diff --git a/ingestion/src/metadata/ingestion/source/database/vertica/queries.py b/ingestion/src/metadata/ingestion/source/database/vertica/queries.py
index 9252d026b6a..6bd17cf0686 100644
--- a/ingestion/src/metadata/ingestion/source/database/vertica/queries.py
+++ b/ingestion/src/metadata/ingestion/source/database/vertica/queries.py
@@ -28,20 +28,6 @@ import textwrap
 # v_catalog.comments with v_catalog.columns.
 VERTICA_GET_COLUMNS = textwrap.dedent(
     """
-        WITH column_projection as (
-          SELECT 
-            column_id,
-            proj.projection_name
-        FROM v_catalog.columns col,
-          v_catalog.projections proj
-        where lower(table_name) = '{table}' 
-            AND {schema_condition}
-            AND proj.projection_id in (
-              select 
-                min(projection_id) 
-              from v_catalog.projections sub_proj
-              where col.table_id=sub_proj.anchor_table_id
-        ))
         select
           column_name,
           data_type,
@@ -50,12 +36,11 @@ VERTICA_GET_COLUMNS = textwrap.dedent(
           comment 
         from 
           v_catalog.columns col
-          LEFT JOIN column_projection proj ON proj.column_id = col.column_id
-          LEFT JOIN v_catalog.comments com ON com.object_type = 'COLUMN'
-          AND com.object_name = CONCAT(
-            CONCAT(proj.projection_name, '.'),
-            col.column_name
-          )
+          LEFT JOIN v_catalog.comments cm
+          ON col.table_schema = cm.object_schema
+          AND col.table_name = cm.object_name
+          AND col.column_name = cm.child_object
+          AND cm.object_type = 'COLUMN'
         WHERE 
           lower(table_name) = '{table}'
           AND {schema_condition}