diff --git a/weed/mq/kafka/integration/broker_client_subscribe.go b/weed/mq/kafka/integration/broker_client_subscribe.go
index 0c2eb38c3..b674c3aeb 100644
--- a/weed/mq/kafka/integration/broker_client_subscribe.go
+++ b/weed/mq/kafka/integration/broker_client_subscribe.go
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ func (bc *BrokerClient) ReadRecordsFromOffset(ctx context.Context, session *Brok
 				if endIdx > len(session.consumedRecords) {
 					endIdx = len(session.consumedRecords)
 				}
-				glog.V(2).Infof("[FETCH] ✓ Returning %d cached records for %s at offset %d (cache: %d-%d)",
+				glog.V(2).Infof("[FETCH] Returning %d cached records for %s at offset %d (cache: %d-%d)",
 					endIdx-startIdx, session.Key(), requestedOffset, cacheStartOffset, cacheEndOffset)
 				session.mu.Unlock()
 				return session.consumedRecords[startIdx:endIdx], nil
@@ -317,12 +317,12 @@ func (bc *BrokerClient) ReadRecordsFromOffset(ctx context.Context, session *Brok
 			// Check if the session was already recreated at (or before) the requested offset
 			if existingOffset <= requestedOffset {
 				bc.subscribersLock.Unlock()
-				glog.V(2).Infof("[FETCH] ✓ Session %s already recreated by another thread at offset %d (requested %d) - reusing", key, existingOffset, requestedOffset)
+				glog.V(2).Infof("[FETCH] Session %s already recreated by another thread at offset %d (requested %d) - reusing", key, existingOffset, requestedOffset)
 				// Re-acquire the existing session and continue
 				return bc.ReadRecordsFromOffset(ctx, existingSession, requestedOffset, maxRecords)
 			}
 
-			glog.V(2).Infof("[FETCH] ⚠️  Session %s still at wrong offset %d (requested %d) - must recreate", key, existingOffset, requestedOffset)
+			glog.V(2).Infof("[FETCH] Session %s still at wrong offset %d (requested %d) - must recreate", key, existingOffset, requestedOffset)
 
 			// Session still needs recreation - close it
 			if existingSession.Stream != nil {
@@ -388,7 +388,7 @@ func (bc *BrokerClient) ReadRecordsFromOffset(ctx context.Context, session *Brok
 
 		bc.subscribers[key] = newSession
 		bc.subscribersLock.Unlock()
-		glog.V(2).Infof("[FETCH] ✓ Created fresh subscriber session for backward seek: %s at offset %d", key, requestedOffset)
+		glog.V(2).Infof("[FETCH] Created fresh subscriber session for backward seek: %s at offset %d", key, requestedOffset)
 
 		// Read from fresh subscriber
 		glog.V(2).Infof("[FETCH] Reading from fresh subscriber %s at offset %d (maxRecords=%d)", key, requestedOffset, maxRecords)
@@ -586,7 +586,7 @@ func (bc *BrokerClient) ReadRecords(ctx context.Context, session *BrokerSubscrib
 			if result.err != nil {
 				glog.V(2).Infof("[FETCH] Stream.Recv() error after %d records: %v", len(records), result.err)
 				// Update session offset before returning
-				glog.V(2).Infof("[FETCH] 📍 Updating %s offset: %d → %d (error case, read %d records)",
+				glog.V(2).Infof("[FETCH] Updating %s offset: %d -> %d (error case, read %d records)",
 					session.Key(), session.StartOffset, currentOffset, len(records))
 				session.StartOffset = currentOffset
 				return records, nil
@@ -612,7 +612,7 @@ func (bc *BrokerClient) ReadRecords(ctx context.Context, session *BrokerSubscrib
 			// Timeout - return what we have
 			glog.V(2).Infof("[FETCH] Read timeout after %d records (waited %v), returning batch", len(records), time.Since(readStart))
 			// CRITICAL: Update session offset so next fetch knows where we left off
-			glog.V(2).Infof("[FETCH] 📍 Updating %s offset: %d → %d (timeout case, read %d records)",
+			glog.V(2).Infof("[FETCH] Updating %s offset: %d -> %d (timeout case, read %d records)",
 				session.Key(), session.StartOffset, currentOffset, len(records))
 			session.StartOffset = currentOffset
 			return records, nil
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ func (bc *BrokerClient) ReadRecords(ctx context.Context, session *BrokerSubscrib
 
 	glog.V(2).Infof("[FETCH] ReadRecords returning %d records (maxRecords reached)", len(records))
 	// Update session offset after successful read
-	glog.V(2).Infof("[FETCH] 📍 Updating %s offset: %d → %d (success case, read %d records)",
+	glog.V(2).Infof("[FETCH] Updating %s offset: %d -> %d (success case, read %d records)",
 		session.Key(), session.StartOffset, currentOffset, len(records))
 	session.StartOffset = currentOffset
 
diff --git a/weed/mq/kafka/protocol/fetch.go b/weed/mq/kafka/protocol/fetch.go
index 802351528..a8ea803f1 100644
--- a/weed/mq/kafka/protocol/fetch.go
+++ b/weed/mq/kafka/protocol/fetch.go
@@ -871,373 +871,12 @@ func encodeVarint(value int64) []byte {
 	return buf
 }
 
