diff --git a/spark/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/delta/commands/CreateDeltaTableCommand.scala b/spark/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/delta/commands/CreateDeltaTableCommand.scala
index c3cb0731db..644edbe135 100644
--- a/spark/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/delta/commands/CreateDeltaTableCommand.scala
+++ b/spark/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/delta/commands/CreateDeltaTableCommand.scala
@@ -732,7 +732,7 @@ case class CreateDeltaTableCommand(
     if (txn.readVersion > -1L && isReplace && !dontOverwriteSchema) {
       // When a table already exists, and we're using the DataFrameWriterV2 API to replace
       // or createOrReplace a table, we blindly overwrite the metadata.
-      val newMetadata = getProvidedMetadata(table, schema.json)
+      var newMetadata = getProvidedMetadata(table, schema.json)
       val updatedConfig = UniversalFormat.enforceDependenciesInConfiguration(
         newMetadata.configuration,
         txn.snapshot)