diff --git a/.github/actions/setup-greptimedb-cluster/with-remote-wal.yaml b/.github/actions/setup-greptimedb-cluster/with-remote-wal.yaml
index 58cc188985..26e354f3d0 100644
--- a/.github/actions/setup-greptimedb-cluster/with-remote-wal.yaml
+++ b/.github/actions/setup-greptimedb-cluster/with-remote-wal.yaml
@@ -7,7 +7,8 @@ meta:
     provider = "kafka"
     broker_endpoints = ["kafka.kafka-cluster.svc.cluster.local:9092"]
     num_topics = 3
-    auto_prune_topic_records = true
+    auto_prune_interval = "30s"
+    trigger_flush_threshold = 100
 
     [datanode]
     [datanode.client]
@@ -22,6 +23,7 @@ datanode:
     provider = "kafka"
     broker_endpoints = ["kafka.kafka-cluster.svc.cluster.local:9092"]
     linger = "2ms"
+    overwrite_entry_start_id = true
 frontend:
   configData: |-
     [runtime]
diff --git a/src/common/wal/src/config/kafka/common.rs b/src/common/wal/src/config/kafka/common.rs
index 6b2c9992f4..e4763687cd 100644
--- a/src/common/wal/src/config/kafka/common.rs
+++ b/src/common/wal/src/config/kafka/common.rs
@@ -30,10 +30,10 @@ pub const DEFAULT_BACKOFF_CONFIG: BackoffConfig = BackoffConfig {
     deadline: Some(Duration::from_secs(120)),
 };
 
-/// Default interval for active WAL pruning.
-pub const DEFAULT_ACTIVE_PRUNE_INTERVAL: Duration = Duration::ZERO;
-/// Default limit for concurrent active pruning tasks.
-pub const DEFAULT_ACTIVE_PRUNE_TASK_LIMIT: usize = 10;
+/// Default interval for auto WAL pruning.
+pub const DEFAULT_AUTO_PRUNE_INTERVAL: Duration = Duration::ZERO;
+/// Default limit for concurrent auto pruning tasks.
+pub const DEFAULT_AUTO_PRUNE_PARALLELISM: usize = 10;
 /// Default interval for sending flush request to regions when pruning remote WAL.
 pub const DEFAULT_TRIGGER_FLUSH_THRESHOLD: u64 = 0;
 
diff --git a/src/common/wal/src/config/kafka/datanode.rs b/src/common/wal/src/config/kafka/datanode.rs
index dd659d636e..278e3dd1a5 100644
--- a/src/common/wal/src/config/kafka/datanode.rs
+++ b/src/common/wal/src/config/kafka/datanode.rs
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@ use common_base::readable_size::ReadableSize;
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 
 use crate::config::kafka::common::{
-    KafkaConnectionConfig, KafkaTopicConfig, DEFAULT_ACTIVE_PRUNE_INTERVAL,
-    DEFAULT_ACTIVE_PRUNE_TASK_LIMIT, DEFAULT_TRIGGER_FLUSH_THRESHOLD,
+    KafkaConnectionConfig, KafkaTopicConfig, DEFAULT_AUTO_PRUNE_INTERVAL,
+    DEFAULT_AUTO_PRUNE_PARALLELISM, DEFAULT_TRIGGER_FLUSH_THRESHOLD,
 };
 
