diff --git a/src/vnode/src/vnodeMain.c b/src/vnode/src/vnodeMain.c
index 0921c5ce48d3cd525bb4d741585de10425e10b76..ee8ed9e0fa3507363f04841060011de85422efec 100644
--- a/src/vnode/src/vnodeMain.c
+++ b/src/vnode/src/vnodeMain.c
@@ -232,28 +232,9 @@ int32_t vnodeAlter(void *vparam, SCreateVnodeMsg *pVnodeCfg) {
   return code;
 }
 
-static void vnodeFindWalRootDir(int32_t vgId, char *walRootDir) {
-  char vnodeDir[TSDB_FILENAME_LEN] = "\0";
-  snprintf(vnodeDir, TSDB_FILENAME_LEN, "/vnode/vnode%d/wal", vgId);
-
-  TDIR *tdir = tfsOpendir(vnodeDir);
-  if (!tdir) return;
-
-  const TFILE *tfile = tfsReaddir(tdir);
-  if (!tfile) {
-    tfsClosedir(tdir);
-    return;
-  }
-
-  sprintf(walRootDir, "%s/vnode/vnode%d", TFS_DISK_PATH(tfile->level, tfile->id), vgId);
-
-  tfsClosedir(tdir);
-}
-
 int32_t vnodeOpen(int32_t vgId) {
   char temp[TSDB_FILENAME_LEN * 3];
   char rootDir[TSDB_FILENAME_LEN * 2];
-  char walRootDir[TSDB_FILENAME_LEN * 2] = {0};
   snprintf(rootDir, TSDB_FILENAME_LEN * 2, "%s/vnode%d", tsVnodeDir, vgId);
 
   SVnodeObj *pVnode = calloc(sizeof(SVnodeObj), 1);
@@ -340,21 +321,7 @@ int32_t vnodeOpen(int32_t vgId) {
     }
   }
 
-  // walRootDir for wal & syncInfo.path (not empty dir of /vnode/vnode{pVnode->vgId}/wal)
-  vnodeFindWalRootDir(pVnode->vgId, walRootDir);
-  if (walRootDir[0] == 0) {
-    int level = -1, id = -1;
-
-    tfsAllocDisk(TFS_PRIMARY_LEVEL, &level, &id);
-    if (level < 0 || id < 0) {
-      vnodeCleanUp(pVnode);
-      return terrno;
-    }
-
-    sprintf(walRootDir, "%s/vnode/vnode%d", TFS_DISK_PATH(level, id), vgId);
-  }
-
-  sprintf(temp, "%s/wal", walRootDir);
+  sprintf(temp, "%s/wal", rootDir);
   pVnode->walCfg.vgId = pVnode->vgId;
   pVnode->wal = walOpen(temp, &pVnode->walCfg);
   if (pVnode->wal == NULL) { 
@@ -386,7 +353,7 @@ int32_t vnodeOpen(int32_t vgId) {
 
   pVnode->events = NULL;
 
-  vDebug("vgId:%d, vnode is opened in %s - %s, pVnode:%p", pVnode->vgId, rootDir, walRootDir, pVnode);
+  vDebug("vgId:%d, vnode is opened in %s, pVnode:%p", pVnode->vgId, rootDir, pVnode);
 
   vnodeAddIntoHash(pVnode);
   
@@ -394,7 +361,7 @@ int32_t vnodeOpen(int32_t vgId) {
   syncInfo.vgId = pVnode->vgId;
   syncInfo.version = pVnode->version;
   syncInfo.syncCfg = pVnode->syncCfg;
-  tstrncpy(syncInfo.path, walRootDir, TSDB_FILENAME_LEN);
+  tstrncpy(syncInfo.path, rootDir, TSDB_FILENAME_LEN);
   syncInfo.getWalInfoFp = vnodeGetWalInfo;
   syncInfo.writeToCacheFp = vnodeWriteToCache;
   syncInfo.confirmForward = vnodeConfirmForard;