diff --git a/src/kvstore/KVStore.h b/src/kvstore/KVStore.h
index f76b6d29112..254f569c233 100644
--- a/src/kvstore/KVStore.h
+++ b/src/kvstore/KVStore.h
@@ -106,9 +106,7 @@ class KVStore {
    * @param canReadFromFollower
    * @return const void* Snapshot.
    */
-  virtual const void* GetSnapshot(GraphSpaceID spaceId,
-                                  PartitionID partID,
-                                  bool canReadFromFollower = false) = 0;
+  virtual const void* GetSnapshot(GraphSpaceID spaceId, PartitionID partID) = 0;
 
   /**
    * @brief Release snapshot.
diff --git a/src/kvstore/NebulaStore.cpp b/src/kvstore/NebulaStore.cpp
index 6eaa674a518..7d87695a1c4 100644
--- a/src/kvstore/NebulaStore.cpp
+++ b/src/kvstore/NebulaStore.cpp
@@ -732,17 +732,12 @@ nebula::cpp2::ErrorCode NebulaStore::get(GraphSpaceID spaceId,
   return part->engine()->get(key, value, snapshot);
 }
 
-const void* NebulaStore::GetSnapshot(GraphSpaceID spaceId,
-                                     PartitionID partId,
-                                     bool canReadFromFollower) {
+const void* NebulaStore::GetSnapshot(GraphSpaceID spaceId, PartitionID partId) {
   auto ret = part(spaceId, partId);
   if (!ok(ret)) {
     return nullptr;
   }
   auto part = nebula::value(ret);
-  if (!checkLeader(part, canReadFromFollower)) {
-    return nullptr;
-  }
   return part->engine()->GetSnapshot();
 }
 
diff --git a/src/kvstore/NebulaStore.h b/src/kvstore/NebulaStore.h
index 15b92a9135c..81026187d15 100644
--- a/src/kvstore/NebulaStore.h
+++ b/src/kvstore/NebulaStore.h
@@ -191,12 +191,9 @@ class NebulaStore : public KVStore, public Handler {
    *
    * @param spaceId
    * @param partID
-   * @param canReadFromFollower
    * @return const void* Snapshot pointer.
    */
-  const void* GetSnapshot(GraphSpaceID spaceId,
-                          PartitionID partID,
-                          bool canReadFromFollower = false) override;
+  const void* GetSnapshot(GraphSpaceID spaceId, PartitionID partID) override;
 
   /**
    * @brief Release snapshot from engine.
diff --git a/src/kvstore/plugins/hbase/HBaseStore.h b/src/kvstore/plugins/hbase/HBaseStore.h
index c264aa4bd1f..053e7504b62 100644
--- a/src/kvstore/plugins/hbase/HBaseStore.h
+++ b/src/kvstore/plugins/hbase/HBaseStore.h
@@ -75,9 +75,7 @@ class HBaseStore : public KVStore {
     return {-1, -1};
   }
 
-  const void* GetSnapshot(GraphSpaceID spaceId,
-                          PartitionID partID,
-                          bool canReadFromFollower = false) override {
+  const void* GetSnapshot(GraphSpaceID spaceId, PartitionID partID) override {
     UNUSED(spaceId);
     UNUSED(partID);
     UNUSED(canReadFromFollower);
diff --git a/src/storage/test/IndexTestUtil.h b/src/storage/test/IndexTestUtil.h
index 8ad2c99a5e6..09ca3eae166 100644
--- a/src/storage/test/IndexTestUtil.h
+++ b/src/storage/test/IndexTestUtil.h
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ class MockKVStore : public ::nebula::kvstore::KVStore {
     return nebula::cpp2::ErrorCode::SUCCEEDED;
   }
 
-  const void* GetSnapshot(GraphSpaceID, PartitionID, bool) override {
+  const void* GetSnapshot(GraphSpaceID, PartitionID) override {
     return nullptr;
   }
   void ReleaseSnapshot(GraphSpaceID, PartitionID, const void*) override {}