diff --git a/pkg/operator/ceph/csi/operator_config.go b/pkg/operator/ceph/csi/operator_config.go
index 3a68f6421..cbd4d8476 100644
--- a/pkg/operator/ceph/csi/operator_config.go
+++ b/pkg/operator/ceph/csi/operator_config.go
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import (
 
 	csiopv1 "github.com/ceph/ceph-csi-operator/api/v1"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
+	appsv1 "k8s.io/api/apps/v1"
 	v1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
 	k8scsiv1 "k8s.io/api/storage/v1"
 	kerrors "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/errors"
@@ -103,6 +104,9 @@ func (r *ReconcileCSI) generateCSIOpConfigSpec(cluster cephv1.CephCluster, opCon
 				EnableSeLinuxHostMount: &CSIParam.EnablePluginSelinuxHostMount,
 			},
 			ControllerPlugin: &csiopv1.ControllerPluginSpec{
+				DeploymentStrategy: &appsv1.DeploymentStrategy{
+					Type: appsv1.RecreateDeploymentStrategyType,
+				},
 				PodCommonSpec: csiopv1.PodCommonSpec{
 					PrioritylClassName: &CSIParam.PluginPriorityClassName,
 					Affinity: &v1.Affinity{
diff --git a/pkg/operator/ceph/csi/operator_driver.go b/pkg/operator/ceph/csi/operator_driver.go
index 888f62f2a..93caa951b 100644
--- a/pkg/operator/ceph/csi/operator_driver.go
+++ b/pkg/operator/ceph/csi/operator_driver.go
@@ -95,9 +95,6 @@ func (r *ReconcileCSI) createOrUpdateRBDDriverResource(cluster cephv1.CephCluste
 	}
 
 	rbdDriver.Spec.ControllerPlugin.Resources = createDriverControllerPluginResources(rbdPluginResource)
-	rbdDriver.Spec.Liveness = &csiopv1.LivenessSpec{
-		MetricsPort: int(CSIParam.RBDLivenessMetricsPort),
-	}
 	rbdDriver.Spec.NodePlugin.Resources = createDriverNodePluginResouces(rbdProvisionerResource)
 	rbdDriver.Spec.NodePlugin.UpdateStrategy = &v1.DaemonSetUpdateStrategy{
 		Type: v1.RollingUpdateDaemonSetStrategyType,
@@ -148,9 +145,6 @@ func (r *ReconcileCSI) createOrUpdateCephFSDriverResource(cluster cephv1.CephClu
 	}
 
 	cephFsDriver.Spec.ControllerPlugin.Resources = createDriverControllerPluginResources(cephFSPluginResource)
-	cephFsDriver.Spec.Liveness = &csiopv1.LivenessSpec{
-		MetricsPort: int(CSIParam.CephFSLivenessMetricsPort),
-	}
 
 	cephFsDriver.Spec.NodePlugin.Resources = createDriverNodePluginResouces(cephFSProvisionerResource)
 	cephFsDriver.Spec.NodePlugin.UpdateStrategy = &v1.DaemonSetUpdateStrategy{
@@ -362,11 +356,6 @@ func createDriverControllerPluginResources(key string) csiopv1.ControllerPluginR
 					Limits:   r.Resource.Limits,
 					Requests: r.Resource.Requests,
 				}
-			case strings.Contains(r.Name, "liveness"):
-				controllerPluginResources.Liveness = &corev1.ResourceRequirements{
-					Limits:   r.Resource.Limits,
-					Requests: r.Resource.Requests,
-				}
 			case strings.Contains(r.Name, "addons"):
 				controllerPluginResources.Addons = &corev1.ResourceRequirements{
 					Limits:   r.Resource.Limits,
@@ -394,11 +383,6 @@ func createDriverNodePluginResouces(key string) csiopv1.NodePluginResourcesSpec
 					Limits:   r.Resource.Limits,
 					Requests: r.Resource.Requests,
 				}
-			} else if strings.Contains(r.Name, "liveness") {
-				nodePluginResources.Liveness = &corev1.ResourceRequirements{
-					Limits:   r.Resource.Limits,
-					Requests: r.Resource.Requests,
-				}
 			} else if strings.Contains(r.Name, "addons") {
 				nodePluginResources.Addons = &corev1.ResourceRequirements{
 					Limits:   r.Resource.Limits,