diff --git a/ansible/roles_ocp_workloads/ocp4_workload_external_odf/templates/storagecluster.yaml.j2 b/ansible/roles_ocp_workloads/ocp4_workload_external_odf/templates/storagecluster.yaml.j2
index f7508ed0c19..6ecaf70fdef 100644
--- a/ansible/roles_ocp_workloads/ocp4_workload_external_odf/templates/storagecluster.yaml.j2
+++ b/ansible/roles_ocp_workloads/ocp4_workload_external_odf/templates/storagecluster.yaml.j2
@@ -36,7 +36,9 @@ spec:
   managedResources:
     cephBlockPools:
       disableStorageClass: true
+{% if ocp4_installer_version is version_compare('4.17', '>') %}
       storageClassName: do-not-use
+{% endif %}
     cephFilesystems: {}
     cephObjectStoreUsers: {}
     cephObjectStores: {}