diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 32943c7b2..660edb05c 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -135,7 +135,6 @@ Note:
   - [metallb](https://metallb.universe.tf/) 0.13.9
   - [registry](https://github.com/distribution/distribution) 2.8.1
 - Storage Plugin
-  - [rbd-provisioner](https://github.com/kubernetes-incubator/external-storage) 2.1.1-k8s1.11
   - [aws-ebs-csi-plugin](https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/aws-ebs-csi-driver) 0.5.0
   - [azure-csi-plugin](https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/azuredisk-csi-driver) 1.10.0
   - [cinder-csi-plugin](https://github.com/kubernetes/cloud-provider-openstack/blob/master/docs/cinder-csi-plugin/using-cinder-csi-plugin.md) 1.30.0
diff --git a/docs/_sidebar.md b/docs/_sidebar.md
index 8400edcb3..b213c514e 100644
--- a/docs/_sidebar.md
+++ b/docs/_sidebar.md
@@ -53,7 +53,6 @@
   * [Vagrant](/docs/developers/vagrant.md)
 * External Storage Provisioners
   * [Local Volume Provisioner](/docs/external_storage_provisioners/local_volume_provisioner.md)
-  * [Rbd Provisioner](/docs/external_storage_provisioners/rbd_provisioner.md)
   * [Scheduler Plugins](/docs/external_storage_provisioners/scheduler_plugins.md)
 * Getting Started
   * [Comparisons](/docs/getting_started/comparisons.md)
diff --git a/docs/ansible/ansible.md b/docs/ansible/ansible.md
index eb960821a..f1dd88d96 100644
--- a/docs/ansible/ansible.md
+++ b/docs/ansible/ansible.md
@@ -146,7 +146,6 @@ The following tags are defined in playbooks:
 | registry                       | Configuring local docker registry                     |
 | reset                          | Tasks running doing the node reset                    |
 | resolvconf                     | Configuring /etc/resolv.conf for hosts/apps           |
-| rbd-provisioner                | Configure External provisioner: rdb                   |
 | services                       | Remove services (etcd, kubelet etc...) when resetting |
 | snapshot                       | Enabling csi snapshot                                 |
 | snapshot-controller            | Configuring csi snapshot controller                   |
diff --git a/docs/external_storage_provisioners/rbd_provisioner.md b/docs/external_storage_provisioners/rbd_provisioner.md
deleted file mode 100644
index 02d3fa32b..000000000
--- a/docs/external_storage_provisioners/rbd_provisioner.md
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,79 +0,0 @@
-# RBD Volume Provisioner for Kubernetes 1.5+
-
-`rbd-provisioner` is an out-of-tree dynamic provisioner for Kubernetes 1.5+.
-You can use it quickly & easily deploy ceph RBD storage that works almost
-anywhere.
-
-It works just like in-tree dynamic provisioner. For more information on how
-dynamic provisioning works, see [the docs](https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/storage/persistent-volumes/)
-or [this blog post](http://blog.kubernetes.io/2016/10/dynamic-provisioning-and-storage-in-kubernetes.html).
-
-## Development
-
-Compile the provisioner
-
-```console
-make
-```
-
-Make the container image and push to the registry
-
-```console
-make push
-```
-
-## Test instruction
-
-* Start Kubernetes local cluster
-
-See [Kubernetes](https://kubernetes.io/).
-
-* Create a Ceph admin secret
-
-```bash
-ceph auth get client.admin 2>&1 |grep "key = " |awk '{print  $3'} |xargs echo -n > /tmp/secret
-kubectl create secret generic ceph-admin-secret --from-file=/tmp/secret --namespace=kube-system
-```
-
-* Create a Ceph pool and a user secret
-
-```bash
-ceph osd pool create kube 8 8
-ceph auth add client.kube mon 'allow r' osd 'allow rwx pool=kube'
-ceph auth get-key client.kube > /tmp/secret
-kubectl create secret generic ceph-secret --from-file=/tmp/secret --namespace=kube-system
-```
-
-* Start RBD provisioner
-
-The following example uses `rbd-provisioner-1` as the identity for the instance and assumes kubeconfig is at `/root/.kube`. The identity should remain the same if the provisioner restarts. If there are multiple provisioners, each should have a different identity.
