diff --git a/src/test/regress/citus_tests/config.py b/src/test/regress/citus_tests/config.py
index e86ccad9a..a0fe3aafa 100644
--- a/src/test/regress/citus_tests/config.py
+++ b/src/test/regress/citus_tests/config.py
@@ -294,7 +294,6 @@ class CitusUnusualQuerySettingsConfig(CitusMXBaseClusterConfig):
         self.new_settings = {
             "citus.task_assignment_policy": "first-replica",
             "citus.enable_fast_path_router_planner": False,
-            "citus.enable_local_execution": False,
             "citus.enable_single_hash_repartition_joins": True,
             "citus.recover_2pc_interval": "1s",
             "citus.remote_task_check_interval": "1ms",
@@ -302,6 +301,15 @@ class CitusUnusualQuerySettingsConfig(CitusMXBaseClusterConfig):
         }
 
 
+class CitusUnusualQuerySettingsNoLocalExecConfig(CitusUnusualQuerySettingsConfig):
+    def __init__(self, arguments):
+        super().__init__(arguments)
+        self.new_settings = {
+            "citus.use_citus_managed_tables": False,
+            "citus.enable_local_execution": False,
+        }
+
+
 class CitusSingleNodeSingleShardClusterConfig(CitusDefaultClusterConfig):
     def __init__(self, arguments):
         super().__init__(arguments)
diff --git a/src/test/regress/expected/dropped_columns_create_load.out b/src/test/regress/expected/dropped_columns_create_load.out
index d9f2717bd..1d5bbf4da 100644
--- a/src/test/regress/expected/dropped_columns_create_load.out
+++ b/src/test/regress/expected/dropped_columns_create_load.out
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ PRIMARY KEY (measureid, eventdatetime, measure_data))
 PARTITION BY RANGE(eventdatetime);
 -- drop column even before attaching any partitions
 ALTER TABLE sensors DROP COLUMN col_to_drop_1;
-SET citus.enable_local_execution TO ON;
 -- now attach the first partition and create the distributed table
 CREATE TABLE sensors_2000 PARTITION OF sensors FOR VALUES FROM ('2000-01-01') TO ('2001-01-01');
 SELECT create_distributed_table('sensors', 'measureid');
@@ -38,7 +37,6 @@ SELECT create_distributed_table('sensors', 'measureid');
 -- with .. PARTITION OF .. syntax
 ALTER TABLE sensors DROP COLUMN col_to_drop_0;
 CREATE TABLE sensors_2001 PARTITION OF sensors FOR VALUES FROM ('2001-01-01') TO ('2002-01-01');
-SET citus.enable_local_execution TO OFF;
 -- drop another column before attaching another partition
 -- with ALTER TABLE .. ATTACH PARTITION
 ALTER TABLE sensors DROP COLUMN col_to_drop_2;
@@ -63,11 +61,9 @@ CREATE TABLE sensors_2004(
 col_to_drop_4 date, measureid integer NOT NULL, eventdatetime date NOT NULL, measure_data jsonb NOT NULL);
 ALTER TABLE sensors ATTACH PARTITION sensors_2004 FOR VALUES FROM ('2004-01-01') TO ('2005-01-01');
 ALTER TABLE sensors DROP COLUMN col_to_drop_4;
-SET citus.enable_local_execution TO ON;
 SELECT alter_table_set_access_method('sensors_2004', 'columnar');
  alter_table_set_access_method
 ---------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 (1 row)
 
-SET citus.enable_local_execution TO OFF;
diff --git a/src/test/regress/sql/dropped_columns_create_load.sql b/src/test/regress/sql/dropped_columns_create_load.sql
index 7c7810d0d..d47c264ea 100644
--- a/src/test/regress/sql/dropped_columns_create_load.sql
+++ b/src/test/regress/sql/dropped_columns_create_load.sql
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ PARTITION BY RANGE(eventdatetime);
 -- drop column even before attaching any partitions
 ALTER TABLE sensors DROP COLUMN col_to_drop_1;
 
-SET citus.enable_local_execution TO ON;
 -- now attach the first partition and create the distributed table
 CREATE TABLE sensors_2000 PARTITION OF sensors FOR VALUES FROM ('2000-01-01') TO ('2001-01-01');
 SELECT create_distributed_table('sensors', 'measureid');
@@ -34,7 +33,6 @@ SELECT create_distributed_table('sensors', 'measureid');
 -- with .. PARTITION OF .. syntax
 ALTER TABLE sensors DROP COLUMN col_to_drop_0;
 CREATE TABLE sensors_2001 PARTITION OF sensors FOR VALUES FROM ('2001-01-01') TO ('2002-01-01');
-SET citus.enable_local_execution TO OFF;
 
 -- drop another column before attaching another partition
 -- with ALTER TABLE .. ATTACH PARTITION
@@ -61,6 +59,4 @@ col_to_drop_4 date, measureid integer NOT NULL, eventdatetime date NOT NULL, mea
 
 ALTER TABLE sensors ATTACH PARTITION sensors_2004 FOR VALUES FROM ('2004-01-01') TO ('2005-01-01');
 ALTER TABLE sensors DROP COLUMN col_to_drop_4;
-SET citus.enable_local_execution TO ON;
 SELECT alter_table_set_access_method('sensors_2004', 'columnar');
-SET citus.enable_local_execution TO OFF;