diff --git a/apps/emqx_cluster_link/src/emqx_cluster_link_bookkeeper.erl b/apps/emqx_cluster_link/src/emqx_cluster_link_bookkeeper.erl
index 992fc7bf1..da5d7eaae 100644
--- a/apps/emqx_cluster_link/src/emqx_cluster_link_bookkeeper.erl
+++ b/apps/emqx_cluster_link/src/emqx_cluster_link_bookkeeper.erl
@@ -21,6 +21,14 @@
 %% Type declarations
 %%------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
+-ifdef(TEST).
+%% ms
+-define(TALLY_ROUTES_INTERVAL, 300).
+-else.
+%% ms
+-define(TALLY_ROUTES_INTERVAL, 15_000).
+-endif.
+
 %% call/cast/info events
 -record(tally_routes, {}).
 
@@ -71,7 +79,7 @@ ensure_timer(Event, Timeout) ->
 handle_tally_routes() ->
     ClusterNames = cluster_names(),
     tally_routes(ClusterNames),
-    ensure_timer(#tally_routes{}, emqx_cluster_link_config:tally_routes_interval()),
+    ensure_timer(#tally_routes{}, ?TALLY_ROUTES_INTERVAL),
     ok.
 
 tally_routes([ClusterName | ClusterNames]) ->
diff --git a/apps/emqx_cluster_link/src/emqx_cluster_link_config.erl b/apps/emqx_cluster_link/src/emqx_cluster_link_config.erl
index fd84a5b7f..2a97f2d69 100644
--- a/apps/emqx_cluster_link/src/emqx_cluster_link_config.erl
+++ b/apps/emqx_cluster_link/src/emqx_cluster_link_config.erl
@@ -46,9 +46,7 @@
     %% Actor Lifecycle
     actor_ttl/0,
     actor_gc_interval/0,
-    actor_heartbeat_interval/0,
-    %% Metrics
-    tally_routes_interval/0
+    actor_heartbeat_interval/0
 ]).
 
 -export([
@@ -165,10 +163,6 @@ actor_gc_interval() ->
 actor_heartbeat_interval() ->
     actor_ttl() div 3.
 
--spec tally_routes_interval() -> _Milliseconds :: timeout().
-tally_routes_interval() ->
-    emqx_config:get([cluster, tally_routes_interval]).
-
 %%
 
 mk_emqtt_options(#{server := Server, ssl := #{enable := EnableSsl} = Ssl} = LinkConf) ->
diff --git a/apps/emqx_cluster_link/src/emqx_cluster_link_schema.erl b/apps/emqx_cluster_link/src/emqx_cluster_link_schema.erl
index dd5ab66f6..9b08510b9 100644
--- a/apps/emqx_cluster_link/src/emqx_cluster_link_schema.erl
+++ b/apps/emqx_cluster_link/src/emqx_cluster_link_schema.erl
@@ -32,14 +32,7 @@ roots() -> [].
 injected_fields() ->
     #{
         cluster => [
-            {links, links_schema(#{})},
-            {tally_routes_interval,
-                hoconsc:mk(
-                    emqx_schema:timeout_duration(), #{
-                        default => <<"15s">>,
-                        importance => ?IMPORTANCE_HIDDEN
-                    }
-                )}
+            {links, links_schema(#{})}
         ]
     }.
 
diff --git a/apps/emqx_cluster_link/test/emqx_cluster_link_SUITE.erl b/apps/emqx_cluster_link/test/emqx_cluster_link_SUITE.erl
index 21aa1a70e..e023aacab 100644
--- a/apps/emqx_cluster_link/test/emqx_cluster_link_SUITE.erl
+++ b/apps/emqx_cluster_link/test/emqx_cluster_link_SUITE.erl
@@ -53,7 +53,6 @@ mk_source_cluster(BaseName, Config) ->
     SourceConf =
         "cluster {"
         "\n name = cl.source"
-        "\n tally_routes_interval = 300ms"
         "\n links = ["
         "\n   { enable = true"
         "\n     name = cl.target"
@@ -76,7 +75,6 @@ mk_target_cluster(BaseName, Config) ->
     TargetConf =
         "cluster {"
         "\n name = cl.target"
-        "\n tally_routes_interval = 300ms"
         "\n links = ["
         "\n   { enable = true"
         "\n     name = cl.source"