diff --git a/src/backend/distributed/metadata/metadata_sync.c b/src/backend/distributed/metadata/metadata_sync.c
index bf64d5218..7c16af197 100644
--- a/src/backend/distributed/metadata/metadata_sync.c
+++ b/src/backend/distributed/metadata/metadata_sync.c
@@ -546,6 +546,95 @@ MetadataCreateCommands(void)
 }
 
 
+/*
+ * DistributedObjectMetadataSyncCommandList returns the necessary commands to create
+ * pg_dist_object entries on the new node.
+ */
+List *
+DistributedObjectMetadataSyncCommandList(void)
+{
+	HeapTuple pgDistObjectTup = NULL;
+	Relation pgDistObjectRel = table_open(DistObjectRelationId(), AccessShareLock);
+	Relation pgDistObjectIndexRel = index_open(DistObjectPrimaryKeyIndexId(),
+											   AccessShareLock);
+	TupleDesc pgDistObjectDesc = RelationGetDescr(pgDistObjectRel);
+
+	List *objectAddressList = NIL;
+	List *distArgumentIndexList = NIL;
+	List *colocationIdList = NIL;
+
+	/* It is not strictly necessary to read the tuples in order.
+	 * However, it is useful to get consistent behavior, both for regression
+	 * tests and also in production systems.
+	 */
+	SysScanDesc pgDistObjectScan = systable_beginscan_ordered(pgDistObjectRel,
+															  pgDistObjectIndexRel, NULL,
+															  0, NULL);
+	while (HeapTupleIsValid(pgDistObjectTup = systable_getnext_ordered(pgDistObjectScan,
+																	   ForwardScanDirection)))
+	{
+		Form_pg_dist_object pg_dist_object = (Form_pg_dist_object) GETSTRUCT(
+			pgDistObjectTup);
+
+		ObjectAddress *address = palloc(sizeof(ObjectAddress));
+
+		ObjectAddressSubSet(*address, pg_dist_object->classid, pg_dist_object->objid,
+							pg_dist_object->objsubid);
+
+		bool distributionArgumentIndexIsNull = false;
+		Datum distributionArgumentIndexDatum =
+			heap_getattr(pgDistObjectTup,
+						 Anum_pg_dist_object_distribution_argument_index,
+						 pgDistObjectDesc,
+						 &distributionArgumentIndexIsNull);
+		int32 distributionArgumentIndex = DatumGetInt32(distributionArgumentIndexDatum);
+
+		bool colocationIdIsNull = false;
+		Datum colocationIdDatum =
+			heap_getattr(pgDistObjectTup,
+						 Anum_pg_dist_object_colocationid,
+						 pgDistObjectDesc,
+						 &colocationIdIsNull);
+		int32 colocationId = DatumGetInt32(colocationIdDatum);
+
+		objectAddressList = lappend(objectAddressList, address);
+
+		if (distributionArgumentIndexIsNull)
+		{
+			distArgumentIndexList = lappend_int(distArgumentIndexList,
+												INVALID_DISTRIBUTION_ARGUMENT_INDEX);
+		}
+		else
+		{
+			distArgumentIndexList = lappend_int(distArgumentIndexList,
+												distributionArgumentIndex);
+		}
+
+		if (colocationIdIsNull)
+		{
+			colocationIdList = lappend_int(colocationIdList,
+										   INVALID_COLOCATION_ID);
+		}
+		else
+		{
+			colocationIdList = lappend_int(colocationIdList, colocationId);
+		}
+	}
+
+	systable_endscan_ordered(pgDistObjectScan);
+	index_close(pgDistObjectIndexRel, AccessShareLock);
+	relation_close(pgDistObjectRel, NoLock);
+
+	char *workerMetadataUpdateCommand =
+		MarkObjectsDistributedCreateCommand(objectAddressList,
+											distArgumentIndexList,
+											colocationIdList);
+	List *commandList = list_make1(workerMetadataUpdateCommand);
+
+	return commandList;
+}
+
+
 /*
  * GetDistributedTableMetadataEvents returns the full set of DDL commands necessary to
  * create the given distributed table metadata on a worker. The list includes setting up
diff --git a/src/backend/distributed/metadata/node_metadata.c b/src/backend/distributed/metadata/node_metadata.c
index bc9f06aa6..4ad866cb4 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 * DistributedObjectMetadataSyncCommandList(void);
 static List * DetachPartitionCommandList(void);
 static int ActivateNode(char *nodeName, int nodePort);
 static void RemoveNodeFromCluster(char *nodeName, int32 nodePort);
@@ -732,95 +731,6 @@ SetUpObjectMetadata(WorkerNode *workerNode)
 }
 
