diff --git a/ydb/core/tx/schemeshard/schemeshard_impl.cpp b/ydb/core/tx/schemeshard/schemeshard_impl.cpp
index 7702fb3375b8..a5f3459c5c88 100644
--- a/ydb/core/tx/schemeshard/schemeshard_impl.cpp
+++ b/ydb/core/tx/schemeshard/schemeshard_impl.cpp
@@ -3726,9 +3726,7 @@ void TSchemeShard::PersistColumnTable(NIceDb::TNiceDb& db, TPathId pathId, const
     TString serialized;
     TString serializedSharding;
     auto tableInfoCopy = tableInfo;
-    if (tableInfo.IsStandalone()) {
-        tableInfoCopy.Description.MutableSchema()->SetEngine(NKikimrSchemeOp::COLUMN_ENGINE_REPLACING_TIMESERIES);
-    }
+    tableInfoCopy.Description.MutableSchema()->SetEngine(NKikimrSchemeOp::COLUMN_ENGINE_REPLACING_TIMESERIES);
     Y_ABORT_UNLESS(tableInfoCopy.Description.SerializeToString(&serialized));
     Y_ABORT_UNLESS(tableInfoCopy.Description.GetSharding().SerializeToString(&serializedSharding));