diff --git a/src/storage/blocksstable/ob_sstable.cpp b/src/storage/blocksstable/ob_sstable.cpp
index 6ee018ccc..0d52c8cf6 100644
--- a/src/storage/blocksstable/ob_sstable.cpp
+++ b/src/storage/blocksstable/ob_sstable.cpp
@@ -889,8 +889,6 @@ int ObSSTable::deserialize_post_work()
   if (OB_UNLIKELY(hold_macro_ref_)) {
     ret = OB_ERR_UNEXPECTED;
     LOG_WARN("post work may be done", K(ret), KPC(this));
-  } else if (OB_FAIL(meta_.macro_info_.deserialize_post_work())) {
-    LOG_WARN("fail to do post work for sstable meta", K(ret), K(meta_));
   } else if (OB_FAIL(add_macro_ref())) {
     LOG_WARN("fail to add macro ref", K(ret));
   } else if (SSTABLE_WRITE_BUILDING != meta_.get_basic_meta().status_ && OB_FAIL(check_valid_for_reading())) {
@@ -922,6 +920,12 @@ void ObSSTable::dec_macro_ref()
       LOG_ERROR("fail to dec other block ref cnt", K(ret), K(macro_id), K(idx));
     }
   }
+  for (idx = 0; idx < meta_.get_macro_info().get_linked_block_ids().count(); ++idx) {// ignore ret
+    const MacroBlockId &macro_id = meta_.get_macro_info().get_linked_block_ids().at(idx);
+    if (OB_FAIL(OB_SERVER_BLOCK_MGR.dec_ref(macro_id))) {
+      LOG_ERROR("fail to dec link block ref cnt", K(ret), K(macro_id), K(idx));
+    }
+  }
   if (OB_FAIL(dec_used_size())) {// ignore ret
     LOG_ERROR("fail to dec used size of shared block", K(ret));
   }
@@ -933,6 +937,7 @@ int ObSSTable::add_macro_ref()
   int ret = OB_SUCCESS;
   int64_t i = 0;
   int64_t j = 0;
+  int64_t k = 0;
   while (OB_SUCC(ret) && i < meta_.get_macro_info().get_data_block_ids().count()) {
     const MacroBlockId &macro_id = meta_.get_macro_info().get_data_block_ids().at(i);
     if (OB_FAIL(OB_SERVER_BLOCK_MGR.inc_ref(macro_id))) {
@@ -949,6 +954,14 @@ int ObSSTable::add_macro_ref()
       ++j;
     }
   }
+  while (OB_SUCC(ret) && k < meta_.get_macro_info().get_linked_block_ids().count()) {
+    const MacroBlockId &macro_id = meta_.get_macro_info().get_linked_block_ids().at(k);
+    if (OB_FAIL(OB_SERVER_BLOCK_MGR.inc_ref(macro_id))) {
+      LOG_ERROR("fail to inc link block ref cnt", K(ret), K(macro_id), K(k));
+    } else {
+      ++k;
+    }
+  }
   if (OB_SUCC(ret) && OB_FAIL(add_used_size())) {
     LOG_ERROR("fail to add used size", K(ret));
   }
@@ -968,6 +981,13 @@ int ObSSTable::add_macro_ref()
         LOG_ERROR("fail to dec other block ref cnt", K(ret), K(tmp_ret), K(macro_id));
       }
     }
+    idx = k - 1;
+    for (; idx >= 0; --idx) {// ignore ret
+      const MacroBlockId &macro_id = meta_.get_macro_info().get_linked_block_ids().at(idx);
+      if (OB_UNLIKELY(OB_SUCCESS != (tmp_ret = OB_SERVER_BLOCK_MGR.dec_ref(macro_id)))) {
+        LOG_ERROR("fail to dec link block ref cnt", K(ret), K(tmp_ret), K(macro_id));
+      }
+    }
   }
   if (OB_SUCC(ret)) {
     hold_macro_ref_ = true;
diff --git a/src/storage/blocksstable/ob_sstable_meta_info.cpp b/src/storage/blocksstable/ob_sstable_meta_info.cpp
index 9bb3066f2..ac5689a90 100644
--- a/src/storage/blocksstable/ob_sstable_meta_info.cpp
+++ b/src/storage/blocksstable/ob_sstable_meta_info.cpp
@@ -425,9 +425,9 @@ void ObSSTableMacroInfo::reset()
   macro_meta_info_.reset();
   data_block_ids_.reset();
   other_block_ids_.reset();
+  linked_block_ids_.reset();
   entry_id_.reset();
   is_meta_root_ = false;
-  reset_linked_block_list();
   nested_offset_ = 0;
   nested_size_ = 0;
 }
@@ -538,18 +538,6 @@ int ObSSTableMacroInfo::save_linked_block_list(
   return ret;
 }
 
