diff --git a/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/CHANGES-fs-encryption.txt b/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/CHANGES-fs-encryption.txt
index c447d49b52..e91ce99acb 100644
--- a/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/CHANGES-fs-encryption.txt
+++ b/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/CHANGES-fs-encryption.txt
@@ -56,6 +56,9 @@ fs-encryption (Unreleased)
 
     HDFS-6720. Remove KeyProvider in EncryptionZoneManager. (wang)
 
+    HDFS-6738. Remove unnecessary getEncryptionZoneForPath call in
+    EZManager#createEncryptionZone. (clamb)
+
   OPTIMIZATIONS
 
   BUG FIXES
diff --git a/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/server/namenode/EncryptionZoneManager.java b/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/server/namenode/EncryptionZoneManager.java
index f40d315676..7b1331d149 100644
--- a/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/server/namenode/EncryptionZoneManager.java
+++ b/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/server/namenode/EncryptionZoneManager.java
@@ -227,7 +227,6 @@ public class EncryptionZoneManager {
     // updating the xattr will call addEncryptionZone,
     // done this way to handle edit log loading
     dir.unprotectedSetXAttrs(src, xattrs, EnumSet.of(XAttrSetFlag.CREATE));
-    ezi = getEncryptionZoneForPath(srcIIP);
     return ezXAttr;
   }