diff --git a/src/common/meta/src/instruction.rs b/src/common/meta/src/instruction.rs
index 4b0055551615..caefe2eb221e 100644
--- a/src/common/meta/src/instruction.rs
+++ b/src/common/meta/src/instruction.rs
@@ -203,7 +203,6 @@ pub enum InstructionReply {
     OpenRegion(SimpleReply),
     CloseRegion(SimpleReply),
     UpgradeRegion(UpgradeRegionReply),
-    InvalidateTableCache(SimpleReply),
     DowngradeRegion(DowngradeRegionReply),
 }
 
@@ -213,9 +212,6 @@ impl Display for InstructionReply {
             Self::OpenRegion(reply) => write!(f, "InstructionReply::OpenRegion({})", reply),
             Self::CloseRegion(reply) => write!(f, "InstructionReply::CloseRegion({})", reply),
             Self::UpgradeRegion(reply) => write!(f, "InstructionReply::UpgradeRegion({})", reply),
-            Self::InvalidateTableCache(reply) => {
-                write!(f, "InstructionReply::Invalidate({})", reply)
-            }
             Self::DowngradeRegion(reply) => {
                 write!(f, "InstructionReply::DowngradeRegion({})", reply)
             }
diff --git a/src/frontend/src/heartbeat/handler/invalidate_table_cache.rs b/src/frontend/src/heartbeat/handler/invalidate_table_cache.rs
index 48abd8fadda4..3cda489035b1 100644
--- a/src/frontend/src/heartbeat/handler/invalidate_table_cache.rs
+++ b/src/frontend/src/heartbeat/handler/invalidate_table_cache.rs
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@ use common_meta::error::Result as MetaResult;
 use common_meta::heartbeat::handler::{
     HandleControl, HeartbeatResponseHandler, HeartbeatResponseHandlerContext,
 };
-use common_meta::instruction::{Instruction, InstructionReply, SimpleReply};
-use common_telemetry::error;
+use common_meta::instruction::Instruction;
+use common_telemetry::debug;
 
 #[derive(Clone)]
 pub struct InvalidateTableCacheHandler {
@@ -36,35 +36,20 @@ impl HeartbeatResponseHandler for InvalidateTableCacheHandler {
     }
 
     async fn handle(&self, ctx: &mut HeartbeatResponseHandlerContext) -> MetaResult<HandleControl> {
-        let mailbox = ctx.mailbox.clone();
-        let cache_invalidator = self.cache_invalidator.clone();
-
-        let (meta, invalidator) = match ctx.incoming_message.take() {
-            Some((meta, Instruction::InvalidateCaches(caches))) => (meta, async move {
-                cache_invalidator
-                    .invalidate(&Context::default(), caches)
-                    .await
-            }),
-            _ => unreachable!("InvalidateTableCacheHandler: should be guarded by 'is_acceptable'"),
+        let Some((_, Instruction::InvalidateCaches(caches))) = ctx.incoming_message.take() else {
+            unreachable!("InvalidateTableCacheHandler: should be guarded by 'is_acceptable'")
         };
 
-        let _handle = common_runtime::spawn_bg(async move {
-            // Local cache invalidation always succeeds.
-            let _ = invalidator.await;
+        debug!(
+            "InvalidateTableCacheHandler: invalidating caches: {:?}",
+            caches
+        );
 
-            if let Err(e) = mailbox
-                .send((
-                    meta,
-                    InstructionReply::InvalidateTableCache(SimpleReply {
-                        result: true,
-                        error: None,
-                    }),
-                ))
-                .await
-            {
-                error!(e; "Failed to send reply to mailbox");
-            }
-        });
+        // Invalidate local cache always success
+        let _ = self
+            .cache_invalidator
+            .invalidate(&Context::default(), caches)
+            .await?;
 
         Ok(HandleControl::Done)
     }
diff --git a/src/frontend/src/heartbeat/handler/tests.rs b/src/frontend/src/heartbeat/handler/tests.rs
index f23558cc7e16..1b6885ddb777 100644
--- a/src/frontend/src/heartbeat/handler/tests.rs
+++ b/src/frontend/src/heartbeat/handler/tests.rs
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@
 // See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 // limitations under the License.
 
-use std::assert_matches::assert_matches;
 use std::collections::HashMap;
 use std::sync::{Arc, Mutex};
 
@@ -22,7 +21,7 @@ use common_meta::heartbeat::handler::{
     HandlerGroupExecutor, HeartbeatResponseHandlerContext, HeartbeatResponseHandlerExecutor,
 };
 use common_meta::heartbeat::mailbox::{HeartbeatMailbox, MessageMeta};
-use common_meta::instruction::{CacheIdent, Instruction, InstructionReply, SimpleReply};
+use common_meta::instruction::{CacheIdent, Instruction};
 use common_meta::key::table_info::TableInfoKey;
 use common_meta::key::TableMetaKey;
 use partition::manager::TableRouteCacheInvalidator;
@@ -67,7 +66,7 @@ async fn test_invalidate_table_cache_handler() {
         InvalidateTableCacheHandler::new(backend.clone()),
     )]));
 
-    let (tx, mut rx) = mpsc::channel(8);
+    let (tx, _) = mpsc::channel(8);
     let mailbox = Arc::new(HeartbeatMailbox::new(tx));
 
     // removes a valid key
@@ -78,11 +77,6 @@ async fn test_invalidate_table_cache_handler() {
     )
     .await;
 
-    let (_, reply) = rx.recv().await.unwrap();
-    assert_matches!(
-        reply,
-        InstructionReply::InvalidateTableCache(SimpleReply { result: true, .. })
-    );
     assert!(!backend
         .inner
         .lock()
@@ -96,12 +90,6 @@ async fn test_invalidate_table_cache_handler() {
         Instruction::InvalidateCaches(vec![CacheIdent::TableId(0)]),
     )
     .await;
-
-    let (_, reply) = rx.recv().await.unwrap();
-    assert_matches!(
-        reply,
-        InstructionReply::InvalidateTableCache(SimpleReply { result: true, .. })
-    );
 }
 
 pub fn test_message_meta(id: u64, subject: &str, to: &str, from: &str) -> MessageMeta {