diff --git a/planner/core/plan_to_pb.go b/planner/core/plan_to_pb.go
index bbaeac92ce5a7..75fac4dd618c7 100644
--- a/planner/core/plan_to_pb.go
+++ b/planner/core/plan_to_pb.go
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ package core
 import (
 	"github.com/pingcap/errors"
 	"github.com/pingcap/parser/model"
-	"github.com/pingcap/parser/mysql"
 	"github.com/pingcap/tidb/distsql"
 	"github.com/pingcap/tidb/expression"
 	"github.com/pingcap/tidb/expression/aggregation"
@@ -279,9 +278,6 @@ func (e *PhysicalExchangeReceiver) ToPB(ctx sessionctx.Context, storeType kv.Sto
 	fieldTypes := make([]*tipb.FieldType, 0, len(e.Schema().Columns))
 	for _, column := range e.Schema().Columns {
 		pbType := expression.ToPBFieldType(column.RetType)
-		if column.RetType.Tp == mysql.TypeEnum {
-			pbType.Elems = append(pbType.Elems, column.RetType.Elems...)
-		}
 		fieldTypes = append(fieldTypes, pbType)
 	}
 	ecExec := &tipb.ExchangeReceiver{
diff --git a/planner/core/plan_to_pb_test.go b/planner/core/plan_to_pb_test.go
index e16e4aaf826c8..0162cce7397b5 100644
--- a/planner/core/plan_to_pb_test.go
+++ b/planner/core/plan_to_pb_test.go
@@ -73,4 +73,13 @@ func (s *testDistsqlSuite) TestColumnToProto(c *C) {
 	}
 	pc = util.ColumnToProto(col1)
 	c.Assert(pc.Collation, Equals, int32(-8))
+
+	tp = types.NewFieldType(mysql.TypeEnum)
+	tp.Flag = 10
+	tp.Elems = []string{"a", "b"}
+	col2 := &model.ColumnInfo{
+		FieldType: *tp,
+	}
+	pc = util.ColumnToProto(col2)
+	c.Assert(len(pc.Elems), Equals, 2)
 }