diff --git a/src/replica/test/replica_disk_test.cpp b/src/replica/test/replica_disk_test.cpp
index 9f2df58cbf7..ce74411990b 100644
--- a/src/replica/test/replica_disk_test.cpp
+++ b/src/replica/test/replica_disk_test.cpp
@@ -243,16 +243,16 @@ TEST_F(replica_disk_test, disk_status_test)
               {disk_status::SPACE_INSUFFICIENT, disk_status::NORMAL}};
     auto dn = stub->get_fs_manager()->get_dir_nodes()[0];
     for (const auto &test : tests) {
-        update_node_status(dn, test.old_status, test.new_status);
+        dn->status = test.new_status;
         for (const auto &pids_of_app : dn->holding_replicas) {
             for (const auto &pid : pids_of_app.second) {
                 replica_ptr rep = stub->get_replica(pid);
                 ASSERT_NE(nullptr, rep);
-                ASSERT_EQ(test.new_status, rep->disk_space_insufficient());
+                ASSERT_EQ(test.new_status, rep->get_dir_node()->status);
             }
         }
     }
-    update_node_status(dn, disk_status::NORMAL, disk_status::NORMAL);
+    dn->status = disk_status::NORMAL;
 }
 
 TEST_F(replica_disk_test, add_new_disk_test)
diff --git a/src/replica/test/replica_disk_test_base.h b/src/replica/test/replica_disk_test_base.h
index 40b5d4be016..08e7ffc39ef 100644
--- a/src/replica/test/replica_disk_test_base.h
+++ b/src/replica/test/replica_disk_test_base.h
@@ -100,25 +100,6 @@ class replica_disk_test_base : public replica_test_base
         }
     }
 
-    void update_node_status(const std::shared_ptr<dir_node> &dn,
-                            disk_status::type old_status,
-                            disk_status::type new_status)
-    {
-        for (const auto &pids_of_app : dn->holding_replicas) {
-            for (const auto &pid : pids_of_app.second) {
-                replica_ptr rep = stub->get_replica(pid);
-                ASSERT_NE(nullptr, rep);
-                rep->set_disk_status(new_status);
-            }
-        }
-        if (old_status != new_status) {
-            dn->status = new_status;
-        }
-    }
-
-    // if (dn->status == disk_status::NORMAL) {
-    //     dir_size++;
-    // }
     void prepare_before_add_new_disk_test(const std::string &create_dir,
                                           const std::string &check_rw)
     {