diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 8b98acf..823bb1d 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ Quobyte requires a secret to authenticate volume create and delete requests. Cre
 
 Create a [storage class](example/StorageClass.yaml) with the `provisioner` set to `csi.quobyte.com` along with other configuration
  parameters. You could create multiple storage classes by varying `parameters` such as
-  `quobyteTenant`, `quobyteConfig` etc.
+  `quobyteTenant` etc.
 
   ```bash
   kubectl create -f example/StorageClass.yaml
diff --git a/example/Storage-class-shared-volume.yaml b/example/Storage-class-shared-volume.yaml
index c6dde9e..3dcf2ca 100644
--- a/example/Storage-class-shared-volume.yaml
+++ b/example/Storage-class-shared-volume.yaml
@@ -33,8 +33,6 @@ parameters:
   # Mount secrets
   csi.storage.k8s.io/node-publish-secret-name: "quobyte-admin-credentials"
   csi.storage.k8s.io/node-publish-secret-namespace: "quobyte"
-  # Quobyte volume configuration
-  quobyteConfig: "BASE"
   # creates quota for the volume if set to true. The size of the Quota
   # is the storage requested in PVC. If false, creates volume without size limit.
   createQuota: "true"
diff --git a/example/StorageClass.yaml b/example/StorageClass.yaml
index 21fdc4a..2eac141 100644
--- a/example/StorageClass.yaml
+++ b/example/StorageClass.yaml
@@ -32,8 +32,6 @@ parameters:
   # Mount secrets
   csi.storage.k8s.io/node-publish-secret-name: "quobyte-admin-credentials"
   csi.storage.k8s.io/node-publish-secret-namespace: "quobyte"
-  # Quobyte volume configuration
-  quobyteConfig: "BASE"
   # creates quota for the volume if set to true. The size of the Quota
   # is the storage requested in PVC. If false, creates volume without size limit.
   createQuota: "true"
diff --git a/kind-cluster/test-configs/local_cluster_3.x/k8s_storage_class.yaml b/kind-cluster/test-configs/local_cluster_3.x/k8s_storage_class.yaml
index 4c5a9b2..711187e 100644
--- a/kind-cluster/test-configs/local_cluster_3.x/k8s_storage_class.yaml
+++ b/kind-cluster/test-configs/local_cluster_3.x/k8s_storage_class.yaml
@@ -31,8 +31,6 @@ parameters:
   # Mount secrets
   csi.storage.k8s.io/node-publish-secret-name: "quobyte-admin-credentials"
   csi.storage.k8s.io/node-publish-secret-namespace: "quobyte"
-  # Quobyte volume configuration
-  quobyteConfig: "BASE"
   # creates quota for the volume if set to true. The size of the Quota
   # is the storage requested in PVC. If false, creates volume without size limit.
   createQuota: "true"
diff --git a/kind-cluster/test-configs/local_cluster_3.x_accesskeys/k8s_storage_class.yaml b/kind-cluster/test-configs/local_cluster_3.x_accesskeys/k8s_storage_class.yaml
index 4c5a9b2..711187e 100644
--- a/kind-cluster/test-configs/local_cluster_3.x_accesskeys/k8s_storage_class.yaml
+++ b/kind-cluster/test-configs/local_cluster_3.x_accesskeys/k8s_storage_class.yaml
@@ -31,8 +31,6 @@ parameters:
   # Mount secrets
   csi.storage.k8s.io/node-publish-secret-name: "quobyte-admin-credentials"
   csi.storage.k8s.io/node-publish-secret-namespace: "quobyte"
-  # Quobyte volume configuration
-  quobyteConfig: "BASE"
