diff --git a/weed/util/log_buffer/log_read_stateless.go b/weed/util/log_buffer/log_read_stateless.go
index abc7d9ac0..279a842dd 100644
--- a/weed/util/log_buffer/log_read_stateless.go
+++ b/weed/util/log_buffer/log_read_stateless.go
@@ -310,17 +310,6 @@ func getCachedDiskChunk(logBuffer *LogBuffer, chunkStartOffset int64) ([]*filer_
 	return nil, false
 }
 
-// invalidateCachedDiskChunk removes a chunk from the cache
-// This is called when cached data is found to be incomplete or incorrect
-func invalidateCachedDiskChunk(logBuffer *LogBuffer, chunkStartOffset int64) {
-	logBuffer.diskChunkCache.mu.Lock()
-	defer logBuffer.diskChunkCache.mu.Unlock()
-
-	if _, exists := logBuffer.diskChunkCache.chunks[chunkStartOffset]; exists {
-		delete(logBuffer.diskChunkCache.chunks, chunkStartOffset)
-	}
-}
-
 // cacheDiskChunk stores a disk chunk in the cache with LRU eviction
 func cacheDiskChunk(logBuffer *LogBuffer, startOffset, endOffset int64, messages []*filer_pb.LogEntry) {
 	logBuffer.diskChunkCache.mu.Lock()
@@ -472,63 +461,6 @@ func parseMessagesFromBuffer(buf []byte, startOffset int64, maxMessages int, max
 	return messages, nextOffset, totalBytes, nil
 }
 
-// readMessagesFromDisk reads messages from disk using the ReadFromDiskFn
-func (logBuffer *LogBuffer) readMessagesFromDisk(startOffset int64, maxMessages int, maxBytes int, highWaterMark int64) (
-	messages []*filer_pb.LogEntry,
-	nextOffset int64,
-	highWaterMark2 int64,
-	endOfPartition bool,
-	err error,
-) {
-	if logBuffer.ReadFromDiskFn == nil {
-		return nil, startOffset, highWaterMark, true,
-			fmt.Errorf("no disk read function configured")
-	}
-
-	messages = make([]*filer_pb.LogEntry, 0, maxMessages)
-	nextOffset = startOffset
-	totalBytes := 0
-
-	// Use a simple callback to collect messages
-	collectFn := func(logEntry *filer_pb.LogEntry) (bool, error) {
-		// Check limits
-		if len(messages) >= maxMessages {
-			return true, nil // Done
-		}
-
-		entrySize := 4 + len(logEntry.Data) + len(logEntry.Key)
-		if totalBytes+entrySize > maxBytes {
-			return true, nil // Done
-		}
-
-		// Only include messages at or after startOffset
-		if logEntry.Offset >= startOffset {
-			messages = append(messages, logEntry)
-			totalBytes += entrySize
-			nextOffset = logEntry.Offset + 1
-		}
-
-		return false, nil // Continue
-	}
-
-	// Read from disk
-	startPos := NewMessagePositionFromOffset(startOffset)
-	_, isDone, err := logBuffer.ReadFromDiskFn(startPos, 0, collectFn)
-
-	if err != nil {
-		glog.Warningf("[StatelessRead] Disk read error: %v", err)
-		return nil, startOffset, highWaterMark, false, err
-	}
-
-	glog.V(4).Infof("[StatelessRead] Read %d messages from disk, nextOffset=%d, isDone=%v",
-		len(messages), nextOffset, isDone)
-
-	// If we read from disk and got no messages, and isDone is true, we're at the end
-	endOfPartition = isDone && len(messages) == 0
-
-	return messages, nextOffset, highWaterMark, endOfPartition, nil
-}
-
 // GetHighWaterMark returns the highest offset available in this partition
 // This is a lightweight operation for clients to check partition state
 func (logBuffer *LogBuffer) GetHighWaterMark() int64 {