diff --git a/etcdserver/backend.go b/etcdserver/backend.go
index a60a9d196..637edbfd2 100644
--- a/etcdserver/backend.go
+++ b/etcdserver/backend.go
@@ -21,8 +21,6 @@ import (
 
 	"go.etcd.io/etcd/etcdserver/api/snap"
 	"go.etcd.io/etcd/etcdserver/cindex"
-	"go.etcd.io/etcd/lease"
-	"go.etcd.io/etcd/mvcc"
 	"go.etcd.io/etcd/mvcc/backend"
 	"go.etcd.io/etcd/raft/raftpb"
 
@@ -96,9 +94,7 @@ func openBackend(cfg ServerConfig) backend.Backend {
 // case, replace the db with the snapshot db sent by the leader.
 func recoverSnapshotBackend(cfg ServerConfig, oldbe backend.Backend, snapshot raftpb.Snapshot) (backend.Backend, error) {
 	ci := cindex.NewConsistentIndex(oldbe.BatchTx())
-	kv := mvcc.New(cfg.Logger, oldbe, &lease.FakeLessor{}, ci, mvcc.StoreConfig{CompactionBatchLimit: cfg.CompactionBatchLimit})
-	defer kv.Close()
-	if snapshot.Metadata.Index <= kv.ConsistentIndex() {
+	if snapshot.Metadata.Index <= ci.ConsistentIndex() {
 		return oldbe, nil
 	}
 	oldbe.Close()