diff --git a/ddl/partition.go b/ddl/partition.go
index 2a16e6b357699..675c9aa3779ab 100644
--- a/ddl/partition.go
+++ b/ddl/partition.go
@@ -524,7 +524,7 @@ func checkPartitionValuesIsInt(ctx sessionctx.Context, def *ast.PartitionDefinit
 		switch val.Kind() {
 		case types.KindUint64, types.KindNull:
 		case types.KindInt64:
-			if !ctx.GetSessionVars().SQLMode.HasNoUnsignedSubtractionMode() && mysql.HasUnsignedFlag(tp.Flag) && val.GetInt64() < 0 {
+			if mysql.HasUnsignedFlag(tp.Flag) && val.GetInt64() < 0 {
 				return ErrPartitionConstDomain.GenWithStackByArgs()
 			}
 		default:
@@ -666,8 +666,7 @@ func checkRangePartitionValue(ctx sessionctx.Context, tblInfo *model.TableInfo)
 	if strings.EqualFold(defs[len(defs)-1].LessThan[0], partitionMaxValue) {
 		defs = defs[:len(defs)-1]
 	}
-	// treat partition value under NoUnsignedSubtractionMode as signed
-	isUnsigned := isColUnsigned(cols, pi) && !ctx.GetSessionVars().SQLMode.HasNoUnsignedSubtractionMode()
+	isUnsigned := isColUnsigned(cols, pi)
 	var prevRangeValue interface{}
 	for i := 0; i < len(defs); i++ {
 		if strings.EqualFold(defs[i].LessThan[0], partitionMaxValue) {
diff --git a/table/tables/partition_test.go b/table/tables/partition_test.go
index b8a14dc5e997d..8e8449013217c 100644
--- a/table/tables/partition_test.go
+++ b/table/tables/partition_test.go
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ import (
 	. "github.com/pingcap/check"
 	"github.com/pingcap/parser/model"
 	"github.com/pingcap/tidb/ddl"
+	mysql "github.com/pingcap/tidb/errno"
 	"github.com/pingcap/tidb/kv"
 	"github.com/pingcap/tidb/sessionctx/binloginfo"
 	"github.com/pingcap/tidb/table"
@@ -447,41 +448,27 @@ func (ts *testSuite) TestCreatePartitionTableNotSupport(c *C) {
 	c.Assert(ddl.ErrPartitionFunctionIsNotAllowed.Equal(err), IsTrue)
 }
 
-// issue 24880
-func (ts *testSuite) TestRangePartitionUnderNoUnsignedSub(c *C) {
+func (ts *testSuite) TestRangePartitionUnderNoUnsigned(c *C) {
 	tk := testkit.NewTestKitWithInit(c, ts.store)
 	tk.MustExec("use test")
+	tk.MustExec("drop table if exists t2;")
 	tk.MustExec("drop table if exists tu;")
+	defer tk.MustExec("drop table if exists t2;")
+	defer tk.MustExec("drop table if exists tu;")
 	tk.MustExec("SET @@sql_mode='NO_UNSIGNED_SUBTRACTION';")
-	tk.MustExec(`CREATE TABLE tu (c1 BIGINT UNSIGNED) PARTITION BY RANGE(c1 - 10) (
-				PARTITION p0 VALUES LESS THAN (-5),
-				PARTITION p1 VALUES LESS THAN (0),
-				PARTITION p2 VALUES LESS THAN (5),
-				PARTITION p3 VALUES LESS THAN (10),
-				PARTITION p4 VALUES LESS THAN (MAXVALUE)
-				);`)
-	// currently not support insert records whose partition value is negative
-	ErrMsg1 := "[types:1690]BIGINT UNSIGNED value is out of range in '(tu.c1 - 10)'"
-	tk.MustGetErrMsg("insert into tu values (0);", ErrMsg1)
-	tk.MustGetErrMsg("insert into tu values (cast(1 as unsigned));", ErrMsg1)
-	tk.MustExec(("insert into tu values (cast(9223372036854775807 as unsigned));"))
-	// MySQL will not support c1 value bigger than 9223372036854775817 in this case
-	tk.MustExec(("insert into tu values (cast(18446744073709551615 as unsigned));"))
-
-	// test `create table like`
-	ErrMsg2 := "[types:1690]BIGINT UNSIGNED value is out of range in '(tu2.c1 - 10)'"
-	tk.MustExec(`CREATE TABLE tu2 like tu;`)
-	// currently not support insert records whose partition value is negative
-	tk.MustGetErrMsg("insert into tu2 values (0);", ErrMsg2)
-	tk.MustGetErrMsg("insert into tu2 values (cast(1 as unsigned));", ErrMsg2)
-	tk.MustExec(("insert into tu2 values (cast(9223372036854775807 as unsigned));"))
-	// MySQL will not support c1 value bigger than 9223372036854775817 in this case
-	tk.MustExec(("insert into tu2 values (cast(18446744073709551615 as unsigned));"))
-
-	// compatible with MySQL
-	ErrMsg3 := "[ddl:1493]VALUES LESS THAN value must be strictly increasing for each partition"
-	tk.MustExec("SET @@sql_mode='';")
-	tk.MustGetErrMsg(`CREATE TABLE tu3 like tu;`, ErrMsg3)
+	tk.MustExec(`create table t2 (a bigint unsigned) partition by range (a) (
+  						  partition p1 values less than (0),
+  						  partition p2 values less than (1),
+  						  partition p3 values less than (18446744073709551614),
+  						  partition p4 values less than (18446744073709551615),
+  						  partition p5 values less than maxvalue);`)
+	tk.MustExec("insert into t2 values(10);")
+	tk.MustGetErrCode(`CREATE TABLE tu (c1 BIGINT UNSIGNED) PARTITION BY RANGE(c1 - 10) (
+							PARTITION p0 VALUES LESS THAN (-5),
+							PARTITION p1 VALUES LESS THAN (0),
+							PARTITION p2 VALUES LESS THAN (5),
+							PARTITION p3 VALUES LESS THAN (10),
+							PARTITION p4 VALUES LESS THAN (MAXVALUE));`, mysql.ErrPartitionConstDomain)
 }
 
 func (ts *testSuite) TestIntUint(c *C) {