diff --git a/pkg/schedule/checker/rule_checker.go b/pkg/schedule/checker/rule_checker.go
index 2d06f84fdfe..a3e1eb73e2b 100644
--- a/pkg/schedule/checker/rule_checker.go
+++ b/pkg/schedule/checker/rule_checker.go
@@ -320,7 +320,7 @@ func (c *RuleChecker) fixLooseMatchPeer(region *core.RegionInfo, fit *placement.
 	if region.GetLeader().GetId() != peer.GetId() && rf.Rule.Role == placement.Leader {
 		ruleCheckerFixLeaderRoleCounter.Inc()
 		if c.allowLeader(fit, peer) {
-			return operator.CreateTransferLeaderOperator("fix-leader-role", c.cluster, region, peer.GetStoreId(), []uint64{}, 0)
+			return operator.CreateTransferLeaderOperator("fix-leader-role", c.cluster, region, peer.GetStoreId(), 0)
 		}
 		ruleCheckerNotAllowLeaderCounter.Inc()
 		return nil, errPeerCannotBeLeader
@@ -329,7 +329,7 @@ func (c *RuleChecker) fixLooseMatchPeer(region *core.RegionInfo, fit *placement.
 		ruleCheckerFixFollowerRoleCounter.Inc()
 		for _, p := range region.GetPeers() {
 			if c.allowLeader(fit, p) {
-				return operator.CreateTransferLeaderOperator("fix-follower-role", c.cluster, region, p.GetStoreId(), []uint64{}, 0)
+				return operator.CreateTransferLeaderOperator("fix-follower-role", c.cluster, region, p.GetStoreId(), 0)
 			}
 		}
 		ruleCheckerNoNewLeaderCounter.Inc()
diff --git a/pkg/schedule/config/config_provider.go b/pkg/schedule/config/config_provider.go
index 5c1be1089e9..0c89ef87a0e 100644
--- a/pkg/schedule/config/config_provider.go
+++ b/pkg/schedule/config/config_provider.go
@@ -65,7 +65,6 @@ type SchedulerConfigProvider interface {
 	IsTraceRegionFlow() bool
 
 	GetTolerantSizeRatio() float64
-	GetLeaderSchedulePolicy() constant.SchedulePolicy
 
 	IsDebugMetricsEnabled() bool
 	IsDiagnosticAllowed() bool
@@ -112,6 +111,7 @@ type SharedConfigProvider interface {
 	IsCrossTableMergeEnabled() bool
 	IsOneWayMergeEnabled() bool
 	GetMergeScheduleLimit() uint64
+	GetLeaderSchedulePolicy() constant.SchedulePolicy
 	GetRegionScoreFormulaVersion() string
 	GetSchedulerMaxWaitingOperator() uint64
 	GetStoreLimitByType(uint64, storelimit.Type) float64
diff --git a/pkg/schedule/filter/comparer.go b/pkg/schedule/filter/comparer.go
index 58d3032f36d..1d9eab4d44b 100644
--- a/pkg/schedule/filter/comparer.go
+++ b/pkg/schedule/filter/comparer.go
@@ -40,6 +40,24 @@ func RegionScoreComparer(conf config.SharedConfigProvider) StoreComparer {
 	}
 }
 
+// LeaderScoreComparer creates a StoreComparer to sort store by leader
+// score.
+func LeaderScoreComparer(conf config.SchedulerConfigProvider) StoreComparer {
+	leaderSchedulePolicy := conf.GetLeaderSchedulePolicy()
+	return func(a, b *core.StoreInfo) int {
+		sa := a.LeaderScore(leaderSchedulePolicy, 0)
+		sb := b.LeaderScore(leaderSchedulePolicy, 0)
+		switch {
+		case sa > sb:
+			return 1
+		case sa < sb:
+			return -1
+		default:
+			return 0
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 // IsolationComparer creates a StoreComparer to sort store by isolation score.
 func IsolationComparer(locationLabels []string, regionStores []*core.StoreInfo) StoreComparer {
 	return func(a, b *core.StoreInfo) int {
diff --git a/pkg/schedule/handler/handler.go b/pkg/schedule/handler/handler.go
index a8540b4b5f4..730b7d76771 100644
--- a/pkg/schedule/handler/handler.go
+++ b/pkg/schedule/handler/handler.go
@@ -418,7 +418,7 @@ func (h *Handler) AddTransferLeaderOperator(regionID uint64, storeID uint64) err
 		return errors.Errorf("region has no voter in store %v", storeID)
 	}
 
