diff --git a/cdc/owner/changefeed.go b/cdc/owner/changefeed.go
index 89a8fc9da47..defa236bcf3 100755
--- a/cdc/owner/changefeed.go
+++ b/cdc/owner/changefeed.go
@@ -789,11 +789,7 @@ func (c *changefeed) releaseResources(ctx context.Context) {
 	c.wg.Wait()
 
 	if c.ddlSink != nil {
-		canceledCtx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
-		cancel()
-		// TODO(dongmen): remove ctx from func ddlSink.close(), it is useless.
-		// We don't need to wait ddlSink Close, pass a canceled context is ok
-		if err := c.ddlSink.close(canceledCtx); err != nil {
+		if err := c.ddlSink.close(); err != nil {
 			log.Warn("owner close ddlSink failed",
 				zap.String("namespace", c.id.Namespace),
 				zap.String("changefeed", c.id.ID),
diff --git a/cdc/owner/changefeed_test.go b/cdc/owner/changefeed_test.go
index e1b6d183b0b..b63ea777b3d 100644
--- a/cdc/owner/changefeed_test.go
+++ b/cdc/owner/changefeed_test.go
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ func (m *mockDDLSink) getCheckpointTsAndTableNames() (uint64, []*model.TableInfo
 	return m.mu.checkpointTs, m.mu.currentTables
 }
 
-func (m *mockDDLSink) close(_ context.Context) error {
+func (m *mockDDLSink) close() error {
 	m.wg.Wait()
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/cdc/owner/ddl_sink.go b/cdc/owner/ddl_sink.go
index ecbe8c3444a..538bec8df72 100644
--- a/cdc/owner/ddl_sink.go
+++ b/cdc/owner/ddl_sink.go
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ type DDLSink interface {
 	// It will return after the bootstrap event is sent.
 	emitBootstrap(ctx context.Context, bootstrap *model.DDLEvent) error
 	// close the ddlsink, cancel running goroutine.
-	close(ctx context.Context) error
+	close() error
 }
 
 type ddlSinkImpl struct {
@@ -406,7 +406,7 @@ func (s *ddlSinkImpl) emitSyncPoint(ctx context.Context, checkpointTs uint64) (e
 	}
 }
 
-func (s *ddlSinkImpl) close(ctx context.Context) (err error) {
+func (s *ddlSinkImpl) close() (err error) {
 	s.cancel()
 	s.wg.Wait()
 
diff --git a/cdc/owner/owner.go b/cdc/owner/owner.go
index d0fd43b5093..56cce168ee5 100644
--- a/cdc/owner/owner.go
+++ b/cdc/owner/owner.go
@@ -483,6 +483,7 @@ func (o *ownerImpl) updateMetrics() {
 	ownershipCounter.Add(float64(now.Sub(o.lastTickTime)) / float64(time.Second))
 	o.lastTickTime = now
 
+	// todo: move this to each changefeed individually ?
 	for cfID, cf := range o.changefeeds {
 		if cf.latestInfo != nil {
 			changefeedStatusGauge.WithLabelValues(cfID.Namespace, cfID.ID).