 
-/*
- * DistributedObjectMetadataSyncCommandList returns the necessary commands to create
- * pg_dist_object entries on the new node.
- */
-static List *
-DistributedObjectMetadataSyncCommandList(void)
-{
-	HeapTuple pgDistObjectTup = NULL;
-	Relation pgDistObjectRel = table_open(DistObjectRelationId(), AccessShareLock);
-	Relation pgDistObjectIndexRel = index_open(DistObjectPrimaryKeyIndexId(),
-											   AccessShareLock);
-	TupleDesc pgDistObjectDesc = RelationGetDescr(pgDistObjectRel);
-
-	List *objectAddressList = NIL;
-	List *distArgumentIndexList = NIL;
-	List *colocationIdList = NIL;
-
-	/* It is not strictly necessary to read the tuples in order.
-	 * However, it is useful to get consistent behavior, both for regression
-	 * tests and also in production systems.
-	 */
-	SysScanDesc pgDistObjectScan = systable_beginscan_ordered(pgDistObjectRel,
-															  pgDistObjectIndexRel, NULL,
-															  0, NULL);
-	while (HeapTupleIsValid(pgDistObjectTup = systable_getnext_ordered(pgDistObjectScan,
-																	   ForwardScanDirection)))
-	{
-		Form_pg_dist_object pg_dist_object = (Form_pg_dist_object) GETSTRUCT(
-			pgDistObjectTup);
-
-		ObjectAddress *address = palloc(sizeof(ObjectAddress));
-
-		ObjectAddressSubSet(*address, pg_dist_object->classid, pg_dist_object->objid,
-							pg_dist_object->objsubid);
-
-		bool distributionArgumentIndexIsNull = false;
-		Datum distributionArgumentIndexDatum =
-			heap_getattr(pgDistObjectTup,
-						 Anum_pg_dist_object_distribution_argument_index,
-						 pgDistObjectDesc,
-						 &distributionArgumentIndexIsNull);
-		int32 distributionArgumentIndex = DatumGetInt32(distributionArgumentIndexDatum);
-
-		bool colocationIdIsNull = false;
-		Datum colocationIdDatum =
-			heap_getattr(pgDistObjectTup,
-						 Anum_pg_dist_object_colocationid,
-						 pgDistObjectDesc,
-						 &colocationIdIsNull);
-		int32 colocationId = DatumGetInt32(colocationIdDatum);
-
-		objectAddressList = lappend(objectAddressList, address);
-
-		if (distributionArgumentIndexIsNull)
-		{
-			distArgumentIndexList = lappend_int(distArgumentIndexList,
-												INVALID_DISTRIBUTION_ARGUMENT_INDEX);
-		}
-		else
-		{
-			distArgumentIndexList = lappend_int(distArgumentIndexList,
-												distributionArgumentIndex);
-		}
-
-		if (colocationIdIsNull)
-		{
-			colocationIdList = lappend_int(colocationIdList,
-										   INVALID_COLOCATION_ID);
-		}
-		else
-		{
-			colocationIdList = lappend_int(colocationIdList, colocationId);
-		}
-	}
-
-	systable_endscan_ordered(pgDistObjectScan);
-	index_close(pgDistObjectIndexRel, AccessShareLock);
-	relation_close(pgDistObjectRel, NoLock);
-
-	char *workerMetadataUpdateCommand =
-		MarkObjectsDistributedCreateCommand(objectAddressList,
-											distArgumentIndexList,
-											colocationIdList);
-	List *commandList = list_make1(workerMetadataUpdateCommand);
-
-	return commandList;
-}
-
-
 /*
  * UpdatePgDistLocalGroupOnNode updates the pg_dist_local_group on the given node
  */
diff --git a/src/backend/distributed/worker/worker_drop_protocol.c b/src/backend/distributed/worker/worker_drop_protocol.c
index 946f2ea71..e2ac7b2d4 100644
--- a/src/backend/distributed/worker/worker_drop_protocol.c
+++ b/src/backend/distributed/worker/worker_drop_protocol.c
@@ -167,7 +167,6 @@ worker_drop_distributed_table_only(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 
 	/* first check the relation type */
 	Relation distributedRelation = relation_open(relationId, AccessShareLock);
-	char relationKind = distributedRelation->rd_rel->relkind;
 	EnsureRelationKindSupported(relationId);
 
 	/* close the relation since we do not need anymore */
@@ -194,28 +193,7 @@ worker_drop_distributed_table_only(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 		UnmarkObjectDistributed(&ownedSequenceAddress);
 	}
 
-	/* drop the server for the foreign relations */
-	if (relationKind == RELKIND_FOREIGN_TABLE)
-	{
-		ObjectAddresses *objects = new_object_addresses();
-		ObjectAddress foreignServerObject = { InvalidOid, InvalidOid, 0 };
-		ForeignTable *foreignTable = GetForeignTable(relationId);
-		Oid serverId = foreignTable->serverid;
-
-		/* prepare foreignServerObject for dropping the server */
-		foreignServerObject.classId = ForeignServerRelationId;
-		foreignServerObject.objectId = serverId;
-		foreignServerObject.objectSubId = 0;
-
-		/* add the addresses that are going to be dropped */
-		add_exact_object_address(&distributedTableObject, objects);
-		add_exact_object_address(&foreignServerObject, objects);
-
-		/* drop both the table and the server */
-		performMultipleDeletions(objects, DROP_RESTRICT,
-								 PERFORM_DELETION_INTERNAL);
-	}
-	else if (!IsObjectAddressOwnedByExtension(&distributedTableObject, NULL))
+	if (!IsObjectAddressOwnedByExtension(&distributedTableObject, NULL))
 	{
 		/*
 		 * If the table is owned by an extension, we cannot drop it, nor should we
diff --git a/src/include/distributed/metadata_sync.h b/src/include/distributed/metadata_sync.h
index fdcb08099..12c11db5b 100644
--- a/src/include/distributed/metadata_sync.h
+++ b/src/include/distributed/metadata_sync.h
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ extern char * LocalGroupIdUpdateCommand(int32 groupId);
 extern bool ShouldSyncTableMetadata(Oid relationId);
 extern bool ShouldSyncTableMetadataViaCatalog(Oid relationId);
 extern List * MetadataCreateCommands(void);
+extern List * DistributedObjectMetadataSyncCommandList(void);
 extern List * MetadataDropCommands(void);
 extern char * MarkObjectsDistributedCreateCommand(List *addresses,
 												  List *distributionArgumentIndexes,