diff --git a/images/virtualization-artifact/pkg/controller/service/attachment_service.go b/images/virtualization-artifact/pkg/controller/service/attachment_service.go
index 731ba8269d..39c3b08f20 100644
--- a/images/virtualization-artifact/pkg/controller/service/attachment_service.go
+++ b/images/virtualization-artifact/pkg/controller/service/attachment_service.go
@@ -50,10 +50,9 @@ func NewAttachmentService(client Client, virtClient kubeclient.Client, controlle
 }
 
 var (
-	ErrVolumeStatusNotReady                  = errors.New("hotplug is not ready")
-	ErrBlockDeviceIsSpecAttached             = errors.New("block device is already attached to the virtual machine spec")
-	ErrHotPlugRequestAlreadySent             = errors.New("attachment request is already sent")
-	ErrVirtualMachineWaitsForRestartApproval = errors.New("virtual machine waits for restart approval")
+	ErrVolumeStatusNotReady      = errors.New("hotplug is not ready")
+	ErrBlockDeviceIsSpecAttached = errors.New("block device is already attached to the virtual machine spec")
+	ErrHotPlugRequestAlreadySent = errors.New("attachment request is already sent")
 )
 
 func (s AttachmentService) IsHotPlugged(ad *AttachmentDisk, vm *virtv2.VirtualMachine, kvvmi *virtv1.VirtualMachineInstance) (bool, error) {
@@ -125,10 +124,6 @@ func (s AttachmentService) CanHotPlug(ad *AttachmentDisk, vm *virtv2.VirtualMach
 		}
 	}
 
-	if len(vm.Status.RestartAwaitingChanges) > 0 {
-		return false, ErrVirtualMachineWaitsForRestartApproval
-	}
-
 	return true, nil
 }
 
diff --git a/images/virtualization-artifact/pkg/controller/vmbda/internal/life_cycle.go b/images/virtualization-artifact/pkg/controller/vmbda/internal/life_cycle.go
index ad81543eb1..1776b408d1 100644
--- a/images/virtualization-artifact/pkg/controller/vmbda/internal/life_cycle.go
+++ b/images/virtualization-artifact/pkg/controller/vmbda/internal/life_cycle.go
@@ -254,15 +254,6 @@ func (h LifeCycleHandler) Handle(ctx context.Context, vmbda *virtv2.VirtualMachi
 			Reason(vmbdacondition.AttachmentRequestSent).
 			Message("Attachment request sent: attachment is in progress.")
 		return reconcile.Result{}, nil
-	case errors.Is(err, service.ErrVirtualMachineWaitsForRestartApproval):
-		log.Info("Virtual machine waits for restart approval")
-
-		vmbda.Status.Phase = virtv2.BlockDeviceAttachmentPhasePending
-		cb.
-			Status(metav1.ConditionFalse).
-			Reason(vmbdacondition.NotAttached).
-			Message(service.CapitalizeFirstLetter(err.Error()))
-		return reconcile.Result{}, nil
 	case blockDeviceLimitCondition.Status != metav1.ConditionTrue:
 		log.Info("Virtual machine block device capacity reached")