diff --git a/changelogs/unreleased/9662-testsabirweb b/changelogs/unreleased/9662-testsabirweb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..173ba5b37b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/unreleased/9662-testsabirweb
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Issue #9468: Remove Restic path for Pod Volume Restore; Restic file-system restores are no longer supported
diff --git a/pkg/cmd/cli/nodeagent/server.go b/pkg/cmd/cli/nodeagent/server.go
index 7e7c86e6c0..555fc14fd1 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/cli/nodeagent/server.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/cli/nodeagent/server.go
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/fields"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/labels"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime"
-	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/types"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/sets"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes"
 	cacheutil "k8s.io/client-go/tools/cache"
@@ -509,8 +508,6 @@ func (s *nodeAgentServer) run() {
 		if err := pvrReconciler.AttemptPVRResume(s.ctx, s.logger.WithField("node", s.nodeName), s.namespace); err != nil {
 			s.logger.WithError(errors.WithStack(err)).Error("Failed to attempt PVR resume")
 		}
-
-		s.markLegacyPVRsFailed(s.mgr.GetClient())
 	}()
 
 	s.logger.Info("Controllers starting...")
@@ -604,47 +601,6 @@ func (s *nodeAgentServer) validatePodVolumesHostPath(client kubernetes.Interface
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (s *nodeAgentServer) markLegacyPVRsFailed(client ctrlclient.Client) {
-	pvrs := &velerov1api.PodVolumeRestoreList{}
-	if err := client.List(s.ctx, pvrs, &ctrlclient.ListOptions{Namespace: s.namespace}); err != nil {
-		s.logger.WithError(errors.WithStack(err)).Error("failed to list podvolumerestores")
-		return
-	}
-
-	for i, pvr := range pvrs.Items {
-		if !controller.IsLegacyPVR(&pvr) {
-			continue
-		}
-
-		if pvr.Status.Phase != velerov1api.PodVolumeRestorePhaseInProgress {
-			s.logger.Debugf("the status of podvolumerestore %q is %q, skip", pvr.GetName(), pvr.Status.Phase)
-			continue
-		}
-
-		pod := &corev1api.Pod{}
-		if err := client.Get(s.ctx, types.NamespacedName{
-			Namespace: pvr.Spec.Pod.Namespace,
-			Name:      pvr.Spec.Pod.Name,
-		}, pod); err != nil {
-			s.logger.WithError(errors.WithStack(err)).Errorf("failed to get pod \"%s/%s\" of podvolumerestore %q",
-				pvr.Spec.Pod.Namespace, pvr.Spec.Pod.Name, pvr.GetName())
-			continue
-		}
-		if pod.Spec.NodeName != s.nodeName {
-			s.logger.Debugf("the node of pod referenced by podvolumerestore %q is %q, not %q, skip", pvr.GetName(), pod.Spec.NodeName, s.nodeName)
-			continue
-		}
-
-		if err := controller.UpdatePVRStatusToFailed(s.ctx, client, &pvrs.Items[i], errors.New("cannot survive from node-agent restart"),
-			fmt.Sprintf("get a legacy podvolumerestore with status %q during the server starting, mark it as %q", velerov1api.PodVolumeRestorePhaseInProgress, velerov1api.PodVolumeRestorePhaseFailed),
-			time.Now(), s.logger); err != nil {
-			s.logger.WithError(errors.WithStack(err)).Errorf("failed to patch podvolumerestore %q", pvr.GetName())
-			continue
-		}
-		s.logger.WithField("podvolumerestore", pvr.GetName()).Warn(pvr.Status.Message)
-	}
-}
-
 var getConfigsFunc = nodeagent.GetConfigs
 
 func (s *nodeAgentServer) getDataPathConfigs() error {
diff --git a/pkg/cmd/server/server.go b/pkg/cmd/server/server.go
index e744013e85..6086e08d75 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/server/server.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/server/server.go
@@ -1164,10 +1164,6 @@ func markPodVolumeRestoresCancel(ctx context.Context, client ctrlclient.Client,
 
 	for i := range pvrs.Items {
 		pvr := pvrs.Items[i]
-		if controller.IsLegacyPVR(&pvr) {
-			log.WithField("PVR", pvr.GetName()).Warn("Found a legacy PVR during velero server restart, cannot stop it")
-			continue
-		}
 