 /// Kafka wal configurations for datanode.
@@ -47,9 +47,8 @@ pub struct DatanodeKafkaConfig {
     pub dump_index_interval: Duration,
     /// Ignore missing entries during read WAL.
     pub overwrite_entry_start_id: bool,
-    // Active WAL pruning.
-    pub auto_prune_topic_records: bool,
     // Interval of WAL pruning.
+    #[serde(with = "humantime_serde")]
     pub auto_prune_interval: Duration,
     // Threshold for sending flush request when pruning remote WAL.
     // `None` stands for never sending flush request.
@@ -70,10 +69,9 @@ impl Default for DatanodeKafkaConfig {
             create_index: true,
             dump_index_interval: Duration::from_secs(60),
             overwrite_entry_start_id: false,
-            auto_prune_topic_records: false,
-            auto_prune_interval: DEFAULT_ACTIVE_PRUNE_INTERVAL,
+            auto_prune_interval: DEFAULT_AUTO_PRUNE_INTERVAL,
             trigger_flush_threshold: DEFAULT_TRIGGER_FLUSH_THRESHOLD,
-            auto_prune_parallelism: DEFAULT_ACTIVE_PRUNE_TASK_LIMIT,
+            auto_prune_parallelism: DEFAULT_AUTO_PRUNE_PARALLELISM,
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/common/wal/src/config/kafka/metasrv.rs b/src/common/wal/src/config/kafka/metasrv.rs
index acbfbe05c6..d20100af89 100644
--- a/src/common/wal/src/config/kafka/metasrv.rs
+++ b/src/common/wal/src/config/kafka/metasrv.rs
@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@ use std::time::Duration;
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 
 use crate::config::kafka::common::{
-    KafkaConnectionConfig, KafkaTopicConfig, DEFAULT_ACTIVE_PRUNE_INTERVAL,
-    DEFAULT_ACTIVE_PRUNE_TASK_LIMIT, DEFAULT_TRIGGER_FLUSH_THRESHOLD,
+    KafkaConnectionConfig, KafkaTopicConfig, DEFAULT_AUTO_PRUNE_INTERVAL,
+    DEFAULT_AUTO_PRUNE_PARALLELISM, DEFAULT_TRIGGER_FLUSH_THRESHOLD,
 };
 
 /// Kafka wal configurations for metasrv.
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ pub struct MetasrvKafkaConfig {
     // Automatically create topics for WAL.
     pub auto_create_topics: bool,
     // Interval of WAL pruning.
+    #[serde(with = "humantime_serde")]
     pub auto_prune_interval: Duration,
     // Threshold for sending flush request when pruning remote WAL.
     // `None` stands for never sending flush request.
@@ -48,9 +49,9 @@ impl Default for MetasrvKafkaConfig {
             connection: Default::default(),
             kafka_topic: Default::default(),
             auto_create_topics: true,
-            auto_prune_interval: DEFAULT_ACTIVE_PRUNE_INTERVAL,
+            auto_prune_interval: DEFAULT_AUTO_PRUNE_INTERVAL,
             trigger_flush_threshold: DEFAULT_TRIGGER_FLUSH_THRESHOLD,
-            auto_prune_parallelism: DEFAULT_ACTIVE_PRUNE_TASK_LIMIT,
+            auto_prune_parallelism: DEFAULT_AUTO_PRUNE_PARALLELISM,
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/tests/conf/datanode-test.toml.template b/tests/conf/datanode-test.toml.template
index 20987eed9a..a58d802262 100644
--- a/tests/conf/datanode-test.toml.template
+++ b/tests/conf/datanode-test.toml.template
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ sync_write = false
 provider = "kafka"
 broker_endpoints = {kafka_wal_broker_endpoints | unescaped}
 linger = "5ms"
+overwrite_entry_start_id = true
 {{ endif }}
 
 [storage]
diff --git a/tests/conf/metasrv-test.toml.template b/tests/conf/metasrv-test.toml.template
index 3daf6150f3..f4bbbf3ae9 100644
--- a/tests/conf/metasrv-test.toml.template
+++ b/tests/conf/metasrv-test.toml.template
@@ -18,5 +18,6 @@ broker_endpoints = {kafka_wal_broker_endpoints | unescaped}
 num_topics = 3
 selector_type = "round_robin"
 topic_name_prefix = "distributed_test_greptimedb_wal_topic"
-auto_prune_topic_records = true
+auto_prune_interval = "30s"
+trigger_flush_threshold = 100
 {{ endif }}