diff --git a/service/migration_manager.cc b/service/migration_manager.cc
index 2106a0a20a..d89331705d 100644
--- a/service/migration_manager.cc
+++ b/service/migration_manager.cc
@@ -778,12 +778,15 @@ future<> migration_manager::announce_new_function(shared_ptr<cql3::functions::us
     co_return co_await announce(co_await prepare_new_function_announcement(std::move(func)));
 }
 
-future<> migration_manager::announce_function_drop(
-        shared_ptr<cql3::functions::user_function> func) {
+future<std::vector<mutation>> migration_manager::prepare_function_drop_announcement(shared_ptr<cql3::functions::user_function> func) {
     auto& db = get_local_storage_proxy().get_db().local();
     auto&& keyspace = db.find_keyspace(func->name().keyspace);
     auto mutations = db::schema_tables::make_drop_function_mutations(func, api::new_timestamp());
-    return include_keyspace_and_announce(*keyspace.metadata(), std::move(mutations));
+    return include_keyspace(*keyspace.metadata(), std::move(mutations));
+}
+
+future<> migration_manager::announce_function_drop(shared_ptr<cql3::functions::user_function> func) {
+    co_return co_await announce(co_await prepare_function_drop_announcement(std::move(func)));
 }
 
 future<std::vector<mutation>> migration_manager::prepare_new_aggregate_announcement(shared_ptr<cql3::functions::user_aggregate> aggregate) {
diff --git a/service/migration_manager.hh b/service/migration_manager.hh
index 95be43d1d3..d276649e2a 100644
--- a/service/migration_manager.hh
+++ b/service/migration_manager.hh
@@ -156,6 +156,7 @@ public:
     future<std::vector<mutation>> prepare_new_aggregate_announcement(shared_ptr<cql3::functions::user_aggregate> aggregate);
 
     future<> announce_function_drop(shared_ptr<cql3::functions::user_function> func);
+    future<std::vector<mutation>> prepare_function_drop_announcement(shared_ptr<cql3::functions::user_function> func);
 
     future<> announce_aggregate_drop(shared_ptr<cql3::functions::user_aggregate> aggregate);