diff --git a/fe/fe-core/src/main/java/org/apache/doris/common/proc/RemoteIndexSchemaProcDir.java b/fe/fe-core/src/main/java/org/apache/doris/common/proc/RemoteIndexSchemaProcDir.java
index 7852bd6b1c..1af9ebab0f 100644
--- a/fe/fe-core/src/main/java/org/apache/doris/common/proc/RemoteIndexSchemaProcDir.java
+++ b/fe/fe-core/src/main/java/org/apache/doris/common/proc/RemoteIndexSchemaProcDir.java
@@ -68,9 +68,6 @@ public class RemoteIndexSchemaProcDir implements ProcDirInterface {
             table.readUnlock();
         }
         List<Column> remoteSchema = new FetchRemoteTabletSchemaUtil(tablets).fetch();
-        if (remoteSchema == null || remoteSchema.isEmpty()) {
-            throw new AnalysisException("fetch remote tablet schema failed");
-        }
         this.schema.addAll(remoteSchema);
         return IndexSchemaProcNode.createResult(this.schema, this.bfColumns);
     }
diff --git a/fe/fe-core/src/main/java/org/apache/doris/common/proc/RemoteIndexSchemaProcNode.java b/fe/fe-core/src/main/java/org/apache/doris/common/proc/RemoteIndexSchemaProcNode.java
index d5b3d46322..8176b09bbf 100644
--- a/fe/fe-core/src/main/java/org/apache/doris/common/proc/RemoteIndexSchemaProcNode.java
+++ b/fe/fe-core/src/main/java/org/apache/doris/common/proc/RemoteIndexSchemaProcNode.java
@@ -63,9 +63,6 @@ public class RemoteIndexSchemaProcNode implements ProcNodeInterface {
             }
         }
         List<Column> remoteSchema = new FetchRemoteTabletSchemaUtil(tablets).fetch();
-        if (remoteSchema == null || remoteSchema.isEmpty()) {
-            throw new AnalysisException("fetch remote tablet schema failed");
-        }
         this.schema.addAll(remoteSchema);
         return IndexSchemaProcNode.createResult(this.schema, this.bfColumns);
     }
diff --git a/regression-test/data/variant_p0/desc.out b/regression-test/data/variant_p0/desc.out
index f6f3d91048..ecf0925a9c 100644
--- a/regression-test/data/variant_p0/desc.out
+++ b/regression-test/data/variant_p0/desc.out
@@ -194,3 +194,7 @@ v.画像.丬文	TEXT	Yes	false	\N
 v.画像.地址	TEXT	Yes	false	\N	
 v.金额	SMALLINT	Yes	false	\N	
 
+-- !sql_12 --
+k	BIGINT	Yes	true	\N	
+v	VARIANT	Yes	false	\N	NONE
+
diff --git a/regression-test/suites/variant_p0/desc.groovy b/regression-test/suites/variant_p0/desc.groovy
index fc9332acc5..1ccbaecb6c 100644
--- a/regression-test/suites/variant_p0/desc.groovy
+++ b/regression-test/suites/variant_p0/desc.groovy
@@ -217,6 +217,22 @@ suite("regression_test_variant_desc", "nonConcurrent"){
         sql """ insert into ${table_name} values (0, '{"名字" : "jack", "!@#^&*()": "11111", "金额" : 200, "画像" : {"地址" : "北京", "\\\u4E2C\\\u6587": "unicode"}}')"""
         sql """set describe_extend_variant_column = true"""
         qt_sql_11 """desc ${table_name}"""
+
+        // varaint subcolumn: empty
+        table_name = "no_subcolumn_table"
+        sql """
+            CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS ${table_name} (
+                k bigint,
+                v variant
+            )
+            DUPLICATE KEY(`k`)
+            DISTRIBUTED BY HASH(k) BUCKETS 5
+            properties("replication_num" = "1", "disable_auto_compaction" = "false");
+        """
+        sql """ insert into ${table_name} values (0, '{}')"""
+        sql """ insert into ${table_name} values (0, '100')"""
+        sql """set describe_extend_variant_column = true"""
+        qt_sql_12 """desc ${table_name}"""
     } finally {
         // reset flags
         set_be_config.call("variant_ratio_of_defaults_as_sparse_column", "0.95")