   # creates quota for the volume if set to true. The size of the Quota
   # is the storage requested in PVC. If false, creates volume without size limit.
   createQuota: "true"
diff --git a/kind-cluster/test-configs/local_cluster_3.x_accesskeys_2/k8s_storage_class.yaml b/kind-cluster/test-configs/local_cluster_3.x_accesskeys_2/k8s_storage_class.yaml
index 7e3089f..f48f700 100644
--- a/kind-cluster/test-configs/local_cluster_3.x_accesskeys_2/k8s_storage_class.yaml
+++ b/kind-cluster/test-configs/local_cluster_3.x_accesskeys_2/k8s_storage_class.yaml
@@ -31,8 +31,6 @@ parameters:
   # Mounting requires file system/mount secrets
   csi.storage.k8s.io/node-publish-secret-name: "quobyte-mount-secret"
   csi.storage.k8s.io/node-publish-secret-namespace: "quobyte"
-  # Quobyte volume configuration
-  quobyteConfig: "BASE"
   # creates quota for the volume if set to true. The size of the Quota
   # is the storage requested in PVC. If false, creates volume without size limit.
   createQuota: "true"
diff --git a/kind-cluster/test-configs/local_cluster_3.x_shared_volume/k8s_storage_class.yaml b/kind-cluster/test-configs/local_cluster_3.x_shared_volume/k8s_storage_class.yaml
index d2c8b69..e6549dd 100644
--- a/kind-cluster/test-configs/local_cluster_3.x_shared_volume/k8s_storage_class.yaml
+++ b/kind-cluster/test-configs/local_cluster_3.x_shared_volume/k8s_storage_class.yaml
@@ -35,8 +35,6 @@ parameters:
   # Mount secrets
   csi.storage.k8s.io/node-publish-secret-name: "quobyte-admin-credentials"
   csi.storage.k8s.io/node-publish-secret-namespace: "quobyte"
-  # Quobyte volume configuration
-  quobyteConfig: "BASE"
   # creates quota for the volume if set to true. The size of the Quota
   # is the storage requested in PVC. If false, creates volume without size limit.
   user: root
diff --git a/kind-cluster/test-configs/local_cluster_3.x_snapshots/k8s_storage_class.yaml b/kind-cluster/test-configs/local_cluster_3.x_snapshots/k8s_storage_class.yaml
index 4c5a9b2..711187e 100644
--- a/kind-cluster/test-configs/local_cluster_3.x_snapshots/k8s_storage_class.yaml
+++ b/kind-cluster/test-configs/local_cluster_3.x_snapshots/k8s_storage_class.yaml
@@ -31,8 +31,6 @@ parameters:
   # Mount secrets
   csi.storage.k8s.io/node-publish-secret-name: "quobyte-admin-credentials"
   csi.storage.k8s.io/node-publish-secret-namespace: "quobyte"
-  # Quobyte volume configuration
-  quobyteConfig: "BASE"
   # creates quota for the volume if set to true. The size of the Quota
   # is the storage requested in PVC. If false, creates volume without size limit.
   createQuota: "true"
diff --git a/kind-cluster/test-configs/test_3.x/k8s_storage_class.yaml b/kind-cluster/test-configs/test_3.x/k8s_storage_class.yaml
index 4c5a9b2..711187e 100644
--- a/kind-cluster/test-configs/test_3.x/k8s_storage_class.yaml
+++ b/kind-cluster/test-configs/test_3.x/k8s_storage_class.yaml
@@ -31,8 +31,6 @@ parameters:
   # Mount secrets
   csi.storage.k8s.io/node-publish-secret-name: "quobyte-admin-credentials"
   csi.storage.k8s.io/node-publish-secret-namespace: "quobyte"
-  # Quobyte volume configuration
-  quobyteConfig: "BASE"
   # creates quota for the volume if set to true. The size of the Quota
   # is the storage requested in PVC. If false, creates volume without size limit.
   createQuota: "true"
diff --git a/kind-cluster/test-configs/test_3.x_shared_volume/k8s_storage_class.yaml b/kind-cluster/test-configs/test_3.x_shared_volume/k8s_storage_class.yaml
index 758388b..edf0584 100644
--- a/kind-cluster/test-configs/test_3.x_shared_volume/k8s_storage_class.yaml
+++ b/kind-cluster/test-configs/test_3.x_shared_volume/k8s_storage_class.yaml
@@ -34,8 +34,6 @@ parameters:
   # Mount secrets
   csi.storage.k8s.io/node-publish-secret-name: "quobyte-admin-credentials"
   csi.storage.k8s.io/node-publish-secret-namespace: "quobyte"
-  # Quobyte volume configuration
-  quobyteConfig: "BASE"
