diff --git a/datasources/src/main/java/org/opensearch/sql/datasources/storage/OpenSearchDataSourceMetadataStorage.java b/datasources/src/main/java/org/opensearch/sql/datasources/storage/OpenSearchDataSourceMetadataStorage.java
index dfe16aba6e..fb56e47233 100644
--- a/datasources/src/main/java/org/opensearch/sql/datasources/storage/OpenSearchDataSourceMetadataStorage.java
+++ b/datasources/src/main/java/org/opensearch/sql/datasources/storage/OpenSearchDataSourceMetadataStorage.java
@@ -225,10 +225,8 @@ private List<DataSourceMetadata> searchInDataSourcesIndex(ClusterState state, Qu
     searchSourceBuilder.query(query);
     searchSourceBuilder.size(DATASOURCE_QUERY_RESULT_SIZE);
     searchRequest.source(searchSourceBuilder);
-    if (state.isSegmentReplicationEnabled(DATASOURCE_INDEX_NAME)) {
-      // https://github.com/opensearch-project/sql/issues/1801.
-      searchRequest.preference("_primary");
-    }
+    // https://github.com/opensearch-project/sql/issues/1801.
+    searchRequest.preference("_primary_first");
     ActionFuture<SearchResponse> searchResponseActionFuture;
     try (ThreadContext.StoredContext ignored =
         client.threadPool().getThreadContext().stashContext()) {
diff --git a/datasources/src/test/java/org/opensearch/sql/datasources/storage/OpenSearchDataSourceMetadataStorageTest.java b/datasources/src/test/java/org/opensearch/sql/datasources/storage/OpenSearchDataSourceMetadataStorageTest.java
index 7c0b517e4b..7bca9d201c 100644
--- a/datasources/src/test/java/org/opensearch/sql/datasources/storage/OpenSearchDataSourceMetadataStorageTest.java
+++ b/datasources/src/test/java/org/opensearch/sql/datasources/storage/OpenSearchDataSourceMetadataStorageTest.java
@@ -104,39 +104,6 @@ public void testGetDataSourceMetadata() {
         "basicauth", dataSourceMetadata.getProperties().get("prometheus.auth.type"));
   }
 
-  @SneakyThrows
-  @Test
-  public void testGetDataSourceMetadataWithSegRepEnabled() {
-    Mockito.when(clusterService.state().routingTable().hasIndex(DATASOURCE_INDEX_NAME))
-            .thenReturn(true);
-    Mockito.when(clusterService.state().isSegmentReplicationEnabled(DATASOURCE_INDEX_NAME))
-            .thenReturn(true);
-    Mockito.when(client.search(ArgumentMatchers.any())).thenReturn(searchResponseActionFuture);
-    Mockito.when(searchResponseActionFuture.actionGet()).thenReturn(searchResponse);
-    Mockito.when(searchResponse.status()).thenReturn(RestStatus.OK);
-    Mockito.when(searchResponse.getHits())
-            .thenReturn(
-                    new SearchHits(
-                            new SearchHit[] {searchHit}, new TotalHits(21, TotalHits.Relation.EQUAL_TO), 1.0F));
-    Mockito.when(searchHit.getSourceAsString()).thenReturn(getBasicDataSourceMetadataString());
-    Mockito.when(encryptor.decrypt("password")).thenReturn("password");
-    Mockito.when(encryptor.decrypt("username")).thenReturn("username");
-
-    Optional<DataSourceMetadata> dataSourceMetadataOptional =
-            openSearchDataSourceMetadataStorage.getDataSourceMetadata(TEST_DATASOURCE_INDEX_NAME);
-
-    Assertions.assertFalse(dataSourceMetadataOptional.isEmpty());
-    DataSourceMetadata dataSourceMetadata = dataSourceMetadataOptional.get();
-    Assertions.assertEquals(TEST_DATASOURCE_INDEX_NAME, dataSourceMetadata.getName());
-    Assertions.assertEquals(DataSourceType.PROMETHEUS, dataSourceMetadata.getConnector());
-    Assertions.assertEquals(
-            "password", dataSourceMetadata.getProperties().get("prometheus.auth.password"));
-    Assertions.assertEquals(
-            "username", dataSourceMetadata.getProperties().get("prometheus.auth.username"));
-    Assertions.assertEquals(
-            "basicauth", dataSourceMetadata.getProperties().get("prometheus.auth.type"));
-  }
-
   @SneakyThrows
   @Test
   public void testGetDataSourceMetadataWith404SearchResponse() {