Some of the paving moved or broke under the weight of buses, critics said
Sections of sinking and broken block paving laid under a scheme branded "bonkers and crazy" are to be replaced with tarmac.
The paving was laid by North East Lincolnshire Council at Grimsby's Riverhead bus station as part of a £6m regeneration scheme in 2014.
Critics labelled the "crazy paving" a waste of money, and not fit for purpose.
It would be replaced at no expense to the taxpayer, the authority claimed.
Issues with the paving have included people finding it hard to distinguish between the path and road surface, pedestrians falling, and sections breaking and sinking because of the weight of buses.
'Waste of money'
The paving was criticised for being slippery and for making it hard to distinguish path from road
North East Lincolnshire Liberal Democrat councillor Stephen Beasant said the whole idea was "bonkers".
He said: "This has turned out to be the craziest decision by the council.
"I nicknamed it crazy paving and I knew this was going to happen - it's absolutely ridiculous to have gone through this pain - to waste money on this."
Other councillors said questions needed to be asked of the contractor responsible for laying the blocks.
Councillor David Watson, cabinet member for environment, and member of the ruling Labour group, said: "We have been aware for some time that there have been problems with the blocks in this particular area of the town centre.
"We have been monitoring the situation closely and after much consideration the decision has been made to replace them with tarmac at no cost to the taxpayer.
"It is disappointing that this change is necessary, however, as a result of the ongoing cuts to the council's finances the cost of having to replace broken blocks at this location will be too expensive in the long term."
The work, from George Street to Town Hall Street, will start on Friday.
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