diff --git a/pkg/core/constant/kind.go b/pkg/core/constant/kind.go
index 178cbf766e4..39c256c4f5d 100644
--- a/pkg/core/constant/kind.go
+++ b/pkg/core/constant/kind.go
@@ -165,3 +165,14 @@ const (
 	// Out indicates that the direction is out.
 	Out
 )
+
+func (d Direction) String() string {
+	switch d {
+	case In:
+		return "in"
+	case Out:
+		return "out"
+	default:
+		return "unknown"
+	}
+}
diff --git a/pkg/core/store.go b/pkg/core/store.go
index b8881d9b162..2cd924ad339 100644
--- a/pkg/core/store.go
+++ b/pkg/core/store.go
@@ -805,8 +805,8 @@ func (s *StoresInfo) PauseLeaderTransfer(storeID uint64, direction constant.Dire
 	return nil
 }
 
-// ResumeLeaderTransferIn cleans a store's pause state. The store can be selected
-// as target of TransferLeader again.
+// ResumeLeaderTransfer cleans a store's pause state. The store can be selected
+// as source or target of TransferLeader again.
 func (s *StoresInfo) ResumeLeaderTransfer(storeID uint64, direction constant.Direction) {
 	s.Lock()
 	defer s.Unlock()
diff --git a/pkg/core/store_option.go b/pkg/core/store_option.go
index 542d3ec84a0..3d05a0fb6e1 100644
--- a/pkg/core/store_option.go
+++ b/pkg/core/store_option.go
@@ -123,20 +123,6 @@ func ResumeLeaderTransfer(d constant.Direction) StoreCreateOption {
 	}
 }
 
-// PauseLeaderTransferOut prevents the store from been selected as source store of TransferLeader.
-func PauseLeaderTransferOut() StoreCreateOption {
-	return func(store *StoreInfo) {
-		store.pauseLeaderTransferOut = true
-	}
-}
-
-// ResumeLeaderTransferOut cleans a store's pause state. The store can be selected as source of TransferLeader again.
-func ResumeLeaderTransferOut() StoreCreateOption {
-	return func(store *StoreInfo) {
-		store.pauseLeaderTransferOut = false
-	}
-}
-
 // SlowStoreEvicted marks a store as a slow store and prevents transferring
 // leader to the store
 func SlowStoreEvicted() StoreCreateOption {
diff --git a/pkg/schedule/schedulers/utils.go b/pkg/schedule/schedulers/utils.go
index 63ed39025ab..9c1c7fe3854 100644
--- a/pkg/schedule/schedulers/utils.go
+++ b/pkg/schedule/schedulers/utils.go
@@ -404,7 +404,7 @@ func pauseAndResumeLeaderTransfer[T any](cluster *core.BasicCluster, direction c
 			continue
 		}
 		if err := cluster.PauseLeaderTransfer(id, direction); err != nil {
-			log.Error("pause leader transfer in failed", zap.Uint64("store-id", id), errs.ZapError(err))
+			log.Error("pause leader transfer failed", zap.Uint64("store-id", id), zap.String("direction", direction.String()), errs.ZapError(err))
 		}
 	}
 }