diff --git a/pkg/cluster/manager.go b/pkg/cluster/manager.go
index e31cd3521b..f5a090fbde 100644
--- a/pkg/cluster/manager.go
+++ b/pkg/cluster/manager.go
@@ -2138,11 +2138,7 @@ func buildScaleOutTask(
 		afterDeploy(builder, newPart)
 	}
 
-	// TODO: find another way to make sure current cluster started
 	builder.
-		Func("StartCluster", func(ctx *task.Context) error {
-			return operator.Start(ctx, metadata.GetTopology(), operator.Options{OptTimeout: optTimeout}, tlsCfg)
-		}).
 		ClusterSSH(newPart, base.User, sshTimeout, sshType, topo.BaseTopo().GlobalOptions.SSHType).
 		Func("Save meta", func(_ *task.Context) error {
 			metadata.SetTopology(mergedTopo)