diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 587429383d..a86f7530ef 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,6 +1,11 @@
+Mon Feb 16 17:55:50 EST 2009 Cole Robinson <crobinso@redhat.com>
+
+	* src/storage_backend_logical.c: Remove erroneous lvm volume
+	format check for backing store.
+
 Mon Feb 16 17:53:24 EST 2009 Cole Robinson <crobinso@redhat.com>
 
-	* python/generate.py: Skip bindings for virSaveLastError and
+	* python/generator.py: Skip bindings for virSaveLastError and
 	virFreeError
 
 Fri Feb 13 19:04:57 IST 2009 Mark McLoughlin <markmc@redhat.com>
diff --git a/src/storage_backend_logical.c b/src/storage_backend_logical.c
index 702a191583..cbd27651ad 100644
--- a/src/storage_backend_logical.c
+++ b/src/storage_backend_logical.c
@@ -582,12 +582,6 @@ virStorageBackendLogicalCreateVol(virConnectPtr conn,
     const char **cmdargv = cmdargvnew;
 
     if (vol->backingStore.path) {
-        if (vol->backingStore.format !=
-            VIR_STORAGE_POOL_LOGICAL_LVM2) {
-            virStorageReportError(conn, VIR_ERR_INTERNAL_ERROR, "%s",
-                                  _("LVM snapshots must be backed by another LVM volume"));
-            return -1;
-        }
         cmdargv = cmdargvsnap;
     }