-	op, err := operator.CreateTransferLeaderOperator("admin-transfer-leader", c, region, newLeader.GetStoreId(), []uint64{}, operator.OpAdmin)
+	op, err := operator.CreateTransferLeaderOperator("admin-transfer-leader", c, region, newLeader.GetStoreId(), operator.OpAdmin)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Debug("fail to create transfer leader operator", errs.ZapError(err))
 		return err
diff --git a/pkg/schedule/operator/builder.go b/pkg/schedule/operator/builder.go
index 29b8aedf978..3bca53f2eaa 100644
--- a/pkg/schedule/operator/builder.go
+++ b/pkg/schedule/operator/builder.go
@@ -296,25 +296,6 @@ func (b *Builder) SetLeader(storeID uint64) *Builder {
 	return b
 }
 
-// SetLeaders records all valid target leaders in Builder.
-func (b *Builder) SetLeaders(storeIDs []uint64) *Builder {
-	if b.err != nil {
-		return b
-	}
-	sort.Slice(storeIDs, func(i, j int) bool { return storeIDs[i] < storeIDs[j] })
-	for _, storeID := range storeIDs {
-		peer := b.targetPeers[storeID]
-		if peer == nil || core.IsLearner(peer) || b.unhealthyPeers[storeID] != nil {
-			continue
-		}
-		b.targetLeaderStoreIDs = append(b.targetLeaderStoreIDs, storeID)
-	}
-	// Don't need to check if there's valid target, because `targetLeaderStoreIDs`
-	// can be empty if this is not a multi-target evict leader operation. Besides,
-	// `targetLeaderStoreID` must be valid and there must be at least one valid target.
-	return b
-}
-
 // SetPeers resets the target peer list.
 //
 // If peer's ID is 0, the builder will allocate a new ID later. If current
diff --git a/pkg/schedule/operator/create_operator.go b/pkg/schedule/operator/create_operator.go
index 4fae7f9e3f2..782e49bffb1 100644
--- a/pkg/schedule/operator/create_operator.go
+++ b/pkg/schedule/operator/create_operator.go
@@ -78,10 +78,9 @@ func CreateRemovePeerOperator(desc string, ci sche.SharedCluster, kind OpKind, r
 }
 
 // CreateTransferLeaderOperator creates an operator that transfers the leader from a source store to a target store.
-func CreateTransferLeaderOperator(desc string, ci sche.SharedCluster, region *core.RegionInfo, targetStoreID uint64, targetStoreIDs []uint64, kind OpKind) (*Operator, error) {
+func CreateTransferLeaderOperator(desc string, ci sche.SharedCluster, region *core.RegionInfo, targetStoreID uint64, kind OpKind) (*Operator, error) {
 	return NewBuilder(desc, ci, region, SkipOriginJointStateCheck).
 		SetLeader(targetStoreID).
-		SetLeaders(targetStoreIDs).
 		Build(kind)
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/schedule/operator/create_operator_test.go b/pkg/schedule/operator/create_operator_test.go
index 845255e713c..bb7f8945bea 100644
--- a/pkg/schedule/operator/create_operator_test.go
+++ b/pkg/schedule/operator/create_operator_test.go
@@ -423,7 +423,7 @@ func (suite *createOperatorTestSuite) TestCreateTransferLeaderOperator() {
 	}
 	for _, testCase := range testCases {
 		region := core.NewRegionInfo(&metapb.Region{Id: 1, Peers: testCase.originPeers}, testCase.originPeers[0])
-		op, err := CreateTransferLeaderOperator("test", suite.cluster, region, testCase.targetLeaderStoreID, []uint64{}, 0)
+		op, err := CreateTransferLeaderOperator("test", suite.cluster, region, testCase.targetLeaderStoreID, 0)
 
