diff --git a/src/query/sql/src/planner/binder/ddl/view.rs b/src/query/sql/src/planner/binder/ddl/view.rs
index 87ae93a1b6eec..5b49183a267f5 100644
--- a/src/query/sql/src/planner/binder/ddl/view.rs
+++ b/src/query/sql/src/planner/binder/ddl/view.rs
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ use crate::SelectBuilder;
 use crate::ViewRewriter;
 use crate::binder::Binder;
 use crate::planner::semantic::normalize_identifier;
-use crate::plans::AlterViewPlan;
 use crate::plans::CreateViewPlan;
 use crate::plans::DescribeViewPlan;
 use crate::plans::DropViewPlan;
@@ -84,37 +83,14 @@ impl Binder {
         &mut self,
         stmt: &AlterViewStmt,
     ) -> Result<Plan> {
-        let AlterViewStmt {
-            catalog,
-            database,
-            view,
-            columns,
-            query,
-        } = stmt;
-
-        let mut query = *query.clone();
-        let tenant = self.ctx.get_tenant();
-        let (catalog, database, view_name) =
-            self.normalize_object_identifier_triple(catalog, database, view);
-        let column_names = columns
-            .iter()
-            .map(|ident| normalize_identifier(ident, &self.name_resolution_ctx).name)
-            .collect::<Vec<_>>();
-        let mut visitor = ViewRewriter {
-            current_database: database.clone(),
-        };
-        query.walk_mut(&mut visitor)?;
-        let subquery = format!("{}", query);
-
-        let plan = AlterViewPlan {
-            tenant,
-            catalog,
-            database,
-            view_name,
-            column_names,
-            subquery,
-        };
-        Ok(Plan::AlterView(plan.into()))
+        let _ = stmt;
+        // View dependencies are tracked from the stored query. Changing the
+        // definition or output columns in place would require rewriting lineage
+        // metadata and makes rename/restore semantics harder to reason about.
+        // TODO: support ALTER VIEW <name> RENAME TO <new_name>.
+        Err(databend_common_exception::ErrorCode::Unimplemented(
+            "ALTER VIEW does not support changing the view query",
+        ))
     }
 
     #[async_backtrace::framed]
diff --git a/tests/sqllogictests/suites/base/05_ddl/05_0019_ddl_create_view.test b/tests/sqllogictests/suites/base/05_ddl/05_0019_ddl_create_view.test
index 569d08380c622..8eb4c0e2d7f32 100644
--- a/tests/sqllogictests/suites/base/05_ddl/05_0019_ddl_create_view.test
+++ b/tests/sqllogictests/suites/base/05_ddl/05_0019_ddl_create_view.test
@@ -195,16 +195,9 @@ select * from rv_v3;
 ----
 1
 
-# Test: circular dependency via ALTER VIEW should also fail
-# Reuse rv_v1 -> rv_v2 -> rv_v3 chain
-
-# Direct self-reference via ALTER VIEW
-statement error 1029
-alter view rv_v1 as select * from rv_v1;
-
-# Circular: rv_v1 -> rv_v3 -> rv_v2 -> rv_v1
-statement error 1029
-alter view rv_v1 as select * from rv_v3;
+# ALTER VIEW query changes are rejected.
+statement error
+alter view rv_v3 as select * from rv_v1;
 
 # Verify views still work after failed ALTER attempts
 query I
diff --git a/tests/sqllogictests/suites/base/05_ddl/05_0021_ddl_alter_view.test b/tests/sqllogictests/suites/base/05_ddl/05_0021_ddl_alter_view.test
deleted file mode 100644
index c4cc03d34c059..0000000000000
--- a/tests/sqllogictests/suites/base/05_ddl/05_0021_ddl_alter_view.test
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,75 +0,0 @@
-statement ok
-DROP VIEW IF EXISTS tmp_view
-
-statement ok
-CREATE VIEW tmp_view AS SELECT number % 3 AS a, avg(number) FROM numbers(1000) GROUP BY a ORDER BY a
-
-query IR
-SELECT * FROM tmp_view
-----
-0 499.5
-1 499.0
-2 500.0
-
-statement ok
-ALTER VIEW tmp_view AS SELECT number from numbers(3) ORDER BY number
-
-query I
-SELECT * FROM tmp_view
-----
-0
-1
-2
-
-query TTTTT
-DESCRIBE tmp_view;
-----
-number BIGINT UNSIGNED NO NULL (empty)
-
-statement ok
-ALTER VIEW tmp_view(c1) AS SELECT * from numbers(3)
-
-query TTTTT
-DESCRIBE tmp_view;
-----
-c1 BIGINT UNSIGNED NO NULL (empty)
-
-statement error 1018
-ALTER VIEW tmp_view(c1) AS SELECT number % 3 AS a, avg(number) FROM numbers(1000) GROUP BY a ORDER BY a
-
-statement ok
-DROP VIEW IF EXISTS tmp_view
-
-statement ok
-drop view if exists v_t;
-
-statement error 1026
-alter view v_t as select 1;
-
-statement ok
-create table t (id int)
-
-statement ok
-create view v_t as select * from system.columns;
-
-statement ok
-use system
-
-query TT
-show create table default.v_t;
-----
-v_t CREATE VIEW `default`.`v_t` AS SELECT * FROM system.columns
-
-statement ok
-alter view default.v_t as select * from t;
-
-query TT
-show create table default.v_t;
-----
-v_t CREATE VIEW `default`.`v_t` AS SELECT * FROM default.t
-
-statement ok
-drop view default.v_t;
-
-statement ok
-drop table default.t;