diff --git a/pkg/ccl/backupccl/backuputils/utils.go b/pkg/ccl/backupccl/backuputils/utils.go
index 8c75f79d2bbe..7b029d26e8a6 100644
--- a/pkg/ccl/backupccl/backuputils/utils.go
+++ b/pkg/ccl/backupccl/backuputils/utils.go
@@ -103,8 +103,8 @@ func AppendPaths(uris []string, tailDir ...string) ([]string, error) {
 func ValidateDescriptors(
 	ctx context.Context, descriptors catalog.Descriptors, version roachpb.Version,
 ) (bool, string, error) {
-	descTable := make(doctor.DescriptorTable, len(descriptors))
-	namespaceTable := make(doctor.NamespaceTable, len(descriptors))
+	descTable := make(doctor.DescriptorTable, 0, len(descriptors))
+	namespaceTable := make(doctor.NamespaceTable, 0, len(descriptors))
 
 	for _, desc := range descriptors {
 		bytes, err := protoutil.Marshal(desc.DescriptorProto())
diff --git a/pkg/ccl/backupccl/restore_job.go b/pkg/ccl/backupccl/restore_job.go
index 67a68fc05192..54cac8b3debb 100644
--- a/pkg/ccl/backupccl/restore_job.go
+++ b/pkg/ccl/backupccl/restore_job.go
@@ -701,8 +701,8 @@ func validateRestoredDescriptors(ctx context.Context, execConfig *sql.ExecutorCo
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	targetDescs := make([]catalog.Descriptor, 0)
-	for _, desc := range allDescs {
+	// targetDescs := make([]catalog.Descriptor, 0)
+	/*for _, desc := range allDescs {
 		// While we could filter out descriptors that aren't targets of the restore,
 		// this would cause a spurious validation failure if the restoring
 		// descriptors have references to descriptors that already exist in the
@@ -714,8 +714,8 @@ func validateRestoredDescriptors(ctx context.Context, execConfig *sql.ExecutorCo
 			// when they're in the dropped stage.
 			continue
 		}
-	}
-	ok, invalidMsg, err := backuputils.ValidateDescriptors(ctx, targetDescs,
+	}*/
+	ok, invalidMsg, err := backuputils.ValidateDescriptors(ctx, allDescs,
 		execConfig.Settings.Version.BinaryVersion())
 	if err != nil {
 		return err