diff --git a/weed/replication/sink/filersink/fetch_write.go b/weed/replication/sink/filersink/fetch_write.go
index 74f3a72bb..07b091073 100644
--- a/weed/replication/sink/filersink/fetch_write.go
+++ b/weed/replication/sink/filersink/fetch_write.go
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ package filersink
 import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
-	"strings"
 	"sync"
 
 	"google.golang.org/grpc"
@@ -69,7 +68,7 @@ func (fs *FilerSink) fetchAndWrite(sourceChunk *filer_pb.FileChunk, dir string)
 	var host string
 	var auth security.EncodedJwt
 
-	if err := fs.withFilerClient(func(client filer_pb.SeaweedFilerClient) error {
+	if err := fs.WithFilerClient(func(client filer_pb.SeaweedFilerClient) error {
 
 		request := &filer_pb.AssignVolumeRequest{
 			Count:       1,
@@ -114,7 +113,7 @@ func (fs *FilerSink) fetchAndWrite(sourceChunk *filer_pb.FileChunk, dir string)
 	return
 }
 
-func (fs *FilerSink) withFilerClient(fn func(filer_pb.SeaweedFilerClient) error) error {
+func (fs *FilerSink) WithFilerClient(fn func(filer_pb.SeaweedFilerClient) error) error {
 
 	return pb.WithCachedGrpcClient(func(grpcConnection *grpc.ClientConn) error {
 		client := filer_pb.NewSeaweedFilerClient(grpcConnection)
@@ -122,11 +121,6 @@ func (fs *FilerSink) withFilerClient(fn func(filer_pb.SeaweedFilerClient) error)
 	}, fs.grpcAddress, fs.grpcDialOption)
 
 }
-
-func volumeId(fileId string) string {
-	lastCommaIndex := strings.LastIndex(fileId, ",")
-	if lastCommaIndex > 0 {
-		return fileId[:lastCommaIndex]
-	}
-	return fileId
+func (fs *FilerSink) AdjustedUrl(hostAndPort string) string {
+	return hostAndPort
 }
diff --git a/weed/replication/sink/filersink/filer_sink.go b/weed/replication/sink/filersink/filer_sink.go
index ffce853b8..5f055f9d1 100644
--- a/weed/replication/sink/filersink/filer_sink.go
+++ b/weed/replication/sink/filersink/filer_sink.go
@@ -65,30 +65,21 @@ func (fs *FilerSink) initialize(grpcAddress string, dir string,
 }
 
 func (fs *FilerSink) DeleteEntry(key string, isDirectory, deleteIncludeChunks bool) error {
-	return fs.withFilerClient(func(client filer_pb.SeaweedFilerClient) error {
 
-		dir, name := util.FullPath(key).DirAndName()
+	dir, name := util.FullPath(key).DirAndName()
 
-		request := &filer_pb.DeleteEntryRequest{
-			Directory:    dir,
-			Name:         name,
-			IsDeleteData: deleteIncludeChunks,
-		}
-
-		glog.V(1).Infof("delete entry: %v", request)
-		_, err := client.DeleteEntry(context.Background(), request)
-		if err != nil {
-			glog.V(0).Infof("delete entry %s: %v", key, err)
-			return fmt.Errorf("delete entry %s: %v", key, err)
-		}
-
-		return nil
-	})
+	glog.V(1).Infof("delete entry: %v", key)
+	err := filer_pb.Remove(fs, dir, name, deleteIncludeChunks, false, false)
+	if err != nil {
+		glog.V(0).Infof("delete entry %s: %v", key, err)
+		return fmt.Errorf("delete entry %s: %v", key, err)
+	}
+	return nil
 }
 
 func (fs *FilerSink) CreateEntry(key string, entry *filer_pb.Entry) error {
 
-	return fs.withFilerClient(func(client filer_pb.SeaweedFilerClient) error {
+	return fs.WithFilerClient(func(client filer_pb.SeaweedFilerClient) error {
 
 		dir, name := util.FullPath(key).DirAndName()
 
@@ -140,7 +131,7 @@ func (fs *FilerSink) UpdateEntry(key string, oldEntry *filer_pb.Entry, newParent
 
 	// read existing entry
 	var existingEntry *filer_pb.Entry
-	err = fs.withFilerClient(func(client filer_pb.SeaweedFilerClient) error {
+	err = fs.WithFilerClient(func(client filer_pb.SeaweedFilerClient) error {
 
 		request := &filer_pb.LookupDirectoryEntryRequest{
 			Directory: dir,
@@ -192,7 +183,7 @@ func (fs *FilerSink) UpdateEntry(key string, oldEntry *filer_pb.Entry, newParent
 	}
 
 	// save updated meta data
-	return true, fs.withFilerClient(func(client filer_pb.SeaweedFilerClient) error {
+	return true, fs.WithFilerClient(func(client filer_pb.SeaweedFilerClient) error {
 
 		request := &filer_pb.UpdateEntryRequest{
 			Directory: newParentPath,