diff --git a/staffeln/api/app.py b/staffeln/api/app.py
index e75a5c7..62865f7 100755
--- a/staffeln/api/app.py
+++ b/staffeln/api/app.py
@@ -25,35 +25,17 @@
 
     backup_id = request.args["backup_id"]
     # Retrive the backup object from backup_data table with matching backup_id.
-    backup_info = objects.Volume.get_backup_by_backup_id(ctx, backup_id)
+    backup = objects.Volume.get_backup_by_backup_id(ctx, backup_id)
     # backup_info is None when there is no entry of the backup id in backup_table.
-    if backup_info is None:
-        LOG.info("No record of backup in storage. Checking cloud for backup")
-        try:
-            backup = conn.block_storage.get_backup(backup_id)
-        except exc.ResourceNotFound:
-            return Response(
-                "Backup Resource not found for the provided backup id.",
-                status=404,
-                mimetype="text/plain",
-            )
-        except:
-            return Response("Internal Server Error.", status=500, mimetype="text/plain")
-        metadata = backup.metadata
-        if metadata is not None:
-            if metadata["__automated_backup"] is True:
-                return Response("Deny", status=401, mimetype="text/plain")
-
+    # So the backup should not be the automated backup.
+    if backup is None:
         return Response(
             "True",
             status=200,
             mimetype="text/plain",
         )
-    metadata = backup_info.backup_metadata
-    if metadata["__automated_backup"] is True:
-        return Response("Deny", status=401, mimetype="text/plain")
     else:
-        return Response("True", status=200, mimetype="text/plain")
+        return Response("Deny", status=401, mimetype="text/plain")
 
 
 def run(host, port, ssl_context):
diff --git a/staffeln/db/sqlalchemy/models.py b/staffeln/db/sqlalchemy/models.py
index 7ec8a4e..715d747 100644
--- a/staffeln/db/sqlalchemy/models.py
+++ b/staffeln/db/sqlalchemy/models.py
@@ -4,12 +4,18 @@
 
 from oslo_db.sqlalchemy import models
 from oslo_serialization import jsonutils
+from sqlalchemy import Boolean
 from sqlalchemy import Column
 from sqlalchemy import DateTime
 from sqlalchemy.ext.declarative import declarative_base
+from sqlalchemy import Float
+from sqlalchemy import ForeignKey
 from sqlalchemy import Integer
+from sqlalchemy import LargeBinary
+from sqlalchemy import orm
+from sqlalchemy import Numeric
 from sqlalchemy import String
-from sqlalchemy import JSON
+from sqlalchemy import Text
 from sqlalchemy.types import TypeDecorator, TEXT
 from sqlalchemy import UniqueConstraint
 import urllib.parse as urlparse
@@ -59,7 +65,6 @@
     volume_id = Column(String(100))
     instance_id = Column(String(100))
     backup_completed = Column(Integer())
-    backup_metadata = Column(JSON(), nullable=True)
 
 
 class Queue_data(Base):
diff --git a/staffeln/objects/volume.py b/staffeln/objects/volume.py
index 62ed2b4..abe03ad 100644
--- a/staffeln/objects/volume.py
+++ b/staffeln/objects/volume.py
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
         "instance_id": sfeild.StringField(),
         "volume_id": sfeild.UUIDField(),
         "backup_completed": sfeild.IntegerField(),
-        "backup_metadata": sfeild.JsonField(),
     }
 
     @base.remotable_classmethod