diff --git a/pkg/sql/explain_vec.go b/pkg/sql/explain_vec.go
index 8c9bc229e420..8aa9bf31d1fa 100644
--- a/pkg/sql/explain_vec.go
+++ b/pkg/sql/explain_vec.go
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pkg/roachpb"
 	"github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pkg/sql/colexec"
 	"github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pkg/sql/colflow"
-	"github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pkg/sql/distsql"
 	"github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pkg/sql/execinfra"
 	"github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pkg/sql/execinfrapb"
 	"github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pkg/sql/sem/tree"
@@ -103,12 +102,6 @@ func (n *explainVecNode) startExec(params runParams) error {
 }
 
 func makeFlowCtx(planCtx *PlanningCtx, plan PhysicalPlan, params runParams) *execinfra.FlowCtx {
-	var localState distsql.LocalState
-	localState.EvalContext = planCtx.EvalContext()
-	if planCtx.isLocal {
-		localState.IsLocal = true
-		localState.LocalProcs = plan.LocalProcessors
-	}
 	flowCtx := &execinfra.FlowCtx{
 		NodeID:  planCtx.EvalContext().NodeID,
 		EvalCtx: planCtx.EvalContext(),