-// reconstructSchematizedMessage reconstructs a schematized message from SMQ RecordValue
-func (h *Handler) reconstructSchematizedMessage(recordValue *schema_pb.RecordValue, metadata map[string]string) ([]byte, error) {
-	// Only reconstruct if schema management is enabled
-	if !h.IsSchemaEnabled() {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("schema management not enabled")
-	}
-
-	// Extract schema information from metadata
-	schemaIDStr, exists := metadata["schema_id"]
-	if !exists {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("no schema ID in metadata")
-	}
-
-	var schemaID uint32
-	if _, err := fmt.Sscanf(schemaIDStr, "%d", &schemaID); err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid schema ID: %w", err)
-	}
-
-	formatStr, exists := metadata["schema_format"]
-	if !exists {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("no schema format in metadata")
-	}
-
-	var format schema.Format
-	switch formatStr {
-	case "AVRO":
-		format = schema.FormatAvro
-	case "PROTOBUF":
-		format = schema.FormatProtobuf
-	case "JSON_SCHEMA":
-		format = schema.FormatJSONSchema
-	default:
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("unsupported schema format: %s", formatStr)
-	}
-
-	// Use schema manager to encode back to original format
-	return h.schemaManager.EncodeMessage(recordValue, schemaID, format)
-}
-
 // SchematizedRecord holds both key and value for schematized messages
 type SchematizedRecord struct {
 	Key   []byte
 	Value []byte
 }
 
