diff --git a/lib/metadata/lv.c b/lib/metadata/lv.c
index 36301b9a3..a240ed3ba 100644
--- a/lib/metadata/lv.c
+++ b/lib/metadata/lv.c
@@ -1558,8 +1558,6 @@ bad:
 int lv_set_creation(struct logical_volume *lv,
 		    const char *hostname, uint64_t timestamp)
 {
-	const char *hn;
-
 	if (!hostname) {
 		if (!_utsinit) {
 			if (uname(&_utsname)) {
@@ -1573,17 +1571,7 @@ int lv_set_creation(struct logical_volume *lv,
 		hostname = _utsname.nodename;
 	}
 
-	if (!(hn = dm_hash_lookup(lv->vg->hostnames, hostname))) {
-		if (!(hn = dm_pool_strdup(lv->vg->vgmem, hostname))) {
-			log_error("Failed to duplicate hostname");
-			return 0;
-		}
-
-		if (!dm_hash_insert(lv->vg->hostnames, hostname, (void*)hn))
-			return_0;
-	}
-
-	lv->hostname = hn;
+	lv->hostname = dm_pool_strdup(lv->vg->vgmem, hostname);
 	lv->timestamp = timestamp ? : (uint64_t) time(NULL);
 
 	return 1;
diff --git a/lib/metadata/vg.c b/lib/metadata/vg.c
index adc954bab..8e7fb41a6 100644
--- a/lib/metadata/vg.c
+++ b/lib/metadata/vg.c
@@ -46,12 +46,6 @@ struct volume_group *alloc_vg(const char *pool_name, struct cmd_context *cmd,
 	vg->vgmem = vgmem;
 	vg->alloc = ALLOC_NORMAL;
 
-	if (!(vg->hostnames = dm_hash_create(14))) {
-		log_error("Failed to allocate VG hostname hashtable.");
-		dm_pool_destroy(vgmem);
-		return NULL;
-	}
-
 	dm_list_init(&vg->pvs);
 	dm_list_init(&vg->pv_write_list);
 	dm_list_init(&vg->lvs);
@@ -81,7 +75,6 @@ static void _free_vg(struct volume_group *vg)
 
 	if (vg->committed_cft)
 		config_destroy(vg->committed_cft);
-	dm_hash_destroy(vg->hostnames);
 	dm_pool_destroy(vg->vgmem);
 }
 
diff --git a/lib/metadata/vg.h b/lib/metadata/vg.h
index ae79e6162..d4ba535d9 100644
--- a/lib/metadata/vg.h
+++ b/lib/metadata/vg.h
@@ -129,7 +129,6 @@ struct volume_group {
 
 	uint32_t mda_copies; /* target number of mdas for this VG */
 
-	struct dm_hash_table *hostnames; /* map of creation hostnames */
 	struct logical_volume *pool_metadata_spare_lv; /* one per VG */
 	struct logical_volume *sanlock_lv; /* one per VG */
 	struct dm_list msg_list;