diff --git a/include/libs/wal/wal.h b/include/libs/wal/wal.h
index 155da9d116..8d402b953a 100644
--- a/include/libs/wal/wal.h
+++ b/include/libs/wal/wal.h
@@ -174,13 +174,8 @@ void    walClose(SWal *);
 // write interfaces
 
 // By assigning index by the caller, wal gurantees linearizability
-int32_t walWrite(SWal *, int64_t index, tmsg_t msgType, const void *body, int32_t bodyLen);
-int32_t walWriteWithSyncInfo(SWal *, int64_t index, tmsg_t msgType, SWalSyncInfo syncMeta, const void *body,
-                             int32_t bodyLen);
-
 // Assign version automatically and return to caller,
-// -1 will be returned for failed writes
-int64_t walAppendLog(SWal *, int64_t index, tmsg_t msgType, SWalSyncInfo syncMeta, const void *body, int32_t bodyLen);
+int32_t walAppendLog(SWal *, int64_t index, tmsg_t msgType, SWalSyncInfo syncMeta, const void *body, int32_t bodyLen);
 
 void walFsync(SWal *, bool force);
 
diff --git a/source/libs/sync/src/syncRaftLog.c b/source/libs/sync/src/syncRaftLog.c
index b9c6838fda..3ef59b3823 100644
--- a/source/libs/sync/src/syncRaftLog.c
+++ b/source/libs/sync/src/syncRaftLog.c
@@ -206,17 +206,17 @@ static int32_t raftLogAppendEntry(struct SSyncLogStore* pLogStore, SSyncRaftEntr
   SSyncLogStoreData* pData = pLogStore->data;
   SWal*              pWal = pData->pWal;
 
-  SyncIndex    index = 0;
   SWalSyncInfo syncMeta = {0};
   syncMeta.isWeek = pEntry->isWeak;
   syncMeta.seqNum = pEntry->seqNum;
   syncMeta.term = pEntry->term;
+
   int64_t tsWriteBegin = taosGetTimestampNs();
-  index = walAppendLog(pWal, pEntry->index, pEntry->originalRpcType, syncMeta, pEntry->data, pEntry->dataLen);
+  int32_t code = walAppendLog(pWal, pEntry->index, pEntry->originalRpcType, syncMeta, pEntry->data, pEntry->dataLen);
   int64_t tsWriteEnd = taosGetTimestampNs();
   int64_t tsElapsed = tsWriteEnd - tsWriteBegin;
 
-  if (index < 0) {
+  if (TSDB_CODE_SUCCESS != code) {
     int32_t     err = terrno;
     const char* errStr = tstrerror(err);
     int32_t     sysErr = errno;
@@ -227,8 +227,6 @@ static int32_t raftLogAppendEntry(struct SSyncLogStore* pLogStore, SSyncRaftEntr
     return -1;
   }
 
-  ASSERT(pEntry->index == index);
-
   walFsync(pWal, forceSync);
 
   sNTrace(pData->pSyncNode, "write index:%" PRId64 ", type:%s, origin type:%s, elapsed:%" PRId64, pEntry->index,
diff --git a/source/libs/sync/test/syncRaftLogTest.cpp b/source/libs/sync/test/syncRaftLogTest.cpp
index e309a2e432..883f80dd13 100644
--- a/source/libs/sync/test/syncRaftLogTest.cpp
+++ b/source/libs/sync/test/syncRaftLogTest.cpp
@@ -51,8 +51,14 @@ void test2() {
   SWal *pWal = walOpen(gWalPath, &walCfg);
   assert(pWal != NULL);
 
+  SWalSyncInfo syncMeta = {
+      .isWeek = -1,
+      .seqNum = UINT64_MAX,
+      .term = UINT64_MAX,
+  };
+
   for (int i = 0; i < 5; ++i) {
-    int code = walWrite(pWal, i, 100, "aa", 3);
+    int code = walAppendLog(pWal, i, 100, syncMeta, "aa", 3);
     if (code != 0) {
       printf("code:%d terror:%d msg:%s i:%d \n", code, terrno, tstrerror(terrno), i);
       assert(0);
@@ -105,10 +111,16 @@ void test4() {
   SWal *pWal = walOpen(gWalPath, &walCfg);
   assert(pWal != NULL);
 