 		if testCase.isErr {
 			re.Error(err)
diff --git a/pkg/schedule/schedulers/balance_leader.go b/pkg/schedule/schedulers/balance_leader.go
index 03f02002c74..e4802494a65 100644
--- a/pkg/schedule/schedulers/balance_leader.go
+++ b/pkg/schedule/schedulers/balance_leader.go
@@ -535,7 +535,7 @@ func (s *balanceLeaderScheduler) createOperator(solver *solver, collector *plan.
 	}
 	solver.Step++
 	defer func() { solver.Step-- }()
-	op, err := operator.CreateTransferLeaderOperator(s.GetName(), solver, solver.Region, solver.targetStoreID(), []uint64{}, operator.OpLeader)
+	op, err := operator.CreateTransferLeaderOperator(s.GetName(), solver, solver.Region, solver.targetStoreID(), operator.OpLeader)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Debug("fail to create balance leader operator", errs.ZapError(err))
 		if collector != nil {
diff --git a/pkg/schedule/schedulers/evict_leader.go b/pkg/schedule/schedulers/evict_leader.go
index defc65846ae..f818ce78fa1 100644
--- a/pkg/schedule/schedulers/evict_leader.go
+++ b/pkg/schedule/schedulers/evict_leader.go
@@ -361,19 +361,12 @@ func scheduleEvictLeaderOnce(r *rand.Rand, name string, cluster sche.SchedulerCl
 		filters = append(filters, &filter.StoreStateFilter{ActionScope: name, TransferLeader: true, OperatorLevel: constant.Urgent})
 		candidates := filter.NewCandidates(r, cluster.GetFollowerStores(region)).
 			FilterTarget(cluster.GetSchedulerConfig(), nil, nil, filters...)
-		// Compatible with old TiKV transfer leader logic.
-		target := candidates.RandomPick()
-		targets := candidates.PickAll()
-		// `targets` MUST contains `target`, so only needs to check if `target` is nil here.
-		if target == nil {
+
+		if len(candidates.Stores) == 0 {
 			evictLeaderNoTargetStoreCounter.Inc()
 			continue
 		}
-		targetIDs := make([]uint64, 0, len(targets))
-		for _, t := range targets {
-			targetIDs = append(targetIDs, t.GetID())
-		}
-		op, err := operator.CreateTransferLeaderOperator(name, cluster, region, target.GetID(), targetIDs, operator.OpLeader)
+		op, err := createOperatorWithSort(name, cluster, candidates, region)
 		if err != nil {
 			log.Debug("fail to create evict leader operator", errs.ZapError(err))
 			continue
@@ -385,6 +378,22 @@ func scheduleEvictLeaderOnce(r *rand.Rand, name string, cluster sche.SchedulerCl
 	return ops
 }
 
+func createOperatorWithSort(name string, cluster sche.SchedulerCluster, candidates *filter.StoreCandidates, region *core.RegionInfo) (*operator.Operator, error) {
+	// we will pick low leader score store firstly.
+	candidates.Sort(filter.RegionScoreComparer(cluster.GetSharedConfig()))
+	var (
+		op  *operator.Operator
+		err error
+	)
+	for _, target := range candidates.Stores {
+		op, err = operator.CreateTransferLeaderOperator(name, cluster, region, target.GetID(), operator.OpLeader)
+		if op != nil && err == nil {
+			return op, err
+		}
+	}
+	return op, err
+}
+
 type evictLeaderHandler struct {
 	rd     *render.Render
 	config *evictLeaderSchedulerConfig
diff --git a/pkg/schedule/schedulers/grant_hot_region.go b/pkg/schedule/schedulers/grant_hot_region.go
index 88b9f5c6c93..5db37f9482a 100644
--- a/pkg/schedule/schedulers/grant_hot_region.go
+++ b/pkg/schedule/schedulers/grant_hot_region.go
@@ -314,7 +314,7 @@ func (s *grantHotRegionScheduler) transfer(cluster sche.SchedulerCluster, region
 	dstStore := &metapb.Peer{StoreId: destStoreIDs[i]}
 
 	if isLeader {
-		op, err = operator.CreateTransferLeaderOperator(s.GetName()+"-leader", cluster, srcRegion, dstStore.StoreId, []uint64{}, operator.OpLeader)
+		op, err = operator.CreateTransferLeaderOperator(s.GetName()+"-leader", cluster, srcRegion, dstStore.StoreId, operator.OpLeader)
 	} else {
 		op, err = operator.CreateMovePeerOperator(s.GetName()+"-move", cluster, srcRegion, operator.OpRegion|operator.OpLeader, srcStore.GetID(), dstStore)
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/schedule/schedulers/hot_region.go b/pkg/schedule/schedulers/hot_region.go
index 97a558c3fe4..1f185df1169 100644
--- a/pkg/schedule/schedulers/hot_region.go
+++ b/pkg/schedule/schedulers/hot_region.go
@@ -1473,7 +1473,6 @@ func (bs *balanceSolver) createOperator(region *core.RegionInfo, srcStoreID, dst
 			bs,
 			region,
 			dstStoreID,
-			[]uint64{},
 			operator.OpHotRegion)
 	} else {
 		srcPeer := region.GetStorePeer(srcStoreID) // checked in `filterHotPeers`
diff --git a/pkg/schedule/schedulers/hot_region_test.go b/pkg/schedule/schedulers/hot_region_test.go
index 9f79ac617c9..5e115ce0ff5 100644
--- a/pkg/schedule/schedulers/hot_region_test.go
+++ b/pkg/schedule/schedulers/hot_region_test.go
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ func checkGCPendingOpInfos(re *require.Assertions, enablePlacementRules bool) {
 		case movePeer:
 			op, err = operator.CreateMovePeerOperator("move-peer-test", tc, region, operator.OpAdmin, 2, &metapb.Peer{Id: region.GetID()*10000 + 1, StoreId: 4})
 		case transferLeader:
-			op, err = operator.CreateTransferLeaderOperator("transfer-leader-test", tc, region, 2, []uint64{}, operator.OpAdmin)
+			op, err = operator.CreateTransferLeaderOperator("transfer-leader-test", tc, region, 2, operator.OpAdmin)
 		}
 		re.NoError(err)
 		re.NotNil(op)
diff --git a/pkg/schedule/schedulers/label.go b/pkg/schedule/schedulers/label.go
index a27ea29687e..5b9a24df288 100644
--- a/pkg/schedule/schedulers/label.go
+++ b/pkg/schedule/schedulers/label.go
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ func (s *labelScheduler) Schedule(cluster sche.SchedulerCluster, _ bool) ([]*ope
 				continue
 			}
 
