diff --git a/windows-vm-standard/pvc/datadisk.yaml b/windows-vm-standard/pvc/datadisk.yaml
index 4111e5b..6b8ccd6 100644
--- a/windows-vm-standard/pvc/datadisk.yaml
+++ b/windows-vm-standard/pvc/datadisk.yaml
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ metadata:
   name: windows-vm-datadisk
 spec:
   storageClassName: ibm-spectrum-scale-fileset
-  volumeMode: Block
   accessModes:
     - ReadWriteMany
   resources: