diff --git a/src/stream/src/executor/backfill/no_shuffle_backfill.rs b/src/stream/src/executor/backfill/no_shuffle_backfill.rs
index 45a0d81b968ab..97a9da0ff6a99 100644
--- a/src/stream/src/executor/backfill/no_shuffle_backfill.rs
+++ b/src/stream/src/executor/backfill/no_shuffle_backfill.rs
@@ -146,14 +146,6 @@ where
 
         let pk_order = self.upstream_table.pk_serializer().get_order_types();
 
-        #[cfg(madsim)]
-        let snapshot_read_delay = if let Ok(v) = std::env::var("RW_BACKFILL_SNAPSHOT_READ_DELAY")
-            && let Ok(v) = v.parse::<u64>() {
-            v
-        } else {
-            0
-        };
-
         let upstream_table_id = self.upstream_table.table_id().table_id;
 
         let mut upstream = self.upstream.execute();
@@ -303,14 +295,6 @@ where
                                         break 'backfill_loop;
                                     }
                                     Some(chunk) => {
-                                        #[cfg(madsim)]
-                                        {
-                                            tokio::time::sleep(std::time::Duration::from_millis(
-                                                snapshot_read_delay as u64,
-                                            ))
-                                            .await;
-                                        }
-
                                         // Raise the current position.
                                         // As snapshot read streams are ordered by pk, so we can
                                         // just use the last row to update `current_pos`.
diff --git a/src/tests/simulation/tests/integration_tests/recovery/background_ddl.rs b/src/tests/simulation/tests/integration_tests/recovery/background_ddl.rs
index 67b447aba9df8..773c739816ca2 100644
--- a/src/tests/simulation/tests/integration_tests/recovery/background_ddl.rs
+++ b/src/tests/simulation/tests/integration_tests/recovery/background_ddl.rs
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ use tokio::time::sleep;
 const CREATE_TABLE: &str = "CREATE TABLE t(v1 int);";
 const SEED_TABLE: &str = "INSERT INTO t SELECT generate_series FROM generate_series(1, 100000);";
 const SET_BACKGROUND_DDL: &str = "SET BACKGROUND_DDL=true;";
+const SET_RATE_LIMIT: &str = "SET STREAMING_RATE_LIMIT=5000;";
 const CREATE_MV1: &str = "CREATE MATERIALIZED VIEW mv1 as SELECT * FROM t;";
 
 async fn kill_cn_and_wait_recover(cluster: &Cluster) {
@@ -133,13 +134,11 @@ async fn test_background_mv_barrier_recovery() -> Result<()> {
 
 #[tokio::test]
 async fn test_background_ddl_cancel() -> Result<()> {
-    env::set_var("RW_BACKFILL_SNAPSHOT_READ_DELAY", "100");
     async fn create_mv(session: &mut Session) -> Result<()> {
         session.run(CREATE_MV1).await?;
         sleep(Duration::from_secs(2)).await;
         Ok(())
     }
-    // FIXME: See if we can use rate limit instead.
     use std::env;
     tracing_subscriber::fmt()
         .with_env_filter(tracing_subscriber::EnvFilter::from_default_env())
@@ -149,6 +148,7 @@ async fn test_background_ddl_cancel() -> Result<()> {
     let mut session = cluster.start_session();
     session.run(CREATE_TABLE).await?;
     session.run(SEED_TABLE).await?;
+    session.run(SET_RATE_LIMIT).await?;
     session.run(SET_BACKGROUND_DDL).await?;
 
     for _ in 0..5 {
@@ -175,6 +175,9 @@ async fn test_background_ddl_cancel() -> Result<()> {
     let ids = cancel_stream_jobs(&mut session).await?;
     assert_eq!(ids.len(), 1);
 
+    session.run(SEED_TABLE).await?;
+    session.flush().await?;
+
     // Make sure MV can be created after all these cancels
     create_mv(&mut session).await?;