DROP TABLE IF EXISTS test_00974; set allow_deprecated_syntax_for_merge_tree=1; CREATE TABLE test_00974 ( date Date, x Int32, ver UInt64 ) ENGINE = ReplacingMergeTree(date, x, 1); INSERT INTO test_00974 VALUES ('2019-07-23', 1, 1), ('2019-07-23', 1, 2); INSERT INTO test_00974 VALUES ('2019-07-23', 2, 1), ('2019-07-23', 2, 2); SELECT COUNT() FROM (SELECT * FROM test_00974 FINAL) where x = 1 SETTINGS enable_optimize_predicate_expression_to_final_subquery = 0; SELECT COUNT() FROM (SELECT * FROM test_00974 FINAL) where x = 1 SETTINGS enable_optimize_predicate_expression_to_final_subquery = 1, max_rows_to_read = 2; DROP TABLE test_00974;