diff --git a/pkg/sql/schemachanger/scbuild/internal/scbuildstmt/helpers.go b/pkg/sql/schemachanger/scbuild/internal/scbuildstmt/helpers.go
index a4d897f3b35c..46e61338bb1b 100644
--- a/pkg/sql/schemachanger/scbuild/internal/scbuildstmt/helpers.go
+++ b/pkg/sql/schemachanger/scbuild/internal/scbuildstmt/helpers.go
@@ -136,8 +136,10 @@ func errMsgPrefix(b BuildCtx, id catid.DescID) string {
 func dropElementWhenDroppingDescriptor(b BuildCtx, e scpb.Element) {
 	switch t := e.(type) {
 	case *scpb.ColumnType:
+		//lint:ignore SA1019 IsRelationBeingDropped is deprecated
 		t.IsRelationBeingDropped = true
 	case *scpb.SecondaryIndexPartial:
+		//lint:ignore SA1019 IsRelationBeingDropped is deprecated
 		t.IsRelationBeingDropped = true
 	}
 	b.Drop(e)
diff --git a/pkg/sql/schemachanger/scpb/elements.proto b/pkg/sql/schemachanger/scpb/elements.proto
index 5742e5aeb618..1f5c30e38546 100644
--- a/pkg/sql/schemachanger/scpb/elements.proto
+++ b/pkg/sql/schemachanger/scpb/elements.proto
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ message ColumnType {
   //
   // TODO(postamar): remove this when we can have more expressive rule defs
   //  See the dep rules for how this is used, and why it's not ideal.
-  bool is_relation_being_dropped = 10;
+  bool is_relation_being_dropped = 10 [deprecated = true];
 }
 
 message ColumnFamily {
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ message SecondaryIndexPartial {
   //
   // TODO(postamar): remove this when we can have more expressive rule defs
   //  See the dep rules for how this is used, and why it's not ideal.
-  bool is_relation_being_dropped = 10;
+  bool is_relation_being_dropped = 10 [deprecated = true];
 }
 
 // SchemaParent models the schema to parent database relationship.
diff --git a/pkg/sql/schemachanger/scplan/internal/rules/dep_drop_index_and_column.go b/pkg/sql/schemachanger/scplan/internal/rules/dep_drop_index_and_column.go
index 17767c21f35a..db7a442a4f11 100644
--- a/pkg/sql/schemachanger/scplan/internal/rules/dep_drop_index_and_column.go
+++ b/pkg/sql/schemachanger/scplan/internal/rules/dep_drop_index_and_column.go
@@ -28,20 +28,14 @@ func init() {
 		"index", "column",
 		scpb.Status_ABSENT, scpb.Status_ABSENT,
 		func(from, to nodeVars) rel.Clauses {
-			ic, ct := mkNodeVars("index-column"), mkNodeVars("column-type")
+			ic := mkNodeVars("index-column")
 			relationID, columnID := rel.Var("table-id"), rel.Var("column-id")
 			return rel.Clauses{
 				from.Type((*scpb.PrimaryIndex)(nil), (*scpb.SecondaryIndex)(nil)),
 				to.Type((*scpb.Column)(nil)),
-				ct.Type((*scpb.ColumnType)(nil)),
 				columnInIndex(ic, from, relationID, columnID, "index-id"),
 				joinOnColumnID(ic, to, relationID, columnID),
-				joinOnColumnID(ic, ct, relationID, columnID),
-				rel.Filter("relationIsNotBeingDropped", ct.el)(
-					func(ct *scpb.ColumnType) bool {
-						return !ct.IsRelationBeingDropped
-					},
-				),
+				ic.descriptorIsNotBeingDropped(),
 			}
 		})
 
