diff --git a/fe/fe-core/src/main/java/org/apache/doris/catalog/external/ExternalDatabase.java b/fe/fe-core/src/main/java/org/apache/doris/catalog/external/ExternalDatabase.java
index dd8e7fa1e3..e1b582a540 100644
--- a/fe/fe-core/src/main/java/org/apache/doris/catalog/external/ExternalDatabase.java
+++ b/fe/fe-core/src/main/java/org/apache/doris/catalog/external/ExternalDatabase.java
@@ -332,12 +332,13 @@ public abstract class ExternalDatabase<T extends ExternalTable>
         throw new NotImplementedException("dropTable() is not implemented");
     }
 
-    public void createTable(String tableName, long tableId) {
-        throw new NotImplementedException("createTable() is not implemented");
-    }
-
     @Override
     public CatalogIf getCatalog() {
         return extCatalog;
     }
+
+    // Only used for sync hive metastore event
+    public void replayCreateTableFromEvent(String tableName, long tableId) {
+        throw new NotImplementedException("createTable() is not implemented");
+    }
 }
diff --git a/fe/fe-core/src/main/java/org/apache/doris/catalog/external/HMSExternalDatabase.java b/fe/fe-core/src/main/java/org/apache/doris/catalog/external/HMSExternalDatabase.java
index d53c934052..093ebe8b40 100644
--- a/fe/fe-core/src/main/java/org/apache/doris/catalog/external/HMSExternalDatabase.java
+++ b/fe/fe-core/src/main/java/org/apache/doris/catalog/external/HMSExternalDatabase.java
@@ -74,9 +74,8 @@ public class HMSExternalDatabase extends ExternalDatabase<HMSExternalTable> {
     }
 
     @Override
-    public void createTable(String tableName, long tableId) {
+    public void replayCreateTableFromEvent(String tableName, long tableId) {
         LOG.debug("create table [{}]", tableName);
-        makeSureInitialized();
         tableNameToId.put(tableName, tableId);
         HMSExternalTable table = getExternalTable(tableName, tableId, extCatalog);
         idToTbl.put(tableId, table);
diff --git a/fe/fe-core/src/main/java/org/apache/doris/catalog/external/IcebergExternalDatabase.java b/fe/fe-core/src/main/java/org/apache/doris/catalog/external/IcebergExternalDatabase.java
index 3e8a7beef9..8653c3e2dd 100644
--- a/fe/fe-core/src/main/java/org/apache/doris/catalog/external/IcebergExternalDatabase.java
+++ b/fe/fe-core/src/main/java/org/apache/doris/catalog/external/IcebergExternalDatabase.java
@@ -60,9 +60,8 @@ public class IcebergExternalDatabase extends ExternalDatabase<IcebergExternalTab
     }
 
     @Override
-    public void createTable(String tableName, long tableId) {
+    public void replayCreateTableFromEvent(String tableName, long tableId) {
         LOG.debug("create table [{}]", tableName);
-        makeSureInitialized();
         tableNameToId.put(tableName, tableId);
         IcebergExternalTable table = new IcebergExternalTable(tableId, tableName, name,
                 (IcebergExternalCatalog) extCatalog);
diff --git a/fe/fe-core/src/main/java/org/apache/doris/catalog/external/PaimonExternalDatabase.java b/fe/fe-core/src/main/java/org/apache/doris/catalog/external/PaimonExternalDatabase.java
index 4f6014241a..34cc7b96c0 100644
--- a/fe/fe-core/src/main/java/org/apache/doris/catalog/external/PaimonExternalDatabase.java
+++ b/fe/fe-core/src/main/java/org/apache/doris/catalog/external/PaimonExternalDatabase.java
@@ -60,9 +60,8 @@ public class PaimonExternalDatabase extends ExternalDatabase<PaimonExternalTable
     }
 
     @Override
-    public void createTable(String tableName, long tableId) {
+    public void replayCreateTableFromEvent(String tableName, long tableId) {
         LOG.debug("create table [{}]", tableName);
-        makeSureInitialized();
         tableNameToId.put(tableName, tableId);
         PaimonExternalTable table = new PaimonExternalTable(tableId, tableName, name,
                 (PaimonExternalCatalog) extCatalog);
diff --git a/fe/fe-core/src/main/java/org/apache/doris/datasource/CatalogMgr.java b/fe/fe-core/src/main/java/org/apache/doris/datasource/CatalogMgr.java
index 67b9bb6c8d..96a7c1eae3 100644
--- a/fe/fe-core/src/main/java/org/apache/doris/datasource/CatalogMgr.java
+++ b/fe/fe-core/src/main/java/org/apache/doris/datasource/CatalogMgr.java
@@ -734,7 +734,8 @@ public class CatalogMgr implements Writable, GsonPostProcessable {
         return ((ExternalCatalog) catalog).tableExistInLocal(dbName, tableName);
     }
 
