diff --git a/src/backend/access/common/reloptions.c b/src/backend/access/common/reloptions.c
index 85627a05a3..b5072c00fe 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/common/reloptions.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/common/reloptions.c
@@ -700,13 +700,6 @@ allocate_reloption(bits32 kinds, int type, const char *name, const char *desc,
 	newoption->type = type;
 	newoption->lockmode = lockmode;
 
-	/*
-	 * Set the default lock mode for this option.  There is no actual way
-	 * for a module to enforce it when declaring a custom relation option,
-	 * so just use the highest level, which is safe for all cases.
-	 */
-	newoption->lockmode = AccessExclusiveLock;
-
 	MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcxt);
 
 	return newoption;
diff --git a/src/test/modules/dummy_index_am/README b/src/test/modules/dummy_index_am/README
index 7bcdec56f3..61f3360fd1 100644
--- a/src/test/modules/dummy_index_am/README
+++ b/src/test/modules/dummy_index_am/README
@@ -8,4 +8,5 @@ This includes tests for all relation option types:
 - boolean
 - integer
 - real
+- enum
 - strings (with and without NULL as default)
diff --git a/src/test/modules/dummy_index_am/expected/reloptions.out b/src/test/modules/dummy_index_am/expected/reloptions.out
index 99742f6fdc..c873a80bb7 100644
--- a/src/test/modules/dummy_index_am/expected/reloptions.out
+++ b/src/test/modules/dummy_index_am/expected/reloptions.out
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ CREATE INDEX dummy_test_idx ON dummy_test_tab
   option_bool = false,
   option_int = 5,
   option_real = 3.1,
+  option_enum = 'two',
   option_string_val = NULL,
   option_string_null = 'val');
 NOTICE:  new option value for string parameter null
@@ -32,9 +33,10 @@ SELECT unnest(reloptions) FROM pg_class WHERE relname = 'dummy_test_idx';
  option_bool=false
  option_int=5
  option_real=3.1
+ option_enum=two
  option_string_val=null
  option_string_null=val
-(5 rows)
+(6 rows)
 
 -- ALTER INDEX .. SET
 ALTER INDEX dummy_test_idx SET (option_int = 10);
diff --git a/src/test/modules/dummy_index_am/sql/reloptions.sql b/src/test/modules/dummy_index_am/sql/reloptions.sql
index 0172cf094e..6749d763e6 100644
--- a/src/test/modules/dummy_index_am/sql/reloptions.sql
+++ b/src/test/modules/dummy_index_am/sql/reloptions.sql
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ CREATE INDEX dummy_test_idx ON dummy_test_tab
   option_bool = false,
   option_int = 5,
   option_real = 3.1,
+  option_enum = 'two',
   option_string_val = NULL,
   option_string_null = 'val');
 -- Silence again validation checks for strings until the end of the test.