+  SWalSyncInfo syncMeta = {
+      .isWeek = -1,
+      .seqNum = UINT64_MAX,
+      .term = UINT64_MAX,
+  };
+
   walRestoreFromSnapshot(pWal, 5);
 
   for (int i = 6; i < 10; ++i) {
-    int code = walWrite(pWal, i, 100, "aa", 3);
+    int code = walAppendLog(pWal, i, 100, syncMeta, "aa", 3);
     if (code != 0) {
       printf("code:%d terror:%d msg:%s i:%d \n", code, terrno, tstrerror(terrno), i);
       assert(0);
diff --git a/source/libs/wal/src/walWrite.c b/source/libs/wal/src/walWrite.c
index 19345e0644..e43faa70ac 100644
--- a/source/libs/wal/src/walWrite.c
+++ b/source/libs/wal/src/walWrite.c
@@ -617,82 +617,39 @@ END:
   return -1;
 }
 
-int64_t walAppendLog(SWal *pWal, int64_t index, tmsg_t msgType, SWalSyncInfo syncMeta, const void *body,
+int32_t walAppendLog(SWal *pWal, int64_t index, tmsg_t msgType, SWalSyncInfo syncMeta, const void *body,
                      int32_t bodyLen) {
+  int32_t code = 0, lino = 0;
+
   taosThreadMutexLock(&pWal->mutex);
 
   if (index != pWal->vers.lastVer + 1) {
-    terrno = TSDB_CODE_WAL_INVALID_VER;
-    taosThreadMutexUnlock(&pWal->mutex);
-    return -1;
+    TAOS_CHECK_GOTO(TSDB_CODE_WAL_INVALID_VER, &lino, _exit);
   }
 
   if (walCheckAndRoll(pWal) < 0) {
-    taosThreadMutexUnlock(&pWal->mutex);
-    return -1;
+    TAOS_CHECK_GOTO(TSDB_CODE_FAILED, &lino, _exit);
   }
 
   if (pWal->pLogFile == NULL || pWal->pIdxFile == NULL || pWal->writeCur < 0) {
     if (walInitWriteFile(pWal) < 0) {
-      taosThreadMutexUnlock(&pWal->mutex);
-      return -1;
+      TAOS_CHECK_GOTO(TSDB_CODE_FAILED, &lino, _exit);
     }
   }
 
   if (walWriteImpl(pWal, index, msgType, syncMeta, body, bodyLen) < 0) {
-    taosThreadMutexUnlock(&pWal->mutex);
-    return -1;
+    TAOS_CHECK_GOTO(TSDB_CODE_FAILED, &lino, _exit);
   }
 
-  taosThreadMutexUnlock(&pWal->mutex);
-  return index;
-}
-
-int32_t walWriteWithSyncInfo(SWal *pWal, int64_t index, tmsg_t msgType, SWalSyncInfo syncMeta, const void *body,
-                             int32_t bodyLen) {
-  int32_t code = 0;
-
-  taosThreadMutexLock(&pWal->mutex);
-
-  // concurrency control:
-  // if logs are write with assigned index,
-  // smaller index must be write before larger one
-  if (index != pWal->vers.lastVer + 1) {
-    terrno = TSDB_CODE_WAL_INVALID_VER;
-    taosThreadMutexUnlock(&pWal->mutex);
-    return -1;
-  }
-
-  if (walCheckAndRoll(pWal) < 0) {
-    taosThreadMutexUnlock(&pWal->mutex);
-    return -1;
-  }
-
-  if (pWal->pIdxFile == NULL || pWal->pLogFile == NULL || pWal->writeCur < 0) {
-    if (walInitWriteFile(pWal) < 0) {
-      taosThreadMutexUnlock(&pWal->mutex);
-      return -1;
-    }
-  }
-
-  if (walWriteImpl(pWal, index, msgType, syncMeta, body, bodyLen) < 0) {
-    taosThreadMutexUnlock(&pWal->mutex);
-    return -1;
+_exit:
+  if (code) {
+    wError("%s failed at line %d since %s", __func__, lino, tstrerror(code));
   }
 
