diff --git a/nova/objects/request_spec.py b/nova/objects/request_spec.py
index 964248a2538d..3143478c8524 100644
--- a/nova/objects/request_spec.py
+++ b/nova/objects/request_spec.py
@@ -558,9 +558,11 @@ class RequestSpec(base.NovaObject):
             if 'instance_group' in spec and spec.instance_group:
                 spec.instance_group.members = None
                 spec.instance_group.hosts = None
-            # NOTE(mriedem): Don't persist retries since those are per-request
-            if 'retry' in spec and spec.retry:
-                spec.retry = None
+            # NOTE(mriedem): Don't persist retries or requested_destination
+            # since those are per-request
+            for excluded in ('retry', 'requested_destination'):
+                if excluded in spec and getattr(spec, excluded):
+                    setattr(spec, excluded, None)
             # NOTE(stephenfin): Don't persist network metadata since we have
             # no need for it after scheduling
             if 'network_metadata' in spec and spec.network_metadata:
diff --git a/nova/tests/functional/regressions/test_bug_1797580.py b/nova/tests/functional/regressions/test_bug_1797580.py
index b040ffa7f801..2af23f53d679 100644
--- a/nova/tests/functional/regressions/test_bug_1797580.py
+++ b/nova/tests/functional/regressions/test_bug_1797580.py
@@ -92,8 +92,6 @@ class ColdMigrateTargetHostThenLiveMigrateTest(
             'os-migrateLive': {'host': None, 'block_migration': 'auto'}}
         self.admin_api.post_server_action(server['id'], live_migrate_req)
         server = self._wait_for_state_change(self.admin_api, server, 'ACTIVE')
-
-        # FIXME(mriedem): Until bug 1797580 is resolved the migration will
-        # fail during scheduling.
-        migration = self._wait_for_migration_status(server, ['error'])
-        self.assertEqual('live-migration', migration['migration_type'])
+        # The live migration should have been successful and the server is now
+        # back on the original host.
+        self.assertEqual(original_host, server['OS-EXT-SRV-ATTR:host'])
diff --git a/nova/tests/unit/objects/test_request_spec.py b/nova/tests/unit/objects/test_request_spec.py
index 50b49c0dd4e7..b51b243c09b2 100644
--- a/nova/tests/unit/objects/test_request_spec.py
+++ b/nova/tests/unit/objects/test_request_spec.py
@@ -594,6 +594,7 @@ class _TestRequestSpecObject(object):
         self.assertIsNone(serialized_obj.instance_group.members)
         self.assertIsNone(serialized_obj.instance_group.hosts)
         self.assertIsNone(serialized_obj.retry)
+        self.assertIsNone(serialized_obj.requested_destination)
 
     def test_create(self):
         req_obj = fake_request_spec.fake_spec_obj(remove_id=True)
@@ -616,6 +617,9 @@ class _TestRequestSpecObject(object):
 
     def test_save(self):
         req_obj = fake_request_spec.fake_spec_obj()
+        # Make sure the requested_destination is not persisted since it is
+        # only valid per request/operation.
+        req_obj.requested_destination = objects.Destination(host='fake')
 
         def _test_save_args(self2, context, instance_uuid, changes):
             self._check_update_primitive(req_obj, changes)