   # creates quota for the volume if set to true. The size of the Quota
   # is the storage requested in PVC. If false, creates volume without size limit.
   createQuota: "true"
diff --git a/kind-cluster/test-configs/testing_cluster/k8s_storage_class.yaml b/kind-cluster/test-configs/testing_cluster/k8s_storage_class.yaml
index d7dcb96..20b1e73 100644
--- a/kind-cluster/test-configs/testing_cluster/k8s_storage_class.yaml
+++ b/kind-cluster/test-configs/testing_cluster/k8s_storage_class.yaml
@@ -31,8 +31,6 @@ parameters:
   # Mount secrets
   csi.storage.k8s.io/node-publish-secret-name: "quobyte-admin-credentials"
   csi.storage.k8s.io/node-publish-secret-namespace: "quobyte"
-  # Quobyte volume configuration
-  quobyteConfig: "BASE"
   # creates quota for the volume if set to true. The size of the Quota
   # is the storage requested in PVC. If false, creates volume without size limit.
   createQuota: "true"
diff --git a/kind-cluster/test-configs/testing_cluster_shared_volume/k8s_storage_class.yaml b/kind-cluster/test-configs/testing_cluster_shared_volume/k8s_storage_class.yaml
index 0807563..bf4cc2c 100644
--- a/kind-cluster/test-configs/testing_cluster_shared_volume/k8s_storage_class.yaml
+++ b/kind-cluster/test-configs/testing_cluster_shared_volume/k8s_storage_class.yaml
@@ -34,8 +34,6 @@ parameters:
   # Mount secrets
   csi.storage.k8s.io/node-publish-secret-name: "quobyte-admin-credentials"
   csi.storage.k8s.io/node-publish-secret-namespace: "quobyte"
-  # Quobyte volume configuration
-  quobyteConfig: "BASE"
   # creates quota for the volume if set to true. The size of the Quota
   # is the storage requested in PVC. If false, creates volume without size limit.
   createQuota: "true"
diff --git a/src/driver/controller.go b/src/driver/controller.go
index bbd70e5..e2fcdd9 100644
--- a/src/driver/controller.go
+++ b/src/driver/controller.go
@@ -59,11 +59,13 @@ func (d *QuobyteDriver) CreateVolume(ctx context.Context, req *csi.CreateVolumeR
 	volRequest := &quobyte.CreateVolumeRequest{}
 	// will be overriden if shared volume name is specified in storage class
 	volRequest.Name = dynamicVolumeName
-	volRequest.ConfigurationName = DefaultConfig
 	volRequest.RootUserId = DefaultUser
 	volRequest.RootGroupId = DefaultGroup
 	createQuota := DefaultCreateQuota
 	volRequest.AccessMode = DefaultAccessModes
+	if (d.QuobyteVersion == 2) {
+		volRequest.ConfigurationName = DefaultConfig
+	}
 	for k, v := range params {
 		switch strings.ToLower(k) {
 		case "quobytetenant":
@@ -75,7 +77,9 @@ func (d *QuobyteDriver) CreateVolume(ctx context.Context, req *csi.CreateVolumeR
 		case "group":
 			volRequest.RootGroupId = v
 		case "quobyteconfig":
-			volRequest.ConfigurationName = v
+			if (d.QuobyteVersion == 2) {
+				volRequest.ConfigurationName = v
+			}
 		case "createquota":
 			createQuota = strings.ToLower(v) == "true"
 		case "labels":
diff --git a/usage-example/shared-volume/README.md b/usage-example/shared-volume/README.md
index 1cecf13..a10f3c8 100644
--- a/usage-example/shared-volume/README.md
+++ b/usage-example/shared-volume/README.md
@@ -51,7 +51,6 @@ parameters:
   csi.storage.k8s.io/controller-expand-secret-namespace: "quobyte"
   csi.storage.k8s.io/node-publish-secret-name: "quobyte-admin-credentials"
   csi.storage.k8s.io/node-publish-secret-namespace: "quobyte"
-  quobyteConfig: "BASE"
   user: root
   group: root
   accessMode: "750"