diff --git a/br/pkg/conn/conn.go b/br/pkg/conn/conn.go
index 4ccf9f6561a02..cd96e8f68a992 100755
--- a/br/pkg/conn/conn.go
+++ b/br/pkg/conn/conn.go
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/pingcap/tidb/br/pkg/version"
 	"github.com/pingcap/tidb/domain"
 	"github.com/pingcap/tidb/kv"
+	"github.com/pingcap/tidb/util/engine"
 	"github.com/tikv/client-go/v2/oracle"
 	"github.com/tikv/client-go/v2/tikv"
 	"github.com/tikv/client-go/v2/txnkv/txnlock"
@@ -100,7 +101,7 @@ func GetAllTiKVStores(
 	j := 0
 	for _, store := range stores {
 		isTiFlash := false
-		if version.IsTiFlash(store) {
+		if engine.IsTiFlash(store) {
 			if storeBehavior == SkipTiFlash {
 				continue
 			} else if storeBehavior == ErrorOnTiFlash {
diff --git a/br/pkg/lightning/backend/local/local.go b/br/pkg/lightning/backend/local/local.go
index 56f4cd0987c62..b0a807f2d7b76 100644
--- a/br/pkg/lightning/backend/local/local.go
+++ b/br/pkg/lightning/backend/local/local.go
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/pingcap/tidb/table"
 	"github.com/pingcap/tidb/tablecodec"
 	"github.com/pingcap/tidb/util/codec"
+	"github.com/pingcap/tidb/util/engine"
 	"github.com/pingcap/tidb/util/mathutil"
 	tikverror "github.com/tikv/client-go/v2/error"
 	"github.com/tikv/client-go/v2/oracle"
@@ -501,7 +502,7 @@ func (local *local) checkMultiIngestSupport(ctx context.Context) error {
 
 	hasTiFlash := false
 	for _, s := range stores {
-		if s.State == metapb.StoreState_Up && version.IsTiFlash(s) {
+		if s.State == metapb.StoreState_Up && engine.IsTiFlash(s) {
 			hasTiFlash = true
 			break
 		}
@@ -509,7 +510,7 @@ func (local *local) checkMultiIngestSupport(ctx context.Context) error {
 
 	for _, s := range stores {
 		// skip stores that are not online
-		if s.State != metapb.StoreState_Up || version.IsTiFlash(s) {
+		if s.State != metapb.StoreState_Up || engine.IsTiFlash(s) {
 			continue
 		}
 		var err error
@@ -1994,7 +1995,7 @@ func getRegionSplitSizeKeys(ctx context.Context, cli pd.Client, tls *common.TLS)
 		return 0, 0, err
 	}
 	for _, store := range stores {
-		if store.StatusAddress == "" || version.IsTiFlash(store) {
+		if store.StatusAddress == "" || engine.IsTiFlash(store) {
 			continue
 		}
 		serverInfo := infoschema.ServerInfo{
diff --git a/br/pkg/lightning/backend/local/local_test.go b/br/pkg/lightning/backend/local/local_test.go
index 13112051e59d6..45030633b49c9 100644
--- a/br/pkg/lightning/backend/local/local_test.go
+++ b/br/pkg/lightning/backend/local/local_test.go
@@ -48,12 +48,12 @@ import (
 	"github.com/pingcap/tidb/br/pkg/pdutil"
 	"github.com/pingcap/tidb/br/pkg/restore"
 	"github.com/pingcap/tidb/br/pkg/utils"
-	"github.com/pingcap/tidb/br/pkg/version"
 	tidbkv "github.com/pingcap/tidb/kv"
 	"github.com/pingcap/tidb/sessionctx/stmtctx"
 	"github.com/pingcap/tidb/tablecodec"
 	"github.com/pingcap/tidb/types"
 	"github.com/pingcap/tidb/util/codec"
+	"github.com/pingcap/tidb/util/engine"
 	"github.com/pingcap/tidb/util/hack"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 	pd "github.com/tikv/pd/client"
@@ -1022,7 +1022,7 @@ func TestMultiIngest(t *testing.T) {
 				return store.State == metapb.StoreState_Up
 			},
 			func(s *metapb.Store) bool {
-				return !version.IsTiFlash(s)
+				return !engine.IsTiFlash(s)
 			},
 			0,
 			nil,
@@ -1035,7 +1035,7 @@ func TestMultiIngest(t *testing.T) {
 				return store.State == metapb.StoreState_Up
 			},
 			func(s *metapb.Store) bool {
-				return version.IsTiFlash(s)
+				return engine.IsTiFlash(s)
 			},
 			0,
 			nil,
@@ -1071,10 +1071,10 @@ func TestMultiIngest(t *testing.T) {
 		// test all non-tiflash stores that support multi ingests
 		{
 			func(store *metapb.Store) bool {
-				return !version.IsTiFlash(store)
+				return !engine.IsTiFlash(store)
 			},
 			func(s *metapb.Store) bool {
-				return !version.IsTiFlash(s)
+				return !engine.IsTiFlash(s)
 			},
 			0,
 			nil,
@@ -1110,7 +1110,7 @@ func TestMultiIngest(t *testing.T) {
 		// test grpc return error but no tiflash
 		{
 			func(store *metapb.Store) bool {
-				return !version.IsTiFlash(store)
+				return !engine.IsTiFlash(store)
 			},
 			func(s *metapb.Store) bool {
 				return true
@@ -1123,7 +1123,7 @@ func TestMultiIngest(t *testing.T) {
 		// test grpc return error and contains offline tiflash
 		{
 			func(store *metapb.Store) bool {
-				return !version.IsTiFlash(store) || store.State != metapb.StoreState_Up
+				return !engine.IsTiFlash(store) || store.State != metapb.StoreState_Up
 			},
 			func(s *metapb.Store) bool {
 				return true
diff --git a/br/pkg/lightning/restore/check_info.go b/br/pkg/lightning/restore/check_info.go
index 6927a48d09488..7f181bb7755c3 100644
--- a/br/pkg/lightning/restore/check_info.go
+++ b/br/pkg/lightning/restore/check_info.go
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/pingcap/tidb/store/pdtypes"
 	"github.com/pingcap/tidb/table"
 	"github.com/pingcap/tidb/types"
+	"github.com/pingcap/tidb/util/engine"
 	"github.com/pingcap/tidb/util/mathutil"
 	"go.uber.org/zap"
 	"golang.org/x/exp/slices"
@@ -169,15 +170,6 @@ func (rc *Controller) ClusterIsAvailable(ctx context.Context) {
 	}
 }
 
