diff --git a/src/live_restore/live_restore_fs.c b/src/live_restore/live_restore_fs.c
index ccb398bf1e..b4d2f46770 100644
--- a/src/live_restore/live_restore_fs.c
+++ b/src/live_restore/live_restore_fs.c
@@ -1926,7 +1927,7 @@ __live_restore_fs_remove(
     if (layer == WTI_LIVE_RESTORE_FS_LAYER_DESTINATION) {
         WT_ERR(__live_restore_fs_backing_filename(
           session, lr_fs, WTI_LIVE_RESTORE_FS_LAYER_DESTINATION, name, &path));
-        lr_fs->os_file_system->fs_remove(lr_fs->os_file_system, wt_session, path, flags);
+        WT_ERR_ERROR_OK(ENOENT, lr_fs->os_file_system->fs_remove(lr_fs->os_file_system, wt_session, path, flags), false);
     }