diff --git a/src/Interpreters/ActionsDAG.cpp b/src/Interpreters/ActionsDAG.cpp
index 2fc78261f17..c7fc284d8bf 100644
--- a/src/Interpreters/ActionsDAG.cpp
+++ b/src/Interpreters/ActionsDAG.cpp
@@ -436,12 +436,6 @@ void ActionsDAG::project(const NamesWithAliases & projection)
     settings.projected_output = true;
 }
 
-void ActionsDAG::removeColumn(const std::string & column_name)
-{
-    auto & node = getNode(column_name);
-    index.remove(&node);
-}
-
 bool ActionsDAG::tryRestoreColumn(const std::string & column_name)
 {
     if (index.contains(column_name))
diff --git a/src/Interpreters/ActionsDAG.h b/src/Interpreters/ActionsDAG.h
index a0ac210e752..aad6d335eec 100644
--- a/src/Interpreters/ActionsDAG.h
+++ b/src/Interpreters/ActionsDAG.h
@@ -133,16 +133,6 @@ public:
                 insert(node);
         }
 
-        void remove(Node * node)
-        {
-            auto it = map.find(node->result_name);
-            if (it != map.end())
-                return;
-
-            list.erase(it->second);
-            map.erase(it);
-        }
-
         void remove(std::list<Node *>::iterator it)
         {
             auto map_it = map.find((*it)->result_name);
@@ -219,8 +209,6 @@ public:
     /// Add alias actions and remove unused columns from index. Also specify result columns order in index.
     void project(const NamesWithAliases & projection);
 
-    /// Removes column from index.
-    void removeColumn(const std::string & column_name);
     /// If column is not in index, try to find it in nodes and insert back into index.
     bool tryRestoreColumn(const std::string & column_name);
 
diff --git a/src/Interpreters/ExpressionAnalyzer.cpp b/src/Interpreters/ExpressionAnalyzer.cpp
index a80b7799a98..ae1aa1a0bb1 100644
--- a/src/Interpreters/ExpressionAnalyzer.cpp
+++ b/src/Interpreters/ExpressionAnalyzer.cpp
@@ -1489,23 +1489,6 @@ void ExpressionAnalysisResult::finalize(const ExpressionActionsChain & chain, si
                 columns_to_remove.insert(step.required_output[i]);
         }
 
-        if (!columns_to_remove.empty())
-        {
-            auto columns = prewhere_info->prewhere_actions->getResultColumns();
-
-            auto remove_actions = std::make_shared<ActionsDAG>();
-            for (const auto & column : columns)
-            {
-                if (columns_to_remove.count(column.name))
-                {
-                    remove_actions->addInput(column);
-                    remove_actions->removeColumn(column.name);
-                }
-            }
-
-            prewhere_info->remove_columns_actions = std::move(remove_actions);
-        }
-
         columns_to_remove_after_prewhere = std::move(columns_to_remove);
     }
     else if (hasFilter())