diff --git a/WHATS_NEW b/WHATS_NEW
index 4c662c186..deb03388e 100644
--- a/WHATS_NEW
+++ b/WHATS_NEW
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 Version 2.02.99 - 
 ===================================
+  Avoid generating metadata backup when calling update_pool_lv().
   Send thin messages also for active thin pool and inactive thin volume.
   Add activation/auto_set_activation_skip to control activation skip flagging.
   Add 's(k)ip activation' bit to lvs -o lv_attr to indicate skip flag attached.
diff --git a/lib/metadata/lv_manip.c b/lib/metadata/lv_manip.c
index 87f30f7eb..5ec2bd092 100644
--- a/lib/metadata/lv_manip.c
+++ b/lib/metadata/lv_manip.c
@@ -4053,8 +4053,6 @@ int lv_resize(struct cmd_context *cmd, struct logical_volume *lv,
 		if (!monitor_dev_for_events(cmd, lv, 0, 0))
 			stack;
 
-	backup(vg);
-
 	/*
 	 * Update lvm pool metadata (drop messages) if the pool has been
 	 * resumed and do a pool active/deactivate in other case.
@@ -4067,6 +4065,8 @@ int lv_resize(struct cmd_context *cmd, struct logical_volume *lv,
 	    !update_pool_lv(lv, !lv_is_active(lv)))
 		return_0;
 
+	backup(vg);
+
 	log_print_unless_silent("Logical volume %s successfully resized", lp->lv_name);
 
 	if (lp->resizefs && (lp->resize == LV_EXTEND) &&
diff --git a/lib/metadata/thin_manip.c b/lib/metadata/thin_manip.c
index 5b1b440f1..4f6e2ece5 100644
--- a/lib/metadata/thin_manip.c
+++ b/lib/metadata/thin_manip.c
@@ -558,8 +558,6 @@ int update_pool_lv(struct logical_volume *lv, int activate)
 	if (!vg_write(lv->vg) || !vg_commit(lv->vg))
 		return_0;
 
-	backup(lv->vg);
-
 	return 1;
 }