diff --git a/pkg/providers/vsphere/virtualmachine/backup.go b/pkg/providers/vsphere/virtualmachine/backup.go
index cbf46902d..db9af275c 100644
--- a/pkg/providers/vsphere/virtualmachine/backup.go
+++ b/pkg/providers/vsphere/virtualmachine/backup.go
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ import (
 	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
 	"maps"
-	"path"
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 
@@ -419,36 +418,10 @@ func getDesiredDiskDataForBackup(
 		classicDiskData []vmopbackup.ClassicDiskData
 	)
 
-	// Vendor's partial restore (e.g. single disk) method may create a new,
-	// non-FCD disk. The restored disk has new UUID and lives the the VM's
-	// directory, not the fcd/ directory. Given that FCD disk names are unique,
-	// we consult the backup data to compare using `FileName` before `Uuid`.
-	pvcDiskDataPrevious := make(map[string]vmopbackup.PVCDiskData)
-	curBackup, ok := extraConfig.GetString(vmopv1.PVCDiskDataExtraConfigKey)
-	if ok {
-		decoded, err := pkgutil.TryToDecodeBase64Gzip([]byte(curBackup))
-		if err != nil {
-			return "", "", err
-		}
-
-		var data []vmopbackup.PVCDiskData
-		dec := json.NewDecoder(strings.NewReader(decoded))
-		if err = dec.Decode(&data); err != nil {
-			return "", "", err
-		}
-
-		for _, pvc := range data {
-			pvcDiskDataPrevious[path.Base(pvc.FileName)] = pvc
-		}
-	}
-
 	for _, device := range deviceList.SelectByType((*vimtypes.VirtualDisk)(nil)) {
 		if disk, ok := device.(*vimtypes.VirtualDisk); ok {
 			if b, ok := disk.Backing.(*vimtypes.VirtualDiskFlatVer2BackingInfo); ok {
-				if disk, ok := pvcDiskDataPrevious[path.Base(b.FileName)]; ok {
-					disk.FileName = b.FileName
-					pvcDiskData = append(pvcDiskData, disk)
-				} else if pvc, ok := opts.DiskUUIDToPVC[b.Uuid]; ok {
+				if pvc, ok := opts.DiskUUIDToPVC[b.Uuid]; ok {
 					pvcDiskData = append(pvcDiskData, vmopbackup.PVCDiskData{
 						FileName:    b.FileName,
 						PVCName:     pvc.Name,
@@ -473,6 +446,7 @@ func getDesiredDiskDataForBackup(
 	}
 
 	// Return an empty string to skip backup if PVC disk data is unchanged.
+	curBackup, _ := extraConfig.GetString(vmopv1.PVCDiskDataExtraConfigKey)
 	if pvcDiskDataBackup == curBackup {
 		pvcDiskDataBackup = ""
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/providers/vsphere/virtualmachine/backup_test.go b/pkg/providers/vsphere/virtualmachine/backup_test.go
index 81334a824..ec624a310 100644
--- a/pkg/providers/vsphere/virtualmachine/backup_test.go
+++ b/pkg/providers/vsphere/virtualmachine/backup_test.go
@@ -12,11 +12,9 @@ import (
 	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/client"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/yaml"
 
-	"github.com/google/uuid"
 	. "github.com/onsi/ginkgo/v2"
 	. "github.com/onsi/gomega"
 	"github.com/vmware/govmomi/object"
-	"github.com/vmware/govmomi/simulator"
 	"github.com/vmware/govmomi/vim25/mo"
 	vimtypes "github.com/vmware/govmomi/vim25/types"
 
@@ -689,22 +687,6 @@ func backupTests() {
 							verifyBackupDataInExtraConfig(ctx, vcVM, vmopv1.BackupVersionExtraConfigKey, vT2, false)
 							Expect(vmCtx.VM.Annotations[vmopv1.VirtualMachineBackupVersionAnnotation]).To(Equal(vT2))
 						}
-
-						By("detect disk file backing change", func() {
-							vm := simulator.Map.Get(vcVM.Reference()).(*simulator.VirtualMachine)
-							deviceList := object.VirtualDeviceList(vm.Config.Hardware.Device)
-
-							for _, device := range deviceList.SelectByType((*vimtypes.VirtualDisk)(nil)) {
-								disk := device.(*vimtypes.VirtualDisk)
-								if b, ok := disk.Backing.(*vimtypes.VirtualDiskFlatVer2BackingInfo); ok {
-									b.Uuid = uuid.NewString()
-									break
-								}
-							}
-
-							Expect(virtualmachine.BackupVirtualMachine(backupOpts)).To(Succeed())
-							verifyBackupDataInExtraConfig(ctx, vcVM, vmopv1.PVCDiskDataExtraConfigKey, string(diskDataJSON), true)
-						})
 					})
 				})
 			})