diff --git a/source/libs/planner/src/planOptimizer.c b/source/libs/planner/src/planOptimizer.c
index 4ca3eb7123..550a14b002 100644
--- a/source/libs/planner/src/planOptimizer.c
+++ b/source/libs/planner/src/planOptimizer.c
@@ -3536,8 +3536,7 @@ static bool eliminateProjOptMayBeOptimized(SLogicNode* pNode, void* pCtx) {
   if (NULL != pNode->pParent &&
       (QUERY_NODE_LOGIC_PLAN_PROJECT != nodeType(pNode) || 1 != LIST_LENGTH(pNode->pChildren) ||
        QUERY_NODE_LOGIC_PLAN_SCAN != nodeType(nodesListGetNode(pNode->pChildren, 0)) ||
-       QUERY_NODE_LOGIC_PLAN_JOIN != nodeType(pNode->pParent) ||
-       QUERY_NODE_LOGIC_PLAN_VIRTUAL_TABLE_SCAN != nodeType(pNode->pParent))) {
+       QUERY_NODE_LOGIC_PLAN_JOIN != nodeType(pNode->pParent))) {
     return false;
   }