diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 76f938b..3fc585e 100755
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-2.1.2-dev261
+2.1.2-dev262
diff --git a/internal/pkg/swupg/omci_onu_upgrade.go b/internal/pkg/swupg/omci_onu_upgrade.go
index c0660b8..9f78044 100755
--- a/internal/pkg/swupg/omci_onu_upgrade.go
+++ b/internal/pkg/swupg/omci_onu_upgrade.go
@@ -185,7 +185,6 @@
 	volthaDownloadState              voltha.ImageState_ImageDownloadState
 	volthaDownloadReason             voltha.ImageState_ImageFailureReason
 	volthaImageState                 voltha.ImageState_ImageActivationState
-	downloadReasonCached             voltha.ImageState_ImageFailureReason
 	isEndSwDlOpen                    bool
 	chReceiveAbortEndSwDlResponse    chan tEndSwDlResponseResult
 }
@@ -1521,10 +1520,6 @@
 				//if the EndSwDl was requested from state AbortingDL then use channel to indicate ONU busy/repeat indication
 				oFsm.chReceiveAbortEndSwDlResponse <- cEndSwDlResponseBusy //repeat abort request
 			}
-			oFsm.mutexUpgradeParams.Lock()
-			oFsm.downloadReasonCached = oFsm.volthaDownloadReason //copy for later reconstruction
-			oFsm.volthaDownloadReason = voltha.ImageState_DEVICE_BUSY
-			oFsm.mutexUpgradeParams.Unlock()
 			return
 		}
 		if inAbortingState {
@@ -1552,9 +1547,6 @@
 	oFsm.mutexUpgradeParams.Lock()
 	if msgObj.EntityInstance == oFsm.InactiveImageMeID {
 		logger.Debugw(ctx, "Expected EndSwDlResponse received", log.Fields{"device-id": oFsm.deviceID})
-		if oFsm.volthaDownloadReason == voltha.ImageState_DEVICE_BUSY { //was temporary on busy
-			oFsm.volthaDownloadReason = oFsm.downloadReasonCached //recapture from mirror
-		}
 		if inAbortingState {
 			oFsm.mutexUpgradeParams.Unlock()
 			//if the EndSwDl was requested from state AbortingDL then use channel to indicate abort acceptance