-// fetchSchematizedRecords fetches and reconstructs schematized records from SeaweedMQ
-func (h *Handler) fetchSchematizedRecords(topicName string, partitionID int32, offset int64, maxBytes int32) ([]*SchematizedRecord, error) {
-	glog.Infof("fetchSchematizedRecords: topic=%s partition=%d offset=%d maxBytes=%d", topicName, partitionID, offset, maxBytes)
-
-	// Only proceed when schema feature is toggled on
-	if !h.useSchema {
-		glog.Infof("fetchSchematizedRecords EARLY RETURN: useSchema=false")
-		return []*SchematizedRecord{}, nil
-	}
-
-	// Check if SeaweedMQ handler is available when schema feature is in use
-	if h.seaweedMQHandler == nil {
-		glog.Infof("fetchSchematizedRecords ERROR: seaweedMQHandler is nil")
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("SeaweedMQ handler not available")
-	}
-
-	// If schema management isn't fully configured, return empty instead of error
-	if !h.IsSchemaEnabled() {
-		glog.Infof("fetchSchematizedRecords EARLY RETURN: IsSchemaEnabled()=false")
-		return []*SchematizedRecord{}, nil
-	}
-
-	// Fetch stored records from SeaweedMQ
-	maxRecords := 100 // Reasonable batch size limit
-	glog.Infof("fetchSchematizedRecords: calling GetStoredRecords maxRecords=%d", maxRecords)
-	smqRecords, err := h.seaweedMQHandler.GetStoredRecords(context.Background(), topicName, partitionID, offset, maxRecords)
-	if err != nil {
-		glog.Infof("fetchSchematizedRecords ERROR: GetStoredRecords failed: %v", err)
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to fetch SMQ records: %w", err)
-	}
-
-	glog.Infof("fetchSchematizedRecords: GetStoredRecords returned %d records", len(smqRecords))
-	if len(smqRecords) == 0 {
-		return []*SchematizedRecord{}, nil
-	}
-
-	var reconstructedRecords []*SchematizedRecord
-	totalBytes := int32(0)
-
-	for _, smqRecord := range smqRecords {
-		// Check if we've exceeded maxBytes limit
-		if maxBytes > 0 && totalBytes >= maxBytes {
-			break
-		}
-
-		// Try to reconstruct the schematized message value
-		reconstructedValue, err := h.reconstructSchematizedMessageFromSMQ(smqRecord)
-		if err != nil {
-			// Log error but continue with other messages
-			Error("Failed to reconstruct schematized message at offset %d: %v", smqRecord.GetOffset(), err)
-			continue
-		}
-
-		if reconstructedValue != nil {
-			// Create SchematizedRecord with both key and reconstructed value
-			record := &SchematizedRecord{
-				Key:   smqRecord.GetKey(), // Preserve the original key
-				Value: reconstructedValue, // Use the reconstructed value
-			}
-			reconstructedRecords = append(reconstructedRecords, record)
-			totalBytes += int32(len(record.Key) + len(record.Value))
-		}
-	}
-
-	return reconstructedRecords, nil
-}
-
-// reconstructSchematizedMessageFromSMQ reconstructs a schematized message from an SMQRecord
-func (h *Handler) reconstructSchematizedMessageFromSMQ(smqRecord integration.SMQRecord) ([]byte, error) {
-	// Get the stored value (should be a serialized RecordValue)
-	valueBytes := smqRecord.GetValue()
-	if len(valueBytes) == 0 {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("empty value in SMQ record")
-	}
-
-	// Try to unmarshal as RecordValue
-	recordValue := &schema_pb.RecordValue{}
-	if err := proto.Unmarshal(valueBytes, recordValue); err != nil {
-		// If it's not a RecordValue, it might be a regular Kafka message
-		// Return it as-is (non-schematized)
-		return valueBytes, nil
-	}
-
-	// Extract schema metadata from the RecordValue fields
-	metadata := h.extractSchemaMetadataFromRecord(recordValue)
-	if len(metadata) == 0 {
-		// No schema metadata found, treat as regular message
-		return valueBytes, nil
-	}
-
-	// Remove Kafka metadata fields to get the original message content
-	originalRecord := h.removeKafkaMetadataFields(recordValue)
-
-	// Reconstruct the original Confluent envelope
-	return h.reconstructSchematizedMessage(originalRecord, metadata)
-}
-
-// extractSchemaMetadataFromRecord extracts schema metadata from RecordValue fields
-func (h *Handler) extractSchemaMetadataFromRecord(recordValue *schema_pb.RecordValue) map[string]string {
-	metadata := make(map[string]string)
-
-	// Look for schema metadata fields in the record
-	if schemaIDField := recordValue.Fields["_schema_id"]; schemaIDField != nil {
-		if schemaIDValue := schemaIDField.GetStringValue(); schemaIDValue != "" {
-			metadata["schema_id"] = schemaIDValue
-		}
-	}
-
-	if schemaFormatField := recordValue.Fields["_schema_format"]; schemaFormatField != nil {
-		if schemaFormatValue := schemaFormatField.GetStringValue(); schemaFormatValue != "" {
-			metadata["schema_format"] = schemaFormatValue
-		}
-	}
-
-	if schemaSubjectField := recordValue.Fields["_schema_subject"]; schemaSubjectField != nil {
-		if schemaSubjectValue := schemaSubjectField.GetStringValue(); schemaSubjectValue != "" {
-			metadata["schema_subject"] = schemaSubjectValue
-		}
-	}
-
-	if schemaVersionField := recordValue.Fields["_schema_version"]; schemaVersionField != nil {
-		if schemaVersionValue := schemaVersionField.GetStringValue(); schemaVersionValue != "" {
-			metadata["schema_version"] = schemaVersionValue
-		}
-	}
-
-	return metadata
-}
-
-// removeKafkaMetadataFields removes Kafka and schema metadata fields from RecordValue
-func (h *Handler) removeKafkaMetadataFields(recordValue *schema_pb.RecordValue) *schema_pb.RecordValue {
-	originalRecord := &schema_pb.RecordValue{
-		Fields: make(map[string]*schema_pb.Value),
-	}
-
-	// Copy all fields except metadata fields
-	for key, value := range recordValue.Fields {
-		if !h.isMetadataField(key) {
-			originalRecord.Fields[key] = value
-		}
-	}
-
-	return originalRecord
-}
-
-// isMetadataField checks if a field is a metadata field that should be excluded from the original message
-func (h *Handler) isMetadataField(fieldName string) bool {
-	return fieldName == "_kafka_offset" ||
-		fieldName == "_kafka_partition" ||
-		fieldName == "_kafka_timestamp" ||
-		fieldName == "_schema_id" ||
-		fieldName == "_schema_format" ||
-		fieldName == "_schema_subject" ||
-		fieldName == "_schema_version"
-}
-
-// createSchematizedRecordBatch creates a Kafka record batch from reconstructed schematized messages
-func (h *Handler) createSchematizedRecordBatch(records []*SchematizedRecord, baseOffset int64) []byte {
-	if len(records) == 0 {
-		// Return empty record batch
-		return h.createEmptyRecordBatch(baseOffset)
-	}
-
-	// Create individual record entries for the batch
-	var recordsData []byte
-	currentTimestamp := time.Now().UnixMilli()
-
-	for i, record := range records {
-		// Create a record entry (Kafka record format v2) with both key and value
-		recordEntry := h.createRecordEntry(record.Key, record.Value, int32(i), currentTimestamp)
-		recordsData = append(recordsData, recordEntry...)
-	}
-
-	// Apply compression if the data is large enough to benefit
-	enableCompression := len(recordsData) > 100
-	var compressionType compression.CompressionCodec = compression.None
-	var finalRecordsData []byte
-
-	if enableCompression {
-		compressed, err := compression.Compress(compression.Gzip, recordsData)
-		if err == nil && len(compressed) < len(recordsData) {
-			finalRecordsData = compressed
-			compressionType = compression.Gzip
-		} else {
-			finalRecordsData = recordsData
-		}
-	} else {
-		finalRecordsData = recordsData
-	}
-
-	// Create the record batch with proper compression and CRC
-	batch, err := h.createRecordBatchWithCompressionAndCRC(baseOffset, finalRecordsData, compressionType, int32(len(records)), currentTimestamp)
-	if err != nil {
-		// Fallback to simple batch creation
-		return h.createRecordBatchWithPayload(baseOffset, int32(len(records)), finalRecordsData)
-	}
-
-	return batch
-}
-
-// createRecordEntry creates a single record entry in Kafka record format v2
-func (h *Handler) createRecordEntry(messageKey []byte, messageData []byte, offsetDelta int32, timestamp int64) []byte {
-	// Record format v2:
-	// - length (varint)
-	// - attributes (int8)
-	// - timestamp delta (varint)
-	// - offset delta (varint)
-	// - key length (varint) + key
-	// - value length (varint) + value
-	// - headers count (varint) + headers
-
-	var record []byte
-
-	// Attributes (1 byte) - no special attributes
-	record = append(record, 0)
-
-	// Timestamp delta (varint) - 0 for now (all messages have same timestamp)
-	record = append(record, encodeVarint(0)...)
-
-	// Offset delta (varint)
-	record = append(record, encodeVarint(int64(offsetDelta))...)
-
-	// Key length (varint) + key
-	if messageKey == nil || len(messageKey) == 0 {
-		record = append(record, encodeVarint(-1)...) // -1 indicates null key
-	} else {
-		record = append(record, encodeVarint(int64(len(messageKey)))...)
-		record = append(record, messageKey...)
-	}
-
-	// Value length (varint) + value
-	record = append(record, encodeVarint(int64(len(messageData)))...)
-	record = append(record, messageData...)
-
-	// Headers count (varint) - no headers
-	record = append(record, encodeVarint(0)...)
-
-	// Prepend the total record length (varint)
-	recordLength := encodeVarint(int64(len(record)))
-	return append(recordLength, record...)
-}
-
-// createRecordBatchWithCompressionAndCRC creates a Kafka record batch with proper compression and CRC
-func (h *Handler) createRecordBatchWithCompressionAndCRC(baseOffset int64, recordsData []byte, compressionType compression.CompressionCodec, recordCount int32, baseTimestampMs int64) ([]byte, error) {
-	// Create record batch header
-	// Validate size to prevent overflow
-	const maxBatchSize = 1 << 30 // 1 GB limit
-	if len(recordsData) > maxBatchSize-61 {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("records data too large: %d bytes", len(recordsData))
-	}
-	batch := make([]byte, 0, len(recordsData)+61) // 61 bytes for header
-
-	// Base offset (8 bytes)
-	baseOffsetBytes := make([]byte, 8)
-	binary.BigEndian.PutUint64(baseOffsetBytes, uint64(baseOffset))
-	batch = append(batch, baseOffsetBytes...)
-
-	// Batch length placeholder (4 bytes) - will be filled later
-	batchLengthPos := len(batch)
-	batch = append(batch, 0, 0, 0, 0)
-
-	// Partition leader epoch (4 bytes)
-	batch = append(batch, 0, 0, 0, 0)
-
-	// Magic byte (1 byte) - version 2
-	batch = append(batch, 2)
-
-	// CRC placeholder (4 bytes) - will be calculated later
-	crcPos := len(batch)
-	batch = append(batch, 0, 0, 0, 0)
-
-	// Attributes (2 bytes) - compression type and other flags
-	attributes := int16(compressionType) // Set compression type in lower 3 bits
-	attributesBytes := make([]byte, 2)
-	binary.BigEndian.PutUint16(attributesBytes, uint16(attributes))
-	batch = append(batch, attributesBytes...)
-
-	// Last offset delta (4 bytes)
-	lastOffsetDelta := uint32(recordCount - 1)
-	lastOffsetDeltaBytes := make([]byte, 4)
-	binary.BigEndian.PutUint32(lastOffsetDeltaBytes, lastOffsetDelta)
-	batch = append(batch, lastOffsetDeltaBytes...)
-
-	// First timestamp (8 bytes) - use the same timestamp used to build record entries
-	firstTimestampBytes := make([]byte, 8)
-	binary.BigEndian.PutUint64(firstTimestampBytes, uint64(baseTimestampMs))
-	batch = append(batch, firstTimestampBytes...)
-
-	// Max timestamp (8 bytes) - same as first for simplicity
-	batch = append(batch, firstTimestampBytes...)
-
-	// Producer ID (8 bytes) - -1 for non-transactional
-	batch = append(batch, 0xFF, 0xFF, 0xFF, 0xFF, 0xFF, 0xFF, 0xFF, 0xFF)
-
-	// Producer epoch (2 bytes) - -1 for non-transactional
-	batch = append(batch, 0xFF, 0xFF)
-
-	// Base sequence (4 bytes) - -1 for non-transactional
-	batch = append(batch, 0xFF, 0xFF, 0xFF, 0xFF)
-
-	// Record count (4 bytes)
-	recordCountBytes := make([]byte, 4)
-	binary.BigEndian.PutUint32(recordCountBytes, uint32(recordCount))
-	batch = append(batch, recordCountBytes...)
-
-	// Records payload (compressed or uncompressed)
-	batch = append(batch, recordsData...)
-
-	// Calculate and set batch length (excluding base offset and batch length fields)
-	batchLength := len(batch) - 12 // 8 bytes base offset + 4 bytes batch length
-	binary.BigEndian.PutUint32(batch[batchLengthPos:batchLengthPos+4], uint32(batchLength))
-
-	// Calculate and set CRC32 over attributes..end (exclude CRC field itself)
-	// Kafka uses Castagnoli (CRC-32C) algorithm. CRC covers ONLY from attributes offset (byte 21) onwards.
-	// See: DefaultRecordBatch.java computeChecksum() - Crc32C.compute(buffer, ATTRIBUTES_OFFSET, ...)
-	crcData := batch[crcPos+4:] // Skip CRC field itself (bytes 17..20) and include the rest
-	crc := crc32.Checksum(crcData, crc32.MakeTable(crc32.Castagnoli))
-	binary.BigEndian.PutUint32(batch[crcPos:crcPos+4], crc)
-
-	return batch, nil
-}
-
 // createEmptyRecordBatch creates an empty Kafka record batch using the new parser
 func (h *Handler) createEmptyRecordBatch(baseOffset int64) []byte {
 	// Use the new record batch creation function with no compression
@@ -1307,47 +946,6 @@ func (h *Handler) createEmptyRecordBatchManual(baseOffset int64) []byte {
 	return batch
 }
 
