diff --git a/hadoop-tools/hadoop-sls/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/sls/SLSRunner.java b/hadoop-tools/hadoop-sls/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/sls/SLSRunner.java
index 477cc4aeb2..59f9c1766d 100644
--- a/hadoop-tools/hadoop-sls/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/sls/SLSRunner.java
+++ b/hadoop-tools/hadoop-sls/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/sls/SLSRunner.java
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@
 import org.apache.hadoop.yarn.exceptions.YarnException;
 import org.apache.hadoop.yarn.server.resourcemanager.ResourceManager;
 import org.apache.hadoop.yarn.server.resourcemanager.amlauncher.ApplicationMasterLauncher;
+import org.apache.hadoop.yarn.server.resourcemanager.monitor.capacity.ProportionalCapacityPreemptionPolicy;
 import org.apache.hadoop.yarn.server.resourcemanager.rmnode.RMNode;
 import org.apache.hadoop.yarn.server.resourcemanager.scheduler.capacity.CapacityScheduler;
 import org.apache.hadoop.yarn.server.resourcemanager.scheduler.fair.FairScheduler;
@@ -227,6 +228,9 @@ private void startRM() throws ClassNotFoundException, YarnException {
     if (Class.forName(schedulerClass) == CapacityScheduler.class) {
       rmConf.set(YarnConfiguration.RM_SCHEDULER,
           SLSCapacityScheduler.class.getName());
+      rmConf.setBoolean(YarnConfiguration.RM_SCHEDULER_ENABLE_MONITORS, true);
+      rmConf.set(YarnConfiguration.RM_SCHEDULER_MONITOR_POLICIES,
+          ProportionalCapacityPreemptionPolicy.class.getName());
     } else if (Class.forName(schedulerClass) == FairScheduler.class) {
       rmConf.set(YarnConfiguration.RM_SCHEDULER,
           SLSFairScheduler.class.getName());
diff --git a/hadoop-tools/hadoop-sls/src/test/resources/yarn-site.xml b/hadoop-tools/hadoop-sls/src/test/resources/yarn-site.xml
index 7b2e674c8f..20146fcef6 100644
--- a/hadoop-tools/hadoop-sls/src/test/resources/yarn-site.xml
+++ b/hadoop-tools/hadoop-sls/src/test/resources/yarn-site.xml
@@ -21,16 +21,6 @@
     <!-- <value>org.apache.hadoop.yarn.server.resourcemanager.scheduler.capacity.CapacityScheduler</value> -->
   </property>
 
-  <property>
-    <name>yarn.resourcemanager.scheduler.monitor.enable</name>
-    <value>true</value>
-  </property>
-
-  <property>
-    <name>yarn.resourcemanager.scheduler.monitor.policies</name>
-    <value>org.apache.hadoop.yarn.server.resourcemanager.monitor.capacity.ProportionalCapacityPreemptionPolicy</value>
-  </property>
-
   <property>
     <description>The address of the RM web application.</description>
     <name>yarn.resourcemanager.webapp.address</name>