diff --git a/pkg/schedule/checker/rule_checker.go b/pkg/schedule/checker/rule_checker.go
index 7350d92cf58..453a9d25ee4 100644
--- a/pkg/schedule/checker/rule_checker.go
+++ b/pkg/schedule/checker/rule_checker.go
@@ -312,7 +312,7 @@ func (c *RuleChecker) fixLooseMatchPeer(region *core.RegionInfo, fit *placement.
 	if region.GetLeader().GetId() != peer.GetId() && rf.Rule.Role == placement.Leader {
 		ruleCheckerFixLeaderRoleCounter.Inc()
 		if c.allowLeader(fit, peer) {
-			return operator.CreateTransferLeaderOperator("fix-leader-role", c.cluster, region, peer.GetStoreId(), []uint64{}, 0)
+			return operator.CreateTransferLeaderOperator("fix-leader-role", c.cluster, region, peer.GetStoreId(), 0)
 		}
 		ruleCheckerNotAllowLeaderCounter.Inc()
 		return nil, errs.ErrPeerCannotBeLeader
@@ -321,7 +321,7 @@ func (c *RuleChecker) fixLooseMatchPeer(region *core.RegionInfo, fit *placement.
 		ruleCheckerFixFollowerRoleCounter.Inc()
 		for _, p := range region.GetPeers() {
 			if c.allowLeader(fit, p) {
-				return operator.CreateTransferLeaderOperator("fix-follower-role", c.cluster, region, p.GetStoreId(), []uint64{}, 0)
+				return operator.CreateTransferLeaderOperator("fix-follower-role", c.cluster, region, p.GetStoreId(), 0)
 			}
 		}
 		ruleCheckerNoNewLeaderCounter.Inc()
diff --git a/pkg/schedule/filter/comparer.go b/pkg/schedule/filter/comparer.go
index 58d3032f36d..75877066835 100644
--- a/pkg/schedule/filter/comparer.go
+++ b/pkg/schedule/filter/comparer.go
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ type StoreComparer func(a, b *core.StoreInfo) int
 // score.
 func RegionScoreComparer(conf config.SharedConfigProvider) StoreComparer {
 	return func(a, b *core.StoreInfo) int {
+		// TODO: we should use the real time delta data to calculate the score.
 		sa := a.RegionScore(conf.GetRegionScoreFormulaVersion(), conf.GetHighSpaceRatio(), conf.GetLowSpaceRatio(), 0)
 		sb := b.RegionScore(conf.GetRegionScoreFormulaVersion(), conf.GetHighSpaceRatio(), conf.GetLowSpaceRatio(), 0)
 		switch {
diff --git a/pkg/schedule/filter/comparer_test.go b/pkg/schedule/filter/comparer_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..b318808b192
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/schedule/filter/comparer_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+// Copyright 2025 TiKV Project Authors.
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+package filter
+
+import (
+	"math/rand"
+	"testing"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+
+	"github.com/pingcap/kvproto/pkg/metapb"
+
+	"github.com/tikv/pd/pkg/core"
+	"github.com/tikv/pd/pkg/mock/mockconfig"
+)
+
+func TestRegionCompare(t *testing.T) {
+	re := require.New(t)
+	ids := []uint64{1, 2, 3, 4, 5}
+	stores := make([]*core.StoreInfo, 0, len(ids))
+	for _, id := range ids {
+		stores = append(stores, core.NewStoreInfo(
+			&metapb.Store{Id: id},
+			core.SetRegionSize(int64(6-id)*1000),
+		))
+	}
+	cs := NewCandidates(rand.New(rand.NewSource(time.Now().UnixNano())), stores)
+	cfg := mockconfig.NewTestOptions()
+	re.Equal(uint64(1), cs.PickFirst().GetID())
+	cs.Sort(RegionScoreComparer(cfg))
+	re.Equal(uint64(5), cs.PickFirst().GetID())
+}
diff --git a/pkg/schedule/handler/handler.go b/pkg/schedule/handler/handler.go
index 042adf96611..1f44f45a300 100644
--- a/pkg/schedule/handler/handler.go
+++ b/pkg/schedule/handler/handler.go
@@ -420,7 +420,7 @@ func (h *Handler) AddTransferLeaderOperator(regionID uint64, storeID uint64) err
 		return errors.Errorf("region has no voter in store %v", storeID)
 	}
 
