diff --git a/cql3/statements/describe_statement.cc b/cql3/statements/describe_statement.cc
index 6fff9f67eb..588387d131 100644
--- a/cql3/statements/describe_statement.cc
+++ b/cql3/statements/describe_statement.cc
@@ -488,7 +488,7 @@ bool cluster_describe_statement::should_add_range_ownership(replica::database& d
     //TODO: produce range ownership for tables using tablets too
     bool uses_tablets = false;
     try {
-        uses_tablets = !ks.empty() && db.find_keyspace(ks).get_replication_strategy().uses_tablets();
+        uses_tablets = !ks.empty() && db.find_keyspace(ks).uses_tablets();
     } catch (const data_dictionary::no_such_keyspace&) {
         // ignore
     }
diff --git a/db/view/view.cc b/db/view/view.cc
index ca30789648..42ee3bac70 100644
--- a/db/view/view.cc
+++ b/db/view/view.cc
@@ -1710,7 +1710,7 @@ future<> view_update_generator::mutate_MV(
         // are more frequent and backward compatibility is less important.
         // TODO: Maybe allow users to set use_legacy_self_pairing explicitly
         // on a view, like we have the synchronous_updates_flag.
-        bool use_legacy_self_pairing = !ks.get_replication_strategy().uses_tablets();
+        bool use_legacy_self_pairing = !ks.uses_tablets();
         auto target_endpoint = get_view_natural_endpoint(base_ermp, view_ermp, network_topology, base_token, view_token, use_legacy_self_pairing);
         auto remote_endpoints = view_ermp->get_pending_endpoints(view_token);
         auto sem_units = pending_view_updates.split(mut.fm.representation().size());
diff --git a/replica/database.hh b/replica/database.hh
index 30fe2e2709..adb7fd3205 100644
--- a/replica/database.hh
+++ b/replica/database.hh
@@ -1318,6 +1318,10 @@ public:
 
     locator::vnode_effective_replication_map_ptr get_vnode_effective_replication_map() const;
 
+    bool uses_tablets() const {
+        return _replication_strategy->uses_tablets();
+    }
+
     column_family::config make_column_family_config(const schema& s, const database& db) const;
     void add_or_update_column_family(const schema_ptr& s);
     void add_user_type(const user_type ut);
diff --git a/service/storage_service.cc b/service/storage_service.cc
index cc3a6db0f9..7f8ae0632c 100644
--- a/service/storage_service.cc
+++ b/service/storage_service.cc
@@ -4635,7 +4635,7 @@ future<> storage_service::move(token new_token) {
 
 future<std::vector<storage_service::token_range_endpoints>>
 storage_service::describe_ring(const sstring& keyspace, bool include_only_local_dc) const {
-    if (_db.local().find_keyspace(keyspace).get_replication_strategy().uses_tablets()) {
+    if (_db.local().find_keyspace(keyspace).uses_tablets()) {
         throw std::runtime_error(fmt::format("The keyspace {} has tablet table. Query describe_ring with the table parameter!", keyspace));
     }
     co_return co_await locator::describe_ring(_db.local(), _gossiper, keyspace, include_only_local_dc);