diff --git a/src/storage/meta_mem/ob_tenant_meta_mem_mgr.cpp b/src/storage/meta_mem/ob_tenant_meta_mem_mgr.cpp
index c4bf17f20b..e63c5e465c 100644
--- a/src/storage/meta_mem/ob_tenant_meta_mem_mgr.cpp
+++ b/src/storage/meta_mem/ob_tenant_meta_mem_mgr.cpp
@@ -723,6 +723,8 @@ int ObTenantMetaMemMgr::gc_tablet(ObTablet *tablet)
       LOG_WARN("unexpected null tablet pointer", K(ret), K(key), K(ptr_handle));
     } else if (OB_FAIL(tablet_ptr->remove_tablet_from_old_version_chain(tablet))) {
       LOG_WARN("fail to remove tablet from old version chain", K(ret), K(key), KPC(tablet));
+    } else {
+      tablet->reset_memtable();
     }
   }
   if (OB_SUCC(ret) && OB_FAIL(push_tablet_into_gc_queue(tablet))) {
diff --git a/src/storage/tablet/ob_tablet.h b/src/storage/tablet/ob_tablet.h
index e7a41d4690..6356fa7556 100644
--- a/src/storage/tablet/ob_tablet.h
+++ b/src/storage/tablet/ob_tablet.h
@@ -388,6 +388,7 @@ public:
   // 2. If a tablet may be being accessed, shouldn't call this function.
   int rebuild_memtables(const share::SCN scn);
 
+  void reset_memtable();
   // ATTENTION!!! The following two interfaces only release memtable from memtable manager.
   int release_memtables(const share::SCN scn);
   // force release all memtables
@@ -809,7 +810,6 @@ private:
   bool exist_memtable_with_end_scn(const ObITable *table, const share::SCN &end_scn);
   int assign_memtables(memtable::ObIMemtable * const *memtables, const int64_t memtable_count);
   int assign_ddl_kvs(ObDDLKV * const *ddl_kvs, const int64_t ddl_kv_count);
-  void reset_memtable();
   int pull_ddl_memtables(ObArenaAllocator &allocator, ObDDLKV **&ddl_kvs_addr, int64_t &ddl_kv_count);
   void reset_ddl_memtables();
   int wait_release_memtables_();