diff --git a/pkg/sanity/node.go b/pkg/sanity/node.go
index 64345c18..92215212 100644
--- a/pkg/sanity/node.go
+++ b/pkg/sanity/node.go
@@ -419,21 +419,6 @@ var _ = DescribeSanity("Node Service", func(sc *TestContext) {
 			Expect(ok).To(BeTrue())
 			Expect(serverError.Code()).To(Equal(codes.InvalidArgument))
 		})
-
-		It("should fail when the volume is missing", func() {
-
-			_, err := c.NodeUnpublishVolume(
-				context.Background(),
-				&csi.NodeUnpublishVolumeRequest{
-					VolumeId:   sc.Config.IDGen.GenerateUniqueValidVolumeID(),
-					TargetPath: sc.StagingPath,
-				})
-			Expect(err).To(HaveOccurred(), "failed to unpublish volume from node")
-
-			serverError, ok := status.FromError(err)
-			Expect(ok).To(BeTrue(), "error from NodeUnpublishVolume is not a gRPC error")
-			Expect(serverError.Code()).To(Equal(codes.NotFound), "unexpected error code")
-		})
 	})
 
 	Describe("NodeStageVolume", func() {