@@ -49,7 +43,7 @@ func init() {
 		scgraph.Precedence,
 		"index", "column",
 		func(from, to nodeVars) rel.Clauses {
-			ic, ct := mkNodeVars("index-column"), mkNodeVars("column-type")
+			ic := mkNodeVars("index-column")
 			relationID, columnID := rel.Var("table-id"), rel.Var("column-id")
 			return rel.Clauses{
 				from.Type((*scpb.SecondaryIndex)(nil)),
@@ -57,13 +51,7 @@ func init() {
 				columnInIndex(ic, from, relationID, columnID, "index-id"),
 				joinOnColumnID(ic, to, relationID, columnID),
 				statusesToAbsent(from, scpb.Status_VALIDATED, to, scpb.Status_WRITE_ONLY),
-				ct.Type((*scpb.ColumnType)(nil)),
-				joinOnColumnID(ic, ct, relationID, columnID),
-				rel.Filter("relationIsNotBeingDropped", ct.el)(
-					func(ct *scpb.ColumnType) bool {
-						return !ct.IsRelationBeingDropped
-					},
-				),
+				ic.descriptorIsNotBeingDropped(),
 				rel.Filter("isIndexKeyColumnKey", ic.el)(
 					func(ic *scpb.IndexColumn) bool {
 						return ic.Kind == scpb.IndexColumn_KEY
diff --git a/pkg/sql/schemachanger/scplan/internal/rules/testdata/deprules b/pkg/sql/schemachanger/scplan/internal/rules/testdata/deprules
index 743d0e274c3b..43cb2c98308a 100644
--- a/pkg/sql/schemachanger/scplan/internal/rules/testdata/deprules
+++ b/pkg/sql/schemachanger/scplan/internal/rules/testdata/deprules
@@ -1863,11 +1863,9 @@ deprules
   query:
     - $index[Type] IN ['*scpb.PrimaryIndex', '*scpb.SecondaryIndex']
     - $column[Type] = '*scpb.Column'
-    - $column-type[Type] = '*scpb.ColumnType'
     - columnInIndex($index-column, $index, $table-id, $column-id, $index-id)
     - joinOnColumnID($index-column, $column, $table-id, $column-id)
-    - joinOnColumnID($index-column, $column-type, $table-id, $column-id)
-    - relationIsNotBeingDropped(*scpb.ColumnType)($column-type)
+    - descriptorIsNotBeingDropped($index-column)
     - $index-target[TargetStatus] = TRANSIENT_ABSENT
     - $index-node[CurrentStatus] = TRANSIENT_ABSENT
     - $column-target[TargetStatus] = ABSENT
@@ -1881,11 +1879,9 @@ deprules
   query:
     - $index[Type] IN ['*scpb.PrimaryIndex', '*scpb.SecondaryIndex']
     - $column[Type] = '*scpb.Column'
-    - $column-type[Type] = '*scpb.ColumnType'
     - columnInIndex($index-column, $index, $table-id, $column-id, $index-id)
     - joinOnColumnID($index-column, $column, $table-id, $column-id)
-    - joinOnColumnID($index-column, $column-type, $table-id, $column-id)
-    - relationIsNotBeingDropped(*scpb.ColumnType)($column-type)
+    - descriptorIsNotBeingDropped($index-column)
     - $index-target[TargetStatus] = ABSENT
     - $index-node[CurrentStatus] = ABSENT
     - $column-target[TargetStatus] = TRANSIENT_ABSENT
@@ -1899,11 +1895,9 @@ deprules
   query:
     - $index[Type] IN ['*scpb.PrimaryIndex', '*scpb.SecondaryIndex']
     - $column[Type] = '*scpb.Column'
-    - $column-type[Type] = '*scpb.ColumnType'
     - columnInIndex($index-column, $index, $table-id, $column-id, $index-id)
     - joinOnColumnID($index-column, $column, $table-id, $column-id)
-    - joinOnColumnID($index-column, $column-type, $table-id, $column-id)
-    - relationIsNotBeingDropped(*scpb.ColumnType)($column-type)
+    - descriptorIsNotBeingDropped($index-column)
     - transient($index-target, $column-target)
     - $index-node[CurrentStatus] = TRANSIENT_ABSENT
     - $column-node[CurrentStatus] = TRANSIENT_ABSENT
@@ -1916,11 +1910,9 @@ deprules
   query:
     - $index[Type] IN ['*scpb.PrimaryIndex', '*scpb.SecondaryIndex']
     - $column[Type] = '*scpb.Column'
-    - $column-type[Type] = '*scpb.ColumnType'
     - columnInIndex($index-column, $index, $table-id, $column-id, $index-id)
     - joinOnColumnID($index-column, $column, $table-id, $column-id)
-    - joinOnColumnID($index-column, $column-type, $table-id, $column-id)
-    - relationIsNotBeingDropped(*scpb.ColumnType)($column-type)
+    - descriptorIsNotBeingDropped($index-column)
     - toAbsent($index-target, $column-target)
     - $index-node[CurrentStatus] = ABSENT
     - $column-node[CurrentStatus] = ABSENT
@@ -2148,9 +2140,7 @@ deprules
     - toAbsent($index-target, $column-target)
     - $index-node[CurrentStatus] = VALIDATED
     - $column-node[CurrentStatus] = WRITE_ONLY
-    - $column-type[Type] = '*scpb.ColumnType'
-    - joinOnColumnID($index-column, $column-type, $table-id, $column-id)
-    - relationIsNotBeingDropped(*scpb.ColumnType)($column-type)
+    - descriptorIsNotBeingDropped($index-column)
     - isIndexKeyColumnKey(*scpb.IndexColumn)($index-column)
     - joinTargetNode($index, $index-target, $index-node)
     - joinTargetNode($column, $column-target, $column-node)