diff --git a/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/fs/AvroFSInput.java b/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/fs/AvroFSInput.java
index 7518dd2f7e..155381de94 100644
--- a/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/fs/AvroFSInput.java
+++ b/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/fs/AvroFSInput.java
@@ -60,7 +60,6 @@ public AvroFSInput(final FileContext fc, final Path p) throws IOException {
             FS_OPTION_OPENFILE_READ_POLICY_SEQUENTIAL)
         .withFileStatus(status)
         .build());
-    fc.open(p);
   }
 
   @Override