diff --git a/include/common/ttypes.h b/include/common/ttypes.h
index 97ae151b7a..f8a85ee1b0 100644
--- a/include/common/ttypes.h
+++ b/include/common/ttypes.h
@@ -53,10 +53,6 @@ typedef struct {
 #define varDataNetLen(v)  (htons(((VarDataLenT *)(v))[0]))
 #define varDataNetTLen(v) (sizeof(VarDataLenT) + varDataNetLen(v))
 
-// this data type is internally used only in 'in' query to hold the values
-#define TSDB_DATA_TYPE_POINTER_ARRAY (1000)
-#define TSDB_DATA_TYPE_VALUE_ARRAY   (1001)
-
 #define GET_TYPED_DATA(_v, _finalType, _type, _data) \
   do {                                               \
     switch (_type) {                                 \
diff --git a/source/common/src/tvariant.c b/source/common/src/tvariant.c
index de225581a6..db69fe9d48 100644
--- a/source/common/src/tvariant.c
+++ b/source/common/src/tvariant.c
@@ -145,19 +145,6 @@ void taosVariantDestroy(SVariant *pVar) {
     pVar->nLen = 0;
   }
 
-  // NOTE: this is only for string array
-  if (pVar->nType == TSDB_DATA_TYPE_POINTER_ARRAY) {
-    size_t num = taosArrayGetSize(pVar->arr);
-    for (size_t i = 0; i < num; i++) {
-      void *p = taosArrayGetP(pVar->arr, i);
-      taosMemoryFree(p);
-    }
-    taosArrayDestroy(pVar->arr);
-    pVar->arr = NULL;
-  } else if (pVar->nType == TSDB_DATA_TYPE_VALUE_ARRAY) {
-    taosArrayDestroy(pVar->arr);
-    pVar->arr = NULL;
-  }
 }
 
 void taosVariantAssign(SVariant *pDst, const SVariant *pSrc) {
@@ -180,28 +167,8 @@ void taosVariantAssign(SVariant *pDst, const SVariant *pSrc) {
 
   if (IS_NUMERIC_TYPE(pSrc->nType) || (pSrc->nType == TSDB_DATA_TYPE_BOOL)) {
     pDst->i = pSrc->i;
-  } else if (pSrc->nType == TSDB_DATA_TYPE_POINTER_ARRAY) {  // this is only for string array
-    size_t num = taosArrayGetSize(pSrc->arr);
-    pDst->arr = taosArrayInit(num, sizeof(char *));
-    for (size_t i = 0; i < num; i++) {
-      char *p = (char *)taosArrayGetP(pSrc->arr, i);
-      char *n = strdup(p);
-      taosArrayPush(pDst->arr, &n);
-    }
-  } else if (pSrc->nType == TSDB_DATA_TYPE_VALUE_ARRAY) {
-    size_t num = taosArrayGetSize(pSrc->arr);
-    pDst->arr = taosArrayInit(num, sizeof(int64_t));
-    pDst->nLen = pSrc->nLen;
-    ASSERT(pSrc->nLen == num);
-    for (size_t i = 0; i < num; i++) {
-      int64_t *p = taosArrayGet(pSrc->arr, i);
-      taosArrayPush(pDst->arr, p);
-    }
   }
 
-  if (pDst->nType != TSDB_DATA_TYPE_POINTER_ARRAY && pDst->nType != TSDB_DATA_TYPE_VALUE_ARRAY) {
-    pDst->nLen = tDataTypes[pDst->nType].bytes;
-  }
 }
 
 int32_t taosVariantCompare(const SVariant *p1, const SVariant *p2) {
diff --git a/source/libs/scalar/src/filter.c b/source/libs/scalar/src/filter.c
index 25e65d2588..c0c8072d81 100644
--- a/source/libs/scalar/src/filter.c
+++ b/source/libs/scalar/src/filter.c
@@ -1651,12 +1651,7 @@ void filterDumpInfoToString(SFilterInfo *info, const char *msg, int32_t options)
 
           SValueNode *var = (SValueNode *)field->desc;
           SDataType  *dType = &var->node.resType;
-          // if (dType->type == TSDB_DATA_TYPE_VALUE_ARRAY) {
-          //   qDebug("VAL%d => [type:TS][val:[%" PRIi64 "] - [%" PRId64 "]]", i, *(int64_t *)field->data,
-          //          *(((int64_t *)field->data) + 1));
-          // } else {
           qDebug("VAL%d => [type:%d][val:%" PRIx64 "]", i, dType->type, var->datum.i);  // TODO
-          //}
         } else if (field->data) {
           qDebug("VAL%d => [type:NIL][val:NIL]", i);  // TODO
         }
@@ -1976,18 +1971,7 @@ int32_t fltInitValFieldData(SFilterInfo *info) {
 
       fi->data = taosMemoryCalloc(1, bytes);
     } else {
-      if (dType->type == TSDB_DATA_TYPE_VALUE_ARRAY) {  // TIME RANGE
-        /*
-                fi->data = taosMemoryCalloc(dType->bytes, tDataTypes[type].bytes);
-                for (int32_t a = 0; a < dType->bytes; ++a) {
-                  int64_t *v = taosArrayGet(var->arr, a);
-                  assignVal((char *)fi->data + a * tDataTypes[type].bytes, (char *)v, 0, type);
-                }
-        */
-        continue;
-      } else {
-        fi->data = taosMemoryCalloc(1, sizeof(int64_t));
-      }
+      fi->data = taosMemoryCalloc(1, sizeof(int64_t));
     }
 
     if (dType->type == type) {