-func isTiFlash(store *pdtypes.MetaStore) bool {
-	for _, label := range store.Labels {
-		if label.Key == "engine" && label.Value == "tiflash" {
-			return true
-		}
-	}
-	return false
-}
-
 func (rc *Controller) checkEmptyRegion(ctx context.Context) error {
 	passed := true
 	message := "Cluster doesn't have too many empty regions"
@@ -228,7 +220,7 @@ func (rc *Controller) checkEmptyRegion(ctx context.Context) error {
 			if metapb.StoreState(metapb.StoreState_value[store.Store.StateName]) != metapb.StoreState_Up {
 				continue
 			}
-			if isTiFlash(store.Store) {
+			if engine.IsTiFlash(store.Store.Store) {
 				continue
 			}
 			if regionCnt > errorThrehold {
@@ -272,7 +264,7 @@ func (rc *Controller) checkRegionDistribution(ctx context.Context) error {
 		if metapb.StoreState(metapb.StoreState_value[store.Store.StateName]) != metapb.StoreState_Up {
 			continue
 		}
-		if isTiFlash(store.Store) {
+		if engine.IsTiFlash(store.Store.Store) {
 			continue
 		}
 		stores = append(stores, store)
diff --git a/br/pkg/version/version.go b/br/pkg/version/version.go
index c790125fd26fa..2a818a6ee4f85 100644
--- a/br/pkg/version/version.go
+++ b/br/pkg/version/version.go
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/pingcap/tidb/br/pkg/logutil"
 	"github.com/pingcap/tidb/br/pkg/utils"
 	"github.com/pingcap/tidb/br/pkg/version/build"
+	"github.com/pingcap/tidb/util/engine"
 	pd "github.com/tikv/pd/client"
 	"go.uber.org/zap"
 )
@@ -70,16 +71,6 @@ func checkTiFlashVersion(store *metapb.Store) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-// IsTiFlash tests whether the store is based on tiflash engine.
-func IsTiFlash(store *metapb.Store) bool {
-	for _, label := range store.Labels {
-		if label.Key == "engine" && label.Value == "tiflash" {
-			return true
-		}
-	}
-	return false
-}
-
 // VerChecker is a callback for the CheckClusterVersion, decides whether the cluster is suitable to execute restore.
 // See also: CheckVersionForBackup and CheckVersionForBR.
 type VerChecker func(store *metapb.Store, ver *semver.Version) error
@@ -91,7 +82,7 @@ func CheckClusterVersion(ctx context.Context, client pd.Client, checker VerCheck
 		return errors.Trace(err)
 	}
 	for _, s := range stores {
-		isTiFlash := IsTiFlash(s)
+		isTiFlash := engine.IsTiFlash(s)
 		log.Debug("checking compatibility of store in cluster",
 			zap.Uint64("ID", s.GetId()),
 			zap.Bool("TiFlash?", isTiFlash),
diff --git a/domain/infosync/info.go b/domain/infosync/info.go
index 59dc9ede4c56f..f30db9a53d986 100644
--- a/domain/infosync/info.go
+++ b/domain/infosync/info.go
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/pingcap/tidb/types"
 	util2 "github.com/pingcap/tidb/util"
 	"github.com/pingcap/tidb/util/dbterror"
+	"github.com/pingcap/tidb/util/engine"
 	"github.com/pingcap/tidb/util/hack"
 	"github.com/pingcap/tidb/util/logutil"
 	"github.com/pingcap/tidb/util/pdapi"
@@ -450,8 +451,8 @@ func CheckTiKVVersion(store kv.Storage, minVersion semver.Version) error {
 			return err
 		}
 		for _, s := range stores {
-			// empty version means the store is a mock store.
-			if s.Version == "" {
+			// empty version means the store is a mock store. Don't require tiflash version either.
+			if s.Version == "" || engine.IsTiFlash(s) {
 				continue
 			}
 			ver, err := semver.NewVersion(removeVAndHash(s.Version))
diff --git a/util/engine/engine.go b/util/engine/engine.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..68c369154888e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/util/engine/engine.go
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+// Copyright 2022 PingCAP, Inc.
+//
+// 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 engine
+
+import (
+	"github.com/pingcap/kvproto/pkg/metapb"
+)
+
+// IsTiFlash tests whether the store is based on tiflash engine.
+func IsTiFlash(store *metapb.Store) bool {
+	for _, label := range store.Labels {
+		if label.Key == "engine" && label.Value == "tiflash" {
+			return true
+		}
+	}
+	return false
+}