-
-```bash
-docker run -ti -v /root/.kube:/kube -v /var/run/kubernetes:/var/run/kubernetes --privileged --net=host quay.io/external_storage/rbd-provisioner /usr/local/bin/rbd-provisioner -master=http://127.0.0.1:8080 -kubeconfig=/kube/config -id=rbd-provisioner-1
-```
-
-Alternatively, deploy it in kubernetes, see [deployment](deploy/README.md).
-
-* Create a RBD Storage Class
-
-Replace Ceph monitor's IP in [examples/class.yaml](examples/class.yaml) with your own and create storage class:
-
-```bash
-kubectl create -f examples/class.yaml
-```
-
-* Create a claim
-
-```bash
-kubectl create -f examples/claim.yaml
-```
-
-* Create a Pod using the claim
-
-```bash
-kubectl create -f examples/test-pod.yaml
-```
-
-## Acknowledgements
-
-* This provisioner is extracted from [Kubernetes core](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes) with some modifications for this project.
diff --git a/inventory/sample/group_vars/k8s_cluster/addons.yml b/inventory/sample/group_vars/k8s_cluster/addons.yml
index c964bf1d0..048d710a7 100644
--- a/inventory/sample/group_vars/k8s_cluster/addons.yml
+++ b/inventory/sample/group_vars/k8s_cluster/addons.yml
@@ -65,25 +65,6 @@ local_volume_provisioner_enabled: false
 # csi snapshot namespace
 # snapshot_controller_namespace: kube-system
 
-# RBD provisioner deployment
-rbd_provisioner_enabled: false
-# rbd_provisioner_namespace: rbd-provisioner
-# rbd_provisioner_replicas: 2
-# rbd_provisioner_monitors: "172.24.0.1:6789,172.24.0.2:6789,172.24.0.3:6789"
-# rbd_provisioner_pool: kube
-# rbd_provisioner_admin_id: admin
-# rbd_provisioner_secret_name: ceph-secret-admin
-# rbd_provisioner_secret: ceph-key-admin
-# rbd_provisioner_user_id: kube
-# rbd_provisioner_user_secret_name: ceph-secret-user
-# rbd_provisioner_user_secret: ceph-key-user
-# rbd_provisioner_user_secret_namespace: rbd-provisioner
-# rbd_provisioner_fs_type: ext4
-# rbd_provisioner_image_format: "2"
-# rbd_provisioner_image_features: layering
-# rbd_provisioner_storage_class: rbd
-# rbd_provisioner_reclaim_policy: Delete
-
 # Gateway API CRDs
 gateway_api_enabled: false
 # gateway_api_experimental_channel: false
diff --git a/roles/bootstrap-os/tasks/main.yml b/roles/bootstrap-os/tasks/main.yml
index c16fe1bec..39939ff52 100644
--- a/roles/bootstrap-os/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/bootstrap-os/tasks/main.yml
@@ -48,13 +48,6 @@
     name: "{{ inventory_hostname }}"
   when: override_system_hostname
 
-- name: Install ceph-commmon package
-  package:
-    name:
-    - ceph-common
-    state: present
-  when: rbd_provisioner_enabled | default(false)
-
 - name: Ensure bash_completion.d folder exists
   file:
     name: /etc/bash_completion.d/
diff --git a/roles/kubernetes-apps/external_provisioner/meta/main.yml b/roles/kubernetes-apps/external_provisioner/meta/main.yml
index 19123d76e..3269f822b 100644
--- a/roles/kubernetes-apps/external_provisioner/meta/main.yml
+++ b/roles/kubernetes-apps/external_provisioner/meta/main.yml
@@ -9,12 +9,6 @@ dependencies:
       - local-volume-provisioner
       - external-provisioner
 
-  - role: kubernetes-apps/external_provisioner/rbd_provisioner
-    when: rbd_provisioner_enabled
-    tags:
-      - apps
-      - rbd-provisioner
