diff --git a/nova/db/sqlalchemy/api.py b/nova/db/sqlalchemy/api.py
index 830726cb6dca..9e0c2b1d8a18 100644
--- a/nova/db/sqlalchemy/api.py
+++ b/nova/db/sqlalchemy/api.py
@@ -4419,10 +4419,10 @@ def migration_get_in_progress_by_host_and_node(context, host, node):
                             models.Migration.source_node == node),
                        and_(models.Migration.dest_compute == host,
                             models.Migration.dest_node == node))).\
-            filter(~models.Migration.status.in_(['accepted', 'confirmed',
-                                                 'reverted', 'error',
-                                                 'failed', 'completed',
-                                                 'cancelled', 'done'])).\
+            filter(~models.Migration.status.in_(['confirmed', 'reverted',
+                                                 'error', 'failed',
+                                                 'completed', 'cancelled',
+                                                 'done'])).\
             options(_joinedload_all('instance.system_metadata')).\
             all()
 
diff --git a/nova/tests/unit/db/test_db_api.py b/nova/tests/unit/db/test_db_api.py
index f72b59d68dd6..78ef7e923b4d 100644
--- a/nova/tests/unit/db/test_db_api.py
+++ b/nova/tests/unit/db/test_db_api.py
@@ -1153,7 +1153,6 @@ class MigrationTestCase(test.TestCase):
             self.assertNotEqual('reverted', migration['status'])
             self.assertNotEqual('error', migration['status'])
             self.assertNotEqual('failed', migration['status'])
-            self.assertNotEqual('accepted', migration['status'])
             self.assertNotEqual('done', migration['status'])
             self.assertNotEqual('cancelled', migration['status'])
 
@@ -1169,7 +1168,7 @@ class MigrationTestCase(test.TestCase):
         migrations = db.migration_get_in_progress_by_host_and_node(self.ctxt,
                 'host1', 'a')
         # 2 as source + 1 as dest
-        self.assertEqual(3, len(migrations))
+        self.assertEqual(4, len(migrations))
         self._assert_in_progress(migrations)
 
     def test_in_progress_host1_nodeb(self):
@@ -1182,7 +1181,7 @@ class MigrationTestCase(test.TestCase):
         migrations = db.migration_get_in_progress_by_host_and_node(self.ctxt,
                 'host2', 'b')
         # 2 as dest, 1 as source
-        self.assertEqual(3, len(migrations))
+        self.assertEqual(4, len(migrations))
         self._assert_in_progress(migrations)
 
     def test_instance_join(self):