diff --git a/src/internal/m365/collection/drive/collection.go b/src/internal/m365/collection/drive/collection.go
index 6375a71b1..cc6f75751 100644
--- a/src/internal/m365/collection/drive/collection.go
+++ b/src/internal/m365/collection/drive/collection.go
@@ -335,14 +335,9 @@ func (oc *Collection) getDriveItemContent(
 			return nil, clues.Wrap(err, "inaccesible oneNote item").Label(graph.LabelsSkippable)
 		}
 
-		errs.AddRecoverable(
-			ctx,
-			clues.WrapWC(ctx, err, "downloading item content").
-				Label(fault.LabelForceNoBackupCreation))
-
 		// return err, not el.Err(), because the lazy reader needs to communicate to
 		// the data consumer that this item is unreadable, regardless of the fault state.
-		return nil, clues.Wrap(err, "fetching item content")
+		return nil, clues.Wrap(err, "downloading item content")
 	}
 
 	return itemData, nil