diff --git a/src/backend/commands/tablecmds.c b/src/backend/commands/tablecmds.c
index 11e91c4ad3..69b1839fd7 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/tablecmds.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/tablecmds.c
@@ -897,17 +897,8 @@ DefineRelation(CreateStmt *stmt, char relkind, Oid ownerId,
 		if (colDef->generated)
 			attr->attgenerated = colDef->generated;
 
-		/*
-		 * lookup attribute's compression method and store it in the
-		 * attr->attcompression.
-		 */
-		if (relkind == RELKIND_RELATION ||
-			relkind == RELKIND_PARTITIONED_TABLE ||
-			relkind == RELKIND_MATVIEW)
-			attr->attcompression =
-				GetAttributeCompression(attr, colDef->compression);
-		else
-			attr->attcompression = InvalidCompressionMethod;
+		attr->attcompression = GetAttributeCompression(attr,
+													   colDef->compression);
 	}
 
 	/*
@@ -6602,13 +6593,8 @@ ATExecAddColumn(List **wqueue, AlteredTableInfo *tab, Relation rel,
 	attribute.attbyval = tform->typbyval;
 	attribute.attalign = tform->typalign;
 	attribute.attstorage = tform->typstorage;
-	/* do not set compression in views etc */
-	if (rel->rd_rel->relkind == RELKIND_RELATION ||
-		rel->rd_rel->relkind == RELKIND_PARTITIONED_TABLE)
-		attribute.attcompression = GetAttributeCompression(&attribute,
-														   colDef->compression);
-	else
-		attribute.attcompression = InvalidCompressionMethod;
+	attribute.attcompression = GetAttributeCompression(&attribute,
+													   colDef->compression);
 	attribute.attnotnull = colDef->is_not_null;
 	attribute.atthasdef = false;
 	attribute.atthasmissing = false;
@@ -12299,23 +12285,10 @@ ATExecAlterColumnType(AlteredTableInfo *tab, Relation rel,
 	attTup->attbyval = tform->typbyval;
 	attTup->attalign = tform->typalign;
 	attTup->attstorage = tform->typstorage;
-
-	/* Setup attribute compression */
-	if (rel->rd_rel->relkind == RELKIND_RELATION ||
-		rel->rd_rel->relkind == RELKIND_PARTITIONED_TABLE)
-	{
-		/*
-		 * No compression for plain/external storage, otherwise, default
-		 * compression method if it is not already set, refer comments atop
-		 * attcompression parameter in pg_attribute.h.
-		 */
-		if (!IsStorageCompressible(tform->typstorage))
-			attTup->attcompression = InvalidCompressionMethod;
-		else if (!CompressionMethodIsValid(attTup->attcompression))
-			attTup->attcompression = GetDefaultToastCompression();
-	}
-	else
+	if (!IsStorageCompressible(tform->typstorage))
 		attTup->attcompression = InvalidCompressionMethod;
+	else if (!CompressionMethodIsValid(attTup->attcompression))
+		attTup->attcompression = GetDefaultToastCompression();
 
 	ReleaseSysCache(typeTuple);