diff --git a/source/dnode/vnode/src/tq/tq.c b/source/dnode/vnode/src/tq/tq.c
index 2add128eff..baef3d9bd6 100644
--- a/source/dnode/vnode/src/tq/tq.c
+++ b/source/dnode/vnode/src/tq/tq.c
@@ -97,10 +97,6 @@ int32_t tqInitialize(STQ* pTq) {
   if (tqMetaTransform(pTq) < 0) {
     return -1;
   }
-  pTq->pOffsetStore = tqOffsetOpen(pTq);
-  if (pTq->pOffsetStore == NULL) {
-    return -1;
-  }
 
   if (tqMetaRestoreCheckInfo(pTq) < 0) {
     return -1;