-	op, err := operator.CreateTransferLeaderOperator("admin-transfer-leader", c, region, newLeader.GetStoreId(), []uint64{}, operator.OpAdmin)
+	op, err := operator.CreateTransferLeaderOperator("admin-transfer-leader", c, region, newLeader.GetStoreId(), operator.OpAdmin)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Debug("fail to create transfer leader operator", errs.ZapError(err))
 		return err
diff --git a/pkg/schedule/operator/builder.go b/pkg/schedule/operator/builder.go
index 8fd2393da2e..faa8c0b3992 100644
--- a/pkg/schedule/operator/builder.go
+++ b/pkg/schedule/operator/builder.go
@@ -297,25 +297,6 @@ func (b *Builder) SetLeader(storeID uint64) *Builder {
 	return b
 }
 
-// SetLeaders records all valid target leaders in Builder.
-func (b *Builder) SetLeaders(storeIDs []uint64) *Builder {
-	if b.err != nil {
-		return b
-	}
-	sort.Slice(storeIDs, func(i, j int) bool { return storeIDs[i] < storeIDs[j] })
-	for _, storeID := range storeIDs {
-		peer := b.targetPeers[storeID]
-		if peer == nil || core.IsLearner(peer) || b.unhealthyPeers[storeID] != nil {
-			continue
-		}
-		b.targetLeaderStoreIDs = append(b.targetLeaderStoreIDs, storeID)
-	}
-	// Don't need to check if there's valid target, because `targetLeaderStoreIDs`
-	// can be empty if this is not a multi-target evict leader operation. Besides,
-	// `targetLeaderStoreID` must be valid and there must be at least one valid target.
-	return b
-}
-
 // SetPeers resets the target peer list.
 //
 // If peer's ID is 0, the builder will allocate a new ID later. If current
diff --git a/pkg/schedule/operator/create_operator.go b/pkg/schedule/operator/create_operator.go
index 2558ca8d75b..a1bf503bfa6 100644
--- a/pkg/schedule/operator/create_operator.go
+++ b/pkg/schedule/operator/create_operator.go
@@ -80,10 +80,9 @@ func CreateRemovePeerOperator(desc string, ci sche.SharedCluster, kind OpKind, r
 }
 
 // CreateTransferLeaderOperator creates an operator that transfers the leader from a source store to a target store.
-func CreateTransferLeaderOperator(desc string, ci sche.SharedCluster, region *core.RegionInfo, targetStoreID uint64, targetStoreIDs []uint64, kind OpKind) (*Operator, error) {
+func CreateTransferLeaderOperator(desc string, ci sche.SharedCluster, region *core.RegionInfo, targetStoreID uint64, kind OpKind) (*Operator, error) {
 	return NewBuilder(desc, ci, region, SkipOriginJointStateCheck).
 		SetLeader(targetStoreID).
-		SetLeaders(targetStoreIDs).
 		Build(kind)
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/schedule/operator/create_operator_test.go b/pkg/schedule/operator/create_operator_test.go
index 0143b1b8011..29e80e9ef34 100644
--- a/pkg/schedule/operator/create_operator_test.go
+++ b/pkg/schedule/operator/create_operator_test.go
@@ -425,7 +425,7 @@ func (suite *createOperatorTestSuite) TestCreateTransferLeaderOperator() {
 	}
 	for _, testCase := range testCases {
 		region := core.NewRegionInfo(&metapb.Region{Id: 1, Peers: testCase.originPeers}, testCase.originPeers[0])
-		op, err := CreateTransferLeaderOperator("test", suite.cluster, region, testCase.targetLeaderStoreID, []uint64{}, 0)
+		op, err := CreateTransferLeaderOperator("test", suite.cluster, region, testCase.targetLeaderStoreID, 0)
 
 		if testCase.isErr {
 			re.Error(err)
diff --git a/pkg/schedule/schedulers/balance_leader.go b/pkg/schedule/schedulers/balance_leader.go
index 2884e8a486f..73e85068f8b 100644
--- a/pkg/schedule/schedulers/balance_leader.go
+++ b/pkg/schedule/schedulers/balance_leader.go
@@ -537,7 +537,7 @@ func (s *balanceLeaderScheduler) createOperator(solver *solver, collector *plan.
 	}
 	solver.Step++
 	defer func() { solver.Step-- }()
-	op, err := operator.CreateTransferLeaderOperator(s.GetName(), solver, solver.Region, solver.targetStoreID(), []uint64{}, operator.OpLeader)
+	op, err := operator.CreateTransferLeaderOperator(s.GetName(), solver, solver.Region, solver.targetStoreID(), operator.OpLeader)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Debug("fail to create balance leader operator", errs.ZapError(err))
 		if collector != nil {
diff --git a/pkg/schedule/schedulers/evict_leader.go b/pkg/schedule/schedulers/evict_leader.go
index 45285b51137..bf06ee4dd11 100644
--- a/pkg/schedule/schedulers/evict_leader.go
+++ b/pkg/schedule/schedulers/evict_leader.go
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ package schedulers
 import (
 	"math/rand"
 	"net/http"
+	"sort"
 	"strconv"
 
