diff --git a/fe/fe-core/src/main/java/org/apache/doris/common/util/PropertyAnalyzer.java b/fe/fe-core/src/main/java/org/apache/doris/common/util/PropertyAnalyzer.java
index d1a710bcf9..dd39b12a18 100644
--- a/fe/fe-core/src/main/java/org/apache/doris/common/util/PropertyAnalyzer.java
+++ b/fe/fe-core/src/main/java/org/apache/doris/common/util/PropertyAnalyzer.java
@@ -1311,14 +1311,15 @@ public class PropertyAnalyzer {
         throw new AnalysisException(PropertyAnalyzer.ENABLE_UNIQUE_KEY_MERGE_ON_WRITE + " must be `true` or `false`");
     }
 
-    public static boolean analyzeEnableDeleteOnDeletePredicate(Map<String, String> properties)
+    public static boolean analyzeEnableDeleteOnDeletePredicate(Map<String, String> properties,
+            boolean enableUniqueKeyMergeOnWrite)
             throws AnalysisException {
         if (properties == null || properties.isEmpty()) {
-            return false;
+            return enableUniqueKeyMergeOnWrite ? Config.enable_mow_light_delete : false;
         }
         String value = properties.get(PropertyAnalyzer.PROPERTIES_ENABLE_MOW_LIGHT_DELETE);
         if (value == null) {
-            return false;
+            return enableUniqueKeyMergeOnWrite ? Config.enable_mow_light_delete : false;
         }
         properties.remove(PropertyAnalyzer.PROPERTIES_ENABLE_MOW_LIGHT_DELETE);
         if (value.equals("true")) {
diff --git a/fe/fe-core/src/main/java/org/apache/doris/datasource/InternalCatalog.java b/fe/fe-core/src/main/java/org/apache/doris/datasource/InternalCatalog.java
index 1fb8826903..46b1c44fa2 100644
--- a/fe/fe-core/src/main/java/org/apache/doris/datasource/InternalCatalog.java
+++ b/fe/fe-core/src/main/java/org/apache/doris/datasource/InternalCatalog.java
@@ -2498,7 +2498,8 @@ public class InternalCatalog implements CatalogIf<Database> {
 
         boolean enableDeleteOnDeletePredicate = false;
         try {
-            enableDeleteOnDeletePredicate = PropertyAnalyzer.analyzeEnableDeleteOnDeletePredicate(properties);
+            enableDeleteOnDeletePredicate = PropertyAnalyzer.analyzeEnableDeleteOnDeletePredicate(properties,
+                    enableUniqueKeyMergeOnWrite);
         } catch (AnalysisException e) {
             throw new DdlException(e.getMessage());
         }