-			op, err := operator.CreateTransferLeaderOperator("label-reject-leader", cluster, region, target.GetID(), []uint64{}, operator.OpLeader)
+			op, err := operator.CreateTransferLeaderOperator("label-reject-leader", cluster, region, target.GetID(), operator.OpLeader)
 			if err != nil {
 				log.Debug("fail to create transfer label reject leader operator", errs.ZapError(err))
 				return nil, nil
diff --git a/pkg/schedule/schedulers/shuffle_leader.go b/pkg/schedule/schedulers/shuffle_leader.go
index e2a256af7a7..d66d40d2b9e 100644
--- a/pkg/schedule/schedulers/shuffle_leader.go
+++ b/pkg/schedule/schedulers/shuffle_leader.go
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ func (s *shuffleLeaderScheduler) Schedule(cluster sche.SchedulerCluster, _ bool)
 		shuffleLeaderNoFollowerCounter.Inc()
 		return nil, nil
 	}
-	op, err := operator.CreateTransferLeaderOperator(s.GetName(), cluster, region, targetStore.GetID(), []uint64{}, operator.OpAdmin)
+	op, err := operator.CreateTransferLeaderOperator(s.GetName(), cluster, region, targetStore.GetID(), operator.OpAdmin)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Debug("fail to create shuffle leader operator", errs.ZapError(err))
 		return nil, nil
diff --git a/pkg/schedule/schedulers/transfer_witness_leader.go b/pkg/schedule/schedulers/transfer_witness_leader.go
index 90191dd355c..ed8320e04bb 100644
--- a/pkg/schedule/schedulers/transfer_witness_leader.go
+++ b/pkg/schedule/schedulers/transfer_witness_leader.go
@@ -98,19 +98,22 @@ func scheduleTransferWitnessLeader(r *rand.Rand, name string, cluster sche.Sched
 	filters = append(filters, filter.NewExcludedFilter(name, nil, unhealthyPeerStores),
 		&filter.StoreStateFilter{ActionScope: name, TransferLeader: true, OperatorLevel: constant.Urgent})
 	candidates := filter.NewCandidates(r, cluster.GetFollowerStores(region)).FilterTarget(cluster.GetSchedulerConfig(), nil, nil, filters...)
-	// Compatible with old TiKV transfer leader logic.
-	target := candidates.RandomPick()
-	targets := candidates.PickAll()
-	// `targets` MUST contains `target`, so only needs to check if `target` is nil here.
-	if target == nil {
+	if len(candidates.Stores) == 0 {
 		transferWitnessLeaderNoTargetStoreCounter.Inc()
 		return nil, errors.New("no target store to schedule")
 	}
-	targetIDs := make([]uint64, 0, len(targets))
-	for _, t := range targets {
-		targetIDs = append(targetIDs, t.GetID())
+	// TODO: also add sort such as evict leader
+	var (
+		op  *operator.Operator
+		err error
+	)
+	for _, target := range candidates.Stores {
+		op, err = operator.CreateTransferLeaderOperator(name, cluster, region, target.GetID(), operator.OpLeader)
+		if op != nil && err == nil {
+			return op, err
+		}
 	}
-	return operator.CreateTransferLeaderOperator(name, cluster, region, target.GetID(), targetIDs, operator.OpWitnessLeader)
+	return op, err
 }
 
 // RecvRegionInfo receives a checked region from coordinator
diff --git a/plugin/scheduler_example/evict_leader.go b/plugin/scheduler_example/evict_leader.go
index eb976edf851..485ccc5f1a6 100644
--- a/plugin/scheduler_example/evict_leader.go
+++ b/plugin/scheduler_example/evict_leader.go
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ func (s *evictLeaderScheduler) Schedule(cluster sche.SchedulerCluster, _ bool) (
 		if target == nil {
 			continue
 		}
-		op, err := operator.CreateTransferLeaderOperator(s.GetName(), cluster, region, target.GetID(), []uint64{}, operator.OpLeader)
+		op, err := operator.CreateTransferLeaderOperator(s.GetName(), cluster, region, target.GetID(), operator.OpLeader)
 		if err != nil {
 			log.Debug("fail to create evict leader operator", errs.ZapError(err))
 			continue