diff --git a/pkg/storage/pebble.go b/pkg/storage/pebble.go
index 936c03a0862..8680d370b65 100644
--- a/pkg/storage/pebble.go
+++ b/pkg/storage/pebble.go
@@ -107,7 +107,8 @@ var columnarBlocksEnabled = settings.RegisterBoolSetting(
 	settings.SystemVisible,
 	"storage.columnar_blocks.enabled",
 	"set to true to enable columnar-blocks to store KVs in a columnar format",
-	false, // TODO(jackson): Metamorphicize this.
+	metamorphic.ConstantWithTestBool(
+		"storage.columnar_blocks.enabled", false /* defaultValue */),
 	settings.WithPublic,
 )