diff --git a/macros/edr/tests/on_run_end/handle_tests_results.sql b/macros/edr/tests/on_run_end/handle_tests_results.sql
index 002d40d39..b41114080 100644
--- a/macros/edr/tests/on_run_end/handle_tests_results.sql
+++ b/macros/edr/tests/on_run_end/handle_tests_results.sql
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@
     {%- do elementary.edr_create_table_as(
         true, temp_relation, test_tables_union_query
     ) %}
-    {% do elementary.run_query(insert_query) %}
+    {% do elementary.execute_no_fetch(insert_query) %}
 
     {# DuckDB: commit so insert survives dbt's post-on-run-end ROLLBACK #}
     {% if target.type == "duckdb" %} {% do adapter.commit() %} {% endif %}
@@ -280,7 +280,7 @@
     {%- do elementary.edr_create_table_as(
         true, temp_relation, test_tables_union_query
     ) %}
-    {% do elementary.run_query(insert_query) %}
+    {% do elementary.execute_no_fetch(insert_query) %}
 
     {# DuckDB: commit so insert survives dbt's post-on-run-end ROLLBACK #}
     {% if target.type == "duckdb" %} {% do adapter.commit() %} {% endif %}
diff --git a/macros/utils/run_queries/run_query.sql b/macros/utils/run_queries/run_query.sql
index 500e453a2..1bf356b11 100644
--- a/macros/utils/run_queries/run_query.sql
+++ b/macros/utils/run_queries/run_query.sql
@@ -11,6 +11,12 @@
     {% do return(query_result) %}
 {% endmacro %}
 
+{# Execute without fetching a result set. Use this for DML/DDL whose callers
+   discard the result; dbt.run_query always fetches. #}
+{% macro execute_no_fetch(query) %}
+    {% do adapter.execute(elementary.format_query_with_metadata(query), fetch=false) %}
+{% endmacro %}
+
 {% macro format_query_with_metadata(query) %}
     {% do return(
         adapter.dispatch("format_query_with_metadata", "elementary")(query)
diff --git a/macros/utils/table_operations/insert_rows.sql b/macros/utils/table_operations/insert_rows.sql
index 43c6999a2..035fa7056 100644
--- a/macros/utils/table_operations/insert_rows.sql
+++ b/macros/utils/table_operations/insert_rows.sql
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@
             "[{}/{}] Running insert query.".format(loop.index, queries_len)
         ) %}
         {% do elementary.begin_duration_measure_context("run_insert_rows_query") %}
-        {% do elementary.run_query(insert_query) %}
+        {% do elementary.execute_no_fetch(insert_query) %}
         {% do elementary.end_duration_measure_context("run_insert_rows_query") %}
     {% endfor %}