diff --git a/src/routes/volumes.js b/src/routes/volumes.js
index 6a7348f3a..bfc88487d 100644
--- a/src/routes/volumes.js
+++ b/src/routes/volumes.js
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ exports = module.exports = {
     get,
     del,
     list,
-    update,
     load
 };
 
@@ -48,20 +47,6 @@ function get(req, res, next) {
     next(new HttpSuccess(200, req.resource));
 }
 
-function update(req, res, next) {
-    assert.strictEqual(typeof req.params.id, 'string');
-    assert.strictEqual(typeof req.body, 'object');
-
-    if (typeof req.body.name !== 'string') return next(new HttpError(400, 'name must be a string'));
-    if (typeof req.body.hostPath !== 'string') return next(new HttpError(400, 'hostPath must be a string'));
-
-    volumes.update(req.resource, req.body, function (error, result) {
-        if (error) return next(BoxError.toHttpError(error));
-
-        next(new HttpSuccess(200, result));
-    });
-}
-
 function del(req, res, next) {
     assert.strictEqual(typeof req.params.id, 'string');
 
diff --git a/src/server.js b/src/server.js
index 6a1d2da76..98b4c3755 100644
--- a/src/server.js
+++ b/src/server.js
@@ -304,7 +304,6 @@ function initializeExpressSync() {
     router.get ('/api/v1/volumes',           token, authorizeAdmin, routes.volumes.list);
     router.get ('/api/v1/volumes/:id',       token, authorizeAdmin, routes.volumes.load, routes.volumes.get);
     router.del ('/api/v1/volumes/:id',       token, authorizeAdmin, routes.volumes.load, routes.volumes.del);
-    router.put ('/api/v1/volumes/:id', json, token, authorizeAdmin, routes.volumes.load, routes.volumes.update);
 
     // addon routes
     router.get ('/api/v1/services',                          token, authorizeAdmin, routes.services.getAll);
diff --git a/src/volumes.js b/src/volumes.js
index bc1b0cef5..b48b785c2 100644
--- a/src/volumes.js
+++ b/src/volumes.js
@@ -4,16 +4,14 @@ exports = module.exports = {
     add,
     get,
     del,
-    list,
-    update
+    list
 };
 
 const assert = require('assert'),
     BoxError = require('./boxerror.js'),
     volumedb = require('./volumedb.js'),
     eventlog = require('./eventlog.js'),
-    uuid = require('uuid'),
-    _ = require('underscore');
+    uuid = require('uuid');
 
 function validateName(name) {
     assert.strictEqual(typeof name, 'string');
@@ -89,25 +87,3 @@ function del(volume, auditSource, callback) {
     });
 }
 
-function update(volume, data, auditSource, callback) {
-    assert.strictEqual(typeof volume, 'object');
-    assert.strictEqual(typeof data, 'object');
-    assert.strictEqual(typeof auditSource, 'object');
-    assert.strictEqual(typeof callback, 'function');
-
-    let error = validateName(data.name);
-    if (error) return callback(error);
-
-    error = validateHostPath(data.hostPath);
-    if (error) return callback(error);
-
-    volumedb.update(volume.id, { name: data.name, hostPath: data.hostPath }, function (error) {
-        if (error) return callback(error);
-
-        const newVolume = _.extend({}, volume, data);
-
-        eventlog.add(eventlog.ACTION_VOLUME_UPDATE, auditSource, { volume: newVolume });
-
-        return callback(null);
-    });
-}