	"k8s.io/klog/v2"
 	"k8s.io/mount-utils"
-	utilexec "k8s.io/utils/exec"
 
 	authenticationv1 "k8s.io/api/authentication/v1"
 	v1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
@@ -86,7 +85,6 @@ func NewInitializedVolumePluginMgr(
 		informerFactory:           informerFactory,
 		csiDriverLister:           csiDriverLister,
 		csiDriversSynced:          csiDriversSynced,
-		exec:                      utilexec.New(),
 	}
 
 	if err := kvh.volumePluginMgr.InitPlugins(plugins, prober, kvh); err != nil {
@@ -116,7 +114,6 @@ type kubeletVolumeHost struct {
 	informerFactory           informers.SharedInformerFactory
 	csiDriverLister           storagelisters.CSIDriverLister
 	csiDriversSynced          cache.InformerSynced
-	exec                      utilexec.Interface
 }
 
 func (kvh *kubeletVolumeHost) SetKubeletError(err error) {