diff --git a/src/sdk/mini_cluster.h b/src/sdk/mini_cluster.h
index 0824aacea90..194c70a3a5d 100644
--- a/src/sdk/mini_cluster.h
+++ b/src/sdk/mini_cluster.h
@@ -69,20 +69,13 @@ class MiniCluster {
         if (tablet_num > MAX_TABLET_NUM) {
             return false;
         }
-        zk_path_ = "/mini_cluster_" + GenRand();
         FLAGS_system_table_replica_num = 1;
         srand(time(NULL));
         FLAGS_db_root_path = "/tmp/mini_cluster" + GenRand();
         zk_cluster_ = "127.0.0.1:" + std::to_string(zk_port_);
         FLAGS_zk_cluster = zk_cluster_;
-        tablet_num_ = tablet_num;
-        for (int i = 0; i < tablet_num; i++) {
-            if (!StartTablet(&tb_servers_[i])) {
-                LOG(WARNING) << "fail to start tablet";
-                return false;
-            }
-        }
         std::string ns_endpoint = "127.0.0.1:" + GenRand();
+        zk_path_ = "/mini_cluster_" + GenRand();
         sleep(1);
         LOG(INFO) << "zk cluster " << zk_cluster_ << " zk path " << zk_path_
                   << " enable_distsql = " << FLAGS_enable_distsql;