diff --git a/tools/pvscan.c b/tools/pvscan.c
index b834dfd4c..8f51a0b42 100644
--- a/tools/pvscan.c
+++ b/tools/pvscan.c
@@ -1355,29 +1355,6 @@ static int _pvscan_cache_all(struct cmd_context *cmd, int argc, char **argv,
 	return 1;
 }
 
-/*
- * If /dev/sda* of /dev/vda* is excluded by the devices file
- * it's usually a misconfiguration that prevents proper booting,
- * so make it a special case to give extra info to help debugging.
- */
-static void _warn_excluded_root(struct cmd_context *cmd, struct device *dev)
-{
-	struct dev_use *du;
-	const char *cur_idname;
-
-	if (!(du = get_du_for_devname(cmd, dev_name(dev)))) {
-		log_warn("WARNING: no autoactivation for %s: not found in system.devices.", dev_name(dev));
-		return;
-	}
-
-	cur_idname = device_id_system_read(cmd, dev, du->idtype);
-
-	log_warn("WARNING: no autoactivation for %s: system.devices %s current %s.",
-		 dev_name(dev), du->idname, cur_idname ?: "missing device id");
-
-	free((void*) cur_idname);
-}
-
 static int _pvscan_cache_args(struct cmd_context *cmd, int argc, char **argv,
 			      struct dm_list *complete_vgnames)
 {
@@ -1523,12 +1500,6 @@ static int _pvscan_cache_args(struct cmd_context *cmd, int argc, char **argv,
 			log_print_pvscan(cmd, "%s excluded: %s.",
 					 dev_name(devl->dev), dev_filtered_reason(devl->dev));
 			dm_list_del(&devl->list);
-
-			/* Special case warning when probable root dev is missing from system.devices */
-			if ((devl->dev->filtered_flags & DEV_FILTERED_DEVICES_FILE) &&
-			    (!strncmp(dev_name(devl->dev), "/dev/sda", 8) ||
-			     !strncmp(dev_name(devl->dev), "/dev/vda", 8)))
-				_warn_excluded_root(cmd, devl->dev);
 		}
 	}