 		if pvr.Status.Phase == velerov1api.PodVolumeRestorePhaseAccepted ||
 			pvr.Status.Phase == velerov1api.PodVolumeRestorePhasePrepared ||
diff --git a/pkg/controller/pod_volume_restore_controller.go b/pkg/controller/pod_volume_restore_controller.go
index 0af0d8c868..f95d22397e 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/pod_volume_restore_controller.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/pod_volume_restore_controller.go
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/vmware-tanzu/velero/pkg/datapath"
 	"github.com/vmware-tanzu/velero/pkg/exposer"
 	"github.com/vmware-tanzu/velero/pkg/nodeagent"
+	"github.com/vmware-tanzu/velero/pkg/podvolume"
 	repository "github.com/vmware-tanzu/velero/pkg/repository/manager"
 	"github.com/vmware-tanzu/velero/pkg/restorehelper"
 	velerotypes "github.com/vmware-tanzu/velero/pkg/types"
@@ -147,6 +148,10 @@ func (r *PodVolumeRestoreReconciler) Reconcile(ctx context.Context, req ctrl.Req
 		log = log.WithField("restore", fmt.Sprintf("%s/%s", pvr.Namespace, pvr.OwnerReferences[0].Name))
 	}
 
+	if !isPVRInFinalState(pvr) && pvr.Spec.UploaderType == uploader.ResticType {
+		return r.errorOut(ctx, pvr, podvolume.ErrResticFileSystemBackupUnsupported, podvolume.ErrResticFileSystemBackupUnsupported.Error(), log)
+	}
+
 	// Logic for clear resources when pvr been deleted
 	if !isPVRInFinalState(pvr) {
 		if !controllerutil.ContainsFinalizer(pvr, PodVolumeFinalizer) {
diff --git a/pkg/controller/pod_volume_restore_controller_legacy.go b/pkg/controller/pod_volume_restore_controller_legacy.go
index 731b70db90..a888fe7f56 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/pod_volume_restore_controller_legacy.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/pod_volume_restore_controller_legacy.go
@@ -359,6 +359,8 @@ func (c *PodVolumeRestoreReconcilerLegacy) closeDataPath(ctx context.Context, pv
 	c.dataPathMgr.RemoveAsyncBR(pvbName)
 }
 
-func IsLegacyPVR(pvr *velerov1api.PodVolumeRestore) bool {
-	return pvr.Spec.UploaderType == uploader.ResticType
+// IsLegacyPVR reports whether the PodVolumeRestore uses the legacy async reconcile path.
+// That path existed only for Restic; Restic file-system restore is no longer supported, so this always returns false.
+func IsLegacyPVR(_ *velerov1api.PodVolumeRestore) bool {
+	return false
 }
diff --git a/pkg/controller/pod_volume_restore_controller_legacy_test.go b/pkg/controller/pod_volume_restore_controller_legacy_test.go
index a107603e0e..b3d2626728 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/pod_volume_restore_controller_legacy_test.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/pod_volume_restore_controller_legacy_test.go
@@ -89,5 +89,6 @@ func TestFindVolumeRestoresForPodLegacy(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 	}).Build()
 	requests = reconciler.findVolumeRestoresForPod(t.Context(), pod)
-	assert.Len(t, requests, 1)
+	// Legacy Restic-only PVR reconciliation is removed; no PVR matches IsLegacyPVR.
+	assert.Empty(t, requests)
 }
diff --git a/pkg/controller/pod_volume_restore_controller_test.go b/pkg/controller/pod_volume_restore_controller_test.go
index 9f2fe7a7f7..052802b1a0 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/pod_volume_restore_controller_test.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/pod_volume_restore_controller_test.go
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ import (
 	datapathmockes "github.com/vmware-tanzu/velero/pkg/datapath/mocks"
 	"github.com/vmware-tanzu/velero/pkg/exposer"
 	exposermockes "github.com/vmware-tanzu/velero/pkg/exposer/mocks"
+	"github.com/vmware-tanzu/velero/pkg/podvolume"
 	"github.com/vmware-tanzu/velero/pkg/restorehelper"
 	"github.com/vmware-tanzu/velero/pkg/test"
 	velerotest "github.com/vmware-tanzu/velero/pkg/test"
@@ -700,6 +701,12 @@ func TestPodVolumeRestoreReconcile(t *testing.T) {
 			pvr:          pvrBuilder().Result(),
 			notCreatePVR: true,
 		},
+		{
+			name:        "restic uploader is not supported",
+			pvr:         builder.ForPodVolumeRestore(velerov1api.DefaultNamespace, pvrName).UploaderType(uploader.ResticType).Result(),
+			expected:    builder.ForPodVolumeRestore(velerov1api.DefaultNamespace, pvrName).UploaderType(uploader.ResticType).Phase(velerov1api.PodVolumeRestorePhaseFailed).Message(podvolume.ErrResticFileSystemBackupUnsupported.Error()).Result(),
+			expectedErr: podvolume.ErrResticFileSystemBackupUnsupported.Error(),
+		},
 		{
 			name: "pvr not created in velero default namespace",
 			pvr:  builder.ForPodVolumeRestore("test-ns", pvrName).Result(),
diff --git a/pkg/podvolume/restorer.go b/pkg/podvolume/restorer.go
index 47219ae990..1cebc04257 100644
--- a/pkg/podvolume/restorer.go
+++ b/pkg/podvolume/restorer.go
@@ -128,6 +128,13 @@ func (r *restorer) RestorePodVolumes(data RestoreData, tracker *volume.RestoreVo
 		return nil
 	}
 
