diff --git a/pkg/cluster/api/pdapi_test.go b/pkg/cluster/api/pdapi_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f44acb1901
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/cluster/api/pdapi_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+// Copyright 2026 PingCAP, Inc.
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+package api
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"fmt"
+	"io"
+	"net/http"
+	"net/http/httptest"
+	"strings"
+	"sync/atomic"
+	"testing"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/pingcap/kvproto/pkg/metapb"
+	logprinter "github.com/pingcap/tiup/pkg/logger/printer"
+	"github.com/pingcap/tiup/pkg/utils"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+)
+
+func TestDelStoreDoesNotUseForceQuery(t *testing.T) {
+	var deleted atomic.Bool
+	var deleteRawQuery string
+
+	server := httptest.NewServer(http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		switch {
+		case r.Method == http.MethodGet && r.URL.Path == "/pd/api/v1/stores":
+			state := metapb.StoreState_Up
+			if deleted.Load() {
+				state = metapb.StoreState_Offline
+			}
+			fmt.Fprintf(w, `{"count":1,"stores":[{"store":{"id":42,"address":"store-1:20160","state":%d}}]}`, state)
+		case r.Method == http.MethodDelete && r.URL.Path == "/pd/api/v1/store/42":
+			deleteRawQuery = r.URL.RawQuery
+			deleted.Store(true)
+			fmt.Fprint(w, `"The store is set as Offline."`)
+		default:
+			http.NotFound(w, r)
+		}
+	}))
+	defer server.Close()
+
+	logger := logprinter.NewLogger("")
+	logger.SetStdout(io.Discard)
+	logger.SetStderr(io.Discard)
+	ctx := context.WithValue(context.Background(), logprinter.ContextKeyLogger, logger)
+	client := NewPDClient(ctx, []string{strings.TrimPrefix(server.URL, "http://")}, time.Second, nil)
+
+	err := client.DelStore("store-1:20160", &utils.RetryOption{
+		Delay:   time.Millisecond,
+		Timeout: time.Second,
+	})
+
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.Empty(t, deleteRawQuery)
+}
diff --git a/pkg/cluster/operation/scale_in.go b/pkg/cluster/operation/scale_in.go
index 1c04b3f8c9..f7c66b09dd 100644
--- a/pkg/cluster/operation/scale_in.go
+++ b/pkg/cluster/operation/scale_in.go
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ func ScaleInCluster(
 
 				if compName != spec.ComponentPump && compName != spec.ComponentDrainer {
 					if err := deleteMember(ctx, component, instance, pdClient, binlogClient, options.APITimeout); err != nil {
-						logger.Warnf("failed to delete %s: %v", compName, err)
+						return errors.Trace(err)
 					}
 				}