diff --git a/src/backend/distributed/sql/udfs/citus_prepare_pg_upgrade/9.5-2.sql b/src/backend/distributed/sql/udfs/citus_prepare_pg_upgrade/9.5-2.sql
index 89e3ad3c6..da7d10376 100644
--- a/src/backend/distributed/sql/udfs/citus_prepare_pg_upgrade/9.5-2.sql
+++ b/src/backend/distributed/sql/udfs/citus_prepare_pg_upgrade/9.5-2.sql
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ BEGIN
     DROP TABLE IF EXISTS public.pg_dist_authinfo;
     DROP TABLE IF EXISTS public.pg_dist_poolinfo;
     DROP TABLE IF EXISTS public.pg_dist_rebalance_strategy;
+    DROP TABLE IF EXISTS public.pg_dist_object;
 
     --
     -- backup citus catalog tables