diff --git a/pkg/sql/information_schema.go b/pkg/sql/information_schema.go
index bed7fe66620d..0a54ff084984 100644
--- a/pkg/sql/information_schema.go
+++ b/pkg/sql/information_schema.go
@@ -441,7 +441,7 @@ https://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.5/infoschema-columns.html`,
 				colDefault := tree.DNull
 				if column.HasDefault() {
 					colExpr, err := schemaexpr.FormatExprForDisplay(
-						ctx, table, column.GetDefaultExpr(), &p.semaCtx, p.SessionData(), tree.FmtPgwireText,
+						ctx, table, column.GetDefaultExpr(), &p.semaCtx, p.SessionData(), tree.FmtParsableNumerics,
 					)
 					if err != nil {
 						return err
diff --git a/pkg/sql/logictest/testdata/logic_test/enums b/pkg/sql/logictest/testdata/logic_test/enums
index 81ef72fa9f48..ca94222704d5 100644
--- a/pkg/sql/logictest/testdata/logic_test/enums
+++ b/pkg/sql/logictest/testdata/logic_test/enums
@@ -536,8 +536,8 @@ WHERE
 ORDER BY
   column_name
 ----
-y  hello
-z  hello IS OF (test.public.greeting, test.public.greeting)
+y  'hello'
+z  'hello' IS OF (test.public.greeting, test.public.greeting)
 
 # Test computed columns with enum values.
 statement ok
diff --git a/pkg/sql/logictest/testdata/logic_test/information_schema b/pkg/sql/logictest/testdata/logic_test/information_schema
index d1acf82d6264..79783fd52ad1 100644
--- a/pkg/sql/logictest/testdata/logic_test/information_schema
+++ b/pkg/sql/logictest/testdata/logic_test/information_schema
@@ -2410,7 +2410,7 @@ WHERE table_schema = 'public' AND table_name = 'with_defaults'
 ----
 table_name     column_name  column_default
 with_defaults  a            9
-with_defaults  b            default
+with_defaults  b            'default'
 with_defaults  c            NULL
 with_defaults  d            NULL
 with_defaults  rowid        unique_rowid()
diff --git a/pkg/sql/logictest/testdata/logic_test/system b/pkg/sql/logictest/testdata/logic_test/system
index 65934fffad89..913600b96361 100644
--- a/pkg/sql/logictest/testdata/logic_test/system
+++ b/pkg/sql/logictest/testdata/logic_test/system
@@ -250,10 +250,10 @@ descriptor  BYTES  true   NULL  ·  {primary}  false
 query TTBTTTB
 SHOW COLUMNS FROM system.users
 ----
-username        STRING  false  NULL  ·  {primary,users_user_id_idx}  false
-hashedPassword  BYTES   true   NULL  ·  {primary}                    false
-isRole          BOOL    false  f     ·  {primary}                    false
-user_id         OID     false  NULL  ·  {primary,users_user_id_idx}  false
+username        STRING  false  NULL   ·  {primary,users_user_id_idx}  false
+hashedPassword  BYTES   true   NULL   ·  {primary}                    false
+isRole          BOOL    false  false  ·  {primary}                    false
+user_id         OID     false  NULL   ·  {primary,users_user_id_idx}  false
 
 query TTBTTTB
 SHOW COLUMNS FROM system.zones