diff --git a/src/backend/distributed/commands/create_distributed_table.c b/src/backend/distributed/commands/create_distributed_table.c
index 8e08b8225..e4febf539 100644
--- a/src/backend/distributed/commands/create_distributed_table.c
+++ b/src/backend/distributed/commands/create_distributed_table.c
@@ -113,8 +113,6 @@ static void EnsureLocalTableEmptyIfNecessary(Oid relationId, char distributionMe
 static bool ShouldLocalTableBeEmpty(Oid relationId, char distributionMethod, bool
 									viaDeprecatedAPI);
 static void EnsureCitusTableCanBeCreated(Oid relationOid);
-static void EnsureSequenceExistOnMetadataWorkersForRelation(Oid relationId,
-															Oid sequenceOid);
 static List * GetFKeyCreationCommandsRelationInvolvedWithTableType(Oid relationId,
 																   int tableTypeFlag);
 static Oid DropFKeysAndUndistributeTable(Oid relationId);
@@ -668,63 +666,6 @@ AlterSequenceType(Oid seqOid, Oid typeOid)
 }
 
 
-/*
- * MarkSequenceListDistributedAndPropagateWithDependencies ensures sequences and their
- * dependencies for the given sequence list exist on all nodes and marks them as distributed.
- */
-void
-MarkSequenceListDistributedAndPropagateWithDependencies(Oid relationId,
-														List *sequenceList)
-{
-	Oid sequenceOid = InvalidOid;
-	foreach_oid(sequenceOid, sequenceList)
-	{
-		MarkSequenceDistributedAndPropagateWithDependencies(relationId, sequenceOid);
-	}
-}
-
-
-/*
- * MarkSequenceDistributedAndPropagateWithDependencies ensures sequence and its'
- * dependencies for the given sequence exist on all nodes and marks them as distributed.
- */
-void
-MarkSequenceDistributedAndPropagateWithDependencies(Oid relationId, Oid sequenceOid)
-{
-	/* get sequence address */
-	ObjectAddress sequenceAddress = { 0 };
-	ObjectAddressSet(sequenceAddress, RelationRelationId, sequenceOid);
-	EnsureDependenciesExistOnAllNodes(&sequenceAddress);
-	EnsureSequenceExistOnMetadataWorkersForRelation(relationId, sequenceOid);
-	MarkObjectDistributed(&sequenceAddress);
-}
-
-
-/*
- * EnsureSequenceExistOnMetadataWorkersForRelation ensures sequence for the given relation
- * exist on each worker node with metadata.
- */
-static void
-EnsureSequenceExistOnMetadataWorkersForRelation(Oid relationId, Oid sequenceOid)
-{
-	Assert(ShouldSyncTableMetadata(relationId));
-
-	char *ownerName = TableOwner(relationId);
-	List *sequenceDDLList = DDLCommandsForSequence(sequenceOid, ownerName);
-
-	/* prevent recursive propagation */
-	SendCommandToWorkersWithMetadata(DISABLE_DDL_PROPAGATION);
-
-	const char *sequenceCommand = NULL;
-	foreach_ptr(sequenceCommand, sequenceDDLList)
-	{
-		SendCommandToWorkersWithMetadata(sequenceCommand);
-	}
-
-	SendCommandToWorkersWithMetadata(ENABLE_DDL_PROPAGATION);
-}
-
-
 /*
  * EnsureDistributedSequencesHaveOneType first ensures that the type of the column
  * in which the sequence is used as default is supported for each sequence in input
diff --git a/src/backend/distributed/commands/table.c b/src/backend/distributed/commands/table.c
index a6d82495d..cccda2eb0 100644
--- a/src/backend/distributed/commands/table.c
+++ b/src/backend/distributed/commands/table.c
@@ -1955,6 +1955,17 @@ PostprocessAlterTableStmt(AlterTableStmt *alterTableStatement)
 			return;
 		}
 
+		/*
+		 * Before ensuring each dependency exist, update dependent sequences
+		 * types if necessary.
+		 */
+		List *attnumList = NIL;
+		List *dependentSequenceList = NIL;
+		GetDependentSequencesWithRelation(relationId, &attnumList, &dependentSequenceList,
+										  0);
+		EnsureDistributedSequencesHaveOneType(relationId, dependentSequenceList,
+											  attnumList);
+
 		/* changing a relation could introduce new dependencies */
 		ObjectAddress tableAddress = { 0 };
 		ObjectAddressSet(tableAddress, RelationRelationId, relationId);
@@ -2045,17 +2056,9 @@ PostprocessAlterTableStmt(AlterTableStmt *alterTableStatement)
 							Oid seqOid = GetSequenceOid(relationId, attnum);
 							if (seqOid != InvalidOid)
 							{
-								EnsureDistributedSequencesHaveOneType(relationId,
-																	  list_make1_oid(
-																		  seqOid),
-																	  list_make1_int(
-																		  attnum));
-
 								if (ShouldSyncTableMetadata(relationId))
 								{
 									needMetadataSyncForNewSequences = true;
-									MarkSequenceDistributedAndPropagateWithDependencies(
-										relationId, seqOid);
 									alterTableDefaultNextvalCmd =
 										GetAddColumnWithNextvalDefaultCmd(seqOid,
 																		  relationId,
@@ -2087,15 +2090,9 @@ PostprocessAlterTableStmt(AlterTableStmt *alterTableStatement)
 				Oid seqOid = GetSequenceOid(relationId, attnum);
 				if (seqOid != InvalidOid)
 				{
-					EnsureDistributedSequencesHaveOneType(relationId,
-														  list_make1_oid(seqOid),
-														  list_make1_int(attnum));
-
 					if (ShouldSyncTableMetadata(relationId))
 					{
 						needMetadataSyncForNewSequences = true;
-						MarkSequenceDistributedAndPropagateWithDependencies(relationId,
-																			seqOid);
 						alterTableDefaultNextvalCmd = GetAlterColumnWithNextvalDefaultCmd(
 							seqOid, relationId, command->name);
 					}
diff --git a/src/include/distributed/metadata_utility.h b/src/include/distributed/metadata_utility.h
index c3fb53fb7..68c7ed26e 100644
--- a/src/include/distributed/metadata_utility.h
+++ b/src/include/distributed/metadata_utility.h
@@ -288,10 +288,6 @@ extern bool GetNodeDiskSpaceStatsForConnection(MultiConnection *connection,
 extern void ExecuteQueryViaSPI(char *query, int SPIOK);
 extern void EnsureSequenceTypeSupported(Oid seqOid, Oid seqTypId, Oid ownerRelationId);
 extern void AlterSequenceType(Oid seqOid, Oid typeOid);
-extern void MarkSequenceListDistributedAndPropagateWithDependencies(Oid relationId,
-																	List *sequenceList);
-extern void MarkSequenceDistributedAndPropagateWithDependencies(Oid relationId, Oid
-																sequenceOid);
 extern void EnsureDistributedSequencesHaveOneType(Oid relationId,
 												  List *dependentSequenceList,
 												  List *attnumList);