diff --git a/iotdb-core/datanode/src/main/java/org/apache/iotdb/db/conf/IoTDBStartCheck.java b/iotdb-core/datanode/src/main/java/org/apache/iotdb/db/conf/IoTDBStartCheck.java
index 64cdbe20e76a..a91a8d7f7fc0 100644
--- a/iotdb-core/datanode/src/main/java/org/apache/iotdb/db/conf/IoTDBStartCheck.java
+++ b/iotdb-core/datanode/src/main/java/org/apache/iotdb/db/conf/IoTDBStartCheck.java
@@ -216,8 +216,6 @@ public void checkSystemConfig() throws ConfigurationException, IOException {
     properties = systemPropertiesHandler.read();
 
     if (systemPropertiesHandler.isFirstStart()) {
-      // overwrite system.properties when first start
-      generateOrOverwriteSystemPropertiesFile();
       if (config.getDataRegionConsensusProtocolClass().equals(ConsensusFactory.IOT_CONSENSUS)
           && config.getWalMode().equals(WALMode.DISABLE)) {
         throw new ConfigurationException(