diff --git a/src/backend/distributed/metadata/metadata_sync.c b/src/backend/distributed/metadata/metadata_sync.c
index 969583bd4..75578d470 100644
--- a/src/backend/distributed/metadata/metadata_sync.c
+++ b/src/backend/distributed/metadata/metadata_sync.c
@@ -4209,7 +4209,7 @@ ColocationGroupDeleteCommand(uint32 colocationId)
 	StringInfo deleteColocationCommand = makeStringInfo();
 
 	appendStringInfo(deleteColocationCommand,
-					 "SELECT pg_catalog.citus_internal_delete_colocation_metadata(%d)",
+					 "SELECT citus_internal.delete_colocation_metadata(%d)",
 					 colocationId);
 
 	return deleteColocationCommand->data;
diff --git a/src/backend/distributed/sql/citus--12.1-1--12.2-1.sql b/src/backend/distributed/sql/citus--12.1-1--12.2-1.sql
index 5f97d6712..203015780 100644
--- a/src/backend/distributed/sql/citus--12.1-1--12.2-1.sql
+++ b/src/backend/distributed/sql/citus--12.1-1--12.2-1.sql
@@ -33,3 +33,4 @@ REVOKE ALL ON FUNCTION citus_internal.start_management_transaction FROM PUBLIC;
 #include "udfs/citus_internal_add_shard_metadata/12.2-1.sql"
 #include "udfs/citus_internal_add_tenant_schema/12.2-1.sql"
 #include "udfs/citus_internal_adjust_local_clock_to_remote/12.2-1.sql"
+#include "udfs/citus_internal_delete_colocation_metadata/12.2-1.sql"
diff --git a/src/backend/distributed/sql/downgrades/citus--12.2-1--12.1-1.sql b/src/backend/distributed/sql/downgrades/citus--12.2-1--12.1-1.sql
index 8eec9049c..54f2529d4 100644
--- a/src/backend/distributed/sql/downgrades/citus--12.2-1--12.1-1.sql
+++ b/src/backend/distributed/sql/downgrades/citus--12.2-1--12.1-1.sql
@@ -30,3 +30,4 @@ DROP FUNCTION citus_internal.add_placement_metadata(bigint, bigint, integer, big
 DROP FUNCTION citus_internal.add_shard_metadata(regclass, bigint, "char", text, text);
 DROP FUNCTION citus_internal.add_tenant_schema(oid, integer);
 DROP FUNCTION citus_internal.adjust_local_clock_to_remote(pg_catalog.cluster_clock);
+DROP FUNCTION citus_internal.delete_colocation_metadata(int);
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/backend/distributed/sql/udfs/citus_internal_delete_colocation_metadata/12.2-1.sql b/src/backend/distributed/sql/udfs/citus_internal_delete_colocation_metadata/12.2-1.sql
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d33ab4e80
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/backend/distributed/sql/udfs/citus_internal_delete_colocation_metadata/12.2-1.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION citus_internal.delete_colocation_metadata(
+							colocation_id int)
+    RETURNS void
+    LANGUAGE C
+    STRICT
+    AS 'MODULE_PATHNAME', $$citus_internal_delete_colocation_metadata$$;
+
+COMMENT ON FUNCTION citus_internal.delete_colocation_metadata(int) IS
+    'deletes a co-location group from pg_dist_colocation';
+    
+CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION pg_catalog.citus_internal_delete_colocation_metadata(
+							colocation_id int)
+    RETURNS void
+    LANGUAGE C
+    STRICT
+    AS 'MODULE_PATHNAME';
+
+COMMENT ON FUNCTION pg_catalog.citus_internal_delete_colocation_metadata(int) IS
+    'deletes a co-location group from pg_dist_colocation';
diff --git a/src/backend/distributed/sql/udfs/citus_internal_delete_colocation_metadata/latest.sql b/src/backend/distributed/sql/udfs/citus_internal_delete_colocation_metadata/latest.sql
index d4c3f1be9..d33ab4e80 100644
--- a/src/backend/distributed/sql/udfs/citus_internal_delete_colocation_metadata/latest.sql
+++ b/src/backend/distributed/sql/udfs/citus_internal_delete_colocation_metadata/latest.sql
@@ -1,3 +1,13 @@
+CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION citus_internal.delete_colocation_metadata(
+							colocation_id int)
+    RETURNS void
+    LANGUAGE C
+    STRICT
+    AS 'MODULE_PATHNAME', $$citus_internal_delete_colocation_metadata$$;
+
+COMMENT ON FUNCTION citus_internal.delete_colocation_metadata(int) IS
+    'deletes a co-location group from pg_dist_colocation';
