diff --git a/pkg/sql/tenant_settings.go b/pkg/sql/tenant_settings.go
index ce33108c57b3..a7957bc3fe6f 100644
--- a/pkg/sql/tenant_settings.go
+++ b/pkg/sql/tenant_settings.go
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ func (n *alterTenantSetClusterSettingNode) startExec(params runParams) error {
 		if _, err := params.p.InternalSQLTxn().ExecEx(
 			params.ctx, "reset-tenant-setting", params.p.Txn(),
 			sessiondata.RootUserSessionDataOverride,
-			"DELETE FROM system.tenant_settings WHERE tenant_id = $1 AND name = $2", tenantID, n.name,
+			"DELETE FROM system.tenant_settings WHERE tenant_id = $1 AND name = $2", tenantID, n.setting.InternalKey(),
 		); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ func (n *alterTenantSetClusterSettingNode) startExec(params runParams) error {
 			params.ctx, "update-tenant-setting", params.p.Txn(),
 			sessiondata.RootUserSessionDataOverride,
 			`UPSERT INTO system.tenant_settings (tenant_id, name, value, last_updated, value_type) VALUES ($1, $2, $3, now(), $4)`,
-			tenantID, n.name, encoded, n.setting.Typ(),
+			tenantID, n.setting.InternalKey(), encoded, n.setting.Typ(),
 		); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}