diff --git a/superset/sql_lab.py b/superset/sql_lab.py
index 3fa80fbc45179..e34f7e2fde7d3 100644
--- a/superset/sql_lab.py
+++ b/superset/sql_lab.py
@@ -419,7 +419,6 @@ def execute_sql_statements(
     # Breaking down into multiple statements
     parsed_query = ParsedQuery(
         rendered_query,
-        strip_comments=True,
         engine=db_engine_spec.engine,
     )
     if not db_engine_spec.run_multiple_statements_as_one:
diff --git a/tests/integration_tests/sqllab_tests.py b/tests/integration_tests/sqllab_tests.py
index 30b8401cc6f6d..5248aab2eb4de 100644
--- a/tests/integration_tests/sqllab_tests.py
+++ b/tests/integration_tests/sqllab_tests.py
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 """Unit tests for Sql Lab"""
 import json
 from datetime import datetime
+from textwrap import dedent
 
 import pytest
 from celery.exceptions import SoftTimeLimitExceeded
@@ -639,12 +640,13 @@ def test_execute_sql_statements(
         mock_get_query,
         mock_db,
     ):
-        sql = """
+        sql = dedent(
+            """
             -- comment
             SET @value = 42;
-            SELECT @value AS foo;
-            -- comment
+            SELECT /*+ hint */ @value AS foo;
         """
+        )
         mock_db = mock.MagicMock()
         mock_query = mock.MagicMock()
         mock_query.database.allow_run_async = False
@@ -667,14 +669,14 @@ def test_execute_sql_statements(
         mock_execute_sql_statement.assert_has_calls(
             [
                 mock.call(
-                    "SET @value = 42",
+                    "-- comment\nSET @value = 42",
                     mock_query,
                     mock_cursor,
                     None,
                     False,
                 ),
                 mock.call(
-                    "SELECT @value AS foo",
+                    "SELECT /*+ hint */ @value AS foo",
                     mock_query,
                     mock_cursor,
                     None,
@@ -689,12 +691,13 @@ def test_execute_sql_statements(
     def test_execute_sql_statements_no_results_backend(
         self, mock_execute_sql_statement, mock_get_query
     ):
-        sql = """
+        sql = dedent(
+            """
             -- comment
             SET @value = 42;
-            SELECT @value AS foo;
-            -- comment
+            SELECT /*+ hint */ @value AS foo;
         """
+        )
         mock_query = mock.MagicMock()
         mock_query.database.allow_run_async = True
         mock_cursor = mock.MagicMock()
@@ -741,12 +744,13 @@ def test_execute_sql_statements_ctas(
         mock_get_query,
         mock_db,
     ):
-        sql = """
+        sql = dedent(
+            """
             -- comment
             SET @value = 42;
-            SELECT @value AS foo;
-            -- comment
+            SELECT /*+ hint */ @value AS foo;
         """
+        )
         mock_db = mock.MagicMock()
         mock_query = mock.MagicMock()
         mock_query.database.allow_run_async = False
@@ -773,14 +777,14 @@ def test_execute_sql_statements_ctas(
         mock_execute_sql_statement.assert_has_calls(
             [
                 mock.call(
-                    "SET @value = 42",
+                    "-- comment\nSET @value = 42",
                     mock_query,
                     mock_cursor,
                     None,
                     False,
                 ),
                 mock.call(
-                    "SELECT @value AS foo",
+                    "SELECT /*+ hint */ @value AS foo",
                     mock_query,
                     mock_cursor,
                     None,
@@ -817,12 +821,13 @@ def test_execute_sql_statements_ctas(
 
         # try invalid CVAS
         mock_query.ctas_method = CtasMethod.VIEW
-        sql = """
+        sql = dedent(
+            """
             -- comment
             SET @value = 42;
-            SELECT @value AS foo;
-            -- comment
+            SELECT /*+ hint */ @value AS foo;
         """
+        )
         with pytest.raises(SupersetErrorException) as excinfo:
             execute_sql_statements(
                 query_id=1,