-// createRecordBatchWithPayload creates a record batch with the given payload
-func (h *Handler) createRecordBatchWithPayload(baseOffset int64, recordCount int32, payload []byte) []byte {
-	// For Phase 7, create a simplified record batch
-	// In Phase 8, this will implement proper Kafka record batch format v2
-
-	batch := h.createEmptyRecordBatch(baseOffset)
-
-	// Update record count
-	recordCountOffset := len(batch) - 4
-	binary.BigEndian.PutUint32(batch[recordCountOffset:recordCountOffset+4], uint32(recordCount))
-
-	// Append payload (simplified - real implementation would format individual records)
-	batch = append(batch, payload...)
-
-	// Update batch length
-	batchLength := len(batch) - 12
-	binary.BigEndian.PutUint32(batch[8:12], uint32(batchLength))
-
-	return batch
-}
-
-// handleSchematizedFetch handles fetch requests for topics with schematized messages
-func (h *Handler) handleSchematizedFetch(topicName string, partitionID int32, offset int64, maxBytes int32) ([]byte, error) {
-	// Check if this topic uses schema management
-	if !h.IsSchemaEnabled() {
-		// Fall back to regular fetch handling
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("schema management not enabled")
-	}
-
-	// Fetch schematized records from SeaweedMQ
-	records, err := h.fetchSchematizedRecords(topicName, partitionID, offset, maxBytes)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to fetch schematized records: %w", err)
-	}
-
-	// Create record batch from reconstructed records
-	recordBatch := h.createSchematizedRecordBatch(records, offset)
-
-	return recordBatch, nil
-}
-
 // isSchematizedTopic checks if a topic uses schema management
 func (h *Handler) isSchematizedTopic(topicName string) bool {
 	// System topics (_schemas, __consumer_offsets, etc.) should NEVER use schema encoding
@@ -1593,62 +1191,6 @@ func (h *Handler) getTopicSchemaConfig(topicName string) (*TopicSchemaConfig, er
 	return config, nil
 }
 