 	"github.com/gorilla/mux"
@@ -288,7 +289,7 @@ func (s *evictLeaderScheduler) IsScheduleAllowed(cluster sche.SchedulerCluster)
 // Schedule implements the Scheduler interface.
 func (s *evictLeaderScheduler) Schedule(cluster sche.SchedulerCluster, _ bool) ([]*operator.Operator, []plan.Plan) {
 	evictLeaderCounter.Inc()
-	return scheduleEvictLeaderBatch(s.R, s.GetName(), cluster, s.conf), nil
+	return scheduleEvictLeaderBatch(s.R, s.GetName(), cluster, s.conf, s.OpController), nil
 }
 
 func uniqueAppendOperator(dst []*operator.Operator, src ...*operator.Operator) []*operator.Operator {
@@ -312,11 +313,11 @@ type evictLeaderStoresConf interface {
 	getBatch() int
 }
 
-func scheduleEvictLeaderBatch(r *rand.Rand, name string, cluster sche.SchedulerCluster, conf evictLeaderStoresConf) []*operator.Operator {
+func scheduleEvictLeaderBatch(r *rand.Rand, name string, cluster sche.SchedulerCluster, conf evictLeaderStoresConf, opController *operator.Controller) []*operator.Operator {
 	var ops []*operator.Operator
 	batchSize := conf.getBatch()
 	for range batchSize {
-		once := scheduleEvictLeaderOnce(r, name, cluster, conf)
+		once := scheduleEvictLeaderOnce(r, name, cluster, conf, opController)
 		// no more regions
 		if len(once) == 0 {
 			break
@@ -330,7 +331,7 @@ func scheduleEvictLeaderBatch(r *rand.Rand, name string, cluster sche.SchedulerC
 	return ops
 }
 
-func scheduleEvictLeaderOnce(r *rand.Rand, name string, cluster sche.SchedulerCluster, conf evictLeaderStoresConf) []*operator.Operator {
+func scheduleEvictLeaderOnce(r *rand.Rand, name string, cluster sche.SchedulerCluster, conf evictLeaderStoresConf, opController *operator.Controller) []*operator.Operator {
 	stores := conf.getStores()
 	ops := make([]*operator.Operator, 0, len(stores))
 	for _, storeID := range stores {
@@ -363,19 +364,12 @@ func scheduleEvictLeaderOnce(r *rand.Rand, name string, cluster sche.SchedulerCl
 		filters = append(filters, &filter.StoreStateFilter{ActionScope: name, TransferLeader: true, OperatorLevel: constant.Urgent})
 		candidates := filter.NewCandidates(r, cluster.GetFollowerStores(region)).
 			FilterTarget(cluster.GetSchedulerConfig(), nil, nil, filters...)
-		// Compatible with old TiKV transfer leader logic.
-		target := candidates.RandomPick()
-		targets := candidates.PickAll()
-		// `targets` MUST contains `target`, so only needs to check if `target` is nil here.
-		if target == nil {
+
+		if len(candidates.Stores) == 0 {
 			evictLeaderNoTargetStoreCounter.Inc()
 			continue
 		}
-		targetIDs := make([]uint64, 0, len(targets))
-		for _, t := range targets {
-			targetIDs = append(targetIDs, t.GetID())
-		}
-		op, err := operator.CreateTransferLeaderOperator(name, cluster, region, target.GetID(), targetIDs, operator.OpLeader)
+		op, err := createOperatorWithSort(name, cluster, candidates, region, opController)
 		if err != nil {
 			log.Debug("fail to create evict leader operator", errs.ZapError(err))
 			continue
@@ -387,6 +381,31 @@ func scheduleEvictLeaderOnce(r *rand.Rand, name string, cluster sche.SchedulerCl
 	return ops
 }
 
