diff --git a/cluster/calcium/node.go b/cluster/calcium/node.go
index b994b21e..af2f7d99 100644
--- a/cluster/calcium/node.go
+++ b/cluster/calcium/node.go
@@ -87,7 +87,12 @@ func (c *Calcium) RemoveNode(ctx context.Context, nodename string) error {
 		return utils.Txn(ctx,
 			// if: remove node metadata
 			func(ctx context.Context) error {
-				return c.store.RemoveNode(ctx, node)
+				if err := c.store.RemoveNode(ctx, node); err != nil {
+					return err
+				}
+				// remove node status, we don't care the result
+				_ = c.store.SetNodeStatus(ctx, node, -1)
+				return nil
 			},
 			// then: remove node resource metadata
 			func(ctx context.Context) error {
diff --git a/cluster/calcium/node_test.go b/cluster/calcium/node_test.go
index ccb2dcc1..1fde82c3 100644
--- a/cluster/calcium/node_test.go
+++ b/cluster/calcium/node_test.go
@@ -95,6 +95,7 @@ func TestRemoveNode(t *testing.T) {
 
 	// success
 	store.On("RemoveNode", mock.Anything, mock.Anything).Return(nil)
+	store.On("SetNodeStatus", mock.Anything, mock.Anything, int64(-1)).Return(nil)
 	rmgr := c.rmgr.(*resourcemocks.Manager)
 	rmgr.On("RemoveNode", mock.Anything, mock.Anything).Return(nil)
 	assert.NoError(t, c.RemoveNode(ctx, name))