diff --git a/pkg/common-controller/framework_test.go b/pkg/common-controller/framework_test.go
index 54d000d17..790556fb7 100644
--- a/pkg/common-controller/framework_test.go
+++ b/pkg/common-controller/framework_test.go
@@ -1299,16 +1299,13 @@ func testSyncContentError(ctrl *csiSnapshotCommonController, reactor *snapshotRe
 }
 
 func testAddPVCFinalizer(ctrl *csiSnapshotCommonController, reactor *snapshotReactor, test controllerTest) error {
-	thisTestVolumeSnapshot = test.initialSnapshots[0]
 	return ctrl.ensurePVCFinalizer(test.initialSnapshots[0])
 }
 
 func testRemovePVCFinalizer(ctrl *csiSnapshotCommonController, reactor *snapshotReactor, test controllerTest) error {
 	return ctrl.checkandRemovePVCFinalizer(test.initialSnapshots[0], false)
 }
-var thisTestVolumeSnapshot *crdv1.VolumeSnapshot
 func testAddSnapshotFinalizer(ctrl *csiSnapshotCommonController, reactor *snapshotReactor, test controllerTest) error {
-	thisTestVolumeSnapshot = test.initialSnapshots[0]
 	return ctrl.addSnapshotFinalizer(test.initialSnapshots[0], true, true)
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/common-controller/snapshot_controller.go b/pkg/common-controller/snapshot_controller.go
index 77d22bc2f..3f5cae945 100644
--- a/pkg/common-controller/snapshot_controller.go
+++ b/pkg/common-controller/snapshot_controller.go
@@ -1506,23 +1506,12 @@ func (ctrl *csiSnapshotCommonController) addSnapshotFinalizer(snapshot *crdv1.Vo
 	var updatedSnapshot *crdv1.VolumeSnapshot
 	var err error
 
-	// var patches []utils.PatchOp
 	finalizersToAdd := []string{}
 	// If finalizers exist already, add new ones to the end of the array
 	if addSourceFinalizer {
-		// patches = append(patches, utils.PatchOp{
-		// 	Op:    "add",
-		// 	Path:  "/metadata/finalizers/-",
-		// 	Value: utils.VolumeSnapshotAsSourceFinalizer,
-		// })
 		finalizersToAdd = append(finalizersToAdd, utils.VolumeSnapshotAsSourceFinalizer)
 	}
 	if addBoundFinalizer {
-		// patches = append(patches, utils.PatchOp{
-		// 	Op:    "add",
-		// 	Path:  "/metadata/finalizers/-",
-		// 	Value: utils.VolumeSnapshotBoundFinalizer,
-		// })
 		finalizersToAdd = append(finalizersToAdd, utils.VolumeSnapshotBoundFinalizer)
 	}
 	patches := utils.PatchOpsToAddFinalizers(snapshot, finalizersToAdd...)