-void ObSSTableMacroInfo::reset_linked_block_list()
-{
-  int ret = OB_SUCCESS;
-  for (int64_t i = 0; i < linked_block_ids_.count(); i++) {
-    const MacroBlockId &macro_id = linked_block_ids_.at(i);
-    if (OB_FAIL(OB_SERVER_BLOCK_MGR.dec_ref(macro_id))) {
-      LOG_ERROR("fail to dec macro block ref cnt", K(ret), K(i), K(macro_id));
-    }
-  }
-  linked_block_ids_.reset();
-}
-
 int ObSSTableMacroInfo::deserialize(
     common::ObIAllocator *allocator,
     const ObMicroBlockDesMeta &des_meta,
@@ -590,20 +578,6 @@ int ObSSTableMacroInfo::deserialize(
   return ret;
 }
 
-int ObSSTableMacroInfo::deserialize_post_work()
-{
-  int ret = OB_SUCCESS;
-  if (ObServerSuperBlock::EMPTY_LIST_ENTRY_BLOCK != entry_id_) { // linked block
-    ObLinkedMacroBlockItemReader block_reader;
-    if (OB_FAIL(read_block_ids(block_reader))) {
-      LOG_WARN("fail to read data block ids", K(ret));
-    } else if (OB_FAIL(save_linked_block_list(block_reader.get_meta_block_list(), linked_block_ids_))) {
-      LOG_WARN("fail to save linked block ids", K(ret), K_(linked_block_ids));
-    }
-  }
-  return ret;
-}
-
 int ObSSTableMacroInfo::deserialize_(
     common::ObIAllocator *allocator,
     const ObMicroBlockDesMeta &des_meta,
@@ -622,7 +596,12 @@ int ObSSTableMacroInfo::deserialize_(
     LOG_WARN("fail to deserialize entry block macro id", K(ret), KP(buf), K(data_len), K(pos));
   } else if (ObServerSuperBlock::EMPTY_LIST_ENTRY_BLOCK != entry_id_) {
     linked_block_ids_.set_allocator(allocator);
-    // Here, do nothing. ID's array will be read from linked block at post work.
+    ObLinkedMacroBlockItemReader block_reader;
+    if (OB_FAIL(read_block_ids(block_reader))) {
+      LOG_WARN("fail to read data block ids", K(ret));
+    } else if (OB_FAIL(linked_block_ids_.assign(block_reader.get_meta_block_list()))) {
+      LOG_WARN("fail to save linked block ids", K(ret), K_(linked_block_ids));
+    }
   } else {
     if (pos < data_len && OB_FAIL(data_block_ids_.deserialize(buf, data_len, pos))) {
       LOG_WARN("fail to deserialize data block ids", K(ret), KP(buf), K(data_len), K(pos));
diff --git a/src/storage/blocksstable/ob_sstable_meta_info.h b/src/storage/blocksstable/ob_sstable_meta_info.h
index 91a87688e..27adad57d 100644
--- a/src/storage/blocksstable/ob_sstable_meta_info.h
+++ b/src/storage/blocksstable/ob_sstable_meta_info.h
@@ -95,7 +95,6 @@ public:
       const char *buf,
       const int64_t data_len,
       int64_t &pos);
-  int deserialize_post_work();
   int64_t get_serialize_size() const;
   OB_INLINE const storage::ObMetaDiskAddr &get_macro_meta_addr() const
   {
@@ -153,7 +152,6 @@ private:
   int save_linked_block_list(
       const common::ObIArray<MacroBlockId> &list,
       common::ObIArray<MacroBlockId> &linked_list) const;
-  void reset_linked_block_list();
 
 private:
   friend class ObSSTable;
diff --git a/unittest/storage/blocksstable/test_sstable_meta.cpp b/unittest/storage/blocksstable/test_sstable_meta.cpp
index e32c274ac..4c5e9879c 100644
--- a/unittest/storage/blocksstable/test_sstable_meta.cpp
+++ b/unittest/storage/blocksstable/test_sstable_meta.cpp
@@ -451,7 +451,6 @@ TEST_F(TestSSTableMacroInfo, test_huge_block_ids)
   ObSSTableMacroInfo tmp_info;
   pos = 0;
   ASSERT_EQ(OB_SUCCESS, tmp_info.deserialize(&allocator_, des_meta_, buf, buf_len, pos));
-  ASSERT_EQ(OB_SUCCESS, tmp_info.deserialize_post_work());
   for (int i = 0; i < blocksstable::ObSSTableMacroInfo::BLOCK_CNT_THRESHOLD; i++) {
     ASSERT_EQ(sstable_macro_info.data_block_ids_.at(i), tmp_info.data_block_ids_.at(i));
   }