diff --git a/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-tests/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/MiniYARNCluster.java b/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-tests/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/MiniYARNCluster.java
index cbb69f23d5..03951382bc 100644
--- a/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-tests/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/MiniYARNCluster.java
+++ b/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-tests/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/MiniYARNCluster.java
@@ -653,9 +653,8 @@ protected NodeStatus getSimulatedNodeStatus(NodeStatus currentStatus) {
       if(nodeStatus == null) {
         return currentStatus;
       } else {
-        // Increment response ID, the RMNodeStatusEvent will not get recorded
-        // for a duplicate heartbeat
-        nodeStatus.setResponseId(nodeStatus.getResponseId() + 1);
+        // Use the same responseId for the custom node status
+        nodeStatus.setResponseId(currentStatus.getResponseId());
         return nodeStatus;
       }
     }
diff --git a/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-tests/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/TestMiniYarnClusterNodeUtilization.java b/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-tests/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/TestMiniYarnClusterNodeUtilization.java
index a9413026b0..d1ccc9a6fe 100644
--- a/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-tests/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/TestMiniYarnClusterNodeUtilization.java
+++ b/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-tests/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/TestMiniYarnClusterNodeUtilization.java
@@ -32,9 +32,6 @@
 import org.apache.hadoop.yarn.conf.YarnConfiguration;
 import org.apache.hadoop.yarn.exceptions.YarnException;
 import org.apache.hadoop.yarn.server.MiniYARNCluster.CustomNodeManager;
-import org.apache.hadoop.yarn.server.api.ResourceTracker;
-import org.apache.hadoop.yarn.server.api.ServerRMProxy;
-import org.apache.hadoop.yarn.server.api.protocolrecords.NodeHeartbeatRequest;
 import org.apache.hadoop.yarn.server.api.records.NodeHealthStatus;
 import org.apache.hadoop.yarn.server.api.records.NodeStatus;
 import org.apache.hadoop.yarn.server.nodemanager.NodeStatusUpdater;
@@ -87,8 +84,7 @@ public void setup() {
     assertFalse("RM never turned active", -1 == cluster.getActiveRMIndex());
 
     nm = (CustomNodeManager)cluster.getNodeManager(0);
-    int responseId = 1;
-    nodeStatus = createNodeStatus(nm.getNMContext().getNodeId(), responseId,
+    nodeStatus = createNodeStatus(nm.getNMContext().getNodeId(), 0,
         CONTAINER_PMEM_1, CONTAINER_VMEM_1, CONTAINER_CPU_1,
         NODE_PMEM_1, NODE_VMEM_1, NODE_CPU_1);
     nm.setNodeStatus(nodeStatus);
@@ -105,23 +101,14 @@ public void testUpdateNodeUtilization()
     assertTrue("NMs fail to connect to the RM",
         cluster.waitForNodeManagersToConnect(10000));
 
-    // Simulate heartbeat using NodeStatus fixture
-    NodeHeartbeatRequest request =
-        NodeHeartbeatRequest.newInstance(nodeStatus, null, null, null);
-    ResourceTracker tracker =
-        ServerRMProxy.createRMProxy(conf, ResourceTracker.class);
-    tracker.nodeHeartbeat(request);
-
     // Give the heartbeat time to propagate to the RM
     verifySimulatedUtilization();
 
     // Alter utilization
-    int responseId = 10;
-    nodeStatus = createNodeStatus(nm.getNMContext().getNodeId(), responseId,
+    nodeStatus = createNodeStatus(nm.getNMContext().getNodeId(), 0,
         CONTAINER_PMEM_2, CONTAINER_VMEM_2, CONTAINER_CPU_2,
         NODE_PMEM_2, NODE_VMEM_2, NODE_CPU_2);
     nm.setNodeStatus(nodeStatus);
-    tracker.nodeHeartbeat(request);
 
     // Give the heartbeat time to propagate to the RM
     verifySimulatedUtilization();
@@ -145,8 +132,7 @@ public void testMockNodeStatusHeartbeat()
     verifySimulatedUtilization();
 
     // Alter utilization
-    int responseId = 20;
-    nodeStatus = createNodeStatus(nm.getNMContext().getNodeId(), responseId,
+    nodeStatus = createNodeStatus(nm.getNMContext().getNodeId(), 0,
         CONTAINER_PMEM_2, CONTAINER_VMEM_2, CONTAINER_CPU_2,
         NODE_PMEM_2, NODE_VMEM_2, NODE_CPU_2);
     nm.setNodeStatus(nodeStatus);