diff --git a/api/src/context.rs b/api/src/context.rs
index 939276891d81c..4cea588b9906a 100644
--- a/api/src/context.rs
+++ b/api/src/context.rs
@@ -259,12 +259,12 @@ impl Context {
     }
 
     pub fn get_latest_ledger_info<E: ServiceUnavailableError>(&self) -> Result<LedgerInfo, E> {
-        if self.indexer_reader.is_some() {
-            let ledger_info = self.get_latest_internal_indexer_ledger_version_and_ledger_info()?;
-            Ok(ledger_info)
-        } else {
-            self.get_latest_storage_ledger_info()
+        if let Some(indexer_reader) = self.indexer_reader.as_ref() {
+            if indexer_reader.is_internal_indexer_enabled() {
+                return self.get_latest_internal_indexer_ledger_info();
+            }
         }
+        self.get_latest_storage_ledger_info()
     }
 
     pub fn get_latest_ledger_info_and_verify_lookup_version<E: StdApiError>(
@@ -292,9 +292,7 @@ impl Context {
         Ok((latest_ledger_info, requested_ledger_version))
     }
 
-    pub fn get_latest_internal_indexer_ledger_version_and_ledger_info<
-        E: ServiceUnavailableError,
-    >(
+    pub fn get_latest_internal_indexer_ledger_info<E: ServiceUnavailableError>(
         &self,
     ) -> Result<LedgerInfo, E> {
         if let Some(indexer_reader) = self.indexer_reader.as_ref() {
diff --git a/crates/aptos/src/node/local_testnet/node.rs b/crates/aptos/src/node/local_testnet/node.rs
index e40974a6ba78e..e51a63a73fe1f 100644
--- a/crates/aptos/src/node/local_testnet/node.rs
+++ b/crates/aptos/src/node/local_testnet/node.rs
@@ -153,9 +153,11 @@ impl NodeManager {
         node_config.indexer_grpc.use_data_service_interface = run_txn_stream;
         node_config.indexer_grpc.address.set_port(txn_stream_port);
 
-        // So long as the indexer relies on storage indexing tables, this must be set
-        // for the indexer GRPC stream on the node to work.
-        node_config.storage.enable_indexer = run_txn_stream;
+        node_config.indexer_table_info.table_info_service_mode = match run_txn_stream {
+            // Localnet should be responsible for backup or restore of table info tables.
+            true => aptos_config::config::TableInfoServiceMode::IndexingOnly,
+            false => aptos_config::config::TableInfoServiceMode::Disabled,
+        };
 
         // Bind to the requested address.
         node_config.api.address.set_ip(IpAddr::V4(bind_to));
diff --git a/storage/indexer/src/indexer_reader.rs b/storage/indexer/src/indexer_reader.rs
index 0368d80c612a5..535d043d50119 100644
--- a/storage/indexer/src/indexer_reader.rs
+++ b/storage/indexer/src/indexer_reader.rs
@@ -40,6 +40,10 @@ impl IndexerReaders {
 }
 
 impl IndexerReader for IndexerReaders {
+    fn is_internal_indexer_enabled(&self) -> bool {
+        self.db_indexer_reader.is_some()
+    }
+
     fn get_table_info(&self, handle: TableHandle) -> anyhow::Result<Option<TableInfo>> {
         if let Some(table_info_reader) = &self.table_info_reader {
             return Ok(table_info_reader.get_table_info_with_retry(handle)?);
diff --git a/types/src/indexer/indexer_db_reader.rs b/types/src/indexer/indexer_db_reader.rs
index 016524dc5bb67..164b927de37dc 100644
--- a/types/src/indexer/indexer_db_reader.rs
+++ b/types/src/indexer/indexer_db_reader.rs
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ pub enum Order {
 }
 
 pub trait IndexerReader: Send + Sync {
+    fn is_internal_indexer_enabled(&self) -> bool;
+
     fn get_table_info(&self, handle: TableHandle) -> Result<Option<TableInfo>>;
 
     fn get_events(