diff --git a/source/libs/sync/inc/syncPipeline.h b/source/libs/sync/inc/syncPipeline.h
index e7980bc2dd..a59b14259a 100644
--- a/source/libs/sync/inc/syncPipeline.h
+++ b/source/libs/sync/inc/syncPipeline.h
@@ -74,22 +74,18 @@ static FORCE_INLINE int32_t syncLogGetNextRetryBackoff(SSyncLogReplMgr* pMgr) {
   return TMIN(pMgr->retryBackoff + 1, SYNC_MAX_RETRY_BACKOFF);
 }
 
-static FORCE_INLINE int32_t syncLogReplMgrUpdateTerm(SSyncLogReplMgr* pMgr, SyncIndex index, SyncTerm term) {
-  if (pMgr->endIndex == 0) return -1;
-  ASSERT(pMgr->startIndex <= index && index < pMgr->endIndex);
-  pMgr->states[(index + pMgr->size) % pMgr->size].term = term;
-  return 0;
-}
-
 SyncTerm syncLogReplMgrGetPrevLogTerm(SSyncLogReplMgr* pMgr, SSyncNode* pNode, SyncIndex index);
+
 int32_t  syncLogReplMgrReplicateOnce(SSyncLogReplMgr* pMgr, SSyncNode* pNode);
 int32_t  syncLogBufferReplicateOneTo(SSyncLogReplMgr* pMgr, SSyncNode* pNode, SyncIndex index, SyncTerm* pTerm,
                                      SRaftId* pDestId, bool* pBarrier);
-int32_t  syncLogReplMgrProcessReply(SSyncLogReplMgr* pMgr, SSyncNode* pNode, SyncAppendEntriesReply* pMsg);
 int32_t  syncLogReplMgrReplicateAttemptedOnce(SSyncLogReplMgr* pMgr, SSyncNode* pNode);
 int32_t  syncLogReplMgrReplicateProbeOnce(SSyncLogReplMgr* pMgr, SSyncNode* pNode, SyncIndex index);
+
+int32_t  syncLogReplMgrProcessReply(SSyncLogReplMgr* pMgr, SSyncNode* pNode, SyncAppendEntriesReply* pMsg);
 int32_t syncLogReplMgrProcessReplyInRecoveryMode(SSyncLogReplMgr* pMgr, SSyncNode* pNode, SyncAppendEntriesReply* pMsg);
 int32_t  syncLogReplMgrProcessReplyInNormalMode(SSyncLogReplMgr* pMgr, SSyncNode* pNode, SyncAppendEntriesReply* pMsg);
+
 int32_t syncLogReplMgrProcessHeartbeatReply(SSyncLogReplMgr* pMgr, SSyncNode* pNode, SyncHeartbeatReply* pMsg);
 int32_t  syncLogReplMgrRetryOnNeed(SSyncLogReplMgr* pMgr, SSyncNode* pNode);
 
@@ -111,7 +107,6 @@ int32_t syncLogBufferReset(SSyncLogBuffer* pBuf, SSyncNode* pNode);
 SSyncRaftEntry* syncLogBufferGetOneEntry(SSyncLogBuffer* pBuf, SSyncNode* pNode, SyncIndex index, bool* pInBuf);
 int32_t         syncLogBufferValidate(SSyncLogBuffer* pBuf);
 int32_t         syncLogBufferRollback(SSyncLogBuffer* pBuf, SyncIndex toIndex);
-int32_t syncLogBufferReplicate(SSyncLogBuffer* pBuf, SSyncNode* pNode, SSyncRaftEntry* pEntry, SyncTerm prevLogTerm);
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
diff --git a/source/libs/sync/src/syncPipeline.c b/source/libs/sync/src/syncPipeline.c
index 00f3791ea2..1fc6798471 100644
--- a/source/libs/sync/src/syncPipeline.c
+++ b/source/libs/sync/src/syncPipeline.c
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ int32_t syncLogBufferInitWithoutLock(SSyncLogBuffer* pBuf, SSyncNode* pNode) {
     goto _err;
   }
   SyncIndex commitIndex = snapshot.lastApplyIndex;
-  SyncTerm  commitTerm = snapshot.lastApplyTerm;
+  SyncTerm  commitTerm = TMAX(snapshot.lastApplyTerm, 0);
   if (syncLogValidateAlignmentOfCommit(pNode, commitIndex)) {
     terrno = TSDB_CODE_WAL_LOG_INCOMPLETE;
     goto _err;