diff --git a/weed/filesys/dir.go b/weed/filesys/dir.go
index d2d58fda5..9a791e013 100644
--- a/weed/filesys/dir.go
+++ b/weed/filesys/dir.go
@@ -352,7 +352,7 @@ func (dir *Dir) ReadDirAll(ctx context.Context) (ret []fuse.Dirent, err error) {
 		glog.Errorf("dir ReadDirAll %s: %v", dirPath, err)
 		return nil, fuse.EIO
 	}
-	listErr := dir.wfs.metaCache.ListDirectoryEntries(context.Background(), dir.wfs, dirPath, "", false, int64(math.MaxInt32), func(entry *filer.Entry) bool {
+	listErr := dir.wfs.metaCache.ListDirectoryEntries(context.Background(), dirPath, "", false, int64(math.MaxInt32), func(entry *filer.Entry) bool {
 		processEachEntryFn(entry, false)
 		return true
 	})
diff --git a/weed/filesys/dir_rename.go b/weed/filesys/dir_rename.go
index ff65bccd2..dd76577b0 100644
--- a/weed/filesys/dir_rename.go
+++ b/weed/filesys/dir_rename.go
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ func (dir *Dir) moveFolderSubEntries(ctx context.Context, oldParent util.FullPat
 	glog.V(1).Infof("moving folder %s => %s", currentDirPath, newDirPath)
 
 	var moveErr error
-	listErr := dir.wfs.metaCache.ListDirectoryEntries(ctx, dir.wfs, currentDirPath, "", false, int64(math.MaxInt32), func(item *filer.Entry) bool {
+	listErr := dir.wfs.metaCache.ListDirectoryEntries(ctx, currentDirPath, "", false, int64(math.MaxInt32), func(item *filer.Entry) bool {
 		moveErr = dir.moveEntry(ctx, currentDirPath, item, newDirPath, item.Name())
 		if moveErr != nil {
 			return false
diff --git a/weed/filesys/meta_cache/meta_cache.go b/weed/filesys/meta_cache/meta_cache.go
index 6630a7739..69d1655ee 100644
--- a/weed/filesys/meta_cache/meta_cache.go
+++ b/weed/filesys/meta_cache/meta_cache.go
@@ -2,10 +2,10 @@ package meta_cache
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"fmt"
 	"github.com/chrislusf/seaweedfs/weed/filer"
 	"github.com/chrislusf/seaweedfs/weed/filer/leveldb"
 	"github.com/chrislusf/seaweedfs/weed/glog"
-	"github.com/chrislusf/seaweedfs/weed/pb/filer_pb"
 	"github.com/chrislusf/seaweedfs/weed/util"
 	"github.com/chrislusf/seaweedfs/weed/util/bounded_tree"
 	"os"
@@ -117,15 +117,12 @@ func (mc *MetaCache) DeleteEntry(ctx context.Context, fp util.FullPath) (err err
 	return mc.localStore.DeleteEntry(ctx, fp)
 }
 
-func (mc *MetaCache) ListDirectoryEntries(ctx context.Context, client filer_pb.FilerClient, dirPath util.FullPath, startFileName string, includeStartFile bool, limit int64, eachEntryFunc filer.ListEachEntryFunc) error {
+func (mc *MetaCache) ListDirectoryEntries(ctx context.Context, dirPath util.FullPath, startFileName string, includeStartFile bool, limit int64, eachEntryFunc filer.ListEachEntryFunc) error {
 	//mc.RLock()
 	//defer mc.RUnlock()
 
 	if !mc.visitedBoundary.HasVisited(dirPath) {
-		glog.V(2).Infof("visit unsynchronized dir: %v", dirPath)
-		// this should not happen often
-		// unless, e.g., moving a deep directory
-		EnsureVisited(mc, client, dirPath)
+		return fmt.Errorf("unsynchronized dir: %v", dirPath)
 	}
 
 	_, err := mc.localStore.ListDirectoryEntries(ctx, dirPath, startFileName, includeStartFile, limit, func(entry *filer.Entry) bool {