+func createOperatorWithSort(name string, cluster sche.SchedulerCluster, candidates *filter.StoreCandidates, region *core.RegionInfo, opController *operator.Controller) (*operator.Operator, error) {
+	// we will pick low leader score store firstly.
+	targets := candidates.Stores
+	sort.Slice(targets, func(i, j int) bool {
+		leaderSchedulePolicy := cluster.GetSchedulerConfig().GetLeaderSchedulePolicy()
+		opInfluence := opController.GetOpInfluence(cluster.GetBasicCluster())
+		kind := constant.NewScheduleKind(constant.LeaderKind, leaderSchedulePolicy)
+		iOp := opInfluence.GetStoreInfluence(targets[i].GetID()).ResourceProperty(kind)
+		jOp := opInfluence.GetStoreInfluence(targets[j].GetID()).ResourceProperty(kind)
+		return targets[i].LeaderScore(leaderSchedulePolicy, iOp) <
+			targets[j].LeaderScore(leaderSchedulePolicy, jOp)
+	})
+	var (
+		op  *operator.Operator
+		err error
+	)
+	for _, target := range targets {
+		op, err = operator.CreateTransferLeaderOperator(name, cluster, region, target.GetID(), operator.OpLeader)
+		if op != nil && err == nil {
+			return op, err
+		}
+	}
+	return op, err
+}
+
 type evictLeaderHandler struct {
 	rd     *render.Render
 	config *evictLeaderSchedulerConfig
diff --git a/pkg/schedule/schedulers/evict_leader_test.go b/pkg/schedule/schedulers/evict_leader_test.go
index 587a48358e9..6dbe976f5c6 100644
--- a/pkg/schedule/schedulers/evict_leader_test.go
+++ b/pkg/schedule/schedulers/evict_leader_test.go
@@ -137,3 +137,33 @@ func TestBatchEvict(t *testing.T) {
 		return len(ops) == 5
 	})
 }
+
+func TestEvictLeaderSelectsLowScoreStore(t *testing.T) {
+	re := require.New(t)
+	cancel, _, tc, oc := prepareSchedulersTest()
+	defer cancel()
+
+	// Add stores with different scores
+	tc.AddLeaderStore(1, 30) // store 1
+	tc.AddLeaderStore(2, 20) // store 2
+	tc.AddLeaderStore(3, 10) // store 3
+
+	// Add regions 1, 2, 3 with leaders in stores 1, 2, 3
+	tc.AddLeaderRegion(1, 1, 2, 3)
+
+	// Create EvictLeader scheduler
+	sl, err := CreateScheduler(types.EvictLeaderScheduler, oc, storage.NewStorageWithMemoryBackend(), ConfigSliceDecoder(types.EvictLeaderScheduler, []string{"1"}), func(string) error { return nil })
+	re.NoError(err)
+	re.True(sl.IsScheduleAllowed(tc))
+
+	// Schedule the operator and it should select store 3 to evict the leader, because it has the lowest score with 10.
+	ops, _ := sl.Schedule(tc, false)
+	re.Len(ops, 1)
+	operatorutil.CheckMultiTargetTransferLeader(re, ops[0], operator.OpLeader, 1, []uint64{3})
+
+	// Schedule the operator and it should select store 2 to evict the leader, because it has the lowest score with 5.
+	tc.AddLeaderStore(2, 5)
+	ops, _ = sl.Schedule(tc, false)
+	re.Len(ops, 1)
+	operatorutil.CheckMultiTargetTransferLeader(re, ops[0], operator.OpLeader, 1, []uint64{2})
+}
diff --git a/pkg/schedule/schedulers/evict_slow_store.go b/pkg/schedule/schedulers/evict_slow_store.go
index 8d8c014b110..af6ab7db244 100644
--- a/pkg/schedule/schedulers/evict_slow_store.go
+++ b/pkg/schedule/schedulers/evict_slow_store.go
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ func (s *evictSlowStoreScheduler) cleanupEvictLeader(cluster sche.SchedulerClust
 }
 
 func (s *evictSlowStoreScheduler) schedulerEvictLeader(cluster sche.SchedulerCluster) []*operator.Operator {
-	return scheduleEvictLeaderBatch(s.R, s.GetName(), cluster, s.conf)
+	return scheduleEvictLeaderBatch(s.R, s.GetName(), cluster, s.conf, s.OpController)
 }
 
