diff --git a/pkg/restore/restore.go b/pkg/restore/restore.go
index 76e8a3658..e4834ecde 100644
--- a/pkg/restore/restore.go
+++ b/pkg/restore/restore.go
@@ -1009,7 +1009,6 @@ func (ctx *restoreContext) restoreItem(obj *unstructured.Unstructured, groupReso
 	}
 
 	if groupResource == kuberesource.PersistentVolumes {
-		resetStatus(obj)
 		switch {
 		case hasSnapshot(name, ctx.volumeSnapshots):
 			oldName := obj.GetName()
@@ -1694,21 +1693,17 @@ func resetMetadata(obj *unstructured.Unstructured) (*unstructured.Unstructured,
 	return obj, nil
 }
 
-func resetStatus(obj *unstructured.Unstructured) (*unstructured.Unstructured, error) {
-	delete(obj.UnstructuredContent(), "status")
-	return obj, nil
+func resetStatus(obj *unstructured.Unstructured) {
+	unstructured.RemoveNestedField(obj.UnstructuredContent(), "status")
 }
 
 func resetMetadataAndStatus(obj *unstructured.Unstructured) (*unstructured.Unstructured, error) {
-	newObj, err := resetMetadata(obj)
+	_, err := resetMetadata(obj)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	newObj, err = resetStatus(obj)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-	return newObj, nil
+	resetStatus(obj)
+	return obj, nil
 }
 
 // addRestoreLabels labels the provided object with the restore name and the
diff --git a/pkg/restore/restore_test.go b/pkg/restore/restore_test.go
index 87528a627..7655253d1 100644
--- a/pkg/restore/restore_test.go
+++ b/pkg/restore/restore_test.go
@@ -2847,30 +2847,24 @@ func TestResetStatus(t *testing.T) {
 	tests := []struct {
 		name        string
 		obj         *unstructured.Unstructured
-		expectedErr bool
 		expectedRes *unstructured.Unstructured
 	}{
 		{
-			name:        "no metadata don't cause error",
+			name:        "no status don't cause error",
 			obj:         &unstructured.Unstructured{},
-			expectedErr: false,
 			expectedRes: &unstructured.Unstructured{},
 		},
 		{
 			name:        "remove status",
 			obj:         NewTestUnstructured().WithMetadata().WithStatus().Unstructured,
-			expectedErr: false,
 			expectedRes: NewTestUnstructured().WithMetadata().Unstructured,
 		},
 	}
 
 	for _, test := range tests {
 		t.Run(test.name, func(t *testing.T) {
-			res, err := resetStatus(test.obj)
-
-			if assert.Equal(t, test.expectedErr, err != nil) {
-				assert.Equal(t, test.expectedRes, res)
-			}
+			resetStatus(test.obj)
+			assert.Equal(t, test.expectedRes, test.obj)
 		})
 	}
 }