+	// Intentional: one Restic volume fails the whole pod restore (we do not partially restore Kopia volumes).
+	for _, info := range volumesToRestore {
+		if info.repositoryType == velerov1api.BackupRepositoryTypeRestic {
+			return []error{ErrResticFileSystemBackupUnsupported}
+		}
+	}
+
 	if err := nodeagent.IsRunningOnLinux(r.ctx, r.kubeClient, data.Restore.Namespace); err != nil {
 		return []error{errors.Wrapf(err, "error to check node agent status")}
 	}
@@ -166,11 +173,6 @@ func (r *restorer) RestorePodVolumes(data RestoreData, tracker *volume.RestoreVo
 		podVolumes[podVolume.Name] = podVolume
 	}
 
-	repoIdentifier := ""
-	if repositoryType == velerov1api.BackupRepositoryTypeRestic {
-		repoIdentifier = repo.Spec.ResticIdentifier
-	}
-
 	for volume, backupInfo := range volumesToRestore {
 		volumeObj, ok := podVolumes[volume]
 		var pvc *corev1api.PersistentVolumeClaim
@@ -185,7 +187,7 @@ func (r *restorer) RestorePodVolumes(data RestoreData, tracker *volume.RestoreVo
 			}
 		}
 
-		volumeRestore := newPodVolumeRestore(data.Restore, data.Pod, data.BackupLocation, volume, backupInfo.snapshotID, backupInfo.snapshotSize, repoIdentifier, backupInfo.uploaderType, data.SourceNamespace, pvc)
+		volumeRestore := newPodVolumeRestore(data.Restore, data.Pod, data.BackupLocation, volume, backupInfo.snapshotID, backupInfo.snapshotSize, "", backupInfo.uploaderType, data.SourceNamespace, pvc)
 		if err := veleroclient.CreateRetryGenerateName(r.crClient, r.ctx, volumeRestore); err != nil {
 			errs = append(errs, errors.WithStack(err))
 			continue
diff --git a/pkg/podvolume/restorer_test.go b/pkg/podvolume/restorer_test.go
index 36a1fc034f..4d6926db6a 100644
--- a/pkg/podvolume/restorer_test.go
+++ b/pkg/podvolume/restorer_test.go
@@ -205,7 +205,9 @@ func TestRestorePodVolumes(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 		},
 		{
-			name: "get repository type fail",
+			// Mixed uploader types: early exit now fails the whole pod restore before getVolumesRepositoryType
+			// (previously this pair hit "multiple repository type in one backup").
+			name: "restic backup unsupported",
 			pvbs: []*velerov1api.PodVolumeBackup{
 				createPVBObj(true, true, 1, "restic"),
 				createPVBObj(true, true, 2, "kopia"),
@@ -217,8 +219,7 @@ func TestRestorePodVolumes(t *testing.T) {
 			sourceNamespace: "fake-ns",
 			errs: []expectError{
 				{
-					err:        "multiple repository type in one backup",
-					prefixOnly: true,
+					err: ErrResticFileSystemBackupUnsupported.Error(),
 				},
 			},
 		},
diff --git a/pkg/podvolume/util.go b/pkg/podvolume/util.go
index 1864e96159..ed5c972864 100644
--- a/pkg/podvolume/util.go
+++ b/pkg/podvolume/util.go
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ limitations under the License.
 package podvolume
 
 import (
+	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"strings"
 
@@ -36,6 +37,12 @@ const (
 	podAnnotationPrefix = "snapshot.velero.io/"
 )
 
+// ErrResticFileSystemBackupUnsupported is returned when a restore targets PodVolumeBackups
+// created with Restic, which Velero no longer supports for file-system backup.
+// If any volume for the pod is Restic-backed, the entire pod volume restore is aborted (including
+// volumes that used Kopia in the same backup set), so the message reflects whole-pod behavior.
+var ErrResticFileSystemBackupUnsupported = errors.New("Restic file-system backup is no longer supported; when any volume for this pod is Restic-backed, the entire pod volume restore is skipped (including non-Restic volumes). Create a new backup with the Kopia uploader and restore from it")
+
 // volumeBackupInfo describes the backup info of a volume backed up by PodVolumeBackups
 type volumeBackupInfo struct {
 	snapshotID     string