diff --git a/src/backend/distributed/master/master_stage_protocol.c b/src/backend/distributed/master/master_stage_protocol.c
index c04ba0858..cca4da9f0 100644
--- a/src/backend/distributed/master/master_stage_protocol.c
+++ b/src/backend/distributed/master/master_stage_protocol.c
@@ -746,9 +746,8 @@ ForeignConstraintGetReferencedTableId(char *queryString)
 		if (constraint->contype == CONSTR_FOREIGN)
 		{
 			RangeVar *referencedTable = constraint->pktable;
-			LOCKMODE lockmode = AlterTableGetLockLevel(foreignConstraintStmt->cmds);
 
-			return RangeVarGetRelid(referencedTable, lockmode,
+			return RangeVarGetRelid(referencedTable, NoLock,
 									foreignConstraintStmt->missing_ok);
 		}
 	}