diff --git a/e2e/rbd.go b/e2e/rbd.go
index 94d3da1a2ba..99822a558fe 100644
--- a/e2e/rbd.go
+++ b/e2e/rbd.go
@@ -191,17 +191,17 @@ func validateRBDImageCount(f *framework.Framework, count int, pool string) {
 	if len(imageList) != count {
 		var imageDetails []string // To collect details for all images
 		for _, image := range imageList {
-			_, imgInfoOutput, err := getImageInfo(f, image, pool)
+			imgInfoStr, err := getImageInfo(f, image, pool)
 			if err != nil {
 				framework.Logf("Error getting image info: %v", err)
 			}
-			_, imgStatusOutput, err := getImageStatus(f, image, pool)
+			imgStatusOutput, err := getImageStatus(f, image, pool)
 			if err != nil {
 				framework.Logf("Error getting image status: %v", err)
 			}
 			// Collecting image details for printing
 			imageDetails = append(imageDetails, fmt.Sprintf(
-				"Pool: %s, Image: %s, Info: %s, Status: %s", pool, image, imgInfoOutput, imgStatusOutput))
+				"Pool: %s, Image: %s, Info: %s, Status: %s", pool, image, imgInfoStr, imgStatusOutput))
 		}
 		framework.Failf(
 			"backend images not matching kubernetes resource count,image count %d kubernetes resource count %d"+
@@ -490,7 +490,7 @@ var _ = Describe("RBD", func() {
 					framework.Failf("failed to create PVC: %v", err)
 				}
 				// validate created backend rbd images
-				validateRBDImageCount(f, 11, defaultRBDPool)
+				validateRBDImageCount(f, 1, defaultRBDPool)
 				validateOmapCount(f, 1, rbdType, defaultRBDPool, volumesType)
 
 				imageList, err := listRBDImages(f, defaultRBDPool)
diff --git a/e2e/rbd_helper.go b/e2e/rbd_helper.go
index 7c8b777c28a..0e5c8b312e1 100644
--- a/e2e/rbd_helper.go
+++ b/e2e/rbd_helper.go
@@ -1069,64 +1069,39 @@ type imageInfo struct {
 	ObjectSize  int    `json:"object_size"`
 }
 
-// imageStatus strongly typed JSON spec for image status.
-type imageStatus struct {
-	Name     string `json:"name"`
-	Pool     string `json:"pool"`
-	Watchers int    `json:"watchers"`
-	InUse    bool   `json:"in_use"` // Indicates if the image is currently in use.
-	Size     int64  `json:"size"`   // Total size of the image in bytes.
-	Format   string `json:"format"` // Format of the image (e.g., raw, qcow2).
-}
-
 // getImageInfo queries rbd about the given image and returns its metadata, and returns
 // error if provided image is not found.
-func getImageInfo(f *framework.Framework, imageName, poolName string) (imageInfo, string, error) {
+func getImageInfo(f *framework.Framework, imageName, poolName string) (string, error) {
 	// rbd --format=json info [image-spec | snap-spec]
-	var imgInfo imageInfo
-
 	stdOut, stdErr, err := execCommandInToolBoxPod(
 		f,
 		fmt.Sprintf("rbd info %s %s --format json", rbdOptions(poolName), imageName),
 		rookNamespace)
 	if err != nil {
-		return imgInfo, stdOut, fmt.Errorf("failed to get rbd info: %w", err)
+		return stdOut, fmt.Errorf("failed to get rbd info: %w", err)
 	}
 	if stdErr != "" {
-		return imgInfo, stdOut, fmt.Errorf("failed to get rbd info: %v", stdErr)
-	}
-	err = json.Unmarshal([]byte(stdOut), &imgInfo)
-	if err != nil {
-		return imgInfo, stdOut, fmt.Errorf("unmarshal failed: %w. raw buffer response: %s",
-			err, stdOut)
+		return stdOut, fmt.Errorf("failed to get rbd info: %v", stdErr)
 	}
 
-	return imgInfo, stdOut, nil
+	return stdOut, nil
 }
 
 // getImageStatus queries rbd about the given image and returns its metadata, and returns
 // error if provided image is not found.
-func getImageStatus(f *framework.Framework, imageName, poolName string) (imageStatus, string, error) {
+func getImageStatus(f *framework.Framework, imageName, poolName string) (string, error) {
 	// rbd --format=json status [image-spec | snap-spec]
-	var imgStatus imageStatus
-
 	stdOut, stdErr, err := execCommandInToolBoxPod(
 		f,
 		fmt.Sprintf("rbd status %s %s --format json", rbdOptions(poolName), imageName),
 		rookNamespace)
 	if err != nil {
-		return imgStatus, stdOut, fmt.Errorf("error retrieving rbd status: %w", err)
+		return stdOut, fmt.Errorf("error retrieving rbd status: %w", err)
 	}
 	if stdErr != "" {
-		return imgStatus, stdOut, fmt.Errorf("failed to get rbd status: %v", stdErr)
+		return stdOut, fmt.Errorf("failed to get rbd info: %v", stdErr)
 	}
-	err = json.Unmarshal([]byte(stdOut), &imgStatus)
-	if err != nil {
-		return imgStatus, stdOut, fmt.Errorf("unmarshal failed: %w. raw buffer response: %s",
-			err, stdOut)
-	}
-
-	return imgStatus, stdOut, nil
+	return stdOut, nil
 }
 
 // validateStripe validate the stripe count, stripe unit and object size of the
@@ -1137,15 +1112,22 @@ func validateStripe(f *framework.Framework,
 	stripeCount,
 	objectSize int,
 ) error {
+	var imgInfo imageInfo
+	
 	imageData, err := getImageInfoFromPVC(pvc.Namespace, pvc.Name, f)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-
-	imgInfo, _, err := getImageInfo(f, imageData.imageName, defaultRBDPool)
+	
+	imgInfoStr, err := getImageInfo(f, imageData.imageName, defaultRBDPool)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
+	
+	err = json.Unmarshal([]byte(imgInfoStr), &imgInfo)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("unmarshal failed: %w. raw buffer response: %s", err, imgInfoStr)
+	}
 
 	if imgInfo.ObjectSize != objectSize {
 		return fmt.Errorf("objectSize %d does not match expected %d", imgInfo.ObjectSize, objectSize)