diff --git a/db/system_distributed_keyspace.hh b/db/system_distributed_keyspace.hh
index c21ad398c1..4e07fcd619 100644
--- a/db/system_distributed_keyspace.hh
+++ b/db/system_distributed_keyspace.hh
@@ -39,13 +39,6 @@ public:
 
     static constexpr auto VIEW_BUILD_STATUS = "view_build_status";
 
-    /* Nodes use this table to communicate new CDC stream generations to other nodes. */
-    static constexpr auto CDC_TOPOLOGY_DESCRIPTION = "cdc_generation_descriptions";
-
-    /* Nodes use this table to communicate new CDC stream generations to other nodes.
-     * Resides in system_distributed_everywhere. */
-    static constexpr auto CDC_GENERATIONS_V2 = "cdc_generation_descriptions_v2";
-
     /* This table is used by CDC clients to learn about available CDC streams. */
     static constexpr auto CDC_DESC_V2 = "cdc_streams_descriptions_v2";
 
diff --git a/service/client_state.cc b/service/client_state.cc
index 30cc254ef0..667d6eb163 100644
--- a/service/client_state.cc
+++ b/service/client_state.cc
@@ -124,9 +124,7 @@ future<> service::client_state::check_internal_table_permissions(std::string_vie
     if (forbidden_permissions.contains(cmd.permission)) {
         if ((ks == db::system_distributed_keyspace::NAME || ks == db::system_distributed_keyspace::NAME_EVERYWHERE)
                 && (table_name == db::system_distributed_keyspace::CDC_DESC_V2
-                || table_name == db::system_distributed_keyspace::CDC_TOPOLOGY_DESCRIPTION
-                || table_name == db::system_distributed_keyspace::CDC_TIMESTAMPS
-                || table_name == db::system_distributed_keyspace::CDC_GENERATIONS_V2)) {
+                || table_name == db::system_distributed_keyspace::CDC_TIMESTAMPS)) {
             return make_exception_future(exceptions::unauthorized_exception(
                     format("Cannot {} {}", auth::permissions::to_string(cmd.permission), cmd.resource)));
         }
diff --git a/test/boost/cdc_test.cc b/test/boost/cdc_test.cc
index d11075f9fc..e8c175a831 100644
--- a/test/boost/cdc_test.cc
+++ b/test/boost/cdc_test.cc
@@ -297,11 +297,10 @@ SEASTAR_THREAD_TEST_CASE(test_permissions_of_cdc_description) {
             BOOST_REQUIRE_THROW(e.execute_cql(stmt).get(), exceptions::unauthorized_exception);
         };
 
-        const std::string generations_v2 = "system_distributed_everywhere.cdc_generation_descriptions_v2";
         const std::string streams = "system_distributed.cdc_streams_descriptions_v2";
         const std::string timestamps = "system_distributed.cdc_generation_timestamps";
 
-        for (auto& t : {generations_v2, streams, timestamps}) {
+        for (auto& t : {streams, timestamps}) {
             auto dot_pos = t.find_first_of('.');
             SCYLLA_ASSERT(dot_pos != std::string_view::npos && dot_pos != 0 && dot_pos != t.size() - 1);
             BOOST_REQUIRE(e.local_db().has_schema(t.substr(0, dot_pos), t.substr(dot_pos + 1)));
@@ -317,18 +316,15 @@ SEASTAR_THREAD_TEST_CASE(test_permissions_of_cdc_description) {
         for (auto& t : {streams}) {
             assert_unauthorized(seastar::format("ALTER TABLE {} ALTER time TYPE blob", t));
         }
-        assert_unauthorized(seastar::format("ALTER TABLE {} ALTER id TYPE blob", generations_v2));
         assert_unauthorized(seastar::format("ALTER TABLE {} ALTER key TYPE blob", timestamps));
 
         // Allow DELETE
         for (auto& t : {streams}) {
             e.execute_cql(seastar::format("DELETE FROM {} WHERE time = toTimeStamp(now())", t)).get();
         }
-        e.execute_cql(seastar::format("DELETE FROM {} WHERE id = uuid()", generations_v2)).get();
         e.execute_cql(seastar::format("DELETE FROM {} WHERE key = 'timestamps'", timestamps)).get();
 
         // Allow UPDATE, INSERT
-        e.execute_cql(seastar::format("INSERT INTO {} (id, range_end) VALUES (uuid(), 0)", generations_v2)).get();
         e.execute_cql(seastar::format("INSERT INTO {} (time, range_end) VALUES (toTimeStamp(now()), 0)", streams)).get();
         e.execute_cql(seastar::format("UPDATE {} SET expired = toTimeStamp(now()) WHERE key = 'timestamps' AND time = toTimeStamp(now())", timestamps)).get();
     }).get();