diff --git a/source/dnode/vnode/src/meta/metaTable.c b/source/dnode/vnode/src/meta/metaTable.c
index 72c39634f52aeffe627bf6c9701b0a880130b54d..daf7ccb26ae1091e386dd038aec713f857cb39aa 100644
--- a/source/dnode/vnode/src/meta/metaTable.c
+++ b/source/dnode/vnode/src/meta/metaTable.c
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
 
 static int metaSaveJsonVarToIdx(SMeta *pMeta, const SMetaEntry *pCtbEntry, const SSchema *pSchema);
 static int metaDelJsonVarFromIdx(SMeta *pMeta, const SMetaEntry *pCtbEntry, const SSchema *pSchema);
-static int metaHandleEntry(SMeta *pMeta, const SMetaEntry *pME);
 static int metaSaveToTbDb(SMeta *pMeta, const SMetaEntry *pME);
 static int metaUpdateUidIdx(SMeta *pMeta, const SMetaEntry *pME);
 static int metaUpdateNameIdx(SMeta *pMeta, const SMetaEntry *pME);