diff --git a/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/server/common/blockaliasmap/impl/TextFileRegionAliasMap.java b/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/server/common/blockaliasmap/impl/TextFileRegionAliasMap.java
index 80f48c1aa9..bd04d60af7 100644
--- a/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/server/common/blockaliasmap/impl/TextFileRegionAliasMap.java
+++ b/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/server/common/blockaliasmap/impl/TextFileRegionAliasMap.java
@@ -439,7 +439,8 @@ public void close() throws IOException {
 
   @Override
   public void refresh() throws IOException {
-    //nothing to do;
+    throw new UnsupportedOperationException(
+        "Refresh not supported by " + getClass());
   }
 
 }
diff --git a/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/server/datanode/DirectoryScanner.java b/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/server/datanode/DirectoryScanner.java
index 8fb855168f..ab9743cffc 100644
--- a/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/server/datanode/DirectoryScanner.java
+++ b/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/server/datanode/DirectoryScanner.java
@@ -515,7 +515,8 @@ private void addDifference(LinkedList<ScanInfo> diffRecord,
    *
    * @return a map of sorted arrays of block information
    */
-  private Map<String, ScanInfo[]> getDiskReport() {
+  @VisibleForTesting
+  public Map<String, ScanInfo[]> getDiskReport() {
     ScanInfoPerBlockPool list = new ScanInfoPerBlockPool();
     ScanInfoPerBlockPool[] dirReports = null;
     // First get list of data directories
diff --git a/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/server/datanode/fsdataset/FsVolumeSpi.java b/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/server/datanode/fsdataset/FsVolumeSpi.java
index 15e71f0280..20a153dcf9 100644
--- a/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/server/datanode/fsdataset/FsVolumeSpi.java
+++ b/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/server/datanode/fsdataset/FsVolumeSpi.java
@@ -296,30 +296,13 @@ private static String getSuffix(File f, String prefix) {
      */
     public ScanInfo(long blockId, File blockFile, File metaFile,
         FsVolumeSpi vol) {
-      this(blockId, blockFile, metaFile, vol, null,
-          (blockFile != null) ? blockFile.length() : 0);
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Create a ScanInfo object for a block. This constructor will examine
-     * the block data and meta-data files.
-     *
-     * @param blockId the block ID
-     * @param blockFile the path to the block data file
-     * @param metaFile the path to the block meta-data file
-     * @param vol the volume that contains the block
-     * @param fileRegion the file region (for provided blocks)
-     * @param length the length of the block data
-     */
-    public ScanInfo(long blockId, File blockFile, File metaFile,
-        FsVolumeSpi vol, FileRegion fileRegion, long length) {
       this.blockId = blockId;
       String condensedVolPath =
           (vol == null || vol.getBaseURI() == null) ? null :
-            getCondensedPath(new File(vol.getBaseURI()).getAbsolutePath());
+              getCondensedPath(new File(vol.getBaseURI()).getAbsolutePath());
       this.blockSuffix = blockFile == null ? null :
-        getSuffix(blockFile, condensedVolPath);
-      this.blockLength = length;
+              getSuffix(blockFile, condensedVolPath);
+      this.blockLength = (blockFile != null) ? blockFile.length() : 0;
       if (metaFile == null) {
         this.metaSuffix = null;
       } else if (blockFile == null) {
@@ -329,7 +312,26 @@ public ScanInfo(long blockId, File blockFile, File metaFile,
             condensedVolPath + blockSuffix);
       }
       this.volume = vol;
+      this.fileRegion = null;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Create a ScanInfo object for a block. This constructor will examine
+     * the block data and meta-data files.
+     *
+     * @param blockId the block ID
+     * @param vol the volume that contains the block
+     * @param fileRegion the file region (for provided blocks)
+     * @param length the length of the block data
+     */
+    public ScanInfo(long blockId, FsVolumeSpi vol, FileRegion fileRegion,
+        long length) {
+      this.blockId = blockId;
+      this.blockLength = length;
+      this.volume = vol;
       this.fileRegion = fileRegion;
+      this.blockSuffix = null;
+      this.metaSuffix = null;
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/server/datanode/fsdataset/impl/ProvidedVolumeImpl.java b/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/server/datanode/fsdataset/impl/ProvidedVolumeImpl.java
index 65487f9127..ab59fa59b5 100644
--- a/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/server/datanode/fsdataset/impl/ProvidedVolumeImpl.java
+++ b/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/server/datanode/fsdataset/impl/ProvidedVolumeImpl.java
@@ -226,9 +226,7 @@ public void compileReport(LinkedList<ScanInfo> report,
         reportCompiler.throttle();
         FileRegion region = iter.next();
         if (region.getBlockPoolId().equals(bpid)) {
-          LOG.info("Adding ScanInfo for blkid " +
-              region.getBlock().getBlockId());
-          report.add(new ScanInfo(region.getBlock().getBlockId(), null, null,
+          report.add(new ScanInfo(region.getBlock().getBlockId(),
               providedVolume, region, region.getLength()));
         }
       }
diff --git a/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/server/datanode/fsdataset/impl/TestProvidedImpl.java b/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/server/datanode/fsdataset/impl/TestProvidedImpl.java
index 52112f776e..4190730e25 100644
--- a/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/server/datanode/fsdataset/impl/TestProvidedImpl.java
+++ b/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/server/datanode/fsdataset/impl/TestProvidedImpl.java
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@
 import org.apache.hadoop.hdfs.server.datanode.DNConf;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hdfs.server.datanode.DataNode;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hdfs.server.datanode.DataStorage;
+import org.apache.hadoop.hdfs.server.datanode.DirectoryScanner;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hdfs.server.datanode.ProvidedReplica;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hdfs.server.datanode.ReplicaInfo;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hdfs.server.datanode.ShortCircuitRegistry;
@@ -231,14 +232,6 @@ public Writer<FileRegion> getWriter(Writer.Options opts)
     public void refresh() throws IOException {
       // do nothing!
     }
-
-    public void setMinBlkId(int minId) {
-      this.minId = minId;
-    }
-
-    public void setBlockCount(int numBlocks) {
-      this.numBlocks = numBlocks;
-    }
   }
 
   private static Storage.StorageDirectory createLocalStorageDirectory(
@@ -606,4 +599,14 @@ public void testProvidedReplicaPrefix() throws Exception {
       }
     }
   }
+
+  @Test
+  public void testScannerWithProvidedVolumes() throws Exception {
+    DirectoryScanner scanner = new DirectoryScanner(datanode, dataset, conf);
+    Map<String, FsVolumeSpi.ScanInfo[]> report = scanner.getDiskReport();
+    // no blocks should be reported for the Provided volume as long as
+    // the directoryScanner is disabled.
+    assertEquals(0, report.get(BLOCK_POOL_IDS[CHOSEN_BP_ID]).length);
+  }
+
 }