diff --git a/include/util/tencode.h b/include/util/tencode.h
index 2a43d7934f..e49429f865 100644
--- a/include/util/tencode.h
+++ b/include/util/tencode.h
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@
 
 #include "tcoding.h"
 #include "tlist.h"
-// #include "tfreelist.h"
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 extern "C" {
diff --git a/include/util/tfreelist.h b/include/util/tfreelist.h
deleted file mode 100644
index e9b5ca5fca..0000000000
--- a/include/util/tfreelist.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,60 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright (c) 2019 TAOS Data, Inc. <jhtao@taosdata.com>
- *
- * This program is free software: you can use, redistribute, and/or modify
- * it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License, version 3
- * or later ("AGPL"), as published by the Free Software Foundation.
- *
- * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
- * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
- * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
- *
- * You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
- * along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
- */
-
-#ifndef _TD_UTIL_FREELIST_H_
-#define _TD_UTIL_FREELIST_H_
-
-#include "tlist.h"
-
-#ifdef __cplusplus
-extern "C" {
-#endif
-
-struct SFreeListNode {
-  TD_SLIST_NODE(SFreeListNode);
-  char payload[];
-};
-
-typedef TD_SLIST(SFreeListNode) SFreeList;
-
-#define TFL_MALLOC(PTR, TYPE, SIZE, LIST)                      \
-  do {                                                         \
-    void *ptr = taosMemoryMalloc((SIZE) + sizeof(struct SFreeListNode)); \
-    if (ptr) {                                                 \
-      TD_SLIST_PUSH((LIST), (struct SFreeListNode *)ptr);      \
-      ptr = ((struct SFreeListNode *)ptr)->payload;            \
-      (PTR) = (TYPE)(ptr);                                     \
-    }else{                                                     \
-      (PTR) = NULL;                                            \
-    }                                                          \
-  }while(0);
-
-#define tFreeListInit(pFL) TD_SLIST_INIT(pFL)
-
-static FORCE_INLINE void tFreeListClear(SFreeList *pFL) {
-  struct SFreeListNode *pNode;
-  for (;;) {
-    pNode = TD_SLIST_HEAD(pFL);
-    if (pNode == NULL) break;
-    TD_SLIST_POP(pFL);
-    taosMemoryFree(pNode);
-  }
-}
-
-#ifdef __cplusplus
-}
-#endif
-
-#endif /*_TD_UTIL_FREELIST_H_*/
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/source/util/test/freelistTest.cpp b/source/util/test/freelistTest.cpp
deleted file mode 100644
index a445a16ad3..0000000000
--- a/source/util/test/freelistTest.cpp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,17 +0,0 @@
-#include <gtest/gtest.h>
-
-#include "tfreelist.h"
-
-TEST(TD_UTIL_FREELIST_TEST, simple_test) {
-  SFreeList fl;
-
-  tFreeListInit(&fl);
-
-  for (size_t i = 0; i < 1000; i++) {
-    void *ptr = NULL;
-    TFL_MALLOC(ptr, void*, 1024, &fl);
-    GTEST_ASSERT_NE(ptr, nullptr);
-  }
-
-  tFreeListClear(&fl);
-}