diff --git a/mysql-test/suite/vcol/inc/vcol_partition.inc b/mysql-test/suite/vcol/inc/vcol_partition.inc
index a7f65256684..c20dfaaa2a4 100644
--- a/mysql-test/suite/vcol/inc/vcol_partition.inc
+++ b/mysql-test/suite/vcol/inc/vcol_partition.inc
@@ -36,27 +36,14 @@ insert into t1 values ('2007-01-01',default);
 insert into t1 values ('2005-01-01',default);
 select * from t1;
 
-# Specifically for MyISAM, check that data is written into correct 
-# $MYSQLTEST_VARDIR/mysqld.1/data/test/t1*p?.MYD files
-let $myisam_engine = `select @@session.storage_engine='myisam'`;
-if ($myisam_engine)
-{
- --echo # Check how data is physically partitioned.
- --replace_result $MYSQLTEST_VARDIR MYSQLTEST_VARDIR
- --exec du -b $MYSQLTEST_VARDIR/mysqld.1/data/test/t1*p?.MYD
-}
+select partition_name,table_rows,data_length from information_schema.partitions where table_name = 't1';
 
 --echo # Modify the expression of virtual column b
 ALTER TABLE t1 modify b int as (year(a)-1);
 
 select * from t1;
 
-if ($myisam_engine)
-{
- --echo # Check how data is physically partitioned.
- --replace_result $MYSQLTEST_VARDIR MYSQLTEST_VARDIR
- --exec du -b $MYSQLTEST_VARDIR/mysqld.1/data/test/t1*p?.MYD
-}
+select partition_name,table_rows,data_length from information_schema.partitions where table_name = 't1';
 
 drop table t1;
 
@@ -67,12 +54,7 @@ PARTITION BY LIST (a+1)
 (PARTITION p1 VALUES IN (1), PARTITION p2 VALUES IN (2));
 
 insert into t1 values (1,default);
-if ($myisam_engine)
-{
- --echo # Check how data is physically partitioned.
- --replace_result $MYSQLTEST_VARDIR MYSQLTEST_VARDIR
- --exec du -b $MYSQLTEST_VARDIR/mysqld.1/data/test/t1*p?.MYD
-}
+select partition_name,table_rows,data_length from information_schema.partitions where table_name = 't1';
 select * from t1;
 
 #
@@ -115,12 +97,7 @@ select * from t1;
 #alter table t1 change b b int as ((a % 3)+1) persistent;
 #--error ER_NO_PARTITION_FOR_GIVEN_VALUE
 #alter table t1 change b b int as (a % 2) persistent;
-#if ($myisam_engine)
-#{
-# --echo # Check how data is physically partitioned.
-# --replace_result $MYSQLTEST_VARDIR MYSQLTEST_VARDIR
-# --exec du -b $MYSQLTEST_VARDIR/mysqld.1/data/test/t1*p?.MYD
-#}
+#select partition_name,table_rows,data_length from information_schema.partitions where table_name = 't1';
 
 select * from t1;
 
@@ -138,23 +115,13 @@ insert into t1 values ('2005-01-01',default);
 insert into t1 values ('2006-01-01',default);
 select * from t1;
 
-if ($myisam_engine)
-{
- --echo # Check how data is physically partitioned.
- --replace_result $MYSQLTEST_VARDIR MYSQLTEST_VARDIR
- --exec du -b $MYSQLTEST_VARDIR/mysqld.1/data/test/t1*p?.MYD
-}
+select partition_name,table_rows,data_length from information_schema.partitions where table_name = 't1';
 
 --echo # Modify the expression of virtual column b
 ALTER TABLE t1 modify b int as (year(a)-1);
 
 select * from t1;
 
-if ($myisam_engine)
-{
- --echo # Check how data is physically partitioned.
- --replace_result $MYSQLTEST_VARDIR MYSQLTEST_VARDIR
- --exec du -b $MYSQLTEST_VARDIR/mysqld.1/data/test/t1*p?.MYD
-}
+select partition_name,table_rows,data_length from information_schema.partitions where table_name = 't1';
 
