diff --git a/db/db_impl/db_impl.cc b/db/db_impl/db_impl.cc
index 62f26bf82..f4e8e8e31 100644
--- a/db/db_impl/db_impl.cc
+++ b/db/db_impl/db_impl.cc
@@ -703,6 +703,18 @@ void DBImpl::PrintStatistics() {
 
 void DBImpl::StartPeriodicWorkScheduler() {
 #ifndef ROCKSDB_LITE
+
+#ifndef NDEBUG
+  // It only used by test to disable scheduler
+  bool disable_scheduler = false;
+  TEST_SYNC_POINT_CALLBACK(
+      "DBImpl::StartPeriodicWorkScheduler:DisableScheduler",
+      &disable_scheduler);
+  if (disable_scheduler) {
+    return;
+  }
+#endif  // !NDEBUG
+
   {
     InstrumentedMutexLock l(&mutex_);
     periodic_work_scheduler_ = PeriodicWorkScheduler::Default();
diff --git a/db/db_sst_test.cc b/db/db_sst_test.cc
index ed1d50d3d..7987daa80 100644
--- a/db/db_sst_test.cc
+++ b/db/db_sst_test.cc
@@ -374,6 +374,14 @@ TEST_F(DBSSTTest, RateLimitedDelete) {
         *abs_time_us = Env::Default()->NowMicros();
       });
 
+  // Disable PeriodicWorkScheduler as it also has TimedWait, which could update
+  // the simulated sleep time
+  ROCKSDB_NAMESPACE::SyncPoint::GetInstance()->SetCallBack(
+      "DBImpl::StartPeriodicWorkScheduler:DisableScheduler", [&](void* arg) {
+        bool* disable_scheduler = static_cast<bool*>(arg);
+        *disable_scheduler = true;
+      });
+
   ROCKSDB_NAMESPACE::SyncPoint::GetInstance()->EnableProcessing();
 
   Options options = CurrentOptions();