diff --git a/sql/catalyst/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/catalyst/catalog/interface.scala b/sql/catalyst/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/catalyst/catalog/interface.scala
index d4f5cbb625850..3fdd411ac4cc9 100644
--- a/sql/catalyst/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/catalyst/catalog/interface.scala
+++ b/sql/catalyst/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/catalyst/catalog/interface.scala
@@ -208,6 +208,6 @@ case class SimpleCatalogRelation(
   }
 
   require(
-    metadata.identifier.database.contains(databaseName),
+    metadata.identifier.database == Some(databaseName),
     "provided database does not match the one specified in the table definition")
 }