diff --git a/lib/metadata/lv_manip.c b/lib/metadata/lv_manip.c
index 35c805ce3..12f444b7b 100644
--- a/lib/metadata/lv_manip.c
+++ b/lib/metadata/lv_manip.c
@@ -6033,8 +6033,7 @@ int lv_remove_single(struct cmd_context *cmd, struct logical_volume *lv,
 	/* FIXME Ensure not referred to by another existing LVs */
 	ask_discard = find_config_tree_bool(cmd, devices_issue_discards_CFG, NULL);
 
-	if (!lv_is_cache_pool(lv) && /* cache pool cannot be active */
-	    lv_is_active(lv)) {
+	if (lv_is_active(lv)) {
 		if (!lv_check_not_in_use(lv, 1))
 			return_0;