diff --git a/dbcon/mysql/ha_mcs_pushdown.cpp b/dbcon/mysql/ha_mcs_pushdown.cpp
index 2e26e65bc..c0578ba52 100644
--- a/dbcon/mysql/ha_mcs_pushdown.cpp
+++ b/dbcon/mysql/ha_mcs_pushdown.cpp
@@ -64,36 +64,6 @@ void restore_optimizer_flags(THD *thd_)
     }
 }
 
-int save_group_list(THD* thd, SELECT_LEX* select_lex, Group_list_ptrs **group_list_ptrs)
-{
-    if (select_lex->group_list.first)
-    {
-        void *mem = thd->stmt_arena->alloc(sizeof(Group_list_ptrs));
-
-        if (!mem || !((*group_list_ptrs) = new (mem) Group_list_ptrs(thd->stmt_arena->mem_root)) ||
-            (*group_list_ptrs)->reserve(select_lex->group_list.elements))
-        {
-            return 1;
-        }
-
-        for (ORDER *order = select_lex->group_list.first; order; order = order->next)
-        {
-            (*group_list_ptrs)->push_back(order);
-        }
-    }
-    return 0;
-}
-
-void restore_group_list(SELECT_LEX* select_lex, Group_list_ptrs *group_list_ptrs)
-{
-    select_lex->group_list.empty();
-    for (size_t i = 0; i < group_list_ptrs->size(); i++)
-    {
-        ORDER *order = (*group_list_ptrs)[i];
-        select_lex->group_list.link_in_list(order, &order->next);
-    }
-}
-
 /*@brief  find_tables - This traverses Item              */
 /**********************************************************
 * DESCRIPTION:
@@ -779,16 +749,8 @@ create_columnstore_select_handler(THD* thd, SELECT_LEX* select_lex)
         return handler;
     }
 
-    // Remove this in 1.4.3
-    // Save the original group_list as it can be mutated by the
-    // optimizer which calls the remove_const() function
-    Group_list_ptrs *group_list_ptrs = NULL;
-    if (save_group_list(thd, select_lex, &group_list_ptrs))
-    {
-        return handler;
-    }
-
     bool unsupported_feature = false;
+
     // Select_handler use the short-cut that effectively disables
     // INSERT..SELECT, LDI, SELECT..INTO OUTFILE
     if ((thd->lex)->sql_command == SQLCOM_INSERT_SELECT
@@ -834,12 +796,6 @@ create_columnstore_select_handler(THD* thd, SELECT_LEX* select_lex)
         }
     }
 
-    // Restore back the saved group_list
-    if (group_list_ptrs)
-    {
-        restore_group_list(select_lex, group_list_ptrs);
-    }
-
     // Iterate and traverse through the item list and do not create SH
     // if the unsupported (set/get_user_var) functions are present.
     TABLE_LIST* table_ptr = select_lex->get_table_list();