diff --git a/apps/emqx/src/emqx_session.erl b/apps/emqx/src/emqx_session.erl
index c31efb0a6..f5157aaf3 100644
--- a/apps/emqx/src/emqx_session.erl
+++ b/apps/emqx/src/emqx_session.erl
@@ -412,8 +412,8 @@ enrich_delivers(ClientInfo, [D | Rest], UpgradeQoS, Session) ->
 enrich_deliver(ClientInfo, {deliver, Topic, Msg}, UpgradeQoS, Session) ->
     SubOpts =
         case Msg of
-            #message{headers = #{shared_record := SharedRecord}} ->
-                ?IMPL(Session):get_subscription(SharedRecord, Session);
+            #message{headers = #{redispatch_to := {Group, T}}} ->
+                ?IMPL(Session):get_subscription(emqx_topic:make_shared_record(Group, T), Session);
             _ ->
                 ?IMPL(Session):get_subscription(Topic, Session)
         end,
diff --git a/apps/emqx/src/emqx_shared_sub.erl b/apps/emqx/src/emqx_shared_sub.erl
index c5ee9e7ab..691ab7497 100644
--- a/apps/emqx/src/emqx_shared_sub.erl
+++ b/apps/emqx/src/emqx_shared_sub.erl
@@ -141,15 +141,14 @@ record(Group, Topic, SubPid) ->
 dispatch(Group, Topic, Delivery) ->
     dispatch(Group, Topic, Delivery, _FailedSubs = #{}).
 
-dispatch(Group, Topic, Delivery = #delivery{message = Msg0}, FailedSubs) ->
-    #message{from = ClientId, topic = SourceTopic} = Msg0,
-    Msg1 = with_shared_record(Msg0, Group, Topic),
+dispatch(Group, Topic, Delivery = #delivery{message = Msg}, FailedSubs) ->
+    #message{from = ClientId, topic = SourceTopic} = Msg,
     case pick(strategy(Group), ClientId, SourceTopic, Group, Topic, FailedSubs) of
         false ->
             {error, no_subscribers};
         {Type, SubPid} ->
-            Msg2 = with_redispatch_to(Msg1, Group, Topic),
-            case do_dispatch(SubPid, Group, Topic, Msg2, Type) of
+            Msg1 = with_redispatch_to(Msg, Group, Topic),
+            case do_dispatch(SubPid, Group, Topic, Msg1, Type) of
                 ok ->
                     {ok, 1};
                 {error, Reason} ->
@@ -235,22 +234,16 @@ without_group_ack(Msg) ->
 get_group_ack(Msg) ->
     emqx_message:get_header(shared_dispatch_ack, Msg, ?NO_ACK).
 
-with_redispatch_to(#message{qos = ?QOS_0} = Msg, _Group, _Topic) ->
-    Msg;
+%% always add `redispatch_to` header to the message
+%% for QOS_0 msgs, redispatch_to is not needed and filtered out in is_redispatch_needed/1
 with_redispatch_to(Msg, Group, Topic) ->
     emqx_message:set_headers(#{redispatch_to => ?REDISPATCH_TO(Group, Topic)}, Msg).
 
-with_shared_record(Msg, Group, Topic) ->
-    emqx_message:set_headers(#{shared_record => emqx_topic:make_shared_record(Group, Topic)}, Msg).
-
-%% @hidden Redispatch is needed only for the messages with redispatch_to header added.
-is_redispatch_needed(#message{} = Msg) ->
-    case get_redispatch_to(Msg) of
-        ?REDISPATCH_TO(_, _) ->
-            true;
-        _ ->
-            false
-    end.
+%% @hidden Redispatch is needed only for the messages which not QOS_0
+is_redispatch_needed(#message{qos = ?QOS_0}) ->
+    false;
+is_redispatch_needed(#message{headers = #{redispatch_to := ?REDISPATCH_TO(_, _)}}) ->
+    true.
 
 %% @doc Redispatch shared deliveries to other members in the group.
 redispatch(Messages0) ->
diff --git a/apps/emqx/test/emqx_broker_SUITE.erl b/apps/emqx/test/emqx_broker_SUITE.erl
index 2bc6bd8ea..18d9f9651 100644
--- a/apps/emqx/test/emqx_broker_SUITE.erl
+++ b/apps/emqx/test/emqx_broker_SUITE.erl
@@ -309,7 +309,7 @@ t_shared_subscribe(Config) when is_list(Config) ->
     ?assert(
         receive
             {deliver, <<"topic">>, #message{
-                headers = #{shared_record := #share{group = <<"group">>, topic = <<"topic">>}},
+                headers = #{redispatch_to := {<<"group">>, <<"topic">>}},
                 payload = <<"hello">>
             }} ->
                 true;