 drop table t1;
diff --git a/mysql-test/suite/vcol/r/vcol_partition_innodb.result b/mysql-test/suite/vcol/r/vcol_partition_innodb.result
index a754581e98d..466c1851800 100644
--- a/mysql-test/suite/vcol/r/vcol_partition_innodb.result
+++ b/mysql-test/suite/vcol/r/vcol_partition_innodb.result
@@ -17,6 +17,10 @@ a	b
 2005-01-01	2005
 2006-01-01	2006
 2007-01-01	2007
+select partition_name,table_rows,data_length from information_schema.partitions where table_name = 't1';
+partition_name	table_rows	data_length
+p0	1	16384
+p2	2	16384
 # Modify the expression of virtual column b
 ALTER TABLE t1 modify b int as (year(a)-1);
 select * from t1;
@@ -24,12 +28,20 @@ a	b
 2005-01-01	2004
 2006-01-01	2005
 2007-01-01	2006
+select partition_name,table_rows,data_length from information_schema.partitions where table_name = 't1';
+partition_name	table_rows	data_length
+p0	2	16384
+p2	1	16384
 drop table t1;
 # Case 2. Partitioning by LIST based on a stored virtual column.
 CREATE TABLE t1 (a int, b int as (a % 3 ) persistent)
 PARTITION BY LIST (a+1)
 (PARTITION p1 VALUES IN (1), PARTITION p2 VALUES IN (2));
 insert into t1 values (1,default);
+select partition_name,table_rows,data_length from information_schema.partitions where table_name = 't1';
+partition_name	table_rows	data_length
+p1	0	16384
+p2	1	16384
 select * from t1;
 a	b
 1	1
@@ -49,10 +61,20 @@ select * from t1;
 a	b
 2005-01-01	2005
 2006-01-01	2006
+select partition_name,table_rows,data_length from information_schema.partitions where table_name = 't1';
+partition_name	table_rows	data_length
+p0	0	16384
+p1	1	16384
+p2	1	16384
 # Modify the expression of virtual column b
 ALTER TABLE t1 modify b int as (year(a)-1);
 select * from t1;
 a	b
 2005-01-01	2004
 2006-01-01	2005
+select partition_name,table_rows,data_length from information_schema.partitions where table_name = 't1';
+partition_name	table_rows	data_length
+p0	1	16384
+p1	1	16384
+p2	0	16384
 drop table t1;
diff --git a/mysql-test/suite/vcol/r/vcol_partition_myisam.result b/mysql-test/suite/vcol/r/vcol_partition_myisam.result
index 5d04df9e1a8..9a92f308c45 100644
--- a/mysql-test/suite/vcol/r/vcol_partition_myisam.result
+++ b/mysql-test/suite/vcol/r/vcol_partition_myisam.result
@@ -17,9 +17,10 @@ a	b
 2005-01-01	2005
 2006-01-01	2006
 2007-01-01	2007
-# Check how data is physically partitioned.
-7	MYSQLTEST_VARDIR/mysqld.1/data/test/t1#P#p0.MYD
-14	MYSQLTEST_VARDIR/mysqld.1/data/test/t1#P#p2.MYD
+select partition_name,table_rows,data_length from information_schema.partitions where table_name = 't1';
+partition_name	table_rows	data_length
+p0	1	7
+p2	2	14
 # Modify the expression of virtual column b
 ALTER TABLE t1 modify b int as (year(a)-1);
 select * from t1;
@@ -27,18 +28,20 @@ a	b
 2005-01-01	2004
 2006-01-01	2005
 2007-01-01	2006
-# Check how data is physically partitioned.
-14	MYSQLTEST_VARDIR/mysqld.1/data/test/t1#P#p0.MYD
-7	MYSQLTEST_VARDIR/mysqld.1/data/test/t1#P#p2.MYD
+select partition_name,table_rows,data_length from information_schema.partitions where table_name = 't1';
+partition_name	table_rows	data_length
+p0	2	14
+p2	1	7
 drop table t1;
 # Case 2. Partitioning by LIST based on a stored virtual column.
 CREATE TABLE t1 (a int, b int as (a % 3 ) persistent)
 PARTITION BY LIST (a+1)
 (PARTITION p1 VALUES IN (1), PARTITION p2 VALUES IN (2));
 insert into t1 values (1,default);
-# Check how data is physically partitioned.
-0	MYSQLTEST_VARDIR/mysqld.1/data/test/t1#P#p1.MYD
-9	MYSQLTEST_VARDIR/mysqld.1/data/test/t1#P#p2.MYD
+select partition_name,table_rows,data_length from information_schema.partitions where table_name = 't1';
+partition_name	table_rows	data_length
+p1	0	0
+p2	1	9
 select * from t1;
 a	b
 1	1
@@ -58,18 +61,20 @@ select * from t1;
 a	b
 2005-01-01	2005
 2006-01-01	2006
-# Check how data is physically partitioned.
-0	MYSQLTEST_VARDIR/mysqld.1/data/test/t1#P#p0.MYD
-7	MYSQLTEST_VARDIR/mysqld.1/data/test/t1#P#p1.MYD
-7	MYSQLTEST_VARDIR/mysqld.1/data/test/t1#P#p2.MYD
+select partition_name,table_rows,data_length from information_schema.partitions where table_name = 't1';
+partition_name	table_rows	data_length
+p0	0	0
+p1	1	7
+p2	1	7
 # Modify the expression of virtual column b
 ALTER TABLE t1 modify b int as (year(a)-1);
 select * from t1;
 a	b
 2005-01-01	2004
 2006-01-01	2005
-# Check how data is physically partitioned.
-7	MYSQLTEST_VARDIR/mysqld.1/data/test/t1#P#p0.MYD
-7	MYSQLTEST_VARDIR/mysqld.1/data/test/t1#P#p1.MYD
-0	MYSQLTEST_VARDIR/mysqld.1/data/test/t1#P#p2.MYD
+select partition_name,table_rows,data_length from information_schema.partitions where table_name = 't1';
+partition_name	table_rows	data_length
+p0	1	7
+p1	1	7
+p2	0	0
 drop table t1;