diff --git a/parquet_file/src/chunk.rs b/parquet_file/src/chunk.rs
index 61b37edfe9..8ab764c3c4 100644
--- a/parquet_file/src/chunk.rs
+++ b/parquet_file/src/chunk.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,4 @@
-use crate::{
-    metadata::{IoxMetadata, IoxParquetMetaData},
-    storage::Storage,
-};
+use crate::{metadata::IoxParquetMetaData, storage::Storage};
 use data_types::{
     partition_metadata::{Statistics, TableSummary},
     timestamp::TimestampRange,
@@ -118,20 +115,10 @@ impl ParquetChunk {
         store: Arc<ObjectStore>,
         file_size_bytes: usize,
         parquet_metadata: Arc<IoxParquetMetaData>,
+        table_name: Arc<str>,
+        partition_key: Arc<str>,
         metrics: ChunkMetrics,
     ) -> Result<Self> {
-        let iox_md = parquet_metadata
-            .read_iox_metadata()
-            .context(IoxMetadataReadFailed {
-                path: &file_location,
-            })?;
-
-        let IoxMetadata {
-            table_name,
-            partition_key,
-            ..
-        } = iox_md;
-
         let schema = parquet_metadata.read_schema().context(SchemaReadFailed {
             path: &file_location,
         })?;
diff --git a/server/src/db/lifecycle/write.rs b/server/src/db/lifecycle/write.rs
index fe3bad1f1e..855fcfe437 100644
--- a/server/src/db/lifecycle/write.rs
+++ b/server/src/db/lifecycle/write.rs
@@ -53,6 +53,8 @@ pub(super) fn write_chunk_to_object_store(
 )> {
     let db = Arc::clone(&chunk.data().db);
     let addr = chunk.addr().clone();
+    let table_name = Arc::clone(&addr.table_name);
+    let partition_key = Arc::clone(&addr.partition_key);
 
     let (tracker, registration) = db.jobs.register(Job::WriteChunk {
         chunk: addr.clone(),
@@ -116,8 +118,8 @@ pub(super) fn write_chunk_to_object_store(
             //            between creation and the transaction commit.
             let metadata = IoxMetadata {
                 creation_timestamp: Utc::now(),
-                table_name: Arc::clone(&addr.table_name),
-                partition_key: Arc::clone(&addr.partition_key),
+                table_name: Arc::clone(&table_name),
+                partition_key: Arc::clone(&partition_key),
                 chunk_id: addr.chunk_id,
                 partition_checkpoint,
                 database_checkpoint,
@@ -141,6 +143,8 @@ pub(super) fn write_chunk_to_object_store(
                     Arc::clone(&db.store),
                     file_size_bytes,
                     Arc::clone(&parquet_metadata),
+                    Arc::clone(&table_name),
+                    Arc::clone(&partition_key),
                     metrics,
                 )
                 .context(ParquetChunkError)?,
diff --git a/server/src/db/load.rs b/server/src/db/load.rs
index 1c5add8ad5..b33cc42d91 100644
--- a/server/src/db/load.rs
+++ b/server/src/db/load.rs
@@ -210,6 +210,8 @@ impl CatalogState for Loader {
             object_store,
             info.file_size_bytes,
             info.metadata,
+            Arc::clone(&iox_md.table_name),
+            Arc::clone(&iox_md.partition_key),
             metrics,
         )
         .context(ChunkCreationFailed {