diff --git a/src/paimon/common/memory/bytes.cpp b/src/paimon/common/memory/bytes.cpp
index 6b2b6c9b..8a5f6d7f 100644
--- a/src/paimon/common/memory/bytes.cpp
+++ b/src/paimon/common/memory/bytes.cpp
@@ -59,9 +59,16 @@ Bytes& Bytes::operator=(Bytes&& other) noexcept {
     if (&other == this) {
         return *this;
     }
-    this->~Bytes();
-    std::memcpy(this, &other, sizeof(*this));
-    new (&other) Bytes();
+    if (data_ != nullptr) {
+        assert(pool_);
+        pool_->Free(data_, size_);
+    }
+    pool_ = other.pool_;
+    data_ = other.data_;
+    size_ = other.size_;
+    other.pool_ = nullptr;
+    other.data_ = nullptr;
+    other.size_ = 0;
     return *this;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/paimon/common/memory/bytes_test.cpp b/src/paimon/common/memory/bytes_test.cpp
index 419042ea..d669456e 100644
--- a/src/paimon/common/memory/bytes_test.cpp
+++ b/src/paimon/common/memory/bytes_test.cpp
@@ -82,4 +82,70 @@ TEST(BytesTest, TestCompare) {
     ASSERT_LT(*bytes1, *bytes2);
     ASSERT_FALSE(*bytes1 < *bytes1);
 }
+
+// Test to verify that move assignment correctly handles memory and prevents double-free.
+// Before the fix, the old implementation used memcpy + destructor which caused:
+// 1. The target's original memory was freed in destructor
+// 2. After memcpy, both source and target pointed to same memory
+// 3. When source was "reset" via placement new, it became empty
+// 4. But if move assignment was called again on the same target, the memcpy'd
+//    pointer would be freed again (double-free) or memory accounting would be wrong.
+TEST(BytesTest, TestMoveAssignmentNoDoubleFree) {
+    auto pool = paimon::GetMemoryPool();
+
+    // Create three Bytes objects on stack
+    Bytes a("aaaa", pool.get());  // 4 bytes
+    Bytes b("bb", pool.get());    // 2 bytes
+    Bytes c("cccccc", pool.get()); // 6 bytes
+    ASSERT_EQ(12, pool->CurrentUsage());  // 4 + 2 + 6 = 12
+
+    // First move: b = std::move(a)
+    // Should free b's original memory (2 bytes), transfer a's memory to b
+    b = std::move(a);
+    ASSERT_EQ(10, pool->CurrentUsage());  // 4 + 6 = 10 (b's 2 bytes freed)
+    ASSERT_EQ("aaaa", std::string(b.data(), b.size()));
+    ASSERT_EQ(nullptr, a.data());
+    ASSERT_EQ(0, a.size());
+
+    // Second move: b = std::move(c)
+    // Should free b's current memory (4 bytes from a), transfer c's memory to b
+    // This is where the old implementation would cause issues:
+    // - Old code would call destructor on b, freeing the 4 bytes
+    // - Then memcpy c into b, making b point to c's 6-byte buffer
+    // - Memory accounting would be wrong because Free was called on wrong data
+    b = std::move(c);
+    ASSERT_EQ(6, pool->CurrentUsage());  // Only c's 6 bytes remain (now owned by b)
+    ASSERT_EQ("cccccc", std::string(b.data(), b.size()));
+    ASSERT_EQ(nullptr, c.data());
+    ASSERT_EQ(0, c.size());
+
+    // Self-assignment should be safe
+    b = std::move(b);
+    ASSERT_EQ(6, pool->CurrentUsage());
+    ASSERT_EQ("cccccc", std::string(b.data(), b.size()));
+}
+
+// Test move assignment with heap-allocated Bytes to verify no double-free
+// when combining unique_ptr semantics with move assignment
+TEST(BytesTest, TestMoveAssignmentHeapAllocated) {
+    auto pool = paimon::GetMemoryPool();
+
+    auto bytes1 = Bytes::AllocateBytes("hello", pool.get());  // 5 bytes + sizeof(Bytes)
+    auto bytes2 = Bytes::AllocateBytes("world!", pool.get()); // 6 bytes + sizeof(Bytes)
+    size_t expected = 5 + 6 + 2 * sizeof(Bytes);
+    ASSERT_EQ(expected, pool->CurrentUsage());
+
+    // Move the content of bytes1 into bytes2's Bytes object
+    // This should free "world!" (6 bytes) and transfer "hello" ownership
+    *bytes2 = std::move(*bytes1);
+    expected = 5 + 2 * sizeof(Bytes);  // "world!" freed, "hello" transferred
+    ASSERT_EQ(expected, pool->CurrentUsage());
+    ASSERT_EQ("hello", std::string(bytes2->data(), bytes2->size()));
+    ASSERT_EQ(nullptr, bytes1->data());
+
+    // Reset bytes2, which should free "hello"
+    bytes2.reset();
+    expected = sizeof(Bytes);  // Only bytes1's empty Bytes struct remains
+    ASSERT_EQ(expected, pool->CurrentUsage());
+}
 }  // namespace paimon::test