 // IsScheduleAllowed implements the Scheduler interface.
diff --git a/pkg/schedule/schedulers/evict_slow_trend.go b/pkg/schedule/schedulers/evict_slow_trend.go
index cf4bf3d3b39..bc61ff2f794 100644
--- a/pkg/schedule/schedulers/evict_slow_trend.go
+++ b/pkg/schedule/schedulers/evict_slow_trend.go
@@ -357,7 +357,7 @@ func (s *evictSlowTrendScheduler) scheduleEvictLeader(cluster sche.SchedulerClus
 		return nil
 	}
 	storeSlowTrendEvictedStatusGauge.WithLabelValues(store.GetAddress(), strconv.FormatUint(store.GetID(), 10)).Set(1)
-	return scheduleEvictLeaderBatch(s.R, s.GetName(), cluster, s.conf)
+	return scheduleEvictLeaderBatch(s.R, s.GetName(), cluster, s.conf, s.OpController)
 }
 
 // IsScheduleAllowed implements the Scheduler interface.
diff --git a/pkg/schedule/schedulers/grant_hot_region.go b/pkg/schedule/schedulers/grant_hot_region.go
index 005e6b4182a..cf9eb4ddb1c 100644
--- a/pkg/schedule/schedulers/grant_hot_region.go
+++ b/pkg/schedule/schedulers/grant_hot_region.go
@@ -316,7 +316,7 @@ func (s *grantHotRegionScheduler) transfer(cluster sche.SchedulerCluster, region
 	dstStore := &metapb.Peer{StoreId: destStoreIDs[i]}
 
 	if isLeader {
-		op, err = operator.CreateTransferLeaderOperator(s.GetName()+"-leader", cluster, srcRegion, dstStore.StoreId, []uint64{}, operator.OpLeader)
+		op, err = operator.CreateTransferLeaderOperator(s.GetName()+"-leader", cluster, srcRegion, dstStore.StoreId, operator.OpLeader)
 	} else {
 		op, err = operator.CreateMovePeerOperator(s.GetName()+"-move", cluster, srcRegion, operator.OpRegion|operator.OpLeader, srcStore.GetID(), dstStore)
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/schedule/schedulers/hot_region.go b/pkg/schedule/schedulers/hot_region.go
index 2ba9af782db..ef60336bfaa 100644
--- a/pkg/schedule/schedulers/hot_region.go
+++ b/pkg/schedule/schedulers/hot_region.go
@@ -1475,7 +1475,6 @@ func (bs *balanceSolver) createOperator(region *core.RegionInfo, srcStoreID, dst
 			bs,
 			region,
 			dstStoreID,
-			[]uint64{},
 			operator.OpHotRegion)
 	} else {
 		srcPeer := region.GetStorePeer(srcStoreID) // checked in `filterHotPeers`
diff --git a/pkg/schedule/schedulers/hot_region_test.go b/pkg/schedule/schedulers/hot_region_test.go
index b37fc00cea1..8cdf01249b5 100644
--- a/pkg/schedule/schedulers/hot_region_test.go
+++ b/pkg/schedule/schedulers/hot_region_test.go
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ func checkGCPendingOpInfos(re *require.Assertions, enablePlacementRules bool) {
 		case movePeer:
 			op, err = operator.CreateMovePeerOperator("move-peer-test", tc, region, operator.OpAdmin, 2, &metapb.Peer{Id: region.GetID()*10000 + 1, StoreId: 4})
 		case transferLeader:
-			op, err = operator.CreateTransferLeaderOperator("transfer-leader-test", tc, region, 2, []uint64{}, operator.OpAdmin)
+			op, err = operator.CreateTransferLeaderOperator("transfer-leader-test", tc, region, 2, operator.OpAdmin)
 		}
 		re.NoError(err)
 		re.NotNil(op)
diff --git a/pkg/schedule/schedulers/label.go b/pkg/schedule/schedulers/label.go
index cd63b6c0511..1e199d5db90 100644
--- a/pkg/schedule/schedulers/label.go
+++ b/pkg/schedule/schedulers/label.go
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ func (s *labelScheduler) Schedule(cluster sche.SchedulerCluster, _ bool) ([]*ope
 				continue
 			}
 