-    public void createExternalTable(String dbName, String tableName, String catalogName, boolean ignoreIfExists)
+    public void createExternalTableFromEvent(String dbName, String tableName, String catalogName,
+            boolean ignoreIfExists)
             throws DdlException {
         CatalogIf catalog = nameToCatalog.get(catalogName);
         if (catalog == null) {
@@ -763,11 +764,11 @@ public class CatalogMgr implements Writable, GsonPostProcessable {
         log.setDbId(db.getId());
         log.setTableName(tableName);
         log.setTableId(Env.getCurrentEnv().getNextId());
-        replayCreateExternalTable(log);
+        replayCreateExternalTableFromEvent(log);
         Env.getCurrentEnv().getEditLog().logCreateExternalTable(log);
     }
 
-    public void replayCreateExternalTable(ExternalObjectLog log) {
+    public void replayCreateExternalTableFromEvent(ExternalObjectLog log) {
         LOG.debug("ReplayCreateExternalTable,catalogId:[{}],dbId:[{}],tableId:[{}],tableName:[{}]", log.getCatalogId(),
                 log.getDbId(), log.getTableId(), log.getTableName());
         ExternalCatalog catalog = (ExternalCatalog) idToCatalog.get(log.getCatalogId());
@@ -782,7 +783,7 @@ public class CatalogMgr implements Writable, GsonPostProcessable {
         }
         db.writeLock();
         try {
-            db.createTable(log.getTableName(), log.getTableId());
+            db.replayCreateTableFromEvent(log.getTableName(), log.getTableId());
         } finally {
             db.writeUnlock();
         }
diff --git a/fe/fe-core/src/main/java/org/apache/doris/datasource/hive/event/AlterTableEvent.java b/fe/fe-core/src/main/java/org/apache/doris/datasource/hive/event/AlterTableEvent.java
index a0a86bf6c3..cbb1ee8478 100644
--- a/fe/fe-core/src/main/java/org/apache/doris/datasource/hive/event/AlterTableEvent.java
+++ b/fe/fe-core/src/main/java/org/apache/doris/datasource/hive/event/AlterTableEvent.java
@@ -73,9 +73,9 @@ public class AlterTableEvent extends MetastoreTableEvent {
             return;
         }
         Env.getCurrentEnv().getCatalogMgr()
-            .dropExternalTable(tableBefore.getDbName(), tableBefore.getTableName(), catalogName, true);
+                .dropExternalTable(tableBefore.getDbName(), tableBefore.getTableName(), catalogName, true);
         Env.getCurrentEnv().getCatalogMgr()
-            .createExternalTable(tableAfter.getDbName(), tableAfter.getTableName(), catalogName, true);
+                .createExternalTableFromEvent(tableAfter.getDbName(), tableAfter.getTableName(), catalogName, true);
     }
 
     private void processRename() throws DdlException {
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ public class AlterTableEvent extends MetastoreTableEvent {
         Env.getCurrentEnv().getCatalogMgr()
                 .dropExternalTable(tableBefore.getDbName(), tableBefore.getTableName(), catalogName, true);
         Env.getCurrentEnv().getCatalogMgr()
-                .createExternalTable(tableAfter.getDbName(), tableAfter.getTableName(), catalogName, true);
+                .createExternalTableFromEvent(tableAfter.getDbName(), tableAfter.getTableName(), catalogName, true);
 
     }
 
diff --git a/fe/fe-core/src/main/java/org/apache/doris/datasource/hive/event/CreateTableEvent.java b/fe/fe-core/src/main/java/org/apache/doris/datasource/hive/event/CreateTableEvent.java
index a97d131dce..9ac8fd4e68 100644
--- a/fe/fe-core/src/main/java/org/apache/doris/datasource/hive/event/CreateTableEvent.java
+++ b/fe/fe-core/src/main/java/org/apache/doris/datasource/hive/event/CreateTableEvent.java
@@ -59,7 +59,8 @@ public class CreateTableEvent extends MetastoreTableEvent {
     protected void process() throws MetastoreNotificationException {
         try {
             infoLog("catalogName:[{}],dbName:[{}],tableName:[{}]", catalogName, dbName, tblName);
-            Env.getCurrentEnv().getCatalogMgr().createExternalTable(dbName, hmsTbl.getTableName(), catalogName, true);
+            Env.getCurrentEnv().getCatalogMgr()
+                    .createExternalTableFromEvent(dbName, hmsTbl.getTableName(), catalogName, true);
         } catch (DdlException e) {
             throw new MetastoreNotificationException(
                     debugString("Failed to process event"), e);
diff --git a/fe/fe-core/src/main/java/org/apache/doris/persist/EditLog.java b/fe/fe-core/src/main/java/org/apache/doris/persist/EditLog.java
index 04c1b58d6e..4244664d43 100644
--- a/fe/fe-core/src/main/java/org/apache/doris/persist/EditLog.java
+++ b/fe/fe-core/src/main/java/org/apache/doris/persist/EditLog.java
@@ -960,7 +960,7 @@ public class EditLog {
                 }
                 case OperationType.OP_CREATE_EXTERNAL_TABLE: {
                     final ExternalObjectLog log = (ExternalObjectLog) journal.getData();
-                    env.getCatalogMgr().replayCreateExternalTable(log);
+                    env.getCatalogMgr().replayCreateExternalTableFromEvent(log);
                     break;
                 }
                 case OperationType.OP_DROP_EXTERNAL_DB: {