diff --git a/test/lvol/hotremove.sh b/test/lvol/hotremove.sh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..5803e3a32
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/lvol/hotremove.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+testdir=$(readlink -f $(dirname $0))
+rootdir=$(readlink -f $testdir/../..)
+source $rootdir/test/common/autotest_common.sh
+source $rootdir/test/lvol/common.sh
+
+# create an lvol on lvs, then remove the lvs
+function test_hotremove_lvol_store() {
+	# create lvs + lvol on top
+	malloc_name=$(rpc_cmd bdev_malloc_create $MALLOC_SIZE_MB $MALLOC_BS)
+	lvs_uuid=$(rpc_cmd bdev_lvol_create_lvstore "$malloc_name" lvs_test)
+	lvol_uuid=$(rpc_cmd bdev_lvol_create -u "$lvs_uuid" lvol_test "$LVS_DEFAULT_CAPACITY_MB")
+
+	# remove lvs (with one lvol open)
+	rpc_cmd bdev_lvol_delete_lvstore -u "$lvs_uuid"
+	rpc_cmd bdev_lvol_get_lvstores -u "$lvs_uuid" && false
+	lvolstores=$(rpc_cmd bdev_lvol_get_lvstores)
+	[ "$(jq length <<< "$lvolstores")" == "0" ]
+
+	# make sure we can't destroy the lvs again
+	rpc_cmd bdev_lvol_delete_lvstore -u "$lvs_uuid" && false
+
+	# make sure the lvol is also gone
+	rpc_cmd bdev_get_bdevs -b "$lvol_uuid" && false
+	lvols=$(rpc_cmd bdev_get_bdevs | jq -r '[ .[] | select(.product_name == "Logical Volume") ]')
+	[ "$(jq length <<< "$lvols")" == "0" ]
+
+	# clean up
+	rpc_cmd bdev_malloc_delete "$malloc_name"
+	check_leftover_devices
+}
+
+$rootdir/app/spdk_tgt/spdk_tgt &
+spdk_pid=$!
+trap 'killprocess "$spdk_pid"; exit 1' SIGINT SIGTERM EXIT
+waitforlisten $spdk_pid
+
+run_test "test_hotremove_lvol_store" test_hotremove_lvol_store
+
+trap - SIGINT SIGTERM EXIT
+killprocess $spdk_pid
diff --git a/test/lvol/lvol.sh b/test/lvol/lvol.sh
index 89874fba6..9e1ea87ff 100755
--- a/test/lvol/lvol.sh
+++ b/test/lvol/lvol.sh
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ function usage() {
     echo "    --block-size          Block size for this bdev"
     echo "-x                        set -x for script debug"
     echo "    --test-cases=         List test cases which will be run:
-                                    252: 'bdev_lvol_delete_lvstore_with_lvol_bdev_positive',
                                     253: 'destroy_multi_logical_volumes_positive',
                                     254: 'destroy_after_bdev_lvol_resize_positive',
                                     255: 'delete_lvol_store_persistent_positive',
diff --git a/test/lvol/lvol2.sh b/test/lvol/lvol2.sh
index 2419f1496..80e28db7a 100755
--- a/test/lvol/lvol2.sh
+++ b/test/lvol/lvol2.sh
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ timing_enter lvol
 timing_enter basic
 run_test "lvol_basic" test/lvol/basic.sh
 run_test "lvol_resize" test/lvol/resize.sh
+run_test "lvol_hotremove" test/lvol/hotremove.sh
 timing_exit basic
 
 timing_exit lvol
diff --git a/test/lvol/test_cases.py b/test/lvol/test_cases.py
index dc86d9366..ac7058ef9 100644
--- a/test/lvol/test_cases.py
+++ b/test/lvol/test_cases.py
@@ -112,7 +112,6 @@ def case_message(func):
     def inner(*args, **kwargs):
         test_name = {
             # bdev_lvol_delete_lvstore - positive tests
-            252: 'bdev_lvol_delete_lvstore_with_lvol_bdev_positive',
             253: 'destroy_multi_logical_volumes_positive',
             254: 'destroy_after_bdev_lvol_resize_positive',
             255: 'delete_lvol_store_persistent_positive',
@@ -292,47 +291,6 @@ class TestCases(object):
         lvs = self.c.bdev_lvol_get_lvstores(lvs_name)[0]
         return int(int(lvs['cluster_size']) / MEGABYTE)
 
-    @case_message
-    def test_case252(self):
-        """
-        bdev_lvol_delete_lvstore_with_lvol_bdev_positive
-
-        Positive test for destroying a logical volume store with lvol bdev
-        created on top.
-        Call bdev_lvol_delete_lvstore with correct logical_volumes name
-        """
-        # Create malloc bdev
-        base_name = self.c.bdev_malloc_create(self.total_size,
-                                              self.block_size)
-        # Construct lvol store on created malloc bdev
-        uuid_store = self.c.bdev_lvol_create_lvstore(base_name,
-                                                     self.lvs_name)
-        # Check correct uuid values in response bdev_lvol_get_lvstores command
-        fail_count = self.c.check_bdev_lvol_get_lvstores(base_name, uuid_store,
-                                                         self.cluster_size)
-        # Construct lvol bdev on correct lvs_uuid
-        # and size is equal to size malloc bdev
-        lvs_size = self.get_lvs_size()
-        uuid_bdev = self.c.bdev_lvol_create(uuid_store,
-                                            self.lbd_name,
-                                            lvs_size)
-        fail_count += self.c.check_bdev_get_bdevs_methods(uuid_bdev,
-                                                          lvs_size)
-        # Destroy lvol store
-        if self.c.bdev_lvol_delete_lvstore(uuid_store) != 0:
-            fail_count += 1
-
-        # Check correct response bdev_lvol_get_lvstores command
-        if self.c.check_bdev_lvol_get_lvstores("", "", "") == 1:
-            fail_count += 1
-        self.c.bdev_malloc_delete(base_name)
-
-        # Expected result:
-        # - calls successful, return code = 0
-        # - bdev_lvol_get_lvstores: response should be of no value after destroyed lvol store
-        # - no other operation fails
-        return fail_count
-
     @case_message
     def test_case253(self):
         """