diff --git a/src/frontend/planner_test/tests/testdata/output/sink_into_table.yaml b/src/frontend/planner_test/tests/testdata/output/sink_into_table.yaml
index e47581447d8b5..1fc6df6613a98 100644
--- a/src/frontend/planner_test/tests/testdata/output/sink_into_table.yaml
+++ b/src/frontend/planner_test/tests/testdata/output/sink_into_table.yaml
@@ -9,6 +9,6 @@
     create table s(x int) append only;
     explain create sink ss into t from s with (type = 'append-only');
   explain_output: |
-    StreamProject { exprs: [s.x, Proctime as $expr1, (Proctime - '00:01:00':Interval) as $expr2, null:Serial, null:Timestamptz], output_watermarks: [$expr1, $expr2] }
+    StreamProject { exprs: [s.x, Proctime as $expr1, (Proctime - '00:01:00':Interval) as $expr2, null:Serial], output_watermarks: [$expr1, $expr2] }
     └─StreamSink { type: append-only, columns: [x, s._row_id(hidden)] }
       └─StreamTableScan { table: s, columns: [x, _row_id] }
diff --git a/src/frontend/src/handler/create_sink.rs b/src/frontend/src/handler/create_sink.rs
index 9d8887016d88d..5fef576697bf6 100644
--- a/src/frontend/src/handler/create_sink.rs
+++ b/src/frontend/src/handler/create_sink.rs
@@ -286,10 +286,11 @@ pub async fn gen_sink_plan(
             )));
         }
 
+        let table_columns_without_rw_timestamp = table_catalog.columns_without_rw_timestamp();
         let exprs = derive_default_column_project_for_sink(
             &sink_catalog,
             sink_plan.schema(),
-            table_catalog.columns(),
+            &table_columns_without_rw_timestamp,
             user_specified_columns,
         )?;
 
@@ -297,8 +298,9 @@ pub async fn gen_sink_plan(
 
         sink_plan = StreamProject::new(logical_project).into();
 
-        let exprs =
-            LogicalSource::derive_output_exprs_from_generated_columns(table_catalog.columns())?;
+        let exprs = LogicalSource::derive_output_exprs_from_generated_columns(
+            &table_columns_without_rw_timestamp,
+        )?;
 
         if let Some(exprs) = exprs {
             let logical_project = generic::Project::new(exprs, sink_plan);