diff --git a/pulsar-broker/src/main/java/org/apache/pulsar/broker/service/persistent/PersistentTopic.java b/pulsar-broker/src/main/java/org/apache/pulsar/broker/service/persistent/PersistentTopic.java
index 2fd0347c41f7b..0f6a6db2cd299 100644
--- a/pulsar-broker/src/main/java/org/apache/pulsar/broker/service/persistent/PersistentTopic.java
+++ b/pulsar-broker/src/main/java/org/apache/pulsar/broker/service/persistent/PersistentTopic.java
@@ -3243,8 +3243,8 @@ public CompletableFuture<Void> updateOldPositionInfo() {
         TopicName topicName = TopicName.get(getName());
 
         if (!(ledger.getCursors() instanceof ManagedCursorContainer managedCursorContainer)) {
-            return CompletableFuture.failedFuture(new IllegalStateException(
-                    String.format("[%s] No valid cursors found. Skip update old position info.", topicName)));
+            // TODO: support this method with a customized managed ledger implementation
+            return CompletableFuture.completedFuture(null);
         }
 
         if (!hasBacklogs(brokerService.pulsar().getConfiguration().isPreciseTimeBasedBacklogQuotaCheck())) {