diff --git a/client/resource_group/controller/controller.go b/client/resource_group/controller/controller.go
index 55b2bffb5c5..0874097f12b 100755
--- a/client/resource_group/controller/controller.go
+++ b/client/resource_group/controller/controller.go
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/prometheus/client_golang/prometheus"
 	pd "github.com/tikv/pd/client"
 	"github.com/tikv/pd/client/errs"
+	"github.com/tikv/pd/client/utils"
 	atomicutil "go.uber.org/atomic"
 	"go.uber.org/zap"
 	"golang.org/x/exp/slices"
@@ -291,15 +292,7 @@ func (c *ResourceGroupsController) Start(ctx context.Context) {
 					watchMetaChannel, err = c.provider.Watch(ctx, pd.GroupSettingsPathPrefixBytes, pd.WithRev(metaRevision), pd.WithPrefix(), pd.WithPrevKV())
 					if err != nil {
 						log.Warn("watch resource group meta failed", zap.Error(err))
-						// Stop the timer if it's not stopped.
-						if !watchRetryTimer.Stop() {
-							select {
-							case <-watchRetryTimer.C: // try to drain from the channel
-							default:
-							}
-						}
-						// We need be careful here, see more details in the comments of Timer.Reset.
-						// https://pkg.go.dev/time@master#Timer.Reset
+						utils.DrainAndStopTimer(watchRetryTimer)
 						watchRetryTimer.Reset(watchRetryInterval)
 						failpoint.Inject("watchStreamError", func() {
 							watchRetryTimer.Reset(20 * time.Millisecond)
@@ -310,15 +303,7 @@ func (c *ResourceGroupsController) Start(ctx context.Context) {
 					watchConfigChannel, err = c.provider.Watch(ctx, pd.ControllerConfigPathPrefixBytes, pd.WithRev(cfgRevision), pd.WithPrefix())
 					if err != nil {
 						log.Warn("watch resource group config failed", zap.Error(err))
-						// Stop the timer if it's not stopped.
-						if !watchRetryTimer.Stop() {
-							select {
-							case <-watchRetryTimer.C: // try to drain from the channel
-							default:
-							}
-						}
-						// We need be careful here, see more details in the comments of Timer.Reset.
-						// https://pkg.go.dev/time@master#Timer.Reset
+						utils.DrainAndStopTimer(watchRetryTimer)
 						watchRetryTimer.Reset(watchRetryInterval)
 					}
 				}
@@ -353,15 +338,7 @@ func (c *ResourceGroupsController) Start(ctx context.Context) {
 				})
 				if !ok {
 					watchMetaChannel = nil
-					// Stop the timer if it's not stopped.
-					if !watchRetryTimer.Stop() {
-						select {
-						case <-watchRetryTimer.C: // try to drain from the channel
-						default:
-						}
-					}
-					// We need be careful here, see more details in the comments of Timer.Reset.
-					// https://pkg.go.dev/time@master#Timer.Reset
+					utils.DrainAndStopTimer(watchRetryTimer)
 					watchRetryTimer.Reset(watchRetryInterval)
 					failpoint.Inject("watchStreamError", func() {
 						watchRetryTimer.Reset(20 * time.Millisecond)
@@ -398,15 +375,7 @@ func (c *ResourceGroupsController) Start(ctx context.Context) {
 			case resp, ok := <-watchConfigChannel:
 				if !ok {
 					watchConfigChannel = nil
-					// Stop the timer if it's not stopped.
-					if !watchRetryTimer.Stop() {
-						select {
-						case <-watchRetryTimer.C: // try to drain from the channel
-						default:
-						}
-					}
-					// We need be careful here, see more details in the comments of Timer.Reset.
-					// https://pkg.go.dev/time@master#Timer.Reset
+					utils.DrainAndStopTimer(watchRetryTimer)
 					watchRetryTimer.Reset(watchRetryInterval)
 					failpoint.Inject("watchStreamError", func() {
 						watchRetryTimer.Reset(20 * time.Millisecond)
diff --git a/client/tso_dispatcher.go b/client/tso_dispatcher.go
index eb89f892f75..5160604b38c 100644
--- a/client/tso_dispatcher.go
+++ b/client/tso_dispatcher.go
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/tikv/pd/client/retry"
 	"github.com/tikv/pd/client/timerpool"
 	"github.com/tikv/pd/client/tsoutil"
+	"github.com/tikv/pd/client/utils"
 	"go.uber.org/zap"
 	"google.golang.org/grpc"
 	"google.golang.org/grpc/codes"
@@ -432,15 +433,7 @@ tsoBatchLoop:
 		if maxBatchWaitInterval >= 0 {
 			tbc.adjustBestBatchSize()
 		}
-		// Stop the timer if it's not stopped.
-		if !streamLoopTimer.Stop() {
-			select {
-			case <-streamLoopTimer.C: // try to drain from the channel
-			default:
-			}
-		}
-		// We need be careful here, see more details in the comments of Timer.Reset.
-		// https://pkg.go.dev/time@master#Timer.Reset
+		utils.DrainAndStopTimer(streamLoopTimer)
 		streamLoopTimer.Reset(c.option.timeout)
 		// Choose a stream to send the TSO gRPC request.
 	streamChoosingLoop:
diff --git a/client/utils/utils.go b/client/utils/utils.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..1c4eaa9bd5d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/client/utils/utils.go
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+// Copyright 2024 TiKV Project Authors.
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//	http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+package utils
+
+import "time"
+
+// DrainAndStopTimer is used to drain and stop timer.
+// We need be careful here, see more details in the comments of Timer.Reset.
+// https://pkg.go.dev/time@master#Timer.Reset
+func DrainAndStopTimer(t *time.Timer) {
+	// Stop the timer if it's not stopped.
+	if !t.Stop() {
+		select {
+		case <-t.C: // try to drain from the channel
+		default:
+		}
+	}
+}