diff --git a/source/dnode/mnode/impl/src/mndConsumer.c b/source/dnode/mnode/impl/src/mndConsumer.c
index 01d89bc718..618e6f3d47 100644
--- a/source/dnode/mnode/impl/src/mndConsumer.c
+++ b/source/dnode/mnode/impl/src/mndConsumer.c
@@ -658,7 +658,7 @@ int32_t mndProcessSubscribeReq(SRpcMsg *pMsg) {
       } else {
         char *oldTopic = taosArrayGetP(pConsumerOld->currentTopics, i);
         char *newTopic = taosArrayGetP(newSub, j);
-        int   comp = compareLenPrefixedStr(oldTopic, newTopic);
+        int   comp = strcmp(oldTopic, newTopic);
         if (comp == 0) {
           i++;
           j++;
diff --git a/source/util/src/tarray.c b/source/util/src/tarray.c
index e37ef5b395..07b3084222 100644
--- a/source/util/src/tarray.c
+++ b/source/util/src/tarray.c
@@ -139,7 +139,8 @@ void taosArrayRemoveDuplicate(SArray* pArray, __compar_fn_t comparFn, void (*fp)
         }
 
         taosArraySet(pArray, pos + 1, p2);
-        pos += 1;
+        memset(TARRAY_GET_ELEM(pArray, i), 0, pArray->elemSize);
+	pos += 1;
       } else {
         pos += 1;
       }
@@ -171,13 +172,14 @@ void taosArrayRemoveDuplicateP(SArray* pArray, __compar_fn_t comparFn, void (*fp
       // do nothing
     } else {
       if (pos + 1 != i) {
-        void* p = taosArrayGet(pArray, pos + 1);
+        void* p = taosArrayGetP(pArray, pos + 1);
         if (fp != NULL) {
           fp(p);
         }
 
         taosArraySet(pArray, pos + 1, p2);
-        pos += 1;
+        memset(TARRAY_GET_ELEM(pArray, i), 0, pArray->elemSize);
+	pos += 1;
       } else {
         pos += 1;
       }
diff --git a/source/util/src/tcompare.c b/source/util/src/tcompare.c
index 7a52991e81..46a9051436 100644
--- a/source/util/src/tcompare.c
+++ b/source/util/src/tcompare.c
@@ -1232,7 +1232,7 @@ int32_t taosArrayCompareString(const void *a, const void *b) {
   const char *x = *(const char **)a;
   const char *y = *(const char **)b;
 
-  return compareLenPrefixedStr(x, y);
+  return strcmp(x, y);
 }
 
 int32_t comparestrPatternMatch(const void *pLeft, const void *pRight) {