diff --git a/addons/pulsar/scripts-ut-spec/bookies_member_leave_spec.sh b/addons/pulsar/scripts-ut-spec/bookies_member_leave_spec.sh
index da1841c84..a9c9783db 100644
--- a/addons/pulsar/scripts-ut-spec/bookies_member_leave_spec.sh
+++ b/addons/pulsar/scripts-ut-spec/bookies_member_leave_spec.sh
@@ -16,73 +16,27 @@ Describe "Pulsar Bookies Member Leave Bash Script Tests"
   }
   BeforeAll "init"
 
-  Describe "format_bookie()"
-    It "formats bookie with force and deleteCookie"
-      bin/bookkeeper() {
-        if [ "$1" = "shell" ] && [ "$2" = "bookieformat" ] && [ "$3" = "-nonInteractive" ] && [ "$4" = "-force" ] && [ "$5" = "-deleteCookie" ]; then
-          echo "Bookie formatted with force and deleteCookie"
-          return 0
-        fi
-        return 1
-      }
-
-      When call format_bookie "true" "true"
-      The output should include "Formatting Bookie..."
-      The output should include "Bookie formatted with force and deleteCookie"
-      The status should be success
-    End
-
-    It "formats bookie without force and deleteCookie"
-      bin/bookkeeper() {
-        if [ "$1" = "shell" ] && [ "$2" = "bookieformat" ] && [ "$3" = "-nonInteractive" ]; then
-          echo "Bookie formatted"
-          return 0
-        fi
-        return 1
-      }
-
-      When call format_bookie "false" "false"
-      The output should include "Formatting Bookie..."
-      The output should include "Bookie formatted"
-      The status should be success
-    End
-  End
-
-  Describe "should_format_bookie()"
-    It "returns true when pod index is greater than or equal to replicas"
-      When call should_format_bookie "pod-3" "2"
-      The status should be success
-    End
-
-    It "returns false when pod index is less than replicas"
-      When call should_format_bookie "pod-1" "2"
-      The status should be failure
-    End
-  End
+  bin/bookkeeper() {
+    return 0
+  }
 
   Describe "bookies_member_leave()"
-    setup() {
-      export CURRENT_POD_NAME="pod-3"
-      export BOOKKEEPER_COMP_REPLICAS="2"
-    }
-
     It "formats bookie when condition is met"
-      setup
-
-      format_bookie() {
-        echo "format_bookie called with $1 $2"
-      }
+      export CURRENT_POD_NAME="pod-3"
+      export KB_LEAVE_MEMBER_POD_NAME="pod-3"
 
       When call bookies_member_leave
-      The output should include "format_bookie called with true true"
+      The output should include "Formatting Bookie..."
+      The output should include "Bookie formatted"
     End
 
     It "skips formatting when condition is not met"
       export CURRENT_POD_NAME="pod-1"
-      export BOOKKEEPER_COMP_REPLICAS="2"
+      export KB_LEAVE_MEMBER_POD_NAME="pod-2"
 
       When call bookies_member_leave
-      The output should include "Skipping Bookie formatting"
+      The output should include "Member to leave is not current pod, skipping Bookie formatting"
+      The status should be failure
     End
   End
 End
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diff --git a/addons/pulsar/scripts/bookies-member-leave.sh b/addons/pulsar/scripts/bookies-member-leave.sh
index 45a0ce24a..05cf9dd1c 100755
--- a/addons/pulsar/scripts/bookies-member-leave.sh
+++ b/addons/pulsar/scripts/bookies-member-leave.sh
@@ -1,41 +1,16 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
-format_bookie() {
-  local force=$1
-  local delete_cookie=$2
-
-  echo "Formatting Bookie..."
-  if [[ $force == "true" && $delete_cookie == "true" ]]; then
-    bin/bookkeeper shell bookieformat -nonInteractive -force -deleteCookie || true
-  else
-    bin/bookkeeper shell bookieformat -nonInteractive || true
-  fi
-  echo "Bookie formatted"
-}
-
-# TODO: this logic should be refactored rather than judging by pod name index
-should_format_bookie() {
-  local current_pod_name=$1
-  local current_component_replicas=$2
-
-  local idx=${current_pod_name##*-}
-  if [[ $idx -ge $current_component_replicas && $current_component_replicas -ne 0 ]]; then
-    return 0
-  else
+bookies_member_leave() {
+  if [[ "$KB_LEAVE_MEMBER_POD_NAME" != "$CURRENT_POD_NAME" ]]; then
+    echo "Member to leave is not current pod, skipping Bookie formatting"
     return 1
   fi
-}
-
-bookies_member_leave() {
-  # shellcheck disable=SC2153
-  local current_pod_name=${CURRENT_POD_NAME}
-  local current_component_replicas=${BOOKKEEPER_COMP_REPLICAS}
 
-  if should_format_bookie "$current_pod_name" "$current_component_replicas"; then
-    format_bookie "true" "true"
-  else
-    echo "Skipping Bookie formatting"
-  fi
+  # TODO: consider using decommissionbookie? But decommissionbookie needs bookie to stop first, kb doesn't support a "postMemberLeave" hook.
+  echo "Formatting Bookie..."
+  export BOOKIE_CONF=/opt/pulsar/conf/bookkeeper.conf
+  bin/bookkeeper shell bookieformat -nonInteractive -force -deleteCookie
+  echo "Bookie formatted"
 }
 
 # This is magic for shellspec ut framework.