-      - external-provisioner
   - role: kubernetes-apps/external_provisioner/local_path_provisioner
     when: local_path_provisioner_enabled
     tags:
diff --git a/roles/kubernetes-apps/external_provisioner/rbd_provisioner/defaults/main.yml b/roles/kubernetes-apps/external_provisioner/rbd_provisioner/defaults/main.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index f09e25ac0..000000000
--- a/roles/kubernetes-apps/external_provisioner/rbd_provisioner/defaults/main.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,17 +0,0 @@
----
-rbd_provisioner_namespace: "rbd-provisioner"
-rbd_provisioner_replicas: 2
-rbd_provisioner_monitors: ~
-rbd_provisioner_pool: kube
-rbd_provisioner_admin_id: admin
-rbd_provisioner_secret_name: ceph-secret-admin
-rbd_provisioner_secret: ceph-key-admin
-rbd_provisioner_user_id: kube
-rbd_provisioner_user_secret_name: ceph-secret-user
-rbd_provisioner_user_secret: ceph-key-user
-rbd_provisioner_user_secret_namespace: rbd-provisioner
-rbd_provisioner_fs_type: ext4
-rbd_provisioner_image_format: "2"
-rbd_provisioner_image_features: layering
-rbd_provisioner_storage_class: rbd
-rbd_provisioner_reclaim_policy: Delete
diff --git a/roles/kubernetes-apps/external_provisioner/rbd_provisioner/tasks/main.yml b/roles/kubernetes-apps/external_provisioner/rbd_provisioner/tasks/main.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 0a1f5b2e2..000000000
--- a/roles/kubernetes-apps/external_provisioner/rbd_provisioner/tasks/main.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,71 +0,0 @@
----
-
-- name: RBD Provisioner | Remove legacy addon dir and manifests
-  file:
-    path: "{{ kube_config_dir }}/addons/rbd_provisioner"
-    state: absent
-  when:
-    - inventory_hostname == groups['kube_control_plane'][0]
-  tags:
-    - upgrade
-
-- name: RBD Provisioner | Remove legacy namespace
-  command: >
-    {{ kubectl }} delete namespace {{ rbd_provisioner_namespace }}
-  ignore_errors: true  # noqa ignore-errors
-  when:
-    - inventory_hostname == groups['kube_control_plane'][0]
-  tags:
-    - upgrade
-
-- name: RBD Provisioner | Remove legacy storageclass
-  command: >
-    {{ kubectl }} delete storageclass {{ rbd_provisioner_storage_class }}
-  ignore_errors: true  # noqa ignore-errors
-  when:
-    - inventory_hostname == groups['kube_control_plane'][0]
-  tags:
-    - upgrade
-
-- name: RBD Provisioner | Create addon dir
-  file:
-    path: "{{ kube_config_dir }}/addons/rbd_provisioner"
-    state: directory
-    owner: root
-    group: root
-    mode: "0755"
-  when:
-    - inventory_hostname == groups['kube_control_plane'][0]
-
-- name: RBD Provisioner | Templates list
-  set_fact:
-    rbd_provisioner_templates:
-      - { name: 00-namespace, file: 00-namespace.yml, type: ns }
-      - { name: secret-rbd-provisioner, file: secret-rbd-provisioner.yml, type: secret }
-      - { name: sa-rbd-provisioner, file: sa-rbd-provisioner.yml, type: sa }
-      - { name: clusterrole-rbd-provisioner, file: clusterrole-rbd-provisioner.yml, type: clusterrole }
-      - { name: clusterrolebinding-rbd-provisioner, file: clusterrolebinding-rbd-provisioner.yml, type: clusterrolebinding }
-      - { name: role-rbd-provisioner, file: role-rbd-provisioner.yml, type: role }
