diff --git a/db/db_wal_test.cc b/db/db_wal_test.cc
index 2e196446e3ad..7ef1011dbf9a 100644
--- a/db/db_wal_test.cc
+++ b/db/db_wal_test.cc
@@ -1865,20 +1865,36 @@ TEST_F(DBWALTest, TrackAndVerifyWALsRecycleWAL) {
 
   // Recycle the first WAL
   ASSERT_OK(Put("key1", "old_value"));
-
-  // Create WAL hole
-  VectorWalPtr log_files;
-  ASSERT_OK(db_->GetSortedWalFiles(log_files));
-  ASSERT_GE(log_files.size(), 1);
-  ASSERT_OK(test::TruncateFile(
-      options.env, LogFileName(dbname_, log_files.back()->LogNumber()),
-      0 /* new_length */));
-
   // Recycle the second WAL
   ASSERT_OK(dbfull()->TEST_SwitchWAL());
   ASSERT_OK(Put("key1", "new_value"));
 
-  Status s = TryReopen(options);
+  // // Create WAL hole
+  // VectorWalPtr log_files;
+  // ASSERT_OK(db_->GetSortedWalFiles(log_files));
+  // ASSERT_EQ(log_files.size(), 2);
+  // // Drop `Put("key1", "old_value")` in WAL
+  // ASSERT_OK(test::TruncateFile(
+  //     options.env, LogFileName(dbname_, log_files.front()->LogNumber()),
+  //     0 /* new_length */));
+
+  VectorWalPtr log_files;
+  ASSERT_OK(db_->GetSortedWalFiles(log_files));
+  ASSERT_GE(log_files.size(), 2);
+  std::string log_name = LogFileName(dbname_, log_files.front()->LogNumber());
+  Close();
+  std::unique_ptr<WritableFile> first_log;
+  Status truncate_status =
+      options.env->ReopenWritableFile(log_name, &first_log, EnvOptions());
+  if (truncate_status.ok()) {
+    truncate_status = first_log->Truncate(0);
+  }
+  if (truncate_status.ok()) {
+    truncate_status = first_log->Close();
+  }
+  assert(truncate_status.ok());
+
+  Status s = DB::Open(options, dbname_, &db_);
 
   ASSERT_OK(s);
 
@@ -1919,19 +1935,35 @@ TEST_P(DBWALTrackAndVerifyWALsWithParamsTest, Basic) {
                         &sleeping_task, Env::Priority::HIGH);
 
   ASSERT_OK(Put("key1", "old_value"));
+  ASSERT_OK(dbfull()->TEST_SwitchWAL());
+  ASSERT_OK(Put("key1", "new_value"));
+
+  // // Create WAL hole
+  // VectorWalPtr log_files;
+  // ASSERT_OK(db_->GetSortedWalFiles(log_files));
+  // ASSERT_EQ(log_files.size(), 2);
+  // // Drop `Put("key1", "old_value")` in WAL
+  // ASSERT_OK(test::TruncateFile(
+  //     options.env, LogFileName(dbname_, log_files.front()->LogNumber()),
+  //     0 /* new_length */));
 
-  // Create WAL hole
   VectorWalPtr log_files;
   ASSERT_OK(db_->GetSortedWalFiles(log_files));
-  ASSERT_EQ(log_files.size(), 1);
-  ASSERT_OK(test::TruncateFile(
-      options.env, LogFileName(dbname_, log_files.back()->LogNumber()),
-      0 /* new_length */));
-
-  ASSERT_OK(dbfull()->TEST_SwitchWAL());
-  ASSERT_OK(Put("key1", "new_value"));
+  ASSERT_GE(log_files.size(), 2);
+  std::string log_name = LogFileName(dbname_, log_files.front()->LogNumber());
+  Close();
+  std::unique_ptr<WritableFile> first_log;
+  Status truncate_status =
+      options.env->ReopenWritableFile(log_name, &first_log, EnvOptions());
+  if (truncate_status.ok()) {
+    truncate_status = first_log->Truncate(0);
+  }
+  if (truncate_status.ok()) {
+    truncate_status = first_log->Close();
+  }
+  assert(truncate_status.ok());
 
-  Status s = TryReopen(options);
+  Status s = DB::Open(options, dbname_, &db_);
   if (options.wal_recovery_mode == WALRecoveryMode::kPointInTimeRecovery) {
     ASSERT_OK(s);
     ASSERT_EQ("NOT_FOUND", Get("key1"));