diff --git a/pkg/sql/create_view.go b/pkg/sql/create_view.go
index ef2a5e036a6a..4e44f02512c4 100644
--- a/pkg/sql/create_view.go
+++ b/pkg/sql/create_view.go
@@ -236,7 +236,6 @@ func (n *createViewNode) startExec(params runParams) error {
 			// * use AllocateIDs to give the view descriptor a primary key
 			desc.IsMaterializedView = true
 			desc.State = descpb.DescriptorState_ADD
-			desc.CreateAsOfTime = params.p.Txn().ReadTimestamp()
 			version := params.ExecCfg().Settings.Version.ActiveVersion(params.ctx)
 			if err := desc.AllocateIDs(params.ctx, version); err != nil {
 				return err
diff --git a/pkg/sql/logictest/testdata/logic_test/materialized_view b/pkg/sql/logictest/testdata/logic_test/materialized_view
index e3f788dcbc93..d7776090f288 100644
--- a/pkg/sql/logictest/testdata/logic_test/materialized_view
+++ b/pkg/sql/logictest/testdata/logic_test/materialized_view
@@ -228,3 +228,21 @@ query I
 SELECT * FROM view_from_seq
 ----
 1
+
+# Regression test for #79015.
+user testuser
+
+statement ok
+BEGIN
+
+user root
+
+statement ok
+SELECT * FROM system.descriptor;
+
+user testuser
+
+statement ok
+CREATE SEQUENCE seq_2;
+CREATE MATERIALIZED VIEW view_from_seq_2 AS (SELECT nextval('seq_2'));
+COMMIT