diff --git a/src/test/regress/expected/sequence.out b/src/test/regress/expected/sequence.out
index a0d2b22d3c..75eb5015cf 100644
--- a/src/test/regress/expected/sequence.out
+++ b/src/test/regress/expected/sequence.out
@@ -599,7 +599,6 @@ DROP SEQUENCE seq2;
 -- should fail
 SELECT lastval();
 ERROR:  lastval is not yet defined in this session
-CREATE USER regress_seq_user;
 -- Test sequences in read-only transactions
 CREATE TEMPORARY SEQUENCE sequence_test_temp1;
 START TRANSACTION READ ONLY;
@@ -623,6 +622,7 @@ SELECT setval('sequence_test2', 1);  -- error
 ERROR:  cannot execute setval() in a read-only transaction
 ROLLBACK;
 -- privileges tests
+CREATE USER regress_seq_user;
 -- nextval
 BEGIN;
 SET LOCAL SESSION AUTHORIZATION regress_seq_user;
diff --git a/src/test/regress/sql/sequence.sql b/src/test/regress/sql/sequence.sql
index a7b9e63372..7928ee23ee 100644
--- a/src/test/regress/sql/sequence.sql
+++ b/src/test/regress/sql/sequence.sql
@@ -272,8 +272,6 @@ DROP SEQUENCE seq2;
 -- should fail
 SELECT lastval();
 
-CREATE USER regress_seq_user;
-
 -- Test sequences in read-only transactions
 CREATE TEMPORARY SEQUENCE sequence_test_temp1;
 START TRANSACTION READ ONLY;
@@ -287,6 +285,8 @@ ROLLBACK;
 
 -- privileges tests
 
+CREATE USER regress_seq_user;
+
 -- nextval
 BEGIN;
 SET LOCAL SESSION AUTHORIZATION regress_seq_user;