diff --git a/cdc/processor/pipeline/sink_test.go b/cdc/processor/pipeline/sink_test.go
index 74a42849acd..12ba3bb1fa5 100644
--- a/cdc/processor/pipeline/sink_test.go
+++ b/cdc/processor/pipeline/sink_test.go
@@ -368,6 +368,26 @@ func (s *outputSuite) TestManyTs(c *check.C) {
 	c.Assert(node.CheckpointTs(), check.Equals, uint64(2))
 }
 
+func (s *outputSuite) TestIgnoreEmptyRowChangeEvent(c *check.C) {
+	defer testleak.AfterTest(c)()
+	ctx := cdcContext.NewContext(context.Background(), &cdcContext.GlobalVars{})
+	ctx = cdcContext.WithChangefeedVars(ctx, &cdcContext.ChangefeedVars{
+		ID: "changefeed-id-test-ignore-empty-row-change-event",
+		Info: &model.ChangeFeedInfo{
+			StartTs: oracle.GoTimeToTS(time.Now()),
+			Config:  config.GetDefaultReplicaConfig(),
+		},
+	})
+	sink := &mockSink{}
+	node := newSinkNode(sink, 0, 10, &mockFlowController{})
+	c.Assert(node.Init(pipeline.MockNodeContext4Test(ctx, pipeline.Message{}, nil)), check.IsNil)
+
+	// empty row, no Columns and PreColumns.
+	c.Assert(node.Receive(pipeline.MockNodeContext4Test(ctx,
+		pipeline.PolymorphicEventMessage(&model.PolymorphicEvent{CRTs: 1, RawKV: &model.RawKVEntry{OpType: model.OpTypePut}, Row: &model.RowChangedEvent{CommitTs: 1}}), nil)), check.IsNil)
+	c.Assert(node.eventBuffer, check.HasLen, 0)
+}
+
 func (s *outputSuite) TestSplitUpdateEventWhenEnableOldValue(c *check.C) {
 	defer testleak.AfterTest(c)()
 	ctx := cdcContext.NewContext(context.Background(), &cdcContext.GlobalVars{})
diff --git a/cdc/sink/codec/json.go b/cdc/sink/codec/json.go
index d8ca6938f1a..ba5299d6d35 100644
--- a/cdc/sink/codec/json.go
+++ b/cdc/sink/codec/json.go
@@ -403,12 +403,6 @@ func (d *JSONEventBatchEncoder) EncodeCheckpointEvent(ts uint64) (*MQMessage, er
 
 // AppendRowChangedEvent implements the EventBatchEncoder interface
 func (d *JSONEventBatchEncoder) AppendRowChangedEvent(e *model.RowChangedEvent) (EncoderResult, error) {
-	// Some transactions could generate empty row change event, such as
-	// begin; insert into t (id) values (1); delete from t where id=1; commit;
-	// Just ignore these row changed events
-	if len(e.Columns) == 0 && len(e.PreColumns) == 0 {
-		return EncoderNoOperation, nil
-	}
 	keyMsg, valueMsg := rowEventToMqMessage(e)
 	key, err := keyMsg.Encode()
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/cdc/sink/codec/json_test.go b/cdc/sink/codec/json_test.go
index 1e741ebff80..bbae2b4628a 100644
--- a/cdc/sink/codec/json_test.go
+++ b/cdc/sink/codec/json_test.go
@@ -322,28 +322,6 @@ func (s *batchSuite) TestMaxBatchSize(c *check.C) {
 	c.Check(sum, check.Equals, 10000)
 }
 
-func (s *batchSuite) TestEmptyMessage(c *check.C) {
-	defer testleak.AfterTest(c)()
-	encoder := NewJSONEventBatchEncoder()
-	err := encoder.SetParams(map[string]string{"max-batch-size": "64"})
-	c.Check(err, check.IsNil)
-
-	emptyEvent := &model.RowChangedEvent{
-		CommitTs: 1,
-		Table:    &model.TableName{Schema: "a", Table: "b"},
-		Columns:  []*model.Column{},
-	}
-
-	for i := 0; i < 10000; i++ {
-		r, err := encoder.AppendRowChangedEvent(emptyEvent)
-		c.Check(r, check.Equals, EncoderNoOperation)
-		c.Check(err, check.IsNil)
-	}
-
-	messages := encoder.Build()
-	c.Assert(messages, check.HasLen, 0)
-}
-
 func (s *batchSuite) TestDefaultEventBatchCodec(c *check.C) {
 	defer testleak.AfterTest(c)()
 	s.testBatchCodec(c, func() EventBatchEncoder {