diff --git a/pyathena/result_set.py b/pyathena/result_set.py
index c24b749f..5010dd97 100644
--- a/pyathena/result_set.py
+++ b/pyathena/result_set.py
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ class AthenaResultSet(CursorIterator):
     # https://docs.aws.amazon.com/athena/latest/ug/data-types.html
     # Athena complex types that benefit from type hint conversion.
     _COMPLEX_TYPES: frozenset[str] = frozenset({"array", "map", "row", "struct"})
+    _DML_SUBSTATEMENT_TYPES: frozenset[str] = frozenset({"INSERT", "UPDATE", "DELETE", "MERGE"})
 
     def __init__(
         self,
@@ -318,7 +319,10 @@ def result_reuse_minutes(self) -> int | None:
     def description(
         self,
     ) -> list[tuple[str, str, None, None, int, int, str]] | None:
-        if self._metadata is None:
+        if self._metadata is None or (
+            self.substatement_type
+            and self.substatement_type.upper() in self._DML_SUBSTATEMENT_TYPES
+        ):
             return None
         return [
             (
diff --git a/tests/pyathena/test_cursor.py b/tests/pyathena/test_cursor.py
index f7d84638..2e3c2be3 100644
--- a/tests/pyathena/test_cursor.py
+++ b/tests/pyathena/test_cursor.py
@@ -826,6 +826,7 @@ def test_iceberg_table(self, cursor):
             VALUES (1, 'test1'), (2, 'test2')
             """
         )
+        assert cursor.description is None
         assert cursor.rowcount == 2
         cursor.execute(
             f"""
@@ -842,6 +843,7 @@ def test_iceberg_table(self, cursor):
             WHERE id = 1
             """
         )
+        assert cursor.description is None
         assert cursor.rowcount == 1
         cursor.execute(
             f"""
@@ -873,6 +875,7 @@ def test_iceberg_table(self, cursor):
               THEN UPDATE SET col1 = t2.col1
             """
         )
+        assert cursor.description is None
         assert cursor.rowcount == 1
         cursor.execute(
             f"""
@@ -895,6 +898,7 @@ def test_iceberg_table(self, cursor):
             WHERE id = 2
             """
         )
+        assert cursor.description is None
         assert cursor.rowcount == 1
         cursor.execute(
             f"""
diff --git a/tests/sqlalchemy/test_suite.py b/tests/sqlalchemy/test_suite.py
index 4ffdd9cc..49077eef 100644
--- a/tests/sqlalchemy/test_suite.py
+++ b/tests/sqlalchemy/test_suite.py
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@
 del LongNameBlowoutTest  # noqa: F821
 del QuotedNameArgumentTest  # noqa: F821
 del RowCountTest  # noqa: F821
-del SimpleUpdateDeleteTest  # noqa: F821
 del TimeMicrosecondsTest  # noqa: F821
 del TimeTest  # noqa: F821
 del TimestampMicrosecondsTest  # noqa: F821