diff --git a/flow/cmd/handler.go b/flow/cmd/handler.go
index 22865042d6..41dd04b4e7 100644
--- a/flow/cmd/handler.go
+++ b/flow/cmd/handler.go
@@ -142,16 +142,10 @@ func (h *FlowRequestHandler) CreateCDCFlow(
 
 	if req.ConnectionConfigs.SoftDeleteColName == "" {
 		req.ConnectionConfigs.SoftDeleteColName = "_PEERDB_IS_DELETED"
-	} else {
-		// make them all uppercase
-		req.ConnectionConfigs.SoftDeleteColName = strings.ToUpper(req.ConnectionConfigs.SoftDeleteColName)
 	}
 
 	if req.ConnectionConfigs.SyncedAtColName == "" {
 		req.ConnectionConfigs.SyncedAtColName = "_PEERDB_SYNCED_AT"
-	} else {
-		// make them all uppercase
-		req.ConnectionConfigs.SyncedAtColName = strings.ToUpper(req.ConnectionConfigs.SyncedAtColName)
 	}
 
 	err := h.createCdcJobEntry(ctx, req, workflowID)
@@ -256,10 +250,8 @@ func (h *FlowRequestHandler) CreateQRepFlow(
 
 	if req.QrepConfig.SyncedAtColName == "" {
 		cfg.SyncedAtColName = "_PEERDB_SYNCED_AT"
-	} else {
-		// make them all uppercase
-		cfg.SyncedAtColName = strings.ToUpper(req.QrepConfig.SyncedAtColName)
 	}
+
 	_, err := h.temporalClient.ExecuteWorkflow(ctx, workflowOptions, workflowFn, cfg, state)
 	if err != nil {
 		slog.Error("unable to start QRepFlow workflow",
diff --git a/flow/e2e/bigquery/peer_flow_bq_test.go b/flow/e2e/bigquery/peer_flow_bq_test.go
index da4f036b0a..303fa0c8ea 100644
--- a/flow/e2e/bigquery/peer_flow_bq_test.go
+++ b/flow/e2e/bigquery/peer_flow_bq_test.go
@@ -1110,8 +1110,8 @@ func (s PeerFlowE2ETestSuiteBQ) Test_Soft_Delete_IUD_Same_Batch() {
 		Source:            e2e.GeneratePostgresPeer(),
 		CdcStagingPath:    connectionGen.CdcStagingPath,
 		SoftDelete:        true,
-		SoftDeleteColName: "_PEERDB_IS_DELETED",
-		SyncedAtColName:   "_PEERDB_SYNCED_AT",
+		SoftDeleteColName: "_custom_deleted",
+		SyncedAtColName:   "_custom_synced",
 		MaxBatchSize:      100,
 	}
 
@@ -1141,7 +1141,7 @@ func (s PeerFlowE2ETestSuiteBQ) Test_Soft_Delete_IUD_Same_Batch() {
 	e2e.EnvWaitForEqualTables(env, s, "normalizing tx", "test_softdel_iud", "id,c1,c2,t")
 	e2e.EnvWaitFor(s.t, env, 3*time.Minute, "checking soft delete", func() bool {
 		newerSyncedAtQuery := fmt.Sprintf(
-			"SELECT COUNT(*) FROM `%s.%s` WHERE _PEERDB_IS_DELETED",
+			"SELECT COUNT(*) FROM `%s.%s` WHERE _custom_deleted",
 			s.bqHelper.Config.DatasetId, dstTableName)
 		numNewRows, err := s.bqHelper.RunInt64Query(newerSyncedAtQuery)
 		e2e.EnvNoError(s.t, env, err)
diff --git a/ui/app/mirrors/create/cdc/cdc.tsx b/ui/app/mirrors/create/cdc/cdc.tsx
index 2ef76be5be..353d988d19 100644
--- a/ui/app/mirrors/create/cdc/cdc.tsx
+++ b/ui/app/mirrors/create/cdc/cdc.tsx
@@ -92,7 +92,6 @@ export default function CDCConfigForm({
         mirrorConfig.destination?.type !== DBType.POSTGRES) &&
         label.includes('type system')) ||
       (mirrorConfig.destination?.type !== DBType.BIGQUERY &&
-        mirrorConfig.destination?.type !== DBType.SNOWFLAKE &&
         label.includes('column name'))
     ) {
       return false;