diff --git a/lib/metadata/lv_manip.c b/lib/metadata/lv_manip.c
index b02939551..1943c07ff 100644
--- a/lib/metadata/lv_manip.c
+++ b/lib/metadata/lv_manip.c
@@ -5404,9 +5404,6 @@ int lv_remove_single(struct cmd_context *cmd, struct logical_volume *lv,
 		return 0;
 	}
 
-	if (!archive(vg))
-		return 0;
-
 	if (lv_is_cache(lv)) {
 		if (!lv_remove_single(cmd, first_seg(lv)->pool_lv, force,
 				      suppress_remove_message)) {
@@ -5420,6 +5417,9 @@ int lv_remove_single(struct cmd_context *cmd, struct logical_volume *lv,
 		}
 	}
 
+	if (!archive(vg))
+		return 0;
+
 	if (lv_is_cow(lv)) {
 		/* Old format1 code */
 		if (!(lv->vg->fid->fmt->features & FMT_MDAS))