diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 07873bb3cb..2af6e5f039 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ phpMyAdmin - ChangeLog
 - issue #11412 Remove PmaAbsoluteUri configuration directive
 - issue #11914 Fix autoloading of phpseclib
 - issue #11880 Fixed rendering of missing extension error
+- issue #11923 Errors on Structure tab when user only has select access on certain columns
 
 4.5.5.0 (not yet released)
 - issue        Undefined index: is_ajax_request
diff --git a/libraries/controllers/table/TableStructureController.php b/libraries/controllers/table/TableStructureController.php
index e94d045b97..1510f7decb 100644
--- a/libraries/controllers/table/TableStructureController.php
+++ b/libraries/controllers/table/TableStructureController.php
@@ -349,32 +349,11 @@ class TableStructureController extends TableController
             $this->db, $this->table, null, true
         );
 
-        // Get more complete field information
-        // For now, this is done just for MySQL 4.1.2+ new TIMESTAMP options
-        // but later, if the analyser returns more information, it
-        // could be executed for any MySQL version and replace
-        // the info given by SHOW FULL COLUMNS FROM.
-        //
-        // We also need this to correctly learn if a TIMESTAMP is NOT NULL, since
-        // SHOW FULL COLUMNS or INFORMATION_SCHEMA incorrectly says NULL
-        // and SHOW CREATE TABLE says NOT NULL (tested
-        // in MySQL 4.0.25 and 5.0.21, http://bugs.mysql.com/20910).
-
-        $show_create_table = $this->table_obj->showCreate();
-        $parser = new SqlParser\Parser($show_create_table);
-
-        /**
-         * @var CreateStatement $stmt
-         */
-        $stmt = $parser->statements[0];
-
-        $create_table_fields = SqlTable::getFields($stmt);
-
         //display table structure
         $this->response->addHTML(
             $this->displayStructure(
-                $cfgRelation, $columns_with_unique_index, $url_params, $primary,
-                $fields, $columns_with_index, $create_table_fields
+                $cfgRelation, $columns_with_unique_index, $url_params,
+                $primary, $fields, $columns_with_index
             )
         );
 
@@ -1167,13 +1146,12 @@ class TableStructureController extends TableController
      *                                               no one exists
      * @param array       $fields                    Fields
      * @param array       $columns_with_index        Columns with index
-     * @param array       $create_table_fields       Fields of the table.
      *
      * @return string
      */
     protected function displayStructure(
-        $cfgRelation, $columns_with_unique_index, $url_params, $primary_index,
-        $fields, $columns_with_index, $create_table_fields
+        $cfgRelation, $columns_with_unique_index, $url_params,
+        $primary_index, $fields, $columns_with_index
     ) {
         /* TABLE INFORMATION */
         $HideStructureActions = '';
@@ -1296,7 +1274,6 @@ class TableStructureController extends TableController
                 'fields' => $fields,
                 'columns_with_index' => $columns_with_index,
                 'central_list' => $central_list,
-                'create_table_fields' => $create_table_fields,
                 'comments_map' => $comments_map
             )
         );
diff --git a/templates/table/structure/display_structure.phtml b/templates/table/structure/display_structure.phtml
index e97b3edd4a..ceece39f02 100644
--- a/templates/table/structure/display_structure.phtml
+++ b/templates/table/structure/display_structure.phtml
@@ -28,34 +28,14 @@ $rownum = 0; $odd_row = true; ?>
             <?php
                 $rownum++;
                 $columns_list[] = $row['Field'];
-                $extracted_columnspec = Util::extractColumnSpec($row['Type']);
-                $attribute = $extracted_columnspec['attribute'];
                 $field_charset = $row['Collation'];
 
-                // prepare a common variable to reuse below; however,
-                // in case of a VIEW, $create_table_fields is empty
-                if (isset($create_table_fields[$row['Field']])) {
-                    $tempField = $create_table_fields[$row['Field']];
-                } else {
-                    $tempField = array();
-                }
-
-                // MySQL 4.1.2+ TIMESTAMP options
-                // (if on_update_current_timestamp is set, then it's TRUE)
-                if (isset($tempField['on_update_current_timestamp'])) {
+                $extracted_columnspec = Util::extractColumnSpec($row['Type']);
+                $attribute = $extracted_columnspec['attribute'];
+                if (strpos($row['Extra'], 'on update CURRENT_TIMESTAMP') !== false) {
                     $attribute = 'on update CURRENT_TIMESTAMP';
                 }
 
-                // here, we have a TIMESTAMP that SHOW FULL COLUMNS reports as having the
-                // NULL attribute, but SHOW CREATE TABLE says the contrary. Believe
-                // the latter.
-                if (! empty($tempField['type'])
-                    && $tempField['type'] == 'TIMESTAMP'
-                    && $tempField['timestamp_not_null']
-                ) {
-                    $row['Null'] = '';
-                }
-
                 if (! isset($row['Default'])) {
                     if ($row['Null'] == 'YES') {
                         $row['Default'] = '<i>NULL</i>';