-      - { name: rolebinding-rbd-provisioner, file: rolebinding-rbd-provisioner.yml, type: rolebinding }
-      - { name: deploy-rbd-provisioner, file: deploy-rbd-provisioner.yml, type: deploy }
-      - { name: sc-rbd-provisioner, file: sc-rbd-provisioner.yml, type: sc }
-
-- name: RBD Provisioner | Create manifests
-  template:
-    src: "{{ item.file }}.j2"
-    dest: "{{ kube_config_dir }}/addons/rbd_provisioner/{{ item.file }}"
-    mode: "0644"
-  with_items: "{{ rbd_provisioner_templates }}"
-  register: rbd_provisioner_manifests
-  when: inventory_hostname == groups['kube_control_plane'][0]
-
-- name: RBD Provisioner | Apply manifests
-  kube:
-    name: "{{ item.item.name }}"
-    namespace: "{{ rbd_provisioner_namespace }}"
-    kubectl: "{{ bin_dir }}/kubectl"
-    resource: "{{ item.item.type }}"
-    filename: "{{ kube_config_dir }}/addons/rbd_provisioner/{{ item.item.file }}"
-    state: "latest"
-  with_items: "{{ rbd_provisioner_manifests.results }}"
-  when: inventory_hostname == groups['kube_control_plane'][0]
diff --git a/roles/kubernetes-apps/external_provisioner/rbd_provisioner/templates/00-namespace.yml.j2 b/roles/kubernetes-apps/external_provisioner/rbd_provisioner/templates/00-namespace.yml.j2
deleted file mode 100644
index 8bec2b5eb..000000000
--- a/roles/kubernetes-apps/external_provisioner/rbd_provisioner/templates/00-namespace.yml.j2
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
----
-apiVersion: v1
-kind: Namespace
-metadata:
-  name: {{ rbd_provisioner_namespace }}
-  labels:
-    name: {{ rbd_provisioner_namespace }}
diff --git a/roles/kubernetes-apps/external_provisioner/rbd_provisioner/templates/clusterrole-rbd-provisioner.yml.j2 b/roles/kubernetes-apps/external_provisioner/rbd_provisioner/templates/clusterrole-rbd-provisioner.yml.j2
deleted file mode 100644
index 9e319a348..000000000
--- a/roles/kubernetes-apps/external_provisioner/rbd_provisioner/templates/clusterrole-rbd-provisioner.yml.j2
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,26 +0,0 @@
----
-apiVersion: rbac.authorization.k8s.io/v1
-kind: ClusterRole
-metadata:
-  name: rbd-provisioner
-  namespace: {{ rbd_provisioner_namespace }}
-rules:
-  - apiGroups: [""]
-    resources: ["persistentvolumes"]
-    verbs: ["get", "list", "watch", "create", "delete"]
-  - apiGroups: [""]
-    resources: ["persistentvolumeclaims"]
-    verbs: ["get", "list", "watch", "update"]
-  - apiGroups: ["storage.k8s.io"]
-    resources: ["storageclasses"]
-    verbs: ["get", "list", "watch"]
-  - apiGroups: [""]
-    resources: ["events"]
-    verbs: ["create", "update", "patch"]
-  - apiGroups: [""]
-    resources: ["services"]
-    resourceNames: ["kube-dns","coredns"]
-    verbs: ["list", "get"]
-  - apiGroups: [""]
-    resources: ["secrets"]
-    verbs: ["get", "create", "delete"]
diff --git a/roles/kubernetes-apps/external_provisioner/rbd_provisioner/templates/clusterrolebinding-rbd-provisioner.yml.j2 b/roles/kubernetes-apps/external_provisioner/rbd_provisioner/templates/clusterrolebinding-rbd-provisioner.yml.j2
deleted file mode 100644
index ae9e6c525..000000000
--- a/roles/kubernetes-apps/external_provisioner/rbd_provisioner/templates/clusterrolebinding-rbd-provisioner.yml.j2
