diff --git a/src/backend/distributed/commands/dependencies.c b/src/backend/distributed/commands/dependencies.c
index 213d64176..32eb4ce6f 100644
--- a/src/backend/distributed/commands/dependencies.c
+++ b/src/backend/distributed/commands/dependencies.c
@@ -103,6 +103,12 @@ static void
 EnsureRequiredObjectExistOnAllNodes(const ObjectAddress *target,
 									RequiredObjectSet requiredObjectSet)
 {
+	if(!IsAnyObjectDistributed(list_make1((ObjectAddress *) target)))
+	{
+		/* do not propagate for non-distributed types */
+		return;
+	}
+	
 	Assert(requiredObjectSet == REQUIRE_ONLY_DEPENDENCIES ||
 		   requiredObjectSet == REQUIRE_OBJECT_AND_DEPENDENCIES);