diff --git a/changelogs/unreleased/7899-sseago b/changelogs/unreleased/7899-sseago
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4ea95186cc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/unreleased/7899-sseago
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Don't consider unschedulable pods unrecoverable
diff --git a/pkg/exposer/csi_snapshot_test.go b/pkg/exposer/csi_snapshot_test.go
index 4bed98cd12..cc0a895e11 100644
--- a/pkg/exposer/csi_snapshot_test.go
+++ b/pkg/exposer/csi_snapshot_test.go
@@ -642,14 +642,7 @@ func TestPeekExpose(t *testing.T) {
 			Name:      backup.Name,
 		},
 		Status: corev1.PodStatus{
-			Phase: corev1.PodPending,
-			Conditions: []corev1.PodCondition{
-				{
-					Type:    corev1.PodScheduled,
-					Reason:  "Unschedulable",
-					Message: "unrecoverable",
-				},
-			},
+			Phase: corev1.PodFailed,
 		},
 	}
 
@@ -679,7 +672,7 @@ func TestPeekExpose(t *testing.T) {
 			kubeClientObj: []runtime.Object{
 				backupPodUrecoverable,
 			},
-			err: "Pod is unschedulable: unrecoverable",
+			err: "Pod is in abnormal state Failed",
 		},
 		{
 			name:        "succeed",
diff --git a/pkg/exposer/generic_restore_test.go b/pkg/exposer/generic_restore_test.go
index 7721effc16..6080f8b97d 100644
--- a/pkg/exposer/generic_restore_test.go
+++ b/pkg/exposer/generic_restore_test.go
@@ -429,14 +429,7 @@ func TestRestorePeekExpose(t *testing.T) {
 			Name:      restore.Name,
 		},
 		Status: corev1api.PodStatus{
-			Phase: corev1api.PodPending,
-			Conditions: []corev1api.PodCondition{
-				{
-					Type:    corev1api.PodScheduled,
-					Reason:  "Unschedulable",
-					Message: "unrecoverable",
-				},
-			},
+			Phase: corev1api.PodFailed,
 		},
 	}
 
@@ -463,7 +456,7 @@ func TestRestorePeekExpose(t *testing.T) {
 			kubeClientObj: []runtime.Object{
 				restorePodUrecoverable,
 			},
-			err: "Pod is unschedulable: unrecoverable",
+			err: "Pod is in abnormal state Failed",
 		},
 		{
 			name:         "succeed",
diff --git a/pkg/util/kube/pod.go b/pkg/util/kube/pod.go
index 03d1de1f97..857fe9420e 100644
--- a/pkg/util/kube/pod.go
+++ b/pkg/util/kube/pod.go
@@ -121,14 +121,7 @@ func IsPodUnrecoverable(pod *corev1api.Pod, log logrus.FieldLogger) (bool, strin
 		return true, fmt.Sprintf("Pod is in abnormal state %s", pod.Status.Phase)
 	}
 
-	if pod.Status.Phase == corev1api.PodPending && len(pod.Status.Conditions) > 0 {
-		for _, condition := range pod.Status.Conditions {
-			if condition.Type == corev1api.PodScheduled && condition.Reason == "Unschedulable" {
-				log.Warnf("Pod is unschedulable %s", condition.Message)
-				return true, fmt.Sprintf("Pod is unschedulable: %s", condition.Message)
-			}
-		}
-	}
+	// removed "Unschedulable" check since unschedulable condition isn't always permanent
 
 	// Check the Status field
 	for _, containerStatus := range pod.Status.ContainerStatuses {
diff --git a/pkg/util/kube/pod_test.go b/pkg/util/kube/pod_test.go
index 3dac79d31c..f1cdac043e 100644
--- a/pkg/util/kube/pod_test.go
+++ b/pkg/util/kube/pod_test.go
@@ -401,21 +401,6 @@ func TestIsPodUnrecoverable(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 			want: false,
 		},
-		{
-			name: "pod is unschedulable",
-			pod: &corev1api.Pod{
-				Status: corev1api.PodStatus{
-					Phase: corev1api.PodPending,
-					Conditions: []corev1api.PodCondition{
-						{
-							Type:   corev1api.PodScheduled,
-							Reason: "Unschedulable",
-						},
-					},
-				},
-			},
-			want: true,
-		},
 		{
 			name: "pod is normal",
 			pod: &corev1api.Pod{