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
----
-apiVersion: rbac.authorization.k8s.io/v1
-kind: ClusterRoleBinding
-metadata:
-  name: rbd-provisioner
-subjects:
-  - kind: ServiceAccount
-    name: rbd-provisioner
-    namespace: {{ rbd_provisioner_namespace }}
-roleRef:
-  kind: ClusterRole
-  name: rbd-provisioner
-  apiGroup: rbac.authorization.k8s.io
diff --git a/roles/kubernetes-apps/external_provisioner/rbd_provisioner/templates/deploy-rbd-provisioner.yml.j2 b/roles/kubernetes-apps/external_provisioner/rbd_provisioner/templates/deploy-rbd-provisioner.yml.j2
deleted file mode 100644
index b8643db64..000000000
--- a/roles/kubernetes-apps/external_provisioner/rbd_provisioner/templates/deploy-rbd-provisioner.yml.j2
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,40 +0,0 @@
----
-apiVersion: apps/v1
-kind: Deployment
-metadata:
-  name: rbd-provisioner
-  namespace: {{ rbd_provisioner_namespace }}
-  labels:
-    app: rbd-provisioner
-    version: {{ rbd_provisioner_image_tag }}
-spec:
-  replicas: {{ rbd_provisioner_replicas }}
-  strategy:
-    type: Recreate
-  selector:
-    matchLabels:
-      app: rbd-provisioner
-      version: {{ rbd_provisioner_image_tag }}
-  template:
-    metadata:
-      labels:
-        app: rbd-provisioner
-        version: {{ rbd_provisioner_image_tag }}
-    spec:
-      priorityClassName: {% if rbd_provisioner_namespace == 'kube-system' %}system-cluster-critical{% else %}k8s-cluster-critical{% endif %}{{ '' }}
-      serviceAccount: rbd-provisioner
-      containers:
-        - name: rbd-provisioner
-          image: {{ rbd_provisioner_image_repo }}:{{ rbd_provisioner_image_tag }}
-          imagePullPolicy: {{ k8s_image_pull_policy }}
-          env:
-            - name: PROVISIONER_NAME
-              value: ceph.com/rbd
-            - name: POD_NAME
-              valueFrom:
-                fieldRef:
-                  fieldPath: metadata.name
-          command:
-            - "/usr/local/bin/rbd-provisioner"
-          args:
-            - "-id=${POD_NAME}"
diff --git a/roles/kubernetes-apps/external_provisioner/rbd_provisioner/templates/role-rbd-provisioner.yml.j2 b/roles/kubernetes-apps/external_provisioner/rbd_provisioner/templates/role-rbd-provisioner.yml.j2
deleted file mode 100644
index d8dbbf990..000000000
--- a/roles/kubernetes-apps/external_provisioner/rbd_provisioner/templates/role-rbd-provisioner.yml.j2
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
----
-apiVersion: rbac.authorization.k8s.io/v1
-kind: Role
-metadata:
-  name: rbd-provisioner
-  namespace: {{ rbd_provisioner_namespace }}
-rules:
-  - apiGroups: [""]
-    resources: ["secrets"]
-    verbs: ["get"]
-  - apiGroups: [""]
-    resources: ["endpoints"]
-    verbs: ["get", "list", "watch", "create", "update", "patch"]
diff --git a/roles/kubernetes-apps/external_provisioner/rbd_provisioner/templates/rolebinding-rbd-provisioner.yml.j2 b/roles/kubernetes-apps/external_provisioner/rbd_provisioner/templates/rolebinding-rbd-provisioner.yml.j2
deleted file mode 100644
index fcae1cce0..000000000
--- a/roles/kubernetes-apps/external_provisioner/rbd_provisioner/templates/rolebinding-rbd-provisioner.yml.j2
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
----
