diff --git a/src/backend/executor/execTuples.c b/src/backend/executor/execTuples.c
index eba52dc928..9f0d9daa82 100644
--- a/src/backend/executor/execTuples.c
+++ b/src/backend/executor/execTuples.c
@@ -1132,17 +1132,6 @@ slot_getattr(TupleTableSlot *slot, int attnum, bool *isnull)
 		return (Datum) 0;
 	}
 
-	/*
-	 * If the attribute's column has been dropped, we force a NULL result.
-	 * This case should not happen in normal use, but it could happen if we
-	 * are executing a plan cached before the column was dropped.
-	 */
-	if (TupleDescAttr(tupleDesc, attnum - 1)->attisdropped)
-	{
-		*isnull = true;
-		return (Datum) 0;
-	}
-
 	/*
 	 * Extract the attribute, along with any preceding attributes.
 	 */