+    
 CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION pg_catalog.citus_internal_delete_colocation_metadata(
 							colocation_id int)
     RETURNS void
diff --git a/src/test/regress/expected/drop_partitioned_table.out b/src/test/regress/expected/drop_partitioned_table.out
index 660adb89c..a92dee711 100644
--- a/src/test/regress/expected/drop_partitioned_table.out
+++ b/src/test/regress/expected/drop_partitioned_table.out
@@ -354,8 +354,8 @@ NOTICE:  issuing SELECT worker_drop_distributed_table('drop_partitioned_table.pa
 NOTICE:  issuing DROP TABLE IF EXISTS drop_partitioned_table.parent_xxxxx CASCADE
 NOTICE:  issuing SELECT worker_drop_distributed_table('drop_partitioned_table.child1')
 NOTICE:  issuing SELECT worker_drop_distributed_table('drop_partitioned_table.child1')
-NOTICE:  issuing SELECT pg_catalog.citus_internal_delete_colocation_metadata(1344400)
-NOTICE:  issuing SELECT pg_catalog.citus_internal_delete_colocation_metadata(1344400)
+NOTICE:  issuing SELECT citus_internal.delete_colocation_metadata(1344400)
+NOTICE:  issuing SELECT citus_internal.delete_colocation_metadata(1344400)
 ROLLBACK;
 NOTICE:  issuing ROLLBACK
 NOTICE:  issuing ROLLBACK
@@ -377,8 +377,8 @@ NOTICE:  issuing DROP TABLE IF EXISTS drop_partitioned_table.parent_xxxxx CASCAD
 NOTICE:  issuing SELECT worker_drop_distributed_table('drop_partitioned_table.child1')
 NOTICE:  issuing SELECT worker_drop_distributed_table('drop_partitioned_table.child1')
 NOTICE:  issuing DROP TABLE IF EXISTS drop_partitioned_table.child1_xxxxx CASCADE
-NOTICE:  issuing SELECT pg_catalog.citus_internal_delete_colocation_metadata(1344400)
-NOTICE:  issuing SELECT pg_catalog.citus_internal_delete_colocation_metadata(1344400)
+NOTICE:  issuing SELECT citus_internal.delete_colocation_metadata(1344400)
+NOTICE:  issuing SELECT citus_internal.delete_colocation_metadata(1344400)
 ROLLBACK;
 NOTICE:  issuing ROLLBACK
 NOTICE:  issuing ROLLBACK
diff --git a/src/test/regress/expected/multi_extension.out b/src/test/regress/expected/multi_extension.out
index b9e3637db..9739f5280 100644
--- a/src/test/regress/expected/multi_extension.out
+++ b/src/test/regress/expected/multi_extension.out
@@ -1432,10 +1432,11 @@ SELECT * FROM multi_extension.print_extension_changes();
                     | function citus_internal.adjust_local_clock_to_remote(cluster_clock) void
                     | function citus_internal.commit_management_command_2pc() void
                     | function citus_internal.database_command(text) void
+                    | function citus_internal.delete_colocation_metadata(integer) void
                     | function citus_internal.execute_command_on_remote_nodes_as_user(text,text) void
                     | function citus_internal.mark_object_distributed(oid,text,oid,text) void
                     | function citus_internal.start_management_transaction(xid8) void
-(13 rows)
+(14 rows)
 
 DROP TABLE multi_extension.prev_objects, multi_extension.extension_diff;
 -- show running version
diff --git a/src/test/regress/expected/upgrade_list_citus_objects.out b/src/test/regress/expected/upgrade_list_citus_objects.out
index adf9a660d..071781708 100644
--- a/src/test/regress/expected/upgrade_list_citus_objects.out
+++ b/src/test/regress/expected/upgrade_list_citus_objects.out
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ ORDER BY 1;
  function citus_internal.adjust_local_clock_to_remote(cluster_clock)
  function citus_internal.commit_management_command_2pc()
  function citus_internal.database_command(text)
+ function citus_internal.delete_colocation_metadata(integer)
  function citus_internal.execute_command_on_remote_nodes_as_user(text,text)
  function citus_internal.find_groupid_for_node(text,integer)
  function citus_internal.mark_object_distributed(oid,text,oid,text)
@@ -356,5 +357,5 @@ ORDER BY 1;
  view citus_stat_tenants_local
  view pg_dist_shard_placement
  view time_partitions
-(346 rows)
+(347 rows)