-apiVersion: rbac.authorization.k8s.io/v1
-kind: RoleBinding
-metadata:
-  name: rbd-provisioner
-  namespace: {{ rbd_provisioner_namespace }}
-subjects:
-  - kind: ServiceAccount
-    name: rbd-provisioner
-    namespace: {{ rbd_provisioner_namespace }}
-roleRef:
-  apiGroup: rbac.authorization.k8s.io
-  kind: Role
-  name: rbd-provisioner
diff --git a/roles/kubernetes-apps/external_provisioner/rbd_provisioner/templates/sa-rbd-provisioner.yml.j2 b/roles/kubernetes-apps/external_provisioner/rbd_provisioner/templates/sa-rbd-provisioner.yml.j2
deleted file mode 100644
index c4dce6450..000000000
--- a/roles/kubernetes-apps/external_provisioner/rbd_provisioner/templates/sa-rbd-provisioner.yml.j2
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
----
-apiVersion: v1
-kind: ServiceAccount
-metadata:
-  name: rbd-provisioner
-  namespace: {{ rbd_provisioner_namespace }}
diff --git a/roles/kubernetes-apps/external_provisioner/rbd_provisioner/templates/sc-rbd-provisioner.yml.j2 b/roles/kubernetes-apps/external_provisioner/rbd_provisioner/templates/sc-rbd-provisioner.yml.j2
deleted file mode 100644
index 9fea17a94..000000000
--- a/roles/kubernetes-apps/external_provisioner/rbd_provisioner/templates/sc-rbd-provisioner.yml.j2
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,19 +0,0 @@
----
-apiVersion: storage.k8s.io/v1
-kind: StorageClass
-metadata:
-  name: {{ rbd_provisioner_storage_class }}
-provisioner: ceph.com/rbd
-reclaimPolicy: {{ rbd_provisioner_reclaim_policy }}
-parameters:
-  monitors: {{ rbd_provisioner_monitors }}
-  adminId: {{ rbd_provisioner_admin_id }}
-  adminSecretNamespace: {{ rbd_provisioner_namespace }}
-  adminSecretName: {{ rbd_provisioner_secret_name }}
-  pool: {{ rbd_provisioner_pool }}
-  userId: {{ rbd_provisioner_user_id }}
-  userSecretNamespace: {{ rbd_provisioner_user_secret_namespace }}
-  userSecretName: {{ rbd_provisioner_user_secret_name }}
-  fsType: "{{ rbd_provisioner_fs_type }}"
-  imageFormat: "{{ rbd_provisioner_image_format }}"
-  imageFeatures: {{ rbd_provisioner_image_features }}
diff --git a/roles/kubernetes-apps/external_provisioner/rbd_provisioner/templates/secret-rbd-provisioner.yml.j2 b/roles/kubernetes-apps/external_provisioner/rbd_provisioner/templates/secret-rbd-provisioner.yml.j2
deleted file mode 100644
index a3b66d634..000000000
--- a/roles/kubernetes-apps/external_provisioner/rbd_provisioner/templates/secret-rbd-provisioner.yml.j2
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,18 +0,0 @@
----
-kind: Secret
-apiVersion: v1
-metadata:
-  name: {{ rbd_provisioner_secret_name }}
-  namespace: {{ rbd_provisioner_namespace }}
-type: Opaque
-data:
-  secret: {{ rbd_provisioner_secret | b64encode }}
----
-kind: Secret
-apiVersion: v1
-metadata:
-  name: {{ rbd_provisioner_user_secret_name }}
-  namespace: {{ rbd_provisioner_user_secret_namespace }}
-type: Opaque
-data:
-  key: {{ rbd_provisioner_user_secret | b64encode }}
diff --git a/roles/kubernetes/preinstall/tasks/0040-verify-settings.yml b/roles/kubernetes/preinstall/tasks/0040-verify-settings.yml
index 4a9792ba6..26c1233f1 100644
--- a/roles/kubernetes/preinstall/tasks/0040-verify-settings.yml
+++ b/roles/kubernetes/preinstall/tasks/0040-verify-settings.yml
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@
