diff --git a/pkg/controller/backup_sync_controller.go b/pkg/controller/backup_sync_controller.go
index a6dd930b7..b80ae82e9 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/backup_sync_controller.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/backup_sync_controller.go
@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/vmware-tanzu/velero/pkg/plugin/clientmgmt"
 	"github.com/vmware-tanzu/velero/pkg/util/kube"
 
-	corev1api "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
 	ctrl "sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/client"
 )
@@ -263,44 +262,6 @@ func (b *backupSyncReconciler) Reconcile(ctx context.Context, req ctrl.Request)
 					log.Infof("Created CSI VolumeSnapshotClass %s", vsClass.Name)
 				}
 			}
-
-			log.Info("Syncing CSI volumesnapshotcontents in backup")
-			snapConts, err := backupStore.GetCSIVolumeSnapshotContents(backupName)
-			if err != nil {
-				log.WithError(errors.WithStack(err)).Error("Error getting CSI volumesnapshotcontents for this backup from backup store")
-				continue
-			}
-
-			log.Infof("Syncing %d CSI volumesnapshotcontents in backup", len(snapConts))
-			for _, snapCont := range snapConts {
-				// TODO: Reset ResourceVersion prior to persisting VolumeSnapshotContents
-				snapCont.ResourceVersion = ""
-				// Make the VolumeSnapshotContent static
-				snapCont.Spec.Source = snapshotv1api.VolumeSnapshotContentSource{
-					SnapshotHandle: snapCont.Status.SnapshotHandle,
-				}
-				// Set VolumeSnapshotRef to none exist one, because VolumeSnapshotContent
-				// validation webhook will check whether name and namespace are nil.
-				// external-snapshotter needs Source pointing to snapshot and VolumeSnapshot
-				// reference's UID to nil to determine the VolumeSnapshotContent is deletable.
-				snapCont.Spec.VolumeSnapshotRef = corev1api.ObjectReference{
-					APIVersion: snapshotv1api.SchemeGroupVersion.String(),
-					Kind:       "VolumeSnapshot",
-					Namespace:  "ns-" + string(snapCont.UID),
-					Name:       "name-" + string(snapCont.UID),
-				}
-				err := b.client.Create(ctx, snapCont, &client.CreateOptions{})
-				switch {
-				case err != nil && apierrors.IsAlreadyExists(err):
-					log.Debugf("volumesnapshotcontent %s already exists in cluster", snapCont.Name)
-					continue
-				case err != nil && !apierrors.IsAlreadyExists(err):
-					log.WithError(errors.WithStack(err)).Errorf("Error syncing volumesnapshotcontent %s into cluster", snapCont.Name)
-					continue
-				default:
-					log.Infof("Created CSI volumesnapshotcontent %s", snapCont.Name)
-				}
-			}
 		}
 	}