diff --git a/src/backend/optimizer/plan/analyzejoins.c b/src/backend/optimizer/plan/analyzejoins.c
index 3349980b9c7..5e6064cb401 100644
--- a/src/backend/optimizer/plan/analyzejoins.c
+++ b/src/backend/optimizer/plan/analyzejoins.c
@@ -126,13 +126,15 @@ remove_useless_outer_joins(PlannerInfo *root)
 		 * As in pull_up_simple_subquery, discard no-longer-needed subqueries.
 		 * This is not just an optimization, but is necessary to prevent
 		 * subsequent processing from descending into stale subtrees and
-		 * seeing inconsistent data.  Likewise discard any securityQuals of
-		 * the removed rel.  (Although simple_rte_array[] will be rebuilt
-		 * shortly, we can still use it to find the RTE in the parse tree.)
+		 * seeing inconsistent data.  For the same reason, discard any
+		 * tablesample and securityQuals subtrees of the removed rel.
+		 * (Although simple_rte_array[] will be rebuilt shortly, we can still
+		 * use it to find the RTE in the parse tree.)
 		 */
 		rte = root->simple_rte_array[innerrelid];
 		if (rte->rtekind == RTE_SUBQUERY)
 			rte->subquery = NULL;
+		rte->tablesample = NULL;
 		rte->securityQuals = NIL;
 
 		/*