       - not metrics_server_version.startswith('v')
       - not multus_version.startswith('v')
       - not netcheck_version.startswith('v')
-      - not rbd_provisioner_version.startswith('v')
       - not runc_version.startswith('v')
       - not skopeo_version.startswith('v')
       - not yq_version.startswith('v')
diff --git a/roles/kubespray-defaults/defaults/main/download.yml b/roles/kubespray-defaults/defaults/main/download.yml
index 1c20a0130..8a9b2d197 100644
--- a/roles/kubespray-defaults/defaults/main/download.yml
+++ b/roles/kubespray-defaults/defaults/main/download.yml
@@ -314,9 +314,6 @@ metrics_server_image_tag: "v{{ metrics_server_version }}"
 local_volume_provisioner_version: "2.5.0"
 local_volume_provisioner_image_repo: "{{ kube_image_repo }}/sig-storage/local-volume-provisioner"
 local_volume_provisioner_image_tag: "v{{ local_volume_provisioner_version }}"
-rbd_provisioner_version: "2.1.1-k8s1.11"
-rbd_provisioner_image_repo: "{{ quay_image_repo }}/external_storage/rbd-provisioner"
-rbd_provisioner_image_tag: "v{{ rbd_provisioner_version }}"
 local_path_provisioner_version: "0.0.24"
 local_path_provisioner_image_repo: "{{ docker_image_repo }}/rancher/local-path-provisioner"
 local_path_provisioner_image_tag: "v{{ local_path_provisioner_version }}"
@@ -944,15 +941,6 @@ downloads:
     groups:
       - kube_node
 
-  rbd_provisioner:
-    enabled: "{{ rbd_provisioner_enabled }}"
-    container: true
-    repo: "{{ rbd_provisioner_image_repo }}"
-    tag: "{{ rbd_provisioner_image_tag }}"
-    checksum: "{{ rbd_provisioner_digest_checksum | default(None) }}"
-    groups:
-      - kube_node
-
   local_path_provisioner:
     enabled: "{{ local_path_provisioner_enabled }}"
     container: true
diff --git a/roles/kubespray-defaults/defaults/main/main.yml b/roles/kubespray-defaults/defaults/main/main.yml
index 5c40d3ac8..4aa478756 100644
--- a/roles/kubespray-defaults/defaults/main/main.yml
+++ b/roles/kubespray-defaults/defaults/main/main.yml
@@ -435,7 +435,6 @@ vsphere_csi_enabled: false
 upcloud_csi_enabled: false
 csi_snapshot_controller_enabled: false
 persistent_volumes_enabled: false
-rbd_provisioner_enabled: false
 ingress_nginx_enabled: false
 ingress_alb_enabled: false
 cert_manager_enabled: false
diff --git a/scripts/readme_versions.md.j2 b/scripts/readme_versions.md.j2
index 2d58abe3f..5a6b43771 100644
--- a/scripts/readme_versions.md.j2
+++ b/scripts/readme_versions.md.j2
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@
   - [metallb](https://metallb.universe.tf/) {{ metallb_version }}
   - [registry](https://github.com/distribution/distribution) {{ registry_version }}
 - Storage Plugin
-  - [rbd-provisioner](https://github.com/kubernetes-incubator/external-storage) {{ rbd_provisioner_version }}
   - [aws-ebs-csi-plugin](https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/aws-ebs-csi-driver) {{ aws_ebs_csi_plugin_version }}
   - [azure-csi-plugin](https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/azuredisk-csi-driver) {{ azure_csi_plugin_version }}
   - [cinder-csi-plugin](https://github.com/kubernetes/cloud-provider-openstack/blob/master/docs/cinder-csi-plugin/using-cinder-csi-plugin.md) {{ cinder_csi_plugin_version }}