diff --git a/be/src/olap/rowset/rowset_meta_manager.cpp b/be/src/olap/rowset/rowset_meta_manager.cpp
index 43d449d9ec67a5..29254f29ed1833 100644
--- a/be/src/olap/rowset/rowset_meta_manager.cpp
+++ b/be/src/olap/rowset/rowset_meta_manager.cpp
@@ -72,21 +72,6 @@ Status RowsetMetaManager::get_rowset_meta(OlapMeta* meta, TabletUid tablet_uid,
     return Status::OK();
 }
 
-Status RowsetMetaManager::get_json_rowset_meta(OlapMeta* meta, TabletUid tablet_uid,
-                                               const RowsetId& rowset_id,
-                                               std::string* json_rowset_meta) {
-    RowsetMetaSharedPtr rowset_meta_ptr(new (std::nothrow) RowsetMeta());
-    Status status = get_rowset_meta(meta, tablet_uid, rowset_id, rowset_meta_ptr);
-    if (!status.ok()) {
-        return status;
-    }
-    bool ret = rowset_meta_ptr->json_rowset_meta(json_rowset_meta);
-    if (!ret) {
-        return Status::Error<SERIALIZE_PROTOBUF_ERROR>("get json rowset meta failed. rowset id:{}",
-                                                       rowset_id.to_string());
-    }
-    return Status::OK();
-}
 Status RowsetMetaManager::save(OlapMeta* meta, TabletUid tablet_uid, const RowsetId& rowset_id,
                                const RowsetMetaPB& rowset_meta_pb, bool enable_binlog) {
     if (rowset_meta_pb.partition_id() <= 0) {
@@ -575,27 +560,6 @@ Status RowsetMetaManager::traverse_binlog_metas(
     return status;
 }
 
-Status RowsetMetaManager::load_json_rowset_meta(OlapMeta* meta,
-                                                const std::string& rowset_meta_path) {
-    std::ifstream infile(rowset_meta_path);
-    char buffer[1024];
-    std::string json_rowset_meta;
-    while (!infile.eof()) {
-        infile.getline(buffer, 1024);
-        json_rowset_meta = json_rowset_meta + buffer;
-    }
-    boost::algorithm::trim(json_rowset_meta);
-    RowsetMeta rowset_meta;
-    bool ret = rowset_meta.init_from_json(json_rowset_meta);
-    if (!ret) {
-        return Status::Error<SERIALIZE_PROTOBUF_ERROR>("parse json rowset meta failed.");
-    }
-    RowsetId rowset_id = rowset_meta.rowset_id();
-    TabletUid tablet_uid = rowset_meta.tablet_uid();
-    Status status = save(meta, tablet_uid, rowset_id, rowset_meta.get_rowset_pb(), false);
-    return status;
-}
-
 Status RowsetMetaManager::save_partial_update_info(
         OlapMeta* meta, int64_t tablet_id, int64_t partition_id, int64_t txn_id,
         const PartialUpdateInfoPB& partial_update_info_pb) {
diff --git a/be/src/olap/rowset/rowset_meta_manager.h b/be/src/olap/rowset/rowset_meta_manager.h
index eb04128fdedaf2..1c0c360b16cc5a 100644
--- a/be/src/olap/rowset/rowset_meta_manager.h
+++ b/be/src/olap/rowset/rowset_meta_manager.h
@@ -53,10 +53,6 @@ class RowsetMetaManager {
 
     static Status get_rowset_meta(OlapMeta* meta, TabletUid tablet_uid, const RowsetId& rowset_id,
                                   RowsetMetaSharedPtr rowset_meta);
-
-    static Status get_json_rowset_meta(OlapMeta* meta, TabletUid tablet_uid,
-                                       const RowsetId& rowset_id, std::string* json_rowset_meta);
-
     // TODO(Drogon): refactor save && _save_with_binlog to one, adapt to ut temperately
     static Status save(OlapMeta* meta, TabletUid tablet_uid, const RowsetId& rowset_id,
                        const RowsetMetaPB& rowset_meta_pb, bool enable_binlog);
@@ -87,8 +83,6 @@ class RowsetMetaManager {
 
     static Status remove(OlapMeta* meta, TabletUid tablet_uid, const RowsetId& rowset_id);
 
-    static Status load_json_rowset_meta(OlapMeta* meta, const std::string& rowset_meta_path);
-
     static Status save_partial_update_info(OlapMeta* meta, int64_t tablet_id, int64_t partition_id,
                                            int64_t txn_id,
                                            const PartialUpdateInfoPB& partial_update_info_pb);
diff --git a/be/test/olap/rowset/rowset_meta_manager_test.cpp b/be/test/olap/rowset/rowset_meta_manager_test.cpp
index 100d0ea892ab1f..95a675f3571aa5 100644
--- a/be/test/olap/rowset/rowset_meta_manager_test.cpp
+++ b/be/test/olap/rowset/rowset_meta_manager_test.cpp
@@ -85,41 +85,4 @@ class RowsetMetaManagerTest : public testing::Test {
     TabletUid _tablet_uid {0, 0};
 };
 
-TEST_F(RowsetMetaManagerTest, TestSaveAndGetAndRemove) {
-    RowsetId rowset_id;
-    rowset_id.init(10000);
-    RowsetMeta rowset_meta;
-    rowset_meta.init_from_json(_json_rowset_meta);
-    EXPECT_EQ(rowset_meta.rowset_id(), rowset_id);
-    RowsetMetaPB rowset_meta_pb;
-    rowset_meta.to_rowset_pb(&rowset_meta_pb);
-    Status status = RowsetMetaManager::save(_meta, _tablet_uid, rowset_id, rowset_meta_pb, false);
-    EXPECT_TRUE(status == Status::OK());
-    EXPECT_TRUE(RowsetMetaManager::check_rowset_meta(_meta, _tablet_uid, rowset_id));
-    std::string json_rowset_meta_read;
-    status = RowsetMetaManager::get_json_rowset_meta(_meta, _tablet_uid, rowset_id,
-                                                     &json_rowset_meta_read);
-    EXPECT_TRUE(status == Status::OK());
-    EXPECT_EQ(_json_rowset_meta, json_rowset_meta_read);
-    status = RowsetMetaManager::remove(_meta, _tablet_uid, rowset_id);
-    EXPECT_TRUE(status == Status::OK());
-    EXPECT_FALSE(RowsetMetaManager::check_rowset_meta(_meta, _tablet_uid, rowset_id));
-    RowsetMetaSharedPtr rowset_meta_read(new RowsetMeta());
-    status = RowsetMetaManager::get_rowset_meta(_meta, _tablet_uid, rowset_id, rowset_meta_read);
-    EXPECT_TRUE(status != Status::OK());
-}
-
-TEST_F(RowsetMetaManagerTest, TestLoad) {
-    RowsetId rowset_id;
-    rowset_id.init(10000);
-    Status status = RowsetMetaManager::load_json_rowset_meta(_meta, rowset_meta_path);
-    EXPECT_TRUE(status == Status::OK());
-    EXPECT_TRUE(RowsetMetaManager::check_rowset_meta(_meta, _tablet_uid, rowset_id));
-    std::string json_rowset_meta_read;
-    status = RowsetMetaManager::get_json_rowset_meta(_meta, _tablet_uid, rowset_id,
-                                                     &json_rowset_meta_read);
-    EXPECT_TRUE(status == Status::OK());
-    EXPECT_EQ(_json_rowset_meta, json_rowset_meta_read);
-}
-
 } // namespace doris