diff --git a/pkg/sql/opt/exec/explain/testdata/gists b/pkg/sql/opt/exec/explain/testdata/gists
index e44a522f2c23..ed1d8dd2e7dc 100644
--- a/pkg/sql/opt/exec/explain/testdata/gists
+++ b/pkg/sql/opt/exec/explain/testdata/gists
@@ -647,6 +647,7 @@ explain(shape):
     └── • scan
           table: abc@abc_pkey
           spans: 1+ spans
+          locking strength: for update
 explain(gist):
 • update
 │ table: abc
@@ -679,6 +680,7 @@ explain(shape):
     └── • scan
           table: abc@abc_pkey
           spans: 1+ spans
+          locking strength: for update
 explain(gist):
 • upsert
 │ into: abc()
diff --git a/pkg/sql/opt/exec/explain/testdata/gists_tpce b/pkg/sql/opt/exec/explain/testdata/gists_tpce
index ba0fe225ef9f..0c96c96f0062 100644
--- a/pkg/sql/opt/exec/explain/testdata/gists_tpce
+++ b/pkg/sql/opt/exec/explain/testdata/gists_tpce
@@ -237,6 +237,7 @@ explain(shape):
 │                   └── • scan
 │                         table: last_trade@last_trade_pkey
 │                         spans: 1+ spans
+│                         locking strength: for update
 │
 ├── • subquery
 │   │ id: @S2
diff --git a/pkg/sql/opt/testutils/opttester/opt_tester.go b/pkg/sql/opt/testutils/opttester/opt_tester.go
index 37679979aca5..08dd81b80d20 100644
--- a/pkg/sql/opt/testutils/opttester/opt_tester.go
+++ b/pkg/sql/opt/testutils/opttester/opt_tester.go
@@ -297,7 +297,6 @@ func New(catalog cat.Catalog, sqlStr string) *OptTester {
 	ot.evalCtx.SessionData().UserProto = username.MakeSQLUsernameFromPreNormalizedString("opttester").EncodeProto()
 	ot.evalCtx.SessionData().Database = "defaultdb"
 	ot.evalCtx.SessionData().ZigzagJoinEnabled = true
-	ot.evalCtx.SessionData().ImplicitSelectForUpdate = false
 
 	return ot
 }