diff --git a/src/backend/distributed/metadata/metadata_sync.c b/src/backend/distributed/metadata/metadata_sync.c
index 7c16af197..97bf6e368 100644
--- a/src/backend/distributed/metadata/metadata_sync.c
+++ b/src/backend/distributed/metadata/metadata_sync.c
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@
 /* managed via a GUC */
 char *EnableManualMetadataChangesForUser = "";
 
+
 static void EnsureSequentialModeMetadataOperations(void);
 static List * GetDistributedTableMetadataEvents(Oid relationId);
 static void EnsureObjectMetadataIsSane(int distributionArgumentIndex,
@@ -100,7 +101,6 @@ static GrantStmt * GenerateGrantOnSchemaStmtForRights(Oid roleOid,
 													  Oid schemaOid,
 													  char *permission,
 													  bool withGrantOption);
-
 static void SetLocalEnableDependencyCreation(bool state);
 static char * GenerateSetRoleQuery(Oid roleOid);
 static void MetadataSyncSigTermHandler(SIGNAL_ARGS);
@@ -1920,6 +1920,56 @@ CreateTableMetadataOnWorkers(Oid relationId)
 }
 
 
+/*
+ * DetachPartitionCommandList returns list of DETACH commands to detach partitions
+ * of all distributed tables. This function is used for detaching partitions in MX
+ * workers before DROPping distributed partitioned tables in them. Thus, we are
+ * disabling DDL propagation to the beginning of the commands (we are also enabling
+ * DDL propagation at the end of command list to swtich back to original state). As
+ * an extra step, if there are no partitions to DETACH, this function simply returns
+ * empty list to not disable/enable DDL propagation for nothing.
+ */
+List *
+DetachPartitionCommandList(void)
+{
+	List *detachPartitionCommandList = NIL;
+	List *distributedTableList = CitusTableList();
+
+	/* we iterate over all distributed partitioned tables and DETACH their partitions */
+	CitusTableCacheEntry *cacheEntry = NULL;
+	foreach_ptr(cacheEntry, distributedTableList)
+	{
+		if (!PartitionedTable(cacheEntry->relationId))
+		{
+			continue;
+		}
+
+		List *partitionList = PartitionList(cacheEntry->relationId);
+		List *detachCommands =
+			GenerateDetachPartitionCommandRelationIdList(partitionList);
+		detachPartitionCommandList = list_concat(detachPartitionCommandList,
+												 detachCommands);
+	}
+
+	if (list_length(detachPartitionCommandList) == 0)
+	{
+		return NIL;
+	}
+
+	detachPartitionCommandList = lcons(DISABLE_DDL_PROPAGATION,
+									   detachPartitionCommandList);
+
+	/*
+	 * We probably do not need this but as an extra precaution, we are enabling
+	 * DDL propagation to switch back to original state.
+	 */
+	detachPartitionCommandList = lappend(detachPartitionCommandList,
+										 ENABLE_DDL_PROPAGATION);
+
+	return detachPartitionCommandList;
+}
+
+
 /*
  * SyncMetadataToNodes tries recreating the metadata snapshot in the
  * metadata workers that are out of sync. Returns the result of
diff --git a/src/backend/distributed/metadata/node_metadata.c b/src/backend/distributed/metadata/node_metadata.c
index 4ad866cb4..bf4efa264 100644
--- a/src/backend/distributed/metadata/node_metadata.c
+++ b/src/backend/distributed/metadata/node_metadata.c
@@ -92,7 +92,6 @@ typedef struct NodeMetadata
 } NodeMetadata;
 
 /* local function forward declarations */
-static List * DetachPartitionCommandList(void);
 static int ActivateNode(char *nodeName, int nodePort);
 static void RemoveNodeFromCluster(char *nodeName, int32 nodePort);
 static void ErrorIfNodeContainsNonRemovablePlacements(WorkerNode *workerNode);
@@ -1177,56 +1176,6 @@ ActivateNode(char *nodeName, int nodePort)
 }
 
 
-/*
- * DetachPartitionCommandList returns list of DETACH commands to detach partitions
- * of all distributed tables. This function is used for detaching partitions in MX
- * workers before DROPping distributed partitioned tables in them. Thus, we are
- * disabling DDL propagation to the beginning of the commands (we are also enabling
- * DDL propagation at the end of command list to swtich back to original state). As
- * an extra step, if there are no partitions to DETACH, this function simply returns
- * empty list to not disable/enable DDL propagation for nothing.
- */
-static List *
-DetachPartitionCommandList(void)
-{
-	List *detachPartitionCommandList = NIL;
-	List *distributedTableList = CitusTableList();
-
-	/* we iterate over all distributed partitioned tables and DETACH their partitions */
-	CitusTableCacheEntry *cacheEntry = NULL;
-	foreach_ptr(cacheEntry, distributedTableList)
-	{
-		if (!PartitionedTable(cacheEntry->relationId))
-		{
-			continue;
-		}
-
-		List *partitionList = PartitionList(cacheEntry->relationId);
-		List *detachCommands =
-			GenerateDetachPartitionCommandRelationIdList(partitionList);
-		detachPartitionCommandList = list_concat(detachPartitionCommandList,
-												 detachCommands);
-	}
-
-	if (list_length(detachPartitionCommandList) == 0)
-	{
-		return NIL;
-	}
-
-	detachPartitionCommandList = lcons(DISABLE_DDL_PROPAGATION,
-									   detachPartitionCommandList);
-
-	/*
-	 * We probably do not need this but as an extra precaution, we are enabling
-	 * DDL propagation to switch back to original state.
-	 */
-	detachPartitionCommandList = lappend(detachPartitionCommandList,
-										 ENABLE_DDL_PROPAGATION);
-
-	return detachPartitionCommandList;
-}
-
-
 /*
  * citus_update_node moves the requested node to a different nodename and nodeport. It
  * locks to ensure no queries are running concurrently; and is intended for customers who
diff --git a/src/include/distributed/metadata_sync.h b/src/include/distributed/metadata_sync.h
index 12c11db5b..7cfa268ba 100644
--- a/src/include/distributed/metadata_sync.h
+++ b/src/include/distributed/metadata_sync.h
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ extern char * PlacementUpsertCommand(uint64 shardId, uint64 placementId, int sha
 extern char * TruncateTriggerCreateCommand(Oid relationId);
 extern void CreateShellTableOnWorkers(Oid relationId);
 extern void CreateTableMetadataOnWorkers(Oid relationId);
+extern List * DetachPartitionCommandList(void);
 extern BackgroundWorkerHandle * SpawnSyncMetadataToNodes(Oid database, Oid owner);
 extern void SyncMetadataToNodesMain(Datum main_arg);
 extern void SignalMetadataSyncDaemon(Oid database, int sig);