diff --git a/src/backend/executor/execGrouping.c b/src/backend/executor/execGrouping.c
index 4e7600e4ed6..7cf001518a1 100644
--- a/src/backend/executor/execGrouping.c
+++ b/src/backend/executor/execGrouping.c
@@ -212,12 +212,18 @@ BuildTupleHashTable(PlanState *parent,
 													&TTSOpsMinimalTuple, &TTSOpsMinimalTuple,
 													numCols,
 													keyColIdx, eqfuncoids,
-													parent);
+													NULL);
+
+	/*
+	 * While not pretty, it's ok to not shut down this context, but instead
+	 * rely on the containing memory context being reset, as
+	 * ExecBuildGroupingEqual() only builds a very simple expression calling
+	 * functions (i.e. nothing that'd employ RegisterExprContextCallback()).
+	 */
+	hashtable->exprcontext = CreateStandaloneExprContext();
 
 	MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext);
 
-	hashtable->exprcontext = CreateExprContext(parent->state);
-
 	return hashtable;
 }