diff --git a/source/dnode/vnode/src/meta/metaEntry.c b/source/dnode/vnode/src/meta/metaEntry.c
index 73a35d27c2..739f84f0d9 100644
--- a/source/dnode/vnode/src/meta/metaEntry.c
+++ b/source/dnode/vnode/src/meta/metaEntry.c
@@ -228,16 +228,16 @@ static void metaCloneSchemaFree(SSchemaWrapper *pSchema) {
   }
 }
 
-int32_t metaCloneEntryFree(SMetaEntry **ppEntry) {
+void metaCloneEntryFree(SMetaEntry **ppEntry) {
   if (ppEntry == NULL || *ppEntry == NULL) {
-    return TSDB_CODE_SUCCESS;
+    return;
   }
 
   taosMemoryFreeClear((*ppEntry)->name);
 
   if ((*ppEntry)->type < 0) {
     taosMemoryFreeClear(*ppEntry);
-    return TSDB_CODE_SUCCESS;
+    return;
   }
 
   if (TSDB_SUPER_TABLE == (*ppEntry)->type) {
@@ -250,12 +250,12 @@ int32_t metaCloneEntryFree(SMetaEntry **ppEntry) {
     metaCloneSchemaFree(&(*ppEntry)->ntbEntry.schemaRow);
     taosMemoryFreeClear((*ppEntry)->ntbEntry.comment);
   } else {
-    return TSDB_CODE_INVALID_PARA;
+    return;
   }
   metaCloneColCmprFree(&(*ppEntry)->colCmpr);
 
   taosMemoryFreeClear(*ppEntry);
-  return TSDB_CODE_SUCCESS;
+  return;
 }
 
 int32_t metaCloneEntry(const SMetaEntry *pEntry, SMetaEntry **ppEntry) {
diff --git a/source/dnode/vnode/src/meta/metaEntry2.c b/source/dnode/vnode/src/meta/metaEntry2.c
index 9faf576183..869510c6f9 100644
--- a/source/dnode/vnode/src/meta/metaEntry2.c
+++ b/source/dnode/vnode/src/meta/metaEntry2.c
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 #include "meta.h"
 
 int32_t metaCloneEntry(const SMetaEntry *pEntry, SMetaEntry **ppEntry);
-int32_t metaCloneEntryFree(SMetaEntry **ppEntry);
+void    metaCloneEntryFree(SMetaEntry **ppEntry);
 void    metaDestroyTagIdxKey(STagIdxKey *pTagIdxKey);
 int     metaSaveJsonVarToIdx(SMeta *pMeta, const SMetaEntry *pCtbEntry, const SSchema *pSchema);
 
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ static int32_t metaFetchEntryByName(SMeta *pMeta, const char *name, SMetaEntry *
   return code;
 }
 
-static int32_t metaFetchEntryFree(SMetaEntry **ppEntry) { return metaCloneEntryFree(ppEntry); }
+static void metaFetchEntryFree(SMetaEntry **ppEntry) { metaCloneEntryFree(ppEntry); }
 
 // Entry Table
 static int32_t metaEntryTableUpsert(SMeta *pMeta, const SMetaHandleParam *pParam, EMetaTableOp op) {