diff --git a/pkg/ccl/backupccl/BUILD.bazel b/pkg/ccl/backupccl/BUILD.bazel
index 9054ca0157bb..84acda5664e2 100644
--- a/pkg/ccl/backupccl/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/pkg/ccl/backupccl/BUILD.bazel
@@ -168,7 +168,6 @@ go_test(
         "//pkg/kv/kvclient/kvcoord:with-mocks",
         "//pkg/kv/kvserver",
         "//pkg/kv/kvserver/kvserverbase",
-        "//pkg/kv/kvserver/protectedts/ptstorage",
         "//pkg/roachpb:with-mocks",
         "//pkg/scheduledjobs",
         "//pkg/security",
diff --git a/pkg/ccl/backupccl/backup_planning.go b/pkg/ccl/backupccl/backup_planning.go
index 643ee6f5324f..c6685b1da611 100644
--- a/pkg/ccl/backupccl/backup_planning.go
+++ b/pkg/ccl/backupccl/backup_planning.go
@@ -1312,18 +1312,6 @@ func backupPlanHook(
 			CreatedBy: backupStmt.CreatedByInfo,
 		}
 
-		spansToProtect := spans
-		// If this is a full cluster backup from the system tenant then we write a
-		// single protected timestamp record spanning the entire keyspace.
-		if backupStmt.Coverage() == tree.AllDescriptors {
-			if p.ExecCfg().Codec.ForSystemTenant() {
-				spansToProtect = []roachpb.Span{{
-					Key:    keys.TableDataMin,
-					EndKey: keys.TableDataMax,
-				}}
-			}
-		}
-
 		if backupStmt.Options.Detached {
 			// When running inside an explicit transaction, we simply create the job
 			// record. We do not wait for the job to finish.
@@ -1341,7 +1329,7 @@ func backupPlanHook(
 			// The protect timestamp logic for a DETACHED BACKUP can be run within the
 			// same txn as the BACKUP is being planned in, because we do not wait for
 			// the BACKUP job to complete.
-			err = protectTimestampForBackup(ctx, p, p.ExtendedEvalContext().Txn, jobID, spansToProtect,
+			err = protectTimestampForBackup(ctx, p, p.ExtendedEvalContext().Txn, jobID, spans,
 				startTime, endTime, backupDetails)
 			if err != nil {
 				return err
@@ -1375,8 +1363,7 @@ func backupPlanHook(
 			if err := doWriteBackupManifestCheckpoint(ctx, jobID); err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
-			if err := protectTimestampForBackup(ctx, p, plannerTxn, jobID, spansToProtect, startTime,
-				endTime, backupDetails); err != nil {
+			if err := protectTimestampForBackup(ctx, p, plannerTxn, jobID, spans, startTime, endTime, backupDetails); err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
 
diff --git a/pkg/ccl/backupccl/backup_test.go b/pkg/ccl/backupccl/backup_test.go
index 9aa619838060..9d1585a6523d 100644
--- a/pkg/ccl/backupccl/backup_test.go
+++ b/pkg/ccl/backupccl/backup_test.go
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ import (
 	"regexp"
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
-	"sync"
 	"sync/atomic"
 	"testing"
 	"time"
@@ -50,7 +49,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pkg/kv"
 	"github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pkg/kv/kvclient/kvcoord"
 	"github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pkg/kv/kvserver"
-	"github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pkg/kv/kvserver/protectedts/ptstorage"
 	"github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pkg/roachpb"
 	"github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pkg/security"
 	"github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pkg/settings/cluster"
@@ -6181,59 +6179,6 @@ func getTableID(db *kv.DB, dbName, tableName string) descpb.ID {
 	return desc.GetID()
 }
 
-func TestProtectedTimestampSpanSelectionClusterBackup(t *testing.T) {
-	defer leaktest.AfterTest(t)()
-	defer log.Scope(t).Close(t)
-
-	const numAccounts = 1
-	serverArgs := base.TestServerArgs{Knobs: base.TestingKnobs{JobsTestingKnobs: jobs.NewTestingKnobsWithShortIntervals()}}
-	params := base.TestClusterArgs{ServerArgs: serverArgs}
-	allowRequest := make(chan struct{})
-	params.ServerArgs.Knobs.Store = &kvserver.StoreTestingKnobs{
-		TestingRequestFilter: func(ctx context.Context, request roachpb.BatchRequest) *roachpb.Error {
-			for _, ru := range request.Requests {
-				switch ru.GetInner().(type) {
-				case *roachpb.ExportRequest:
-					<-allowRequest
-				}
-			}
-			return nil
-		},
-	}
-
-	_, tc, sqlDB, _, cleanupFn := backupRestoreTestSetupWithParams(t, singleNode, numAccounts,
-		InitManualReplication, params)
-	defer cleanupFn()
-
-	var wg sync.WaitGroup
-	wg.Add(1)
-	go func() {
-		defer wg.Done()
-		sqlDB.Exec(t, `BACKUP TO 'nodelocal://self/foo'`)
-	}()
-
-	var jobID string
-	conn := tc.Conns[0]
-	testutils.SucceedsSoon(t, func() error {
-		row := conn.QueryRow("SELECT job_id FROM [SHOW JOBS] ORDER BY created DESC LIMIT 1")
-		return row.Scan(&jobID)
-	})
-
-	// Check protected timestamp record to ensure we are protecting the clusters
-	// key-span.
-	var spans []byte
-	sqlDB.QueryRow(t, `SELECT spans FROM system.protected_ts_records LIMIT 1`).Scan(&spans)
-	var protectedSpans ptstorage.Spans
-	require.NoError(t, protoutil.Unmarshal(spans, &protectedSpans))
-
-	expectedSpans := ptstorage.Spans{
-		Spans: []roachpb.Span{{Key: keys.TableDataMin, EndKey: keys.TableDataMax}},
-	}
-	require.Equal(t, expectedSpans, protectedSpans)
-	close(allowRequest)
-	wg.Wait()
-}
-
 // TestSpanSelectionDuringBackup tests the method spansForAllTableIndexes which
 // is used to resolve the spans which will be backed up, and spans for which
 // protected ts records will be created.