diff --git a/pkg/controller/volume/persistentvolume/scheduler_binder.go b/pkg/controller/volume/persistentvolume/scheduler_binder.go
index 20c7af62ad..f72f9171d9 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/volume/persistentvolume/scheduler_binder.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/volume/persistentvolume/scheduler_binder.go
@@ -139,15 +139,6 @@ func (b *volumeBinder) GetBindingsCache() PodBindingCache {
 	return b.podBindingCache
 }
 
-func podHasClaims(pod *v1.Pod) bool {
-	for _, vol := range pod.Spec.Volumes {
-		if vol.PersistentVolumeClaim != nil {
-			return true
-		}
-	}
-	return false
-}
-
 // FindPodVolumes caches the matching PVs and PVCs to provision per node in podBindingCache.
 // This method intentionally takes in a *v1.Node object instead of using volumebinder.nodeInformer.
 // That's necessary because some operations will need to pass in to the predicate fake node objects.
@@ -168,11 +159,6 @@ func (b *volumeBinder) FindPodVolumes(pod *v1.Pod, node *v1.Node) (unboundVolume
 		}
 	}()
 
-	if !podHasClaims(pod) {
-		// Fast path
-		return unboundVolumesSatisfied, boundVolumesSatisfied, nil
-	}
-
 	var (
 		matchedClaims     []*bindingInfo
 		provisionedClaims []*v1.PersistentVolumeClaim