diff --git a/ocaml/idl/datamodel_errors.ml b/ocaml/idl/datamodel_errors.ml
index 0bfbaa21039..81dc1e10ed2 100644
--- a/ocaml/idl/datamodel_errors.ml
+++ b/ocaml/idl/datamodel_errors.ml
@@ -1913,11 +1913,6 @@ let _ =
     ~doc:"Failed to get available updates from a host." () ;
   error Api_errors.get_updates_failed []
     ~doc:"Failed to get available updates from the pool." () ;
-  error Api_errors.get_updates_in_progress []
-    ~doc:
-      "The operation could not be performed because getting updates is in \
-       progress."
-    () ;
   error Api_errors.apply_updates_in_progress []
     ~doc:
       "The operation could not be performed because applying updates is in \
diff --git a/ocaml/xapi-consts/api_errors.ml b/ocaml/xapi-consts/api_errors.ml
index 43fff504a3d..dacae2879b6 100644
--- a/ocaml/xapi-consts/api_errors.ml
+++ b/ocaml/xapi-consts/api_errors.ml
@@ -1261,8 +1261,6 @@ let invalid_repomd_xml = "INVALID_REPOMD_XML"
 
 let get_updates_failed = "GET_UPDATES_FAILED"
 
-let get_updates_in_progress = "GET_UPDATES_IN_PROGRESS"
-
 let apply_updates_in_progress = "APPLY_UPDATES_IN_PROGRESS"
 
 let apply_updates_failed = "APPLY_UPDATES_FAILED"
diff --git a/ocaml/xapi/xapi_pool_helpers.ml b/ocaml/xapi/xapi_pool_helpers.ml
index e3a4c76dfc1..d8c31f7071a 100644
--- a/ocaml/xapi/xapi_pool_helpers.ml
+++ b/ocaml/xapi/xapi_pool_helpers.ml
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@ let blocking_ops =
   ; (`tls_verification_enable, Api_errors.tls_verification_enable_in_progress)
   ; (`configure_repositories, Api_errors.configure_repositories_in_progress)
   ; (`sync_updates, Api_errors.sync_updates_in_progress)
-  ; (`get_updates, Api_errors.get_updates_in_progress)
   ; (`apply_updates, Api_errors.apply_updates_in_progress)
   ]
 
@@ -52,6 +51,7 @@ let wait_ops =
   ; `exchange_ca_certificates_on_join
   ; `copy_primary_host_certs
   ; `eject
+  ; `get_updates
   ]
 
 let all_operations = blocking_ops |> List.map fst |> List.append wait_ops