-// decodeRecordValueToKafkaKey decodes a key RecordValue back to the original Kafka key bytes
-func (h *Handler) decodeRecordValueToKafkaKey(topicName string, keyRecordValueBytes []byte) []byte {
-	if keyRecordValueBytes == nil {
-		return nil
-	}
-
-	// Try to get topic schema config
-	schemaConfig, err := h.getTopicSchemaConfig(topicName)
-	if err != nil || !schemaConfig.HasKeySchema {
-		// No key schema config available, return raw bytes
-		return keyRecordValueBytes
-	}
-
-	// Try to unmarshal as RecordValue
-	recordValue := &schema_pb.RecordValue{}
-	if err := proto.Unmarshal(keyRecordValueBytes, recordValue); err != nil {
-		// If it's not a RecordValue, return the raw bytes
-		return keyRecordValueBytes
-	}
-
-	// If key schema management is enabled, re-encode the RecordValue to Confluent format
-	if h.IsSchemaEnabled() {
-		if encodedKey, err := h.encodeKeyRecordValueToConfluentFormat(topicName, recordValue); err == nil {
-			return encodedKey
-		}
-	}
-
-	// Fallback: convert RecordValue to JSON
-	return h.recordValueToJSON(recordValue)
-}
-
-// encodeKeyRecordValueToConfluentFormat re-encodes a key RecordValue back to Confluent format
-func (h *Handler) encodeKeyRecordValueToConfluentFormat(topicName string, recordValue *schema_pb.RecordValue) ([]byte, error) {
-	if recordValue == nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("key RecordValue is nil")
-	}
-
-	// Get schema configuration from topic config
-	schemaConfig, err := h.getTopicSchemaConfig(topicName)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to get topic schema config: %w", err)
-	}
-
-	if !schemaConfig.HasKeySchema {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("no key schema configured for topic: %s", topicName)
-	}
-
-	// Use schema manager to encode RecordValue back to original format
-	encodedBytes, err := h.schemaManager.EncodeMessage(recordValue, schemaConfig.KeySchemaID, schemaConfig.KeySchemaFormat)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to encode key RecordValue: %w", err)
-	}
-
-	return encodedBytes, nil
-}
-
 // recordValueToJSON converts a RecordValue to JSON bytes (fallback)
 func (h *Handler) recordValueToJSON(recordValue *schema_pb.RecordValue) []byte {
 	if recordValue == nil || recordValue.Fields == nil {
@@ -1685,92 +1227,3 @@ func (h *Handler) recordValueToJSON(recordValue *schema_pb.RecordValue) []byte {
 
