diff --git a/src/backend/commands/tablecmds.c b/src/backend/commands/tablecmds.c
index b2457a6924..559fa1d2e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/tablecmds.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/tablecmds.c
@@ -525,8 +525,7 @@ static ObjectAddress ATExecAddOf(Relation rel, const TypeName *ofTypename, LOCKM
 static void ATExecDropOf(Relation rel, LOCKMODE lockmode);
 static void ATExecReplicaIdentity(Relation rel, ReplicaIdentityStmt *stmt, LOCKMODE lockmode);
 static void ATExecGenericOptions(Relation rel, List *options);
-static void ATExecEnableRowSecurity(Relation rel);
-static void ATExecDisableRowSecurity(Relation rel);
+static void ATExecSetRowSecurity(Relation rel, bool rls);
 static void ATExecForceNoForceRowSecurity(Relation rel, bool force_rls);
 
 static void index_copy_data(Relation rel, RelFileNode newrnode);
@@ -4823,10 +4822,10 @@ ATExecCmd(List **wqueue, AlteredTableInfo *tab, Relation rel,
 			ATExecReplicaIdentity(rel, (ReplicaIdentityStmt *) cmd->def, lockmode);
 			break;
 		case AT_EnableRowSecurity:
-			ATExecEnableRowSecurity(rel);
+			ATExecSetRowSecurity(rel, true);
 			break;
 		case AT_DisableRowSecurity:
-			ATExecDisableRowSecurity(rel);
+			ATExecSetRowSecurity(rel, false);
 			break;
 		case AT_ForceRowSecurity:
 			ATExecForceNoForceRowSecurity(rel, true);
@@ -14813,30 +14812,7 @@ ATExecReplicaIdentity(Relation rel, ReplicaIdentityStmt *stmt, LOCKMODE lockmode
  * ALTER TABLE ENABLE/DISABLE ROW LEVEL SECURITY
  */
 static void
-ATExecEnableRowSecurity(Relation rel)
-{
-	Relation	pg_class;
-	Oid			relid;
-	HeapTuple	tuple;
-
-	relid = RelationGetRelid(rel);
-
-	pg_class = table_open(RelationRelationId, RowExclusiveLock);
-
-	tuple = SearchSysCacheCopy1(RELOID, ObjectIdGetDatum(relid));
-
-	if (!HeapTupleIsValid(tuple))
-		elog(ERROR, "cache lookup failed for relation %u", relid);
-
-	((Form_pg_class) GETSTRUCT(tuple))->relrowsecurity = true;
-	CatalogTupleUpdate(pg_class, &tuple->t_self, tuple);
-
-	table_close(pg_class, RowExclusiveLock);
-	heap_freetuple(tuple);
-}
-
-static void
-ATExecDisableRowSecurity(Relation rel)
+ATExecSetRowSecurity(Relation rel, bool rls)
 {
 	Relation	pg_class;
 	Oid			relid;
@@ -14852,7 +14828,7 @@ ATExecDisableRowSecurity(Relation rel)
 	if (!HeapTupleIsValid(tuple))
 		elog(ERROR, "cache lookup failed for relation %u", relid);
 
-	((Form_pg_class) GETSTRUCT(tuple))->relrowsecurity = false;
+	((Form_pg_class) GETSTRUCT(tuple))->relrowsecurity = rls;
 	CatalogTupleUpdate(pg_class, &tuple->t_self, tuple);
 
 	table_close(pg_class, RowExclusiveLock);