diff --git a/WHATS_NEW b/WHATS_NEW
index 893b85195..e2eab96e8 100644
--- a/WHATS_NEW
+++ b/WHATS_NEW
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 Version 2.02.89 - 
 ==================================
+  Replace incomplete pvmove activation failure recovery code with a message.
   Abort if _finish_pvmove suspend_lvs fails instead of cleaning up incompletely.
   Change suspend_lvs to call vg_revert internally.
   Change vg_revert to void and remove superfluous calls after failed vg_commit.
diff --git a/tools/pvmove.c b/tools/pvmove.c
index df493c4d2..e603086f6 100644
--- a/tools/pvmove.c
+++ b/tools/pvmove.c
@@ -390,22 +390,9 @@ static int _update_metadata(struct cmd_context *cmd, struct volume_group *vg,
 			}
 
 			/*
-			 * Nothing changed yet, try to revert pvmove.
-			 * FIXME This error path is incomplete and unsafe.
+			 * FIXME Run --abort internally here.
 			 */
-			log_error("Temporary pvmove mirror activation failed.");
-
-			/* Ensure that temporary mrror is deactivate even on other nodes. */
-			/* FIXME Unsafe to proceed if this fails without checking explicitly that no pvmove LVs are still active */
-			(void)deactivate_lv(cmd, lv_mirr);
-
-			/* Revert metadata */
-			/* FIXME Use --abort code instead? */
-			if (!_detach_pvmove_mirror(cmd, lv_mirr) ||
-			    !lv_remove(lv_mirr) ||
-			    !vg_write(vg) || !vg_commit(vg))
-				log_error("ABORTING: Restoring original configuration "
-					  "before pvmove failed. Run pvmove --abort.");
+			log_error("ABORTING: Temporary pvmove mirror activation failed. Run pvmove --abort.");
 			goto_out;
 		}
 	}