 	return []byte(jsonStr)
 }
-
-// fetchPartitionData fetches data for a single partition (called concurrently)
-func (h *Handler) fetchPartitionData(
-	ctx context.Context,
-	topicName string,
-	partition FetchPartition,
-	apiVersion uint16,
-	isSchematizedTopic bool,
-) *partitionFetchResult {
-	startTime := time.Now()
-	result := &partitionFetchResult{}
-
-	// Get the actual high water mark from SeaweedMQ
-	highWaterMark, err := h.seaweedMQHandler.GetLatestOffset(topicName, partition.PartitionID)
-	if err != nil {
-		highWaterMark = 0
-	}
-	result.highWaterMark = highWaterMark
-
-	// Check if topic exists
-	if !h.seaweedMQHandler.TopicExists(topicName) {
-		if isSystemTopic(topicName) {
-			// Auto-create system topics
-			if err := h.createTopicWithSchemaSupport(topicName, 1); err != nil {
-				result.errorCode = 3 // UNKNOWN_TOPIC_OR_PARTITION
-				result.fetchDuration = time.Since(startTime)
-				return result
-			}
-		} else {
-			result.errorCode = 3 // UNKNOWN_TOPIC_OR_PARTITION
-			result.fetchDuration = time.Since(startTime)
-			return result
-		}
-	}
-
-	// Normalize special fetch offsets
-	effectiveFetchOffset := partition.FetchOffset
-	if effectiveFetchOffset < 0 {
-		if effectiveFetchOffset == -2 {
-			effectiveFetchOffset = 0
-		} else if effectiveFetchOffset == -1 {
-			effectiveFetchOffset = highWaterMark
-		}
-	}
-
-	// Fetch records if available
-	var recordBatch []byte
-	if highWaterMark > effectiveFetchOffset {
-		// Use multi-batch fetcher (pass context to respect timeout)
-		multiFetcher := NewMultiBatchFetcher(h)
-		fetchResult, err := multiFetcher.FetchMultipleBatches(
-			ctx,
-			topicName,
-			partition.PartitionID,
-			effectiveFetchOffset,
-			highWaterMark,
-			partition.MaxBytes,
-		)
-
-		if err == nil && fetchResult.TotalSize > 0 {
-			recordBatch = fetchResult.RecordBatches
-		} else {
-			// Fallback to single batch (pass context to respect timeout)
-			smqRecords, err := h.seaweedMQHandler.GetStoredRecords(ctx, topicName, partition.PartitionID, effectiveFetchOffset, 10)
-			if err == nil && len(smqRecords) > 0 {
-				recordBatch = h.constructRecordBatchFromSMQ(topicName, effectiveFetchOffset, smqRecords)
-			} else {
-				recordBatch = []byte{}
-			}
-		}
-	} else {
-		recordBatch = []byte{}
-	}
-
-	// Try schematized records if needed and recordBatch is empty
-	if isSchematizedTopic && len(recordBatch) == 0 {
-		schematizedRecords, err := h.fetchSchematizedRecords(topicName, partition.PartitionID, effectiveFetchOffset, partition.MaxBytes)
-		if err == nil && len(schematizedRecords) > 0 {
-			schematizedBatch := h.createSchematizedRecordBatch(schematizedRecords, effectiveFetchOffset)
-			if len(schematizedBatch) > 0 {
-				recordBatch = schematizedBatch
-			}
-		}
-	}
-
-	result.recordBatch = recordBatch
-	result.fetchDuration = time.Since(startTime)
-	return result
-}
diff --git a/weed/mq/kafka/protocol/fetch_multibatch.go b/weed/mq/kafka/protocol/fetch_multibatch.go
index 2d157c75a..f00b6a92a 100644
--- a/weed/mq/kafka/protocol/fetch_multibatch.go
+++ b/weed/mq/kafka/protocol/fetch_multibatch.go
@@ -577,65 +577,6 @@ func (f *MultiBatchFetcher) constructCompressedRecordBatch(baseOffset int64, com
 	return batch
 }
 
-// estimateBatchSize estimates the size of a record batch before constructing it
-func (f *MultiBatchFetcher) estimateBatchSize(smqRecords []integration.SMQRecord) int32 {
-	if len(smqRecords) == 0 {
-		return 61 // empty batch header size
-	}
-
-	// Record batch header: 61 bytes (base_offset + batch_length + leader_epoch + magic + crc + attributes +
-	// last_offset_delta + first_ts + max_ts + producer_id + producer_epoch + base_seq + record_count)
-	headerSize := int32(61)
-
-	baseTs := smqRecords[0].GetTimestamp()
-	recordsSize := int32(0)
-	for i, rec := range smqRecords {
-		// attributes(1)
-		rb := int32(1)
-
-		// timestamp_delta(varint)
-		tsDelta := rec.GetTimestamp() - baseTs
-		rb += int32(len(encodeVarint(tsDelta)))
-
-		// offset_delta(varint)
-		rb += int32(len(encodeVarint(int64(i))))
-
-		// key length varint + data or -1
-		if k := rec.GetKey(); k != nil {
-			rb += int32(len(encodeVarint(int64(len(k))))) + int32(len(k))
-		} else {
-			rb += int32(len(encodeVarint(-1)))
-		}
-
-		// value length varint + data or -1
-		if v := rec.GetValue(); v != nil {
-			rb += int32(len(encodeVarint(int64(len(v))))) + int32(len(v))
-		} else {
-			rb += int32(len(encodeVarint(-1)))
-		}
-
-		// headers count (varint = 0)
-		rb += int32(len(encodeVarint(0)))
-
-		// prepend record length varint
-		recordsSize += int32(len(encodeVarint(int64(rb)))) + rb
-	}
-
-	return headerSize + recordsSize
-}
-
-// sizeOfVarint returns the number of bytes encodeVarint would use for value
-func sizeOfVarint(value int64) int32 {
-	// ZigZag encode to match encodeVarint
-	u := uint64(uint64(value<<1) ^ uint64(value>>63))
-	size := int32(1)
-	for u >= 0x80 {
-		u >>= 7
-		size++
-	}
-	return size
-}
-
 // compressData compresses data using the specified codec (basic implementation)
 func (f *MultiBatchFetcher) compressData(data []byte, codec compression.CompressionCodec) ([]byte, error) {
 	// For Phase 5, implement basic compression support
diff --git a/weed/mq/kafka/protocol/handler.go b/weed/mq/kafka/protocol/handler.go
index fcfe196c2..4cf1e1e8c 100644
--- a/weed/mq/kafka/protocol/handler.go
+++ b/weed/mq/kafka/protocol/handler.go
@@ -1248,7 +1248,7 @@ func (h *Handler) HandleMetadataV0(correlationID uint32, requestBody []byte) ([]
 