-			op, err := operator.CreateTransferLeaderOperator("label-reject-leader", cluster, region, target.GetID(), []uint64{}, operator.OpLeader)
+			op, err := operator.CreateTransferLeaderOperator("label-reject-leader", cluster, region, target.GetID(), operator.OpLeader)
 			if err != nil {
 				log.Debug("fail to create transfer label reject leader operator", errs.ZapError(err))
 				return nil, nil
diff --git a/pkg/schedule/schedulers/shuffle_leader.go b/pkg/schedule/schedulers/shuffle_leader.go
index 8fd5b87c1bc..cacf9833ec7 100644
--- a/pkg/schedule/schedulers/shuffle_leader.go
+++ b/pkg/schedule/schedulers/shuffle_leader.go
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ func (s *shuffleLeaderScheduler) Schedule(cluster sche.SchedulerCluster, _ bool)
 		shuffleLeaderNoFollowerCounter.Inc()
 		return nil, nil
 	}
-	op, err := operator.CreateTransferLeaderOperator(s.GetName(), cluster, region, targetStore.GetID(), []uint64{}, operator.OpAdmin)
+	op, err := operator.CreateTransferLeaderOperator(s.GetName(), cluster, region, targetStore.GetID(), operator.OpAdmin)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Debug("fail to create shuffle leader operator", errs.ZapError(err))
 		return nil, nil
diff --git a/pkg/schedule/schedulers/transfer_witness_leader.go b/pkg/schedule/schedulers/transfer_witness_leader.go
index c84f0918884..b1cf21b7247 100644
--- a/pkg/schedule/schedulers/transfer_witness_leader.go
+++ b/pkg/schedule/schedulers/transfer_witness_leader.go
@@ -99,19 +99,22 @@ func scheduleTransferWitnessLeader(r *rand.Rand, name string, cluster sche.Sched
 	filters = append(filters, filter.NewExcludedFilter(name, nil, unhealthyPeerStores),
 		&filter.StoreStateFilter{ActionScope: name, TransferLeader: true, OperatorLevel: constant.Urgent})
 	candidates := filter.NewCandidates(r, cluster.GetFollowerStores(region)).FilterTarget(cluster.GetSchedulerConfig(), nil, nil, filters...)
-	// Compatible with old TiKV transfer leader logic.
-	target := candidates.RandomPick()
-	targets := candidates.PickAll()
-	// `targets` MUST contains `target`, so only needs to check if `target` is nil here.
-	if target == nil {
+	if len(candidates.Stores) == 0 {
 		transferWitnessLeaderNoTargetStoreCounter.Inc()
 		return nil, errors.New("no target store to schedule")
 	}
-	targetIDs := make([]uint64, 0, len(targets))
-	for _, t := range targets {
-		targetIDs = append(targetIDs, t.GetID())
+	// TODO: also add sort such as evict leader
+	var (
+		op  *operator.Operator
+		err error
+	)
+	for _, target := range candidates.Stores {
+		op, err = operator.CreateTransferLeaderOperator(name, cluster, region, target.GetID(), operator.OpLeader)
+		if op != nil && err == nil {
+			return op, err
+		}
 	}
-	return operator.CreateTransferLeaderOperator(name, cluster, region, target.GetID(), targetIDs, operator.OpWitnessLeader)
+	return op, err
 }
 
 // RecvRegionInfo receives a checked region from coordinator
diff --git a/pkg/utils/operatorutil/operator_check.go b/pkg/utils/operatorutil/operator_check.go
index 4e0d4332a45..bd968abccb3 100644
--- a/pkg/utils/operatorutil/operator_check.go
+++ b/pkg/utils/operatorutil/operator_check.go
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ func CheckMultiTargetTransferLeader(re *require.Assertions, op *operator.Operato
 	re.Equal(1, op.Len())
 	expectedOps := make([]any, 0, len(targetIDs))
 	for _, targetID := range targetIDs {
-		expectedOps = append(expectedOps, operator.TransferLeader{FromStore: sourceID, ToStore: targetID, ToStores: targetIDs})
+		expectedOps = append(expectedOps, operator.TransferLeader{FromStore: sourceID, ToStore: targetID})
 	}
 	re.Contains(expectedOps, op.Step(0))
 	kind |= operator.OpLeader
diff --git a/plugin/scheduler_example/evict_leader.go b/plugin/scheduler_example/evict_leader.go
index 4e0e700e8ce..f3046b35b79 100644
--- a/plugin/scheduler_example/evict_leader.go
+++ b/plugin/scheduler_example/evict_leader.go
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ func (s *evictLeaderScheduler) Schedule(cluster sche.SchedulerCluster, _ bool) (
 		if target == nil {
 			continue
 		}
-		op, err := operator.CreateTransferLeaderOperator(s.GetName(), cluster, region, target.GetID(), []uint64{}, operator.OpLeader)
+		op, err := operator.CreateTransferLeaderOperator(s.GetName(), cluster, region, target.GetID(), operator.OpLeader)
 		if err != nil {
 			log.Debug("fail to create evict leader operator", errs.ZapError(err))
 			continue