diff --git a/src/bin/pg_dump/parallel.c b/src/bin/pg_dump/parallel.c
index 02e79f2f275..37f0d0d39a7 100644
--- a/src/bin/pg_dump/parallel.c
+++ b/src/bin/pg_dump/parallel.c
@@ -1334,7 +1334,7 @@ lockTableForWorker(ArchiveHandle *AH, TocEntry *te)
 
 	query = createPQExpBuffer();
 
-	qualId = fmtQualifiedId(AH->public.remoteVersion, te->namespace, te->tag);
+	qualId = fmtQualifiedId(te->namespace, te->tag);
 
 	appendPQExpBuffer(query, "LOCK TABLE %s IN ACCESS SHARE MODE NOWAIT",
 					  qualId);
diff --git a/src/bin/pg_dump/pg_backup_archiver.c b/src/bin/pg_dump/pg_backup_archiver.c
index 83c976eaf71..45a391bffb2 100644
--- a/src/bin/pg_dump/pg_backup_archiver.c
+++ b/src/bin/pg_dump/pg_backup_archiver.c
@@ -901,9 +901,7 @@ restore_toc_entry(ArchiveHandle *AH, TocEntry *te, bool is_parallel)
 						ahprintf(AH, "TRUNCATE TABLE %s%s;\n\n",
 								 (PQserverVersion(AH->connection) >= 80400 ?
 								  "ONLY " : ""),
-								 fmtQualifiedId(PQserverVersion(AH->connection),
-												te->namespace,
-												te->tag));
+								 fmtQualifiedId(te->namespace, te->tag));
 					}
 
 					/*
@@ -991,9 +989,7 @@ _disableTriggersIfNecessary(ArchiveHandle *AH, TocEntry *te)
 	 * Disable them.
 	 */
 	ahprintf(AH, "ALTER TABLE %s DISABLE TRIGGER ALL;\n\n",
-			 fmtQualifiedId(PQserverVersion(AH->connection),
-							te->namespace,
-							te->tag));
+			 fmtQualifiedId(te->namespace, te->tag));
 }
 
 static void
@@ -1019,9 +1015,7 @@ _enableTriggersIfNecessary(ArchiveHandle *AH, TocEntry *te)
 	 * Enable them.
 	 */
 	ahprintf(AH, "ALTER TABLE %s ENABLE TRIGGER ALL;\n\n",
-			 fmtQualifiedId(PQserverVersion(AH->connection),
-							te->namespace,
-							te->tag));
+			 fmtQualifiedId(te->namespace, te->tag));
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/bin/pg_dump/pg_dump.c b/src/bin/pg_dump/pg_dump.c
index e1d27bb3aca..e2673dcbc34 100644
--- a/src/bin/pg_dump/pg_dump.c
+++ b/src/bin/pg_dump/pg_dump.c
@@ -135,11 +135,9 @@ static const CatalogId nilCatalogId = {0, 0};
 
 /*
  * Macro for producing quoted, schema-qualified name of a dumpable object.
- * Note implicit dependence on "fout"; we should get rid of that argument.
  */
 #define fmtQualifiedDumpable(obj) \
-	fmtQualifiedId(fout->remoteVersion, \
-				   (obj)->dobj.namespace->dobj.name, \
+	fmtQualifiedId((obj)->dobj.namespace->dobj.name, \
 				   (obj)->dobj.name)
 
 static void help(const char *progname);
diff --git a/src/bin/scripts/common.c b/src/bin/scripts/common.c
index db2b9f0d683..29f5c97fafe 100644
--- a/src/bin/scripts/common.c
+++ b/src/bin/scripts/common.c
@@ -356,8 +356,7 @@ appendQualifiedRelation(PQExpBuffer buf, const char *spec,
 		exit(1);
 	}
 	appendPQExpBufferStr(buf,
-						 fmtQualifiedId(PQserverVersion(conn),
-										PQgetvalue(res, 0, 1),
+						 fmtQualifiedId(PQgetvalue(res, 0, 1),
 										PQgetvalue(res, 0, 0)));
 	appendPQExpBufferStr(buf, columns);
 	PQclear(res);
diff --git a/src/bin/scripts/vacuumdb.c b/src/bin/scripts/vacuumdb.c
index 60f8b1c3948..6ab77b62063 100644
--- a/src/bin/scripts/vacuumdb.c
+++ b/src/bin/scripts/vacuumdb.c
@@ -406,8 +406,7 @@ vacuum_one_database(const char *dbname, vacuumingOptions *vacopts,
 		for (i = 0; i < ntups; i++)
 		{
 			appendPQExpBufferStr(&buf,
-								 fmtQualifiedId(PQserverVersion(conn),
-												PQgetvalue(res, i, 1),
+								 fmtQualifiedId(PQgetvalue(res, i, 1),
 												PQgetvalue(res, i, 0)));
 
 			simple_string_list_append(&dbtables, buf.data);
diff --git a/src/fe_utils/string_utils.c b/src/fe_utils/string_utils.c
index b47a396af15..af0d9d5173e 100644
--- a/src/fe_utils/string_utils.c
+++ b/src/fe_utils/string_utils.c
@@ -138,8 +138,7 @@ fmtId(const char *rawid)
 }
 
 /*
- * fmtQualifiedId - convert a qualified name to the proper format for
- * the source database.
+ * fmtQualifiedId - construct a schema-qualified name, with quoting as needed.
  *
  * Like fmtId, use the result before calling again.
  *
@@ -147,13 +146,13 @@ fmtId(const char *rawid)
  * use that buffer until we're finished with calling fmtId().
  */
 const char *
-fmtQualifiedId(int remoteVersion, const char *schema, const char *id)
+fmtQualifiedId(const char *schema, const char *id)
 {
 	PQExpBuffer id_return;
 	PQExpBuffer lcl_pqexp = createPQExpBuffer();
 
-	/* Suppress schema name if fetching from pre-7.3 DB */
-	if (remoteVersion >= 70300 && schema && *schema)
+	/* Some callers might fail to provide a schema name */
+	if (schema && *schema)
 	{
 		appendPQExpBuffer(lcl_pqexp, "%s.", fmtId(schema));
 	}
diff --git a/src/include/fe_utils/string_utils.h b/src/include/fe_utils/string_utils.h
index 9a311e0f0fa..8199682e631 100644
--- a/src/include/fe_utils/string_utils.h
+++ b/src/include/fe_utils/string_utils.h
@@ -25,8 +25,7 @@ extern PQExpBuffer (*getLocalPQExpBuffer) (void);
 
 /* Functions */
 extern const char *fmtId(const char *identifier);
-extern const char *fmtQualifiedId(int remoteVersion,
-			   const char *schema, const char *id);
+extern const char *fmtQualifiedId(const char *schema, const char *id);
 
 extern char *formatPGVersionNumber(int version_number, bool include_minor,
 					  char *buf, size_t buflen);