diff --git a/dbms/src/Flash/tests/gtest_interpreter.cpp b/dbms/src/Flash/tests/gtest_interpreter.cpp
index 7f4ff2808ed..ff0d2f05e34 100644
--- a/dbms/src/Flash/tests/gtest_interpreter.cpp
+++ b/dbms/src/Flash/tests/gtest_interpreter.cpp
@@ -640,7 +640,7 @@ try
                            .filter(eq(col("s1"), col("s2")))
                            .aggregation(Max(col("s1")), col("s2"))
                            .limit(10)
-                           .buildToListStruct(context);
+                           .build(context, DAGRequestType::list);
         String expected = R"(
 Limit, limit = 10
  Expression: <final projection>
@@ -658,7 +658,7 @@ Limit, limit = 10
                            .filter(eq(col("s1"), col("s2")))
                            .aggregation(Max(col("s1")), col("s2"))
                            .topN("s2", false, 10)
-                           .buildToListStruct(context);
+                           .build(context, DAGRequestType::list);
         String expected = R"(
 Union: <for test>
  SharedQuery x 20: <restore concurrency>
diff --git a/dbms/src/Flash/tests/gtest_planner_interpreter.cpp b/dbms/src/Flash/tests/gtest_planner_interpreter.cpp
index 0e733e2ed2a..744126d5f7c 100644
--- a/dbms/src/Flash/tests/gtest_planner_interpreter.cpp
+++ b/dbms/src/Flash/tests/gtest_planner_interpreter.cpp
@@ -994,7 +994,7 @@ try
                            .aggregation(Max(col("s1")), col("s2"))
                            .filter(eq(col("s2"), lit(Field("1", 1))))
                            .limit(10)
-                           .buildToListStruct(context);
+                           .build(context, DAGRequestType::list);
         String expected = R"(
 Expression: <final projection>
  Limit, limit = 10
@@ -1015,7 +1015,7 @@ Expression: <final projection>
                            .aggregation(Max(col("s1")), col("s2"))
                            .filter(eq(col("s2"), lit(Field("1", 1))))
                            .topN("s2", false, 10)
-                           .buildToListStruct(context);
+                           .build(context, DAGRequestType::list);
         String expected = R"(
 Union: <for test>
  Expression x 20: <final projection>
diff --git a/dbms/src/TestUtils/mockExecutor.cpp b/dbms/src/TestUtils/mockExecutor.cpp
index be17678f1fd..4ed72917436 100644
--- a/dbms/src/TestUtils/mockExecutor.cpp
+++ b/dbms/src/TestUtils/mockExecutor.cpp
@@ -85,8 +85,9 @@ void DAGRequestBuilder::initDAGRequest(tipb::DAGRequest & dag_request)
 }
 
 // traval the AST tree to build tipb::Executor recursively.
-std::shared_ptr<tipb::DAGRequest> DAGRequestBuilder::build(MockDAGRequestContext & mock_context)
+std::shared_ptr<tipb::DAGRequest> DAGRequestBuilder::build(MockDAGRequestContext & mock_context, DAGRequestType type)
 {
+    // build tree struct base executor
     MPPInfo mpp_info(properties.start_ts, -1, -1, {}, mock_context.receiver_source_task_ids_map);
     std::shared_ptr<tipb::DAGRequest> dag_request_ptr = std::make_shared<tipb::DAGRequest>();
     tipb::DAGRequest & dag_request = *dag_request_ptr;
@@ -94,20 +95,20 @@ std::shared_ptr<tipb::DAGRequest> DAGRequestBuilder::build(MockDAGRequestContext
     root->toTiPBExecutor(dag_request.mutable_root_executor(), properties.collator, mpp_info, mock_context.context);
     root.reset();
     executor_index = 0;
-    return dag_request_ptr;
-}
 
-std::shared_ptr<tipb::DAGRequest> DAGRequestBuilder::buildToListStruct(MockDAGRequestContext & mock_context)
-{
-    auto dag_request_ptr = build(mock_context);
-    auto & mutable_executors = *dag_request_ptr->mutable_executors();
-    traverseExecutorsReverse(dag_request_ptr.get(), [&](const tipb::Executor & executor) -> bool {
-        auto * mutable_executor = mutable_executors.Add();
-        (*mutable_executor) = executor;
-        mutable_executor->clear_executor_id();
-        return true;
-    });
-    dag_request_ptr->release_root_executor();
+    // convert to list struct base executor
+    if (type == DAGRequestType::list)
+    {
+        auto & mutable_executors = *dag_request_ptr->mutable_executors();
+        traverseExecutorsReverse(dag_request_ptr.get(), [&](const tipb::Executor & executor) -> bool {
+            auto * mutable_executor = mutable_executors.Add();
+            (*mutable_executor) = executor;
+            mutable_executor->clear_executor_id();
+            return true;
+        });
+        dag_request_ptr->release_root_executor();
+    }
+
     return dag_request_ptr;
 }
 
diff --git a/dbms/src/TestUtils/mockExecutor.h b/dbms/src/TestUtils/mockExecutor.h
index fe133569c0c..0b6850669fb 100644
--- a/dbms/src/TestUtils/mockExecutor.h
+++ b/dbms/src/TestUtils/mockExecutor.h
@@ -43,6 +43,12 @@ inline int32_t convertToTiDBCollation(int32_t collation)
     return -(abs(collation));
 }
 
+enum class DAGRequestType
+{
+    tree,
+    list,
+};
+
 /** Responsible for Hand write tipb::DAGRequest
   * Use this class to mock DAGRequest, then feed the DAGRequest into 
   * the Interpreter for test purpose.
@@ -70,8 +76,7 @@ class DAGRequestBuilder
         return root;
     }
 
-    std::shared_ptr<tipb::DAGRequest> build(MockDAGRequestContext & mock_context);
-    std::shared_ptr<tipb::DAGRequest> buildToListStruct(MockDAGRequestContext & mock_context);
+    std::shared_ptr<tipb::DAGRequest> build(MockDAGRequestContext & mock_context, DAGRequestType type = DAGRequestType::tree);
     QueryTasks buildMPPTasks(MockDAGRequestContext & mock_context);
     QueryTasks buildMPPTasks(MockDAGRequestContext & mock_context, const DAGProperties & properties);
 
diff --git a/dbms/src/TestUtils/tests/gtest_mock_executors.cpp b/dbms/src/TestUtils/tests/gtest_mock_executors.cpp
index a859ddb7c44..5a58c8fb2f4 100644
--- a/dbms/src/TestUtils/tests/gtest_mock_executors.cpp
+++ b/dbms/src/TestUtils/tests/gtest_mock_executors.cpp
@@ -351,7 +351,7 @@ try
                            .aggregation(Max(col("s1")), col("s2"))
                            .filter(eq(col("s2"), lit(Field("1", 1))))
                            .limit(10)
-                           .buildToListStruct(context);
+                           .build(context, DAGRequestType::list);
         String expected = R"(
 Limit | 10
  Selection | equals(<1, String>, <-5692549928996306944, String>)}
@@ -368,7 +368,7 @@ Limit | 10
                            .aggregation(Max(col("s1")), col("s2"))
                            .filter(eq(col("s2"), lit(Field("1", 1))))
                            .topN("s2", false, 10)
-                           .buildToListStruct(context);
+                           .build(context, DAGRequestType::list);
         String expected = R"(
 TopN | order_by: {(<1, String>, desc: false)}, limit: 10
  Selection | equals(<1, String>, <-5692549928996306944, String>)}