   taosThreadMutexUnlock(&pWal->mutex);
   return code;
 }
 
-int32_t walWrite(SWal *pWal, int64_t index, tmsg_t msgType, const void *body, int32_t bodyLen) {
-  SWalSyncInfo syncMeta = {
-      .isWeek = -1,
-      .seqNum = UINT64_MAX,
-      .term = UINT64_MAX,
-  };
-  return walWriteWithSyncInfo(pWal, index, msgType, syncMeta, body, bodyLen);
-}
-
 void walFsync(SWal *pWal, bool forceFsync) {
   if (pWal->cfg.level == TAOS_WAL_SKIP) {
     return;
diff --git a/source/libs/wal/test/walMetaTest.cpp b/source/libs/wal/test/walMetaTest.cpp
index fb64bec722..e11e167d5f 100644
--- a/source/libs/wal/test/walMetaTest.cpp
+++ b/source/libs/wal/test/walMetaTest.cpp
@@ -5,8 +5,13 @@
 
 #include "walInt.h"
 
-const char* ranStr = "tvapq02tcp";
-const int   ranStrLen = strlen(ranStr);
+const char*  ranStr = "tvapq02tcp";
+const int    ranStrLen = strlen(ranStr);
+SWalSyncInfo syncMeta = {
+    .isWeek = -1,
+    .seqNum = UINT64_MAX,
+    .term = UINT64_MAX,
+};
 
 class WalCleanEnv : public ::testing::Test {
  protected:
@@ -194,11 +199,11 @@ TEST_F(WalKeepEnv, readOldMeta) {
   int code;
 
   for (int i = 0; i < 10; i++) {
-    code = walWrite(pWal, i, i + 1, (void*)ranStr, ranStrLen);
+    code = walAppendLog(pWal, i, i + 1, syncMeta, (void*)ranStr, ranStrLen);
     ASSERT_EQ(code, 0);
     ASSERT_EQ(pWal->vers.lastVer, i);
-    code = walWrite(pWal, i + 2, i, (void*)ranStr, ranStrLen);
-    ASSERT_EQ(code, -1);
+    code = walAppendLog(pWal, i + 2, i, syncMeta, (void*)ranStr, ranStrLen);
+    ASSERT_EQ(code, TSDB_CODE_WAL_INVALID_VER);
     ASSERT_EQ(pWal->vers.lastVer, i);
   }
   char* oldss = walMetaSerialize(pWal);
@@ -223,11 +228,11 @@ TEST_F(WalKeepEnv, readOldMeta) {
 TEST_F(WalCleanEnv, write) {
   int code;
   for (int i = 0; i < 10; i++) {
-    code = walWrite(pWal, i, i + 1, (void*)ranStr, ranStrLen);
+    code = walAppendLog(pWal, i, i + 1, syncMeta, (void*)ranStr, ranStrLen);
     ASSERT_EQ(code, 0);
     ASSERT_EQ(pWal->vers.lastVer, i);
-    code = walWrite(pWal, i + 2, i, (void*)ranStr, ranStrLen);
-    ASSERT_EQ(code, -1);
+    code = walAppendLog(pWal, i + 2, i, syncMeta, (void*)ranStr, ranStrLen);
+    ASSERT_EQ(code, TSDB_CODE_WAL_INVALID_VER);
     ASSERT_EQ(pWal->vers.lastVer, i);
   }
   code = walSaveMeta(pWal);
@@ -237,7 +242,7 @@ TEST_F(WalCleanEnv, write) {
 TEST_F(WalCleanEnv, rollback) {
   int code;
   for (int i = 0; i < 10; i++) {
-    code = walWrite(pWal, i, i + 1, (void*)ranStr, ranStrLen);
+    code = walAppendLog(pWal, i, i + 1, syncMeta, (void*)ranStr, ranStrLen);
     ASSERT_EQ(code, 0);
     ASSERT_EQ(pWal->vers.lastVer, i);
   }
@@ -260,7 +265,7 @@ TEST_F(WalCleanEnv, rollback) {
 TEST_F(WalCleanEnv, rollbackMultiFile) {
   int code;
   for (int i = 0; i < 10; i++) {
-    code = walWrite(pWal, i, i + 1, (void*)ranStr, ranStrLen);
+    code = walAppendLog(pWal, i, i + 1, syncMeta, (void*)ranStr, ranStrLen);
     ASSERT_EQ(code, 0);
     ASSERT_EQ(pWal->vers.lastVer, i);
     if (i == 5) {
@@ -282,7 +287,7 @@ TEST_F(WalCleanEnv, rollbackMultiFile) {
 
