diff --git a/tosfs/core.py b/tosfs/core.py
index 7de2b35..2f6dc0d 100644
--- a/tosfs/core.py
+++ b/tosfs/core.py
@@ -1560,10 +1560,31 @@ def exists(self, path: str, **kwargs: Any) -> bool:
         # if the path is a bucket
         if not key:
             return self._exists_bucket(bucket)
-        elif self.isfile(path):
-            return self._exists_object(bucket, key, path, version_id)
-        else:
-            return self._exists_object(bucket, key.rstrip("/") + "/", path, version_id)
+
+        try:
+            return retryable_func_executor(
+                lambda: self.tos_client.head_object(bucket, key) or True,
+                max_retry_num=self.max_retry_num,
+            )
+        except TosServerError as e:
+            if e.status_code == TOS_SERVER_STATUS_CODE_NOT_FOUND:
+                try:
+                    return retryable_func_executor(
+                        lambda: self.tos_client.head_object(
+                            bucket, key.rstrip("/") + "/"
+                        )
+                        or True,
+                        max_retry_num=self.max_retry_num,
+                    )
+                except TosServerError as ex:
+                    if e.status_code == TOS_SERVER_STATUS_CODE_NOT_FOUND:
+                        return False
+                    else:
+                        raise ex
+            else:
+                raise e
+        except Exception as ex:
+            raise TosfsError(f"Tosfs failed with unknown error: {ex}") from ex
 
     def _exists_bucket(self, bucket: str) -> bool:
         """Check if a bucket exists in the TOS.
@@ -1612,60 +1633,6 @@ def _exists_bucket(self, bucket: str) -> bool:
         except Exception as e:
             raise TosfsError(f"Tosfs failed with unknown error: {e}") from e
 
-    def _exists_object(
-        self, bucket: str, key: str, path: str, version_id: Optional[str] = None
-    ) -> bool:
-        """Check if an object exists in the TOS.
-
-        Parameters
-        ----------
-        bucket : str
-            The name of the bucket.
-        key : str
-            The key of the object.
-        path : str
-            The full path of the object.
-        version_id : str, optional
-            The version ID of the object (default is None).
-
-        Returns
-        -------
-        bool
-            True if the object exists, False otherwise.
-
-        Raises
-        ------
-        tos.exceptions.TosClientError
-            If there is a client error while checking the object.
-        tos.exceptions.TosServerError
-            If there is a server error while checking the object.
-        TosfsError
-            If there is an unknown error while checking the object.
-
-        Examples
-        --------
-        >>> fs = TosFileSystem()
-        >>> fs._exists_object("mybucket", "myfile", "tos://mybucket/myfile")
-        True
-        >>> fs._exists_object("mybucket", "nonexistentfile", "tos://mybucket/nonexistentfile")
-        False
-
-        """
-        try:
-            return retryable_func_executor(
-                lambda: self.tos_client.head_object(bucket, key) or True,
-                max_retry_num=self.max_retry_num,
-            )
-        except TosClientError as e:
-            raise e
-        except TosServerError as e:
-            if e.status_code == TOS_SERVER_STATUS_CODE_NOT_FOUND:
-                return False
-            else:
-                raise e
-        except Exception as e:
-            raise TosfsError(f"Tosfs failed with unknown error: {e}") from e
-
     def _lsbuckets(self) -> List[dict]:
         """List all buckets in the account.