diff --git a/pkg/vm/engine/disttae/txn_table.go b/pkg/vm/engine/disttae/txn_table.go
index c1e057c6bee2..8ffbfa70900c 100644
--- a/pkg/vm/engine/disttae/txn_table.go
+++ b/pkg/vm/engine/disttae/txn_table.go
@@ -549,7 +549,7 @@ func (tbl *txnTable) LoadDeletesForMemBlocksIn(
 				if err != nil {
 					return err
 				}
-				rowIdBat, err := blockio.LoadColumns(
+				rowIdBat, err := blockio.LoadTombstoneColumns(
 					tbl.db.txn.proc.Ctx,
 					[]uint16{0},
 					nil,