diff --git a/src/snowflake/snowpark/mock/_connection.py b/src/snowflake/snowpark/mock/_connection.py
index 7ad81e3ceb3..7daa455ec4c 100644
--- a/src/snowflake/snowpark/mock/_connection.py
+++ b/src/snowflake/snowpark/mock/_connection.py
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
 import json
 import logging
 import os
-import re
 import sys
 import time
 import uuid
@@ -491,20 +490,11 @@ def run_query(
         ] = None,  # this argument is currently only used by AsyncJob
         **kwargs,
     ) -> Union[Dict[str, Any], AsyncJob]:
-        use_ddl_pattern = r"^\s*use\s+(warehouse|database|schema|role)\s+(.+)\s*$"
-        if match := re.match(use_ddl_pattern, query):
-            # if the query is "use xxx", then the object name is already verified by the upper stream
-            # we do not validate here
-            object_type = match.group(1)
-            object_name = match.group(2)
-            setattr(self, f"_active_{object_type}", object_name)
-            return {"data": [("Statement executed successfully.",)], "sfqid": None}
-        else:
-            self.log_not_supported_error(
-                external_feature_name="Running SQL queries",
-                internal_feature_name="MockServerConnection.run_query",
-                raise_error=NotImplementedError,
-            )
+        self.log_not_supported_error(
+            external_feature_name="Running SQL queries",
+            internal_feature_name="MockServerConnection.run_query",
+            raise_error=NotImplementedError,
+        )
 
     def _to_data_or_iter(
         self,
diff --git a/src/snowflake/snowpark/session.py b/src/snowflake/snowpark/session.py
index 9098b33cca7..98a50caa7ce 100644
--- a/src/snowflake/snowpark/session.py
+++ b/src/snowflake/snowpark/session.py
@@ -2761,7 +2761,22 @@ def use_secondary_roles(self, roles: Optional[Literal["all", "none"]]) -> None:
     def _use_object(self, object_name: str, object_type: str) -> None:
         if object_name:
             validate_object_name(object_name)
-            self._run_query(f"use {object_type} {object_name}")
+            query = f"use {object_type} {object_name}"
+            if isinstance(self._conn, MockServerConnection):
+                use_ddl_pattern = (
+                    r"^\s*use\s+(warehouse|database|schema|role)\s+(.+)\s*$"
+                )
+
+                if match := re.match(use_ddl_pattern, query):
+                    # if the query is "use xxx", then the object name is already verified by the upper stream
+                    # we do not validate here
+                    object_type = match.group(1)
+                    object_name = match.group(2)
+                    setattr(self, f"_active_{object_type}", object_name)
+                else:
+                    self._run_query(query)
+            else:
+                self._run_query(query)
         else:
             raise ValueError(f"'{object_type}' must not be empty or None.")