diff --git a/source/dnode/mgmt/mgmt_vnode/src/vmHandle.c b/source/dnode/mgmt/mgmt_vnode/src/vmHandle.c
index 925197d708..277546c66c 100644
--- a/source/dnode/mgmt/mgmt_vnode/src/vmHandle.c
+++ b/source/dnode/mgmt/mgmt_vnode/src/vmHandle.c
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ int32_t vmProcessCreateVnodeReq(SVnodesMgmt *pMgmt, SNodeMsg *pMsg) {
     tFreeSCreateVnodeReq(&createReq);
     dError("vgId:%d, failed to open vnode since %s", createReq.vgId, terrstr());
     vnodeClose(pImpl);
-    vnodeDestroy(wrapperCfg.path);
+    vnodeDestroy(path, pMgmt->pTfs);
     terrno = code;
     return code;
   }
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ int32_t vmProcessCreateVnodeReq(SVnodesMgmt *pMgmt, SNodeMsg *pMsg) {
   if (code != 0) {
     tFreeSCreateVnodeReq(&createReq);
     vnodeClose(pImpl);
-    vnodeDestroy(wrapperCfg.path);
+    vnodeDestroy(path, pMgmt->pTfs);
     terrno = code;
     return code;
   }
diff --git a/source/dnode/mgmt/mgmt_vnode/src/vmInt.c b/source/dnode/mgmt/mgmt_vnode/src/vmInt.c
index 1b8e0eb961..980caf3827 100644
--- a/source/dnode/mgmt/mgmt_vnode/src/vmInt.c
+++ b/source/dnode/mgmt/mgmt_vnode/src/vmInt.c
@@ -84,6 +84,8 @@ int32_t vmOpenVnode(SVnodesMgmt *pMgmt, SWrapperCfg *pCfg, SVnode *pImpl) {
 }
 
 void vmCloseVnode(SVnodesMgmt *pMgmt, SVnodeObj *pVnode) {
+  char path[TSDB_FILENAME_LEN];
+
   taosWLockLatch(&pMgmt->latch);
   taosHashRemove(pMgmt->hash, &pVnode->vgId, sizeof(int32_t));
   taosWUnLockLatch(&pMgmt->latch);
@@ -104,7 +106,8 @@ void vmCloseVnode(SVnodesMgmt *pMgmt, SVnodeObj *pVnode) {
 
   if (pVnode->dropped) {
     dDebug("vgId:%d, vnode is destroyed for dropped:%d", pVnode->vgId, pVnode->dropped);
-    vnodeDestroy(pVnode->path);
+    snprintf(path, TSDB_FILENAME_LEN, "vnode%svnode%d", TD_DIRSEP, pVnode->vgId);
+    vnodeDestroy(path, pMgmt->pTfs);
   }
 
   taosMemoryFree(pVnode->path);
diff --git a/source/dnode/vnode/inc/vnode.h b/source/dnode/vnode/inc/vnode.h
index 303376dba4..e302b5f431 100644
--- a/source/dnode/vnode/inc/vnode.h
+++ b/source/dnode/vnode/inc/vnode.h
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ typedef struct SVnodeCfg SVnodeCfg;
 int     vnodeInit(int nthreads);
 void    vnodeCleanup();
 int     vnodeCreate(const char *path, SVnodeCfg *pCfg, STfs *pTfs);
-void    vnodeDestroy(const char *path);
+void    vnodeDestroy(const char *path, STfs *pTfs);
 SVnode *vnodeOpen(const char *path, const SVnodeCfg *pVnodeCfg);
 void    vnodeClose(SVnode *pVnode);
 void    vnodePreprocessWriteReqs(SVnode *pVnode, SArray *pMsgs);
diff --git a/source/dnode/vnode/src/vnd/vnodeOpen.c b/source/dnode/vnode/src/vnd/vnodeOpen.c
index 241c26ab1c..d92a6de1dc 100644
--- a/source/dnode/vnode/src/vnd/vnodeOpen.c
+++ b/source/dnode/vnode/src/vnd/vnodeOpen.c
@@ -51,6 +51,8 @@ int vnodeCreate(const char *path, SVnodeCfg *pCfg, STfs *pTfs) {
   return 0;
 }
 
+void vnodeDestroy(const char *path, STfs *pTfs) { tfsRmdir(pTfs, path); }
+
 SVnode *vnodeOpen(const char *path, const SVnodeCfg *pVnodeCfg) {
   SVnode *pVnode = NULL;
 
@@ -97,8 +99,6 @@ void vnodeClose(SVnode *pVnode) {
   }
 }
 
-void vnodeDestroy(const char *path) { taosRemoveDir(path); }
-
 /* ------------------------ STATIC METHODS ------------------------ */
 static SVnode *vnodeNew(const char *path, const SVnodeCfg *pVnodeCfg) {
   SVnode *pVnode = NULL;