diff --git a/dlt/destinations/impl/filesystem/filesystem.py b/dlt/destinations/impl/filesystem/filesystem.py
index 3a104a2a0a..cf1096784a 100644
--- a/dlt/destinations/impl/filesystem/filesystem.py
+++ b/dlt/destinations/impl/filesystem/filesystem.py
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ def drop_tables(self, *tables: str, delete_schema: bool = True) -> None:
         if not delete_schema:
             return
         # Delete all stored schemas
-        for filename, _ in self._list_dlt_table_files(self.schema.version_table_name):
+        for filename, _ in self._iter_stored_schema_files():
             self._delete_file(filename)
 
     def truncate_tables(self, table_names: List[str]) -> None: