diff --git a/internal/proxy/meta_cache.go b/internal/proxy/meta_cache.go
index d794e47b81..8c3b100880 100644
--- a/internal/proxy/meta_cache.go
+++ b/internal/proxy/meta_cache.go
@@ -113,7 +113,6 @@ type collectionInfo struct {
 type databaseInfo struct {
 	dbID             typeutil.UniqueID
 	createdTimestamp uint64
-	properties       map[string]string
 }
 
 // schemaInfo is a helper function wraps *schemapb.CollectionSchema
@@ -1210,7 +1209,6 @@ func (m *MetaCache) GetDatabaseInfo(ctx context.Context, database string) (*data
 		dbInfo := &databaseInfo{
 			dbID:             resp.GetDbID(),
 			createdTimestamp: resp.GetCreatedTimestamp(),
-			properties:       funcutil.KeyValuePair2Map(resp.GetProperties()),
 		}
 		m.dbInfo[database] = dbInfo
 		return dbInfo, nil
diff --git a/internal/rootcoord/alter_collection_task.go b/internal/rootcoord/alter_collection_task.go
index 7d5f9fa693..8fd05e11cb 100644
--- a/internal/rootcoord/alter_collection_task.go
+++ b/internal/rootcoord/alter_collection_task.go
@@ -59,6 +59,11 @@ func (a *alterCollectionTask) Execute(ctx context.Context) error {
 		return err
 	}
 
+	if ContainsKeyPairArray(a.Req.GetProperties(), oldColl.Properties) {
+		log.Info("skip to alter collection due to no changes were detected in the properties", zap.Int64("collectionID", oldColl.CollectionID))
+		return nil
+	}
+
 	newColl := oldColl.Clone()
 	newColl.Properties = MergeProperties(oldColl.Properties, a.Req.GetProperties())
 
diff --git a/internal/rootcoord/alter_collection_task_test.go b/internal/rootcoord/alter_collection_task_test.go
index 7993fd5cce..7e75195f29 100644
--- a/internal/rootcoord/alter_collection_task_test.go
+++ b/internal/rootcoord/alter_collection_task_test.go
@@ -178,6 +178,45 @@ func Test_alterCollectionTask_Execute(t *testing.T) {
 		assert.Error(t, err)
 	})
 
+	t.Run("alter successfully", func(t *testing.T) {
+		meta := mockrootcoord.NewIMetaTable(t)
+		meta.On("GetCollectionByName",
+			mock.Anything,
+			mock.Anything,
+			mock.Anything,
+			mock.Anything,
+		).Return(&model.Collection{
+			CollectionID: int64(1),
+			Properties: []*commonpb.KeyValuePair{
+				{
+					Key:   common.CollectionTTLConfigKey,
+					Value: "1",
+				},
+				{
+					Key:   common.CollectionAutoCompactionKey,
+					Value: "true",
+				},
+			},
+		}, nil)
+		core := newTestCore(withValidProxyManager(), withMeta(meta))
+		task := &alterCollectionTask{
+			baseTask: newBaseTask(context.Background(), core),
+			Req: &milvuspb.AlterCollectionRequest{
+				Base:           &commonpb.MsgBase{MsgType: commonpb.MsgType_AlterCollection},
+				CollectionName: "cn",
+				Properties: []*commonpb.KeyValuePair{
+					{
+						Key:   common.CollectionAutoCompactionKey,
+						Value: "true",
+					},
+				},
+			},
+		}
+
+		err := task.Execute(context.Background())
+		assert.NoError(t, err)
+	})
+
 	t.Run("alter successfully", func(t *testing.T) {
 		meta := mockrootcoord.NewIMetaTable(t)
 		meta.On("GetCollectionByName",
diff --git a/internal/rootcoord/alter_database_task.go b/internal/rootcoord/alter_database_task.go
index 3fef13e504..292ba8bf3c 100644
--- a/internal/rootcoord/alter_database_task.go
+++ b/internal/rootcoord/alter_database_task.go
@@ -59,6 +59,11 @@ func (a *alterDatabaseTask) Execute(ctx context.Context) error {
 		return err
 	}
 
+	if ContainsKeyPairArray(a.Req.GetProperties(), oldDB.Properties) {
+		log.Info("skip to alter database due to no changes were detected in the properties", zap.String("databaseName", a.Req.GetDbName()))
+		return nil
+	}
+
 	newDB := oldDB.Clone()
 	ret := MergeProperties(oldDB.Properties, a.Req.GetProperties())
 	newDB.Properties = ret
diff --git a/internal/rootcoord/alter_database_task_test.go b/internal/rootcoord/alter_database_task_test.go
index aa90efc9a2..99855d0d6e 100644
--- a/internal/rootcoord/alter_database_task_test.go
+++ b/internal/rootcoord/alter_database_task_test.go
@@ -76,6 +76,41 @@ func Test_alterDatabaseTask_Execute(t *testing.T) {
 		assert.Error(t, err)
 	})
 
+	meta := mockrootcoord.NewIMetaTable(t)
+	properties = append(properties, &commonpb.KeyValuePair{Key: common.DatabaseForceDenyReadingKey, Value: "true"})
+
+	meta.On("GetDatabaseByName",
+		mock.Anything,
+		mock.Anything,
+		mock.Anything,
+		mock.Anything,
+	).Return(&model.Database{ID: int64(1), Properties: properties}, nil).Maybe()
+	meta.On("AlterDatabase",
+		mock.Anything,
+		mock.Anything,
+		mock.Anything,
+		mock.Anything,
+	).Return(nil).Maybe()
+
+	t.Run("alter skip due to no change", func(t *testing.T) {
+		core := newTestCore(withMeta(meta))
+		task := &alterDatabaseTask{
+			baseTask: newBaseTask(context.Background(), core),
+			Req: &rootcoordpb.AlterDatabaseRequest{
+				DbName: "cn",
+				Properties: []*commonpb.KeyValuePair{
+					{
+						Key:   common.DatabaseForceDenyReadingKey,
+						Value: "true",
+					},
+				},
+			},
+		}
+
+		err := task.Execute(context.Background())
+		assert.NoError(t, err)
+	})
+
 	t.Run("alter step failed", func(t *testing.T) {
 		meta := mockrootcoord.NewIMetaTable(t)
 		meta.On("GetDatabaseByName",
diff --git a/internal/rootcoord/util.go b/internal/rootcoord/util.go
index 51d7bcc0f6..88a27e758d 100644
--- a/internal/rootcoord/util.go
+++ b/internal/rootcoord/util.go
@@ -56,6 +56,23 @@ func EqualKeyPairArray(p1 []*commonpb.KeyValuePair, p2 []*commonpb.KeyValuePair)
 			return false
 		}
 	}
+	return ContainsKeyPairArray(p1, p2)
+}
+
+func ContainsKeyPairArray(src []*commonpb.KeyValuePair, target []*commonpb.KeyValuePair) bool {
+	m1 := make(map[string]string)
+	for _, p := range target {
+		m1[p.Key] = p.Value
+	}
+	for _, p := range src {
+		val, ok := m1[p.Key]
+		if !ok {
+			return false
+		}
+		if val != p.Value {
+			return false
+		}
+	}
 	return true
 }