diff --git a/fs/btrfs/dev-replace.c b/fs/btrfs/dev-replace.c
index d297804..be6935d 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/dev-replace.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/dev-replace.c
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@
 		if (btrfs_find_device(fs_info->fs_devices,
 				      BTRFS_DEV_REPLACE_DEVID, NULL, NULL, false)) {
 			btrfs_err(fs_info,
-			"replace devid present without an active replace item");
+"replace without active item, run 'device scan --forget' on the target device");
 			ret = -EUCLEAN;
 		} else {
 			dev_replace->srcdev = NULL;
@@ -954,8 +954,7 @@
 		up_write(&dev_replace->rwsem);
 
 		/* Scrub for replace must not be running in suspended state */
-		ret = btrfs_scrub_cancel(fs_info);
-		ASSERT(ret != -ENOTCONN);
+		btrfs_scrub_cancel(fs_info);
 
 		trans = btrfs_start_transaction(root, 0);
 		if (IS_ERR(trans)) {