diff --git a/heat/db/sqlalchemy/api.py b/heat/db/sqlalchemy/api.py
index 8dc6b2b244..6536427e71 100644
--- a/heat/db/sqlalchemy/api.py
+++ b/heat/db/sqlalchemy/api.py
@@ -486,7 +486,7 @@ def resource_create(context, values):
 
 @retry_on_db_error
 def resource_create_replacement(context,
-                                existing_res_id, existing_res_values,
+                                existing_res_id,
                                 new_res_values,
                                 atomic_key, expected_engine_id=None):
     session = context.session
@@ -494,7 +494,6 @@ def resource_create_replacement(context,
         with session.begin():
             new_res = resource_create(context, new_res_values)
             update_data = {'replaced_by': new_res.id}
-            update_data.update(existing_res_values)
             if not _try_resource_update(context,
                                         existing_res_id, update_data,
                                         atomic_key,
diff --git a/heat/engine/resource.py b/heat/engine/resource.py
index 8d0f04f427..dcfd7e5b56 100644
--- a/heat/engine/resource.py
+++ b/heat/engine/resource.py
@@ -403,7 +403,6 @@ class Resource(status.ResourceStatus):
               'current_template_id': new_tmpl_id,
               'stack_name': self.stack.name,
               'root_stack_id': self.root_stack_id}
-        update_data = {'status': self.COMPLETE}
 
         # Retry in case a signal has updated the atomic_key
         attempts = max(cfg.CONF.client_retry_limit, 0) + 1
@@ -427,7 +426,6 @@ class Resource(status.ResourceStatus):
         def create_replacement():
             return resource_objects.Resource.replacement(self.context,
                                                          self.id,
-                                                         update_data,
                                                          rs,
                                                          self._atomic_key)
 
diff --git a/heat/objects/resource.py b/heat/objects/resource.py
index 315f7f0a6e..a8e480e86b 100644
--- a/heat/objects/resource.py
+++ b/heat/objects/resource.py
@@ -201,12 +201,11 @@ class Resource(
 
     @classmethod
     def replacement(cls, context,
-                    existing_res_id, existing_res_values,
+                    existing_res_id,
                     new_res_values,
                     atomic_key=0, expected_engine_id=None):
         replacement = db_api.resource_create_replacement(context,
                                                          existing_res_id,
-                                                         existing_res_values,
                                                          new_res_values,
                                                          atomic_key,
                                                          expected_engine_id)
diff --git a/heat/tests/db/test_sqlalchemy_api.py b/heat/tests/db/test_sqlalchemy_api.py
index d5e1e523e3..bc4bf2c3bc 100644
--- a/heat/tests/db/test_sqlalchemy_api.py
+++ b/heat/tests/db/test_sqlalchemy_api.py
@@ -2670,7 +2670,6 @@ class DBAPIResourceReplacementTest(common.HeatTestCase):
         repl = db_api.resource_create_replacement(
             self.ctx,
             orig.id,
-            {'status_reason': 'test replacement'},
             {'name': orig.name, 'replaces': orig.id,
              'stack_id': orig.stack_id, 'current_template_id': tmpl_id},
             1, None)
@@ -2690,7 +2689,6 @@ class DBAPIResourceReplacementTest(common.HeatTestCase):
         repl = db_api.resource_create_replacement(
             self.ctx,
             orig.id,
-            {'status_reason': 'test replacement'},
             {'name': orig.name, 'replaces': orig.id,
              'stack_id': orig.stack_id, 'current_template_id': tmpl_id},
             1, None)
@@ -2708,7 +2706,6 @@ class DBAPIResourceReplacementTest(common.HeatTestCase):
                           db_api.resource_create_replacement,
                           self.ctx,
                           orig.id,
-                          {'status_reason': 'test replacement'},
                           {'name': orig.name, 'replaces': orig.id,
                            'stack_id': orig.stack_id,
                            'current_template_id': tmpl_id},
@@ -2732,7 +2729,6 @@ class DBAPIResourceReplacementTest(common.HeatTestCase):
                           db_api.resource_create_replacement,
                           self.ctx,
                           orig.id,
-                          {'status_reason': 'test replacement'},
                           {'name': orig.name, 'replaces': orig.id,
                            'stack_id': orig.stack_id,
                            'current_template_id': tmpl_id},
@@ -2750,7 +2746,6 @@ class DBAPIResourceReplacementTest(common.HeatTestCase):
                           db_api.resource_create_replacement,
                           self.ctx,
                           orig.id,
-                          {'status_reason': 'test replacement'},
                           {'name': orig.name, 'replaces': orig.id,
                            'stack_id': orig.stack_id,
                            'current_template_id': tmpl_id},
@@ -2775,7 +2770,6 @@ class DBAPIResourceReplacementTest(common.HeatTestCase):
                           db_api.resource_create_replacement,
                           self.ctx,
                           orig.id,
-                          {'status_reason': 'test replacement'},
                           {'name': orig.name, 'replaces': orig.id,
                            'stack_id': orig.stack_id,
                            'current_template_id': tmpl_id},