diff --git a/cmd/pd-server/main.go b/cmd/pd-server/main.go
index 484f81cf558..84c71716e8d 100644
--- a/cmd/pd-server/main.go
+++ b/cmd/pd-server/main.go
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ func main() {
 }
 
 func createServerWrapper(args []string) (context.Context, context.CancelFunc, basicsvr.Server) {
+	schedulers.Register()
 	cfg := config.NewConfig()
 	err := cfg.Parse(args)
 
@@ -135,7 +136,6 @@ func createServerWrapper(args []string) (context.Context, context.CancelFunc, ba
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Fatal("create server failed", errs.ZapError(err))
 	}
-	schedulers.Register()
 
 	return ctx, cancel, svr
 }
diff --git a/server/cluster/cluster_worker_test.go b/server/cluster/cluster_worker_test.go
index 1d4fc993174..795b0bfd2e2 100644
--- a/server/cluster/cluster_worker_test.go
+++ b/server/cluster/cluster_worker_test.go
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 	"github.com/tikv/pd/pkg/core"
 	"github.com/tikv/pd/pkg/mock/mockid"
-	_ "github.com/tikv/pd/pkg/utils/testutil"
 	"github.com/tikv/pd/server/storage"
 )
 
diff --git a/server/schedulers/init.go b/server/schedulers/init.go
index d1508f5ce57..eeed22eff12 100644
--- a/server/schedulers/init.go
+++ b/server/schedulers/init.go
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ package schedulers
 import (
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
+	"sync"
 
 	"github.com/tikv/pd/pkg/core"
 	"github.com/tikv/pd/pkg/errs"
@@ -24,8 +25,16 @@ import (
 	"github.com/tikv/pd/server/schedule"
 )
 
+var registerOnce sync.Once
+
 // Register registers schedulers.
 func Register() {
+	registerOnce.Do(func() {
+		schedulersRegister()
+	})
+}
+
+func schedulersRegister() {
 	// balance leader
 	schedule.RegisterSliceDecoderBuilder(BalanceLeaderType, func(args []string) schedule.ConfigDecoder {
 		return func(v interface{}) error {
diff --git a/tests/dashboard/race_test.go b/tests/dashboard/race_test.go
index 69596531dbb..ca1713c87fb 100644
--- a/tests/dashboard/race_test.go
+++ b/tests/dashboard/race_test.go
@@ -23,10 +23,11 @@ import (
 	"github.com/tikv/pd/pkg/dashboard"
 	"github.com/tikv/pd/tests"
 
-	_ "github.com/tikv/pd/pkg/utils/testutil"
+	"github.com/tikv/pd/server/schedulers"
 )
 
 func TestCancelDuringStarting(t *testing.T) {
+	schedulers.Register()
 	prepareTestConfig()
 	defer resetTestConfig()
 	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
diff --git a/tests/dashboard/service_test.go b/tests/dashboard/service_test.go
index f75e047d8f1..be59d2794f5 100644
--- a/tests/dashboard/service_test.go
+++ b/tests/dashboard/service_test.go
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/tikv/pd/pkg/dashboard"
 	"github.com/tikv/pd/pkg/utils/testutil"
 	"github.com/tikv/pd/server/config"
+	"github.com/tikv/pd/server/schedulers"
 	"github.com/tikv/pd/tests"
 	"github.com/tikv/pd/tests/pdctl"
 	pdctlCmd "github.com/tikv/pd/tools/pd-ctl/pdctl"
@@ -49,6 +50,7 @@ func TestDashboardTestSuite(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func (suite *dashboardTestSuite) SetupSuite() {
+	schedulers.Register()
 	dashboard.SetCheckInterval(10 * time.Millisecond)
 	suite.ctx, suite.cancel = context.WithCancel(context.Background())
 	suite.httpClient = &http.Client{
diff --git a/tests/server/server_test.go b/tests/server/server_test.go
index 3b85cd3cf0d..0f9c338b8c4 100644
--- a/tests/server/server_test.go
+++ b/tests/server/server_test.go
@@ -22,15 +22,18 @@ import (
 	"github.com/tikv/pd/pkg/utils/tempurl"
 	"github.com/tikv/pd/pkg/utils/testutil"
 	"github.com/tikv/pd/server/config"
+	"github.com/tikv/pd/server/schedulers"
 	"github.com/tikv/pd/tests"
 	"go.uber.org/goleak"
 )
 
 func TestMain(m *testing.M) {
+	schedulers.Register()
 	goleak.VerifyTestMain(m, testutil.LeakOptions...)
 }
 
 func TestUpdateAdvertiseUrls(t *testing.T) {
+	schedulers.Register()
 	re := require.New(t)
 	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
 	defer cancel()
@@ -72,6 +75,7 @@ func TestUpdateAdvertiseUrls(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestClusterID(t *testing.T) {
+	schedulers.Register()
 	re := require.New(t)
 	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
 	defer cancel()
@@ -108,6 +112,7 @@ func TestClusterID(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestLeader(t *testing.T) {
+	schedulers.Register()
 	re := require.New(t)
 	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
 	defer cancel()
diff --git a/tools/pd-simulator/main.go b/tools/pd-simulator/main.go
index 179184e62d4..3b5afc906e3 100644
--- a/tools/pd-simulator/main.go
+++ b/tools/pd-simulator/main.go
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/tikv/pd/server"
 	"github.com/tikv/pd/server/api"
 	"github.com/tikv/pd/server/config"
+	"github.com/tikv/pd/server/schedulers"
 	"github.com/tikv/pd/server/statistics"
 	"github.com/tikv/pd/tools/pd-analysis/analysis"
 	"github.com/tikv/pd/tools/pd-simulator/simulator"
@@ -55,6 +56,7 @@ var (
 )
 
 func main() {
+	schedulers.Register()
 	// wait PD start. Otherwise it will happen error when getting cluster ID.
 	time.Sleep(3 * time.Second)
 	// ignore some undefined flag