   ASSERT_EQ(pWal->vers.lastVer, 5);
 
-  code = walWrite(pWal, 6, 6, (void*)ranStr, ranStrLen);
+  code = walAppendLog(pWal, 6, 6, syncMeta, (void*)ranStr, ranStrLen);
   ASSERT_EQ(code, 0);
   ASSERT_EQ(pWal->vers.lastVer, 6);
 
@@ -294,7 +299,7 @@ TEST_F(WalCleanDeleteEnv, roll) {
   int code;
   int i;
   for (i = 0; i < 100; i++) {
-    code = walWrite(pWal, i, 0, (void*)ranStr, ranStrLen);
+    code = walAppendLog(pWal, i, 0, syncMeta, (void*)ranStr, ranStrLen);
     ASSERT_EQ(code, 0);
     ASSERT_EQ(pWal->vers.lastVer, i);
     code = walCommit(pWal, i);
@@ -307,11 +312,11 @@ TEST_F(WalCleanDeleteEnv, roll) {
   ASSERT_EQ(pWal->vers.snapshotVer, i - 1);
   ASSERT_EQ(pWal->vers.verInSnapshotting, -1);
 
-  code = walWrite(pWal, 5, 0, (void*)ranStr, ranStrLen);
+  code = walAppendLog(pWal, 5, 0, syncMeta, (void*)ranStr, ranStrLen);
   ASSERT_NE(code, 0);
 
   for (; i < 200; i++) {
-    code = walWrite(pWal, i, 0, (void*)ranStr, ranStrLen);
+    code = walAppendLog(pWal, i, 0, syncMeta, (void*)ranStr, ranStrLen);
     ASSERT_EQ(code, 0);
     code = walCommit(pWal, i);
     ASSERT_EQ(pWal->vers.commitVer, i);
@@ -334,7 +339,7 @@ TEST_F(WalKeepEnv, readHandleRead) {
     char newStr[100];
     sprintf(newStr, "%s-%d", ranStr, i);
     int len = strlen(newStr);
-    code = walWrite(pWal, i, 0, newStr, len);
+    code = walAppendLog(pWal, i, 0, syncMeta, newStr, len);
     ASSERT_EQ(code, 0);
   }
   for (int i = 0; i < 1000; i++) {
@@ -370,7 +375,7 @@ TEST_F(WalRetentionEnv, repairMeta1) {
     char newStr[100];
     sprintf(newStr, "%s-%d", ranStr, i);
     int len = strlen(newStr);
-    code = walWrite(pWal, i, 0, newStr, len);
+    code = walAppendLog(pWal, i, 0, syncMeta, newStr, len);
     ASSERT_EQ(code, 0);
   }
 
@@ -416,7 +421,7 @@ TEST_F(WalRetentionEnv, repairMeta1) {
     char newStr[100];
     sprintf(newStr, "%s-%d", ranStr, i);
     int len = strlen(newStr);
-    code = walWrite(pWal, i, 0, newStr, len);
+    code = walAppendLog(pWal, i, 0, syncMeta, newStr, len);
     ASSERT_EQ(code, 0);
   }