 	// Parse requested topics (empty means all)
 	requestedTopics := h.parseMetadataTopics(requestBody)
-	glog.V(0).Infof("[METADATA v0] Requested topics: %v (empty=all)", requestedTopics)
+	glog.V(1).Infof("[METADATA v0] Requested topics: %v (empty=all)", requestedTopics)
 
 	// Determine topics to return using SeaweedMQ handler
 	var topicsToReturn []string
@@ -1323,7 +1323,7 @@ func (h *Handler) HandleMetadataV1(correlationID uint32, requestBody []byte) ([]
 
 	// Parse requested topics (empty means all)
 	requestedTopics := h.parseMetadataTopics(requestBody)
-	glog.V(0).Infof("[METADATA v1] Requested topics: %v (empty=all)", requestedTopics)
+	glog.V(1).Infof("[METADATA v1] Requested topics: %v (empty=all)", requestedTopics)
 
 	// Determine topics to return using SeaweedMQ handler
 	var topicsToReturn []string
@@ -1436,7 +1436,7 @@ func (h *Handler) HandleMetadataV2(correlationID uint32, requestBody []byte) ([]
 
 	// Parse requested topics (empty means all)
 	requestedTopics := h.parseMetadataTopics(requestBody)
-	glog.V(0).Infof("[METADATA v2] Requested topics: %v (empty=all)", requestedTopics)
+	glog.V(1).Infof("[METADATA v2] Requested topics: %v (empty=all)", requestedTopics)
 
 	// Determine topics to return using SeaweedMQ handler
 	var topicsToReturn []string
@@ -1544,7 +1544,7 @@ func (h *Handler) HandleMetadataV3V4(correlationID uint32, requestBody []byte) (
 
 	// Parse requested topics (empty means all)
 	requestedTopics := h.parseMetadataTopics(requestBody)
-	glog.V(0).Infof("[METADATA v3/v4] Requested topics: %v (empty=all)", requestedTopics)
+	glog.V(1).Infof("[METADATA v3/v4] Requested topics: %v (empty=all)", requestedTopics)
 
 	// Determine topics to return using SeaweedMQ handler
 	var topicsToReturn []string
@@ -1671,7 +1671,7 @@ func (h *Handler) handleMetadataV5ToV8(correlationID uint32, requestBody []byte,
 
 	// Parse requested topics (empty means all)
 	requestedTopics := h.parseMetadataTopics(requestBody)
-	glog.V(0).Infof("[METADATA v%d] Requested topics: %v (empty=all)", apiVersion, requestedTopics)
+	glog.V(1).Infof("[METADATA v%d] Requested topics: %v (empty=all)", apiVersion, requestedTopics)
 
 	// Determine topics to return using SeaweedMQ handler
 	var topicsToReturn []string
@@ -1688,24 +1688,24 @@ func (h *Handler) handleMetadataV5ToV8(correlationID uint32, requestBody []byte,
 		for _, topic := range requestedTopics {
 			if isSystemTopic(topic) {
 				// Always try to auto-create system topics during metadata requests
-				glog.V(0).Infof("[METADATA v%d] Ensuring system topic %s exists during metadata request", apiVersion, topic)
+				glog.V(1).Infof("[METADATA v%d] Ensuring system topic %s exists during metadata request", apiVersion, topic)
 				if !h.seaweedMQHandler.TopicExists(topic) {
-					glog.V(0).Infof("[METADATA v%d] Auto-creating system topic %s during metadata request", apiVersion, topic)
+					glog.V(1).Infof("[METADATA v%d] Auto-creating system topic %s during metadata request", apiVersion, topic)
 					if err := h.createTopicWithSchemaSupport(topic, 1); err != nil {
 						glog.V(0).Infof("[METADATA v%d] Failed to auto-create system topic %s: %v", apiVersion, topic, err)
 						// Continue without adding to topicsToReturn - client will get UNKNOWN_TOPIC_OR_PARTITION
 					} else {
-						glog.V(0).Infof("[METADATA v%d] Successfully auto-created system topic %s", apiVersion, topic)
+						glog.V(1).Infof("[METADATA v%d] Successfully auto-created system topic %s", apiVersion, topic)
 					}
 				} else {
-					glog.V(0).Infof("[METADATA v%d] System topic %s already exists", apiVersion, topic)
+					glog.V(1).Infof("[METADATA v%d] System topic %s already exists", apiVersion, topic)
 				}
 				topicsToReturn = append(topicsToReturn, topic)
 			} else if h.seaweedMQHandler.TopicExists(topic) {
 				topicsToReturn = append(topicsToReturn, topic)
 			}
 		}
-		glog.V(0).Infof("[METADATA v%d] Returning topics: %v (requested: %v)", apiVersion, topicsToReturn, requestedTopics)
+		glog.V(1).Infof("[METADATA v%d] Returning topics: %v (requested: %v)", apiVersion, topicsToReturn, requestedTopics)
 	}
 
 	var buf bytes.Buffer
@@ -3986,7 +3986,7 @@ func (h *Handler) createTopicWithDefaultFlexibleSchema(topicName string, partiti
 	// Schema Registry uses _schemas to STORE schemas, so it can't have schema management itself
 	// This was causing issues with Schema Registry bootstrap
 
