diff --git a/include/util/taoserror.h b/include/util/taoserror.h
index 3207d498d3..95d028a47e 100644
--- a/include/util/taoserror.h
+++ b/include/util/taoserror.h
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@ typedef struct {
   const char* macro;
 } STaosError;
 
+extern STaosError errors[];
+
 #define TAOS_DEF_ERROR_CODE(mod, code) ((int32_t)((0x80000000 | ((mod)<<16) | (code))))
 
 #define TAOS_SYSTEM_ERROR(code)             (0x80ff0000 | (code))
diff --git a/source/util/test/terrorTest.cpp b/source/util/test/terrorTest.cpp
index 5ef5f43216..fbb698f780 100644
--- a/source/util/test/terrorTest.cpp
+++ b/source/util/test/terrorTest.cpp
@@ -1,13 +1,9 @@
 #include <gtest/gtest.h>
 #include <cassert>
 
-#define TAOS_ERROR_INFO
-
 #include <iostream>
 #include "taoserror.h"
 
-extern STaosError errors[];
-
 using namespace std;
 
 TEST(TAOS_ERROR_TEST, terror_test) {