diff --git a/pkg/sql/catalog/lease/BUILD.bazel b/pkg/sql/catalog/lease/BUILD.bazel
index 012bda04fed9..4cb7bc452d3f 100644
--- a/pkg/sql/catalog/lease/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/pkg/sql/catalog/lease/BUILD.bazel
@@ -88,7 +88,6 @@ go_test(
         "//pkg/jobs/jobspb",
         "//pkg/keys",
         "//pkg/kv",
-        "//pkg/kv/kvclient/kvcoord",
         "//pkg/kv/kvpb",
         "//pkg/kv/kvserver",
         "//pkg/kv/kvserver/kvserverbase",
diff --git a/pkg/sql/catalog/lease/lease_test.go b/pkg/sql/catalog/lease/lease_test.go
index 1c2e98354c20..e17279f55e46 100644
--- a/pkg/sql/catalog/lease/lease_test.go
+++ b/pkg/sql/catalog/lease/lease_test.go
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pkg/jobs/jobspb"
 	"github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pkg/keys"
 	"github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pkg/kv"
-	"github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pkg/kv/kvclient/kvcoord"
 	"github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pkg/kv/kvpb"
 	"github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pkg/kv/kvserver"
 	"github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pkg/kv/kvserver/kvserverbase"
@@ -2028,12 +2027,8 @@ func TestTableCreationPushesTxnsInRecentPast(t *testing.T) {
 	tc := serverutils.StartCluster(t, 3, base.TestClusterArgs{
 		ServerArgs: base.TestServerArgs{
 			Knobs: base.TestingKnobs{
-				KVClient: &kvcoord.ClientTestingKnobs{
-					// Intentionally add latency so that the uncertainty
-					// limit is higher to reduce the risk of this test flaking.
-					LatencyFunc: func(id roachpb.NodeID) (time.Duration, bool) {
-						return time.Millisecond * 100, true
-					},
+				Store: &kvserver.StoreTestingKnobs{
+					MaxOffset: time.Second,
 				},
 			},
 			DefaultTestTenant: base.TestDoesNotWorkWithSecondaryTenantsButWeDontKnowWhyYet(109385),