-	glog.V(0).Infof("Creating system topic %s as PLAIN topic (no schema management)", topicName)
+	glog.V(1).Infof("Creating system topic %s as PLAIN topic (no schema management)", topicName)
 	return h.seaweedMQHandler.CreateTopic(topicName, partitions)
 }
 
diff --git a/weed/mq/kafka/protocol/offset_management.go b/weed/mq/kafka/protocol/offset_management.go
index f1937e93e..95a94538d 100644
--- a/weed/mq/kafka/protocol/offset_management.go
+++ b/weed/mq/kafka/protocol/offset_management.go
@@ -172,16 +172,16 @@ func (h *Handler) handleOffsetCommit(correlationID uint32, apiVersion uint16, re
 				}
 
 				if groupIsEmpty {
-					glog.V(0).Infof("[OFFSET_COMMIT] ✓ Committed (empty group): group=%s topic=%s partition=%d offset=%d",
+					glog.V(1).Infof("[OFFSET_COMMIT] Committed (empty group): group=%s topic=%s partition=%d offset=%d",
 						req.GroupID, t.Name, p.Index, p.Offset)
 				} else {
-					glog.V(0).Infof("[OFFSET_COMMIT] ✓ Committed: group=%s topic=%s partition=%d offset=%d gen=%d",
+					glog.V(1).Infof("[OFFSET_COMMIT] Committed: group=%s topic=%s partition=%d offset=%d gen=%d",
 						req.GroupID, t.Name, p.Index, p.Offset, group.Generation)
 				}
 			} else {
 				// Do not store commit if generation mismatch
 				errCode = 22 // IllegalGeneration
-				glog.V(0).Infof("[OFFSET_COMMIT] ❌ Rejected - generation mismatch: group=%s expected=%d got=%d members=%d",
+				glog.V(0).Infof("[OFFSET_COMMIT] Rejected - generation mismatch: group=%s expected=%d got=%d members=%d",
 					req.GroupID, group.Generation, req.GenerationID, len(group.Members))
 			}
 
@@ -212,14 +212,14 @@ func (h *Handler) handleOffsetFetch(correlationID uint32, apiVersion uint16, req
 	// Get consumer group
 	group := h.groupCoordinator.GetGroup(request.GroupID)
 	if group == nil {
-		glog.V(0).Infof("[OFFSET_FETCH] Group not found: %s", request.GroupID)
+		glog.V(1).Infof("[OFFSET_FETCH] Group not found: %s", request.GroupID)
 		return h.buildOffsetFetchErrorResponse(correlationID, ErrorCodeInvalidGroupID), nil
 	}
 
 	group.Mu.RLock()
 	defer group.Mu.RUnlock()
 
-	glog.V(0).Infof("[OFFSET_FETCH] Request: group=%s topics=%v", request.GroupID, request.Topics)
+	glog.V(1).Infof("[OFFSET_FETCH] Request: group=%s topics=%v", request.GroupID, request.Topics)
 
 	// Build response
 	response := OffsetFetchResponse{
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ func (h *Handler) handleOffsetFetch(correlationID uint32, apiVersion uint16, req
 			if off, meta, err := h.fetchOffset(group, topic.Name, partition); err == nil && off >= 0 {
 				fetchedOffset = off
 				metadata = meta
-				glog.V(0).Infof("[OFFSET_FETCH] Found in memory: group=%s topic=%s partition=%d offset=%d",
+				glog.V(1).Infof("[OFFSET_FETCH] Found in memory: group=%s topic=%s partition=%d offset=%d",
 					request.GroupID, topic.Name, partition, off)
 			} else {
 				// Fallback: try fetching from SMQ persistent storage
@@ -269,10 +269,10 @@ func (h *Handler) handleOffsetFetch(correlationID uint32, apiVersion uint16, req
 				if off, meta, err := h.fetchOffsetFromSMQ(key); err == nil && off >= 0 {
 					fetchedOffset = off
 					metadata = meta
-					glog.V(0).Infof("[OFFSET_FETCH] Found in SMQ: group=%s topic=%s partition=%d offset=%d",
+					glog.V(1).Infof("[OFFSET_FETCH] Found in SMQ: group=%s topic=%s partition=%d offset=%d",
 						request.GroupID, topic.Name, partition, off)
 				} else {
-					glog.V(0).Infof("[OFFSET_FETCH] No offset found: group=%s topic=%s partition=%d",
+					glog.V(1).Infof("[OFFSET_FETCH] No offset found: group=%s topic=%s partition=%d",
 						request.GroupID, topic.Name, partition)
 				}
 				// No offset found in either location (-1 indicates no committed offset)
@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@ func (h *Handler) handleOffsetFetch(correlationID uint32, apiVersion uint16, req
 				Metadata:    metadata,
 				ErrorCode:   errorCode,
 			}
-			glog.V(0).Infof("[OFFSET_FETCH] Returning: group=%s topic=%s partition=%d offset=%d",
+			glog.V(1).Infof("[OFFSET_FETCH] Returning: group=%s topic=%s partition=%d offset=%d",
 				request.GroupID, topic.Name, partition, fetchedOffset)
 			topicResponse.Partitions = append(topicResponse.Partitions, partitionResponse)
 		}