diff --git a/testing/trino-testing/src/main/java/io/trino/testing/BaseConnectorTest.java b/testing/trino-testing/src/main/java/io/trino/testing/BaseConnectorTest.java
index 0caa052415f..6bae7ff1ceb 100644
--- a/testing/trino-testing/src/main/java/io/trino/testing/BaseConnectorTest.java
+++ b/testing/trino-testing/src/main/java/io/trino/testing/BaseConnectorTest.java
@@ -6566,7 +6566,7 @@ protected Session sessionWithProjectionPushdownDisabled(Session session)
 
     protected Session withoutSmallFileThreshold(Session session)
     {
-        return session;
+        throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
     }
 
     protected static final class DataMappingTestSetup