diff --git a/kyuubi-common/src/main/scala/org/apache/kyuubi/operation/log/OperationLog.scala b/kyuubi-common/src/main/scala/org/apache/kyuubi/operation/log/OperationLog.scala
index 9ee5e8a1878..b3bd46d35a4 100644
--- a/kyuubi-common/src/main/scala/org/apache/kyuubi/operation/log/OperationLog.scala
+++ b/kyuubi-common/src/main/scala/org/apache/kyuubi/operation/log/OperationLog.scala
@@ -232,8 +232,6 @@ class OperationLog(path: Path) {
   }
 
   def close(): Unit = synchronized {
-    if (!initialized) return
-
     closeExtraReaders()
 
     trySafely {