diff --git a/be/src/cloud/cloud_tablet.cpp b/be/src/cloud/cloud_tablet.cpp
index 07fd356c541f50..4f481026b64ac5 100644
--- a/be/src/cloud/cloud_tablet.cpp
+++ b/be/src/cloud/cloud_tablet.cpp
@@ -78,8 +78,8 @@ bool CloudTablet::exceed_version_limit(int32_t limit) {
     return _approximate_num_rowsets.load(std::memory_order_relaxed) > limit;
 }
 
-const std::string& CloudTablet::tablet_path() const {
-    return get_rowset_with_max_version()->tablet_path();
+std::string CloudTablet::tablet_path() const {
+    return "";
 }
 
 Status CloudTablet::capture_consistent_rowsets_unlocked(
diff --git a/be/src/cloud/cloud_tablet.h b/be/src/cloud/cloud_tablet.h
index f5a767a2ea78d4..a08526c5ff65ae 100644
--- a/be/src/cloud/cloud_tablet.h
+++ b/be/src/cloud/cloud_tablet.h
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ class CloudTablet final : public BaseTablet {
         return _approximate_data_size.load(std::memory_order_relaxed);
     }
 
-    const std::string& tablet_path() const override;
+    std::string tablet_path() const override;
 
     // clang-format off
     int64_t fetch_add_approximate_num_rowsets (int64_t x) { return _approximate_num_rowsets .fetch_add(x, std::memory_order_relaxed); }
diff --git a/be/src/olap/base_tablet.h b/be/src/olap/base_tablet.h
index c4ed7959f46c93..2adc963bd88e47 100644
--- a/be/src/olap/base_tablet.h
+++ b/be/src/olap/base_tablet.h
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ class BaseTablet {
     void set_alter_failed(bool alter_failed) { _alter_failed = alter_failed; }
     bool is_alter_failed() { return _alter_failed; }
 
-    virtual const std::string& tablet_path() const = 0;
+    virtual std::string tablet_path() const = 0;
 
     virtual bool exceed_version_limit(int32_t limit) = 0;
 
diff --git a/be/src/olap/tablet.h b/be/src/olap/tablet.h
index a52755c1d04fee..afd44950a4cd4d 100644
--- a/be/src/olap/tablet.h
+++ b/be/src/olap/tablet.h
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ class Tablet final : public BaseTablet {
     DataDir* data_dir() const { return _data_dir; }
     int64_t replica_id() const { return _tablet_meta->replica_id(); }
 
-    const std::string& tablet_path() const override { return _tablet_path; }
+    std::string tablet_path() const override { return _tablet_path; }
 
     bool set_tablet_schema_into_rowset_meta();
     Status init();