diff --git a/pkg/ccl/testccl/sqlccl/explain_test.go b/pkg/ccl/testccl/sqlccl/explain_test.go
index d0510a15cefe..27689910f0a6 100644
--- a/pkg/ccl/testccl/sqlccl/explain_test.go
+++ b/pkg/ccl/testccl/sqlccl/explain_test.go
@@ -269,13 +269,6 @@ func TestExplainGist(t *testing.T) {
 						return true
 					}
 				}
-				for _, toSkipSubstring := range []string{
-					"ALTER PRIMARY KEY", // #123017
-				} {
-					if strings.Contains(stmt, toSkipSubstring) {
-						return true
-					}
-				}
 				return false
 			}(); shouldSkip {
 				continue