diff --git a/paimon-common/src/main/java/org/apache/paimon/CoreOptions.java b/paimon-common/src/main/java/org/apache/paimon/CoreOptions.java
index c9109a59a83a..7e5b5df9c201 100644
--- a/paimon-common/src/main/java/org/apache/paimon/CoreOptions.java
+++ b/paimon-common/src/main/java/org/apache/paimon/CoreOptions.java
@@ -2032,10 +2032,6 @@ public boolean metadataIcebergCompatible() {
         return options.get(METADATA_ICEBERG_COMPATIBLE);
     }
 
-    public boolean forLookup() {
-        return options.get(FORCE_LOOKUP);
-    }
-
     /** Specifies the merge engine for table with primary key. */
     public enum MergeEngine implements DescribedEnum {
         DEDUPLICATE("deduplicate", "De-duplicate and keep the last row."),