diff --git a/apps/emqx_durable_storage/src/emqx_ds_replication_layer_egress.erl b/apps/emqx_durable_storage/src/emqx_ds_replication_layer_egress.erl
index eb4b1fc70..f328c7a99 100644
--- a/apps/emqx_durable_storage/src/emqx_ds_replication_layer_egress.erl
+++ b/apps/emqx_durable_storage/src/emqx_ds_replication_layer_egress.erl
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ store_batch(DB, Messages, Opts) ->
     case shards_of_batch(DB, Messages) of
         [{Shard, {NMsgs, NBytes}}] ->
             %% Happy case:
-            gen_server:call(
+            enqueue_call_or_cast(
                 ?via(DB, Shard),
                 #enqueue_req{
                     messages = Messages,
@@ -84,8 +84,7 @@ store_batch(DB, Messages, Opts) ->
                     atomic = Atomic,
                     n_messages = NMsgs,
                     payload_bytes = NBytes
-                },
-                infinity
+                }
             );
         [_, _ | _] when Atomic ->
             %% It's impossible to commit a batch to multiple shards
@@ -93,7 +92,7 @@ store_batch(DB, Messages, Opts) ->
             {error, unrecoverable, atomic_commit_to_multiple_shards};
         _Shards ->
             %% Use a slower implementation for the unlikely case:
-            repackage_messages(DB, Messages, Sync, Atomic)
+            repackage_messages(DB, Messages, Sync)
     end.
 
 %%================================================================================
@@ -127,15 +126,31 @@ init([DB, Shard]) ->
 
 handle_call(
     #enqueue_req{
-        messages = Msgs, sync = Sync, atomic = Atomic, n_messages = NMsgs, payload_bytes = NBytes
+        messages = Msgs,
+        sync = Sync,
+        atomic = Atomic,
+        n_messages = NMsgs,
+        payload_bytes = NBytes
     },
     From,
-    S
+    S0 = #s{pending_replies = Replies0}
 ) ->
-    {noreply, enqueue(From, Sync, Atomic, Msgs, NMsgs, NBytes, S)};
+    S = S0#s{pending_replies = [From | Replies0]},
+    {noreply, enqueue(Sync, Atomic, Msgs, NMsgs, NBytes, S)};
 handle_call(_Call, _From, S) ->
     {reply, {error, unknown_call}, S}.
 
+handle_cast(
+    #enqueue_req{
+        messages = Msgs,
+        sync = Sync,
+        atomic = Atomic,
+        n_messages = NMsgs,
+        payload_bytes = NBytes
+    },
+    S
+) ->
+    {noreply, enqueue(Sync, Atomic, Msgs, NMsgs, NBytes, S)};
 handle_cast(_Cast, S) ->
     {noreply, S}.
 
@@ -156,13 +171,12 @@ terminate(_Reason, _S) ->
 %%================================================================================
 
 enqueue(
-    From,
     Sync,
     Atomic,
     Msgs,
     BatchSize,
     BatchBytes,
-    S0 = #s{n = NMsgs0, n_bytes = NBytes0, queue = Q0, pending_replies = Replies0}
+    S0 = #s{n = NMsgs0, n_bytes = NBytes0, queue = Q0}
 ) ->
     %% At this point we don't split the batches, even when they aren't
     %% atomic. It wouldn't win us anything in terms of memory, and
@@ -178,20 +192,12 @@ enqueue(
             %% it now, and retry:
             cancel_timer(S0),
             S1 = flush(S0),
-            enqueue(From, Sync, Atomic, Msgs, BatchSize, BatchBytes, S1);
+            enqueue(Sync, Atomic, Msgs, BatchSize, BatchBytes, S1);
         false ->
             %% The buffer is empty, we enqueue the atomic batch in its
             %% entirety:
             Q1 = lists:foldl(fun queue:in/2, Q0, Msgs),
-            Replies =
-                case Sync of
-                    true ->
-                        [From | Replies0];
-                    false ->
-                        gen_server:reply(From, ok),
-                        Replies0
-                end,
-            S1 = S0#s{n = NMsgs, n_bytes = NBytes, queue = Q1, pending_replies = Replies},
+            S1 = S0#s{n = NMsgs, n_bytes = NBytes, queue = Q1},
             case NMsgs >= NMax orelse NBytes >= NBytes of
                 true ->
                     cancel_timer(S1),
@@ -295,7 +301,7 @@ shards_of_batch(DB, Messages) ->
         )
     ).
 
-repackage_messages(DB, Messages, Sync, Atomic) ->
+repackage_messages(DB, Messages, Sync) ->
     Batches = lists:foldl(
         fun(Message, Acc) ->
             Shard = emqx_ds_replication_layer:shard_of_message(DB, Message, clientid),
@@ -314,16 +320,15 @@ repackage_messages(DB, Messages, Sync, Atomic) ->
     ),
     maps:fold(
         fun(Shard, {NMsgs, ByteSize, RevMessages}, ErrAcc) ->
-            Err = gen_server:call(
+            Err = enqueue_call_or_cast(
                 ?via(DB, Shard),
                 #enqueue_req{
                     messages = lists:reverse(RevMessages),
                     sync = Sync,
-                    atomic = Atomic,
+                    atomic = false,
                     n_messages = NMsgs,
                     payload_bytes = ByteSize
-                },
-                infinity
+                }
             ),
             compose_errors(ErrAcc, Err)
         end,
@@ -331,6 +336,11 @@ repackage_messages(DB, Messages, Sync, Atomic) ->
         Batches
     ).
 
+enqueue_call_or_cast(To, Req = #enqueue_req{sync = true}) ->
+    gen_server:call(To, Req, infinity);
+enqueue_call_or_cast(To, Req = #enqueue_req{sync = false}) ->
+    gen_server:cast(To, Req).
+
 compose_errors(ErrAcc, ok) ->
     ErrAcc;
 compose_errors(ok, Err) ->