diff --git a/cloud/blockstore/tools/csi_driver/internal/driver/node.go b/cloud/blockstore/tools/csi_driver/internal/driver/node.go
index 784a325bfc..9d2ebe3a11 100644
--- a/cloud/blockstore/tools/csi_driver/internal/driver/node.go
+++ b/cloud/blockstore/tools/csi_driver/internal/driver/node.go
@@ -588,81 +588,14 @@ func (s *nodeService) nodeStageDiskAsVhostSocket(
 	return s.createDummyImgFile(endpointDir)
 }
 
-func (s *nodeService) nodePublishDiskAsFilesystemDeprecated(
-	ctx context.Context,
-	req *csi.NodePublishVolumeRequest) error {
-
-	diskId := req.VolumeId
-	resp, err := s.startNbsEndpointForNBD(ctx, s.getPodId(req), diskId, req.VolumeContext)
-	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("failed to start NBS endpoint: %w", err)
-	}
-
-	if resp.NbdDeviceFile == "" {
-		return fmt.Errorf("NbdDeviceFile shouldn't be empty")
-	}
-
-	logVolume(req.VolumeId, "endpoint started with device: %q", resp.NbdDeviceFile)
-
-	mnt := req.VolumeCapability.GetMount()
-
-	fsType := req.VolumeContext["fsType"]
-	if mnt != nil && mnt.FsType != "" {
-		fsType = mnt.FsType
-	}
-	if fsType == "" {
-		fsType = "ext4"
-	}
-
-	err = s.makeFilesystemIfNeeded(diskId, resp.NbdDeviceFile, fsType)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	mounted, _ := s.mounter.IsMountPoint(req.TargetPath)
-	if !mounted {
-		targetPerm := os.FileMode(0775)
-		if err := os.MkdirAll(req.TargetPath, targetPerm); err != nil {
-			return fmt.Errorf("failed to create target directory: %w", err)
-		}
-
-		if err := os.Chmod(req.TargetPath, targetPerm); err != nil {
-			return fmt.Errorf("failed to chmod target path: %w", err)
-		}
-	}
-
-	mountOptions := []string{}
-	if mnt != nil {
-		for _, flag := range mnt.MountFlags {
-			mountOptions = append(mountOptions, flag)
-		}
-	}
-	if req.Readonly {
-		mountOptions = append(mountOptions, "ro")
-	}
-
-	err = s.mountIfNeeded(
-		diskId,
-		resp.NbdDeviceFile,
-		req.TargetPath,
-		fsType,
-		mountOptions)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	return nil
-}
-
 func (s *nodeService) nodePublishDiskAsFilesystem(
 	ctx context.Context,
 	req *csi.NodePublishVolumeRequest) error {
 
-	// Fallback to previous implementation for already mounted volumes
-	// Must be removed after migration of all endpoints to the new format
 	mounted, _ := s.mounter.IsMountPoint(req.StagingTargetPath)
 	if !mounted {
-		return s.nodePublishDiskAsFilesystemDeprecated(ctx, req)
+		return s.statusErrorf(codes.FailedPrecondition,
+			"Staging target path is not mounted: %w", req.VolumeId)
 	}
 
 	mounted, _ = s.mounter.IsMountPoint(req.TargetPath)
@@ -748,15 +681,6 @@ func (s *nodeService) nodeStageDiskAsFilesystem(
 	diskId := req.VolumeId
 	resp, err := s.startNbsEndpointForNBD(ctx, "", diskId, req.VolumeContext)
 	if err != nil {
-		if s.IsMountConflictError(err) {
-			localEndpoint, err := s.hasLocalEndpoint(ctx, diskId)
-			if err != nil {
-				return err
-			}
-			if localEndpoint {
-				return nil
-			}
-		}
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed to start NBS endpoint: %w", err)
 	}