diff --git a/raft/raft.go b/raft/raft.go
index 10d268df1..3e9ca2759 100644
--- a/raft/raft.go
+++ b/raft/raft.go
@@ -171,6 +171,7 @@ type Config struct {
 	// If the clock drift is unbounded, leader might keep the lease longer than it
 	// should (clock can move backward/pause without any bound). ReadIndex is not safe
 	// in that case.
+	// CheckQuorum MUST be enabled if ReadOnlyOption is ReadOnlyLeaseBased.
 	ReadOnlyOption ReadOnlyOption
 
 	// Logger is the logger used for raft log. For multinode which can host
@@ -213,6 +214,10 @@ func (c *Config) validate() error {
 		c.Logger = raftLogger
 	}
 
+	if c.ReadOnlyOption == ReadOnlyLeaseBased && !c.CheckQuorum {
+		return errors.New("CheckQuorum must be enabled when ReadOnlyOption is ReadOnlyLeaseBased")
+	}
+
 	return nil
 }
 
@@ -870,10 +875,7 @@ func stepLeader(r *raft, m pb.Message) {
 				r.readOnly.addRequest(r.raftLog.committed, m)
 				r.bcastHeartbeatWithCtx(m.Entries[0].Data)
 			case ReadOnlyLeaseBased:
-				var ri uint64
-				if r.checkQuorum {
-					ri = r.raftLog.committed
-				}
+				ri := r.raftLog.committed
 				if m.From == None || m.From == r.id { // from local member
 					r.readStates = append(r.readStates, ReadState{Index: r.raftLog.committed, RequestCtx: m.Entries[0].Data})
 				} else {
diff --git a/raft/raft_test.go b/raft/raft_test.go
index be7694673..efd511f72 100644
--- a/raft/raft_test.go
+++ b/raft/raft_test.go
@@ -1909,30 +1909,6 @@ func TestReadOnlyOptionLease(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
-func TestReadOnlyOptionLeaseWithoutCheckQuorum(t *testing.T) {
-	a := newTestRaft(1, []uint64{1, 2, 3}, 10, 1, NewMemoryStorage())
-	b := newTestRaft(2, []uint64{1, 2, 3}, 10, 1, NewMemoryStorage())
-	c := newTestRaft(3, []uint64{1, 2, 3}, 10, 1, NewMemoryStorage())
-	a.readOnly.option = ReadOnlyLeaseBased
-	b.readOnly.option = ReadOnlyLeaseBased
-	c.readOnly.option = ReadOnlyLeaseBased
-
-	nt := newNetwork(a, b, c)
-	nt.send(pb.Message{From: 1, To: 1, Type: pb.MsgHup})
-
-	ctx := []byte("ctx1")
-	nt.send(pb.Message{From: 2, To: 2, Type: pb.MsgReadIndex, Entries: []pb.Entry{{Data: ctx}}})
-
-	rs := b.readStates[0]
-	if rs.Index != None {
-		t.Errorf("readIndex = %d, want %d", rs.Index, None)
-	}
-
-	if !bytes.Equal(rs.RequestCtx, ctx) {
-		t.Errorf("requestCtx = %v, want %v", rs.RequestCtx, ctx)
-	}
-}
-
 // TestReadOnlyForNewLeader ensures that a leader only accepts MsgReadIndex message
 // when it commits at least one log entry at it term.
 func TestReadOnlyForNewLeader(t *testing.T) {