diff --git a/deploy/example/README.md b/deploy/example/README.md
index 313f0cab..2ab63612 100644
--- a/deploy/example/README.md
+++ b/deploy/example/README.md
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ reclaimPolicy: Delete
 volumeBindingMode: Immediate
 mountOptions:
   - nconnect=8  # only supported on linux kernel version >= 5.3
-  - hard
   - nfsvers=4.1
 ```
 
diff --git a/deploy/example/nfs-provisioner/nginx-pod.yaml b/deploy/example/nfs-provisioner/nginx-pod.yaml
index 81fb295d..8c1b3a75 100644
--- a/deploy/example/nfs-provisioner/nginx-pod.yaml
+++ b/deploy/example/nfs-provisioner/nginx-pod.yaml
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ spec:
     - ReadWriteOnce
   persistentVolumeReclaimPolicy: Delete
   mountOptions:
-    - hard
     - nfsvers=4.1
   csi:
     driver: nfs.csi.k8s.io
diff --git a/deploy/example/pv-nfs-csi.yaml b/deploy/example/pv-nfs-csi.yaml
index e2f1a65c..3a1e1478 100644
--- a/deploy/example/pv-nfs-csi.yaml
+++ b/deploy/example/pv-nfs-csi.yaml
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ spec:
   storageClassName: nfs-csi
   mountOptions:
     - nconnect=8  # only supported on linux kernel version >= 5.3
-    - hard
     - nfsvers=4.1
   csi:
     driver: nfs.csi.k8s.io
diff --git a/deploy/example/storageclass-nfs.yaml b/deploy/example/storageclass-nfs.yaml
index 2fd2cdae..d6e0f880 100644
--- a/deploy/example/storageclass-nfs.yaml
+++ b/deploy/example/storageclass-nfs.yaml
@@ -14,5 +14,4 @@ reclaimPolicy: Delete
 volumeBindingMode: Immediate
 mountOptions:
   - nconnect=8  # only supported on linux kernel version >= 5.3
-  - hard
   - nfsvers=4.1
diff --git a/docs/driver-parameters.md b/docs/driver-parameters.md
index c8c42aee..6c54fdf1 100644
--- a/docs/driver-parameters.md
+++ b/docs/driver-parameters.md
@@ -42,6 +42,5 @@ parameters:
 reclaimPolicy: Delete
 volumeBindingMode: Immediate
 mountOptions:
-  - hard
-  - nfsvers=3
+  - nfsvers=4.1
 ```