diff --git a/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs-client/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/server/namenode/ha/RequestHedgingProxyProvider.java b/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs-client/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/server/namenode/ha/RequestHedgingProxyProvider.java
index 1c38791078..7b9cd64dc5 100644
--- a/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs-client/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/server/namenode/ha/RequestHedgingProxyProvider.java
+++ b/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs-client/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/server/namenode/ha/RequestHedgingProxyProvider.java
@@ -79,9 +79,6 @@ public RequestHedgingInvocationHandler(
     public Object
     invoke(Object proxy, final Method method, final Object[] args)
             throws Throwable {
-      if (currentUsedProxy != null) {
-        return method.invoke(currentUsedProxy.proxy, args);
-      }
       Map<Future<Object>, ProxyInfo<T>> proxyMap = new HashMap<>();
       int numAttempts = 0;
 
diff --git a/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs-client/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/server/namenode/ha/TestRequestHedgingProxyProvider.java b/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs-client/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/server/namenode/ha/TestRequestHedgingProxyProvider.java
index 4b3fdf9b70..8d6b02dc15 100644
--- a/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs-client/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/server/namenode/ha/TestRequestHedgingProxyProvider.java
+++ b/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs-client/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/server/namenode/ha/TestRequestHedgingProxyProvider.java
@@ -43,13 +43,10 @@
 import org.junit.Before;
 import org.junit.BeforeClass;
 import org.junit.Test;
-import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
 import org.mockito.Matchers;
 import org.mockito.Mockito;
 import org.mockito.invocation.InvocationOnMock;
 import org.mockito.stubbing.Answer;
-import static org.mockito.Mockito.when;
-import static org.mockito.Mockito.mock;
 
 import com.google.common.collect.Lists;
 
@@ -102,37 +99,6 @@ public long[] answer(InvocationOnMock invocation) throws Throwable {
     Mockito.verify(goodMock).getStats();
   }
 
-  @Test
-  public void testRequestNNAfterOneSuccess() throws Exception {
-    final AtomicInteger count = new AtomicInteger(0);
-    final ClientProtocol goodMock = mock(ClientProtocol.class);
-    when(goodMock.getStats()).thenAnswer(new Answer<long[]>() {
-      @Override
-      public long[] answer(InvocationOnMock invocation) throws Throwable {
-        count.incrementAndGet();
-        Thread.sleep(1000);
-        return new long[]{1};
-      }
-    });
-    final ClientProtocol badMock = mock(ClientProtocol.class);
-    when(badMock.getStats()).thenAnswer(new Answer<long[]>() {
-      @Override
-      public long[] answer(InvocationOnMock invocation) throws Throwable {
-        count.incrementAndGet();
-        throw new IOException("Bad mock !!");
-      }
-    });
-
-    RequestHedgingProxyProvider<ClientProtocol> provider =
-        new RequestHedgingProxyProvider<>(conf, nnUri, ClientProtocol.class,
-            createFactory(badMock, goodMock, goodMock, badMock));
-    ClientProtocol proxy = provider.getProxy().proxy;
-    proxy.getStats();
-    assertEquals(2, count.get());
-    proxy.getStats();
-    assertEquals(3, count.get());
-  }
-
   @Test
   public void testHedgingWhenOneIsSlow() throws Exception {
     final ClientProtocol goodMock = Mockito.mock(ClientProtocol.class);