diff --git a/apps/emqx_resource/src/emqx_resource_worker.erl b/apps/emqx_resource/src/emqx_resource_worker.erl
index deca3a5cd..7ac6c5250 100644
--- a/apps/emqx_resource/src/emqx_resource_worker.erl
+++ b/apps/emqx_resource/src/emqx_resource_worker.erl
@@ -298,99 +298,13 @@ resume_from_blocked(Data) ->
     #{inflight_tid := InflightTID} = Data,
     case inflight_get_first(InflightTID) of
         empty ->
-            retry_queue(Data);
+            {next_state, running, Data};
         {Ref, FirstQuery} ->
             %% We retry msgs in inflight window sync, as if we send them
             %% async, they will be appended to the end of inflight window again.
             retry_inflight_sync(Ref, FirstQuery, Data)
     end.
 
-retry_queue(
-    #{
-        queue := Q0,
-        id := Id,
-        index := Index,
-        batch_size := 1,
-        inflight_tid := InflightTID,
-        resume_interval := ResumeT
-    } = Data0
-) ->
-    %% no batching
-    case get_first_n_from_queue(Q0, 1) of
-        empty ->
-            {next_state, running, Data0};
-        {Q1, QAckRef, [?QUERY(_, Request, HasBeenSent) = Query]} ->
-            Data = Data0#{queue := Q1},
-            QueryOpts = #{inflight_name => InflightTID},
-            Ref = make_message_ref(),
-            Result = call_query(configured, Id, Index, Ref, Query, QueryOpts),
-            Reply = ?REPLY(undefined, Request, HasBeenSent, Result),
-            case reply_caller(Id, Reply) of
-                true ->
-                    %% Still failed, but now it's in the inflight
-                    %% table and marked as sent, except if the result
-                    %% says inflight is full.  In this case, we must
-                    %% ensure it's indeed in the inflight table or
-                    %% risk lose it.
-                    ok = replayq:ack(Q1, QAckRef),
-                    is_inflight_full_result(Result) andalso
-                        inflight_append(InflightTID, Ref, Query, Id, Index),
-                    emqx_resource_metrics:queuing_set(Id, Index, queue_count(Q1)),
-                    {keep_state, Data, {state_timeout, ResumeT, resume}};
-                false ->
-                    ok = replayq:ack(Q1, QAckRef),
-                    is_async(Id) orelse inflight_drop(InflightTID, Ref, Id, Index),
-                    emqx_resource_metrics:queuing_set(Id, Index, queue_count(Q1)),
-                    retry_queue(Data)
-            end
-    end;
-retry_queue(
-    #{
-        queue := Q,
-        id := Id,
-        index := Index,
-        batch_size := BatchSize,
-        inflight_tid := InflightTID,
-        resume_interval := ResumeT
-    } = Data0
-) ->
-    %% batching
-    case get_first_n_from_queue(Q, BatchSize) of
-        empty ->
-            {next_state, running, Data0};
-        {Q1, QAckRef, Batch0} ->
-            Data = Data0#{queue := Q1},
-            QueryOpts = #{inflight_name => InflightTID},
-            Ref = make_message_ref(),
-            Result = call_query(configured, Id, Index, Ref, Batch0, QueryOpts),
-            %% The caller has been replied with ?RESOURCE_ERROR(blocked, _) before saving into the queue,
-            %% we now change the 'from' field to 'undefined' so it will not reply the caller again.
-            Batch = [
-                ?QUERY(undefined, Request, HasBeenSent0)
-             || ?QUERY(_, Request, HasBeenSent0) <- Batch0
-            ],
-            case batch_reply_caller(Id, Result, Batch) of
-                true ->
-                    ?tp(resource_worker_retry_queue_batch_failed, #{batch => Batch}),
-                    %% Still failed, but now it's in the inflight
-                    %% table and marked as sent, except if the result
-                    %% says inflight is full.  In this case, we must
-                    %% ensure it's indeed in the inflight table or
-                    %% risk lose it.
-                    ok = replayq:ack(Q1, QAckRef),
-                    is_inflight_full_result(Result) andalso
-                        inflight_append(InflightTID, Ref, Batch, Id, Index),
-                    emqx_resource_metrics:queuing_set(Id, Index, queue_count(Q1)),
-                    {keep_state, Data, {state_timeout, ResumeT, resume}};
-                false ->
-                    ?tp(resource_worker_retry_queue_batch_succeeded, #{batch => Batch}),
-                    ok = replayq:ack(Q1, QAckRef),
-                    is_async(Id) orelse inflight_drop(InflightTID, Ref, Id, Index),
-                    emqx_resource_metrics:queuing_set(Id, Index, queue_count(Q1)),
-                    retry_queue(Data)
-            end
-    end.
-
 retry_inflight_sync(Ref, QueryOrBatch, Data0) ->
     #{
         id := Id,
@@ -891,16 +805,6 @@ append_queue(Id, Index, Q, Queries) when not is_binary(Q) ->
     ?tp(resource_worker_appended_to_queue, #{id => Id, items => Queries}),
     Q2.
 
--spec get_first_n_from_queue(replayq:q(), pos_integer()) ->
-    empty | {replayq:q(), replayq:ack_ref(), [?QUERY(_From, _Request, _HasBeenSent)]}.
-get_first_n_from_queue(Q, N) ->
-    case queue_count(Q) of
-        0 ->
-            empty;
-        _ ->
-            replayq:pop(Q, #{count_limit => N})
-    end.
-
 %%==============================================================================
 %% the inflight queue for async query
 -define(MAX_SIZE_REF, -1).