diff --git a/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/CHANGES.txt b/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/CHANGES.txt
index 1abbf22d42..fac4f44038 100644
--- a/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/CHANGES.txt
+++ b/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/CHANGES.txt
@@ -442,6 +442,9 @@ Branch-2 ( Unreleased changes )
     HDFS-3871. Change NameNodeProxies to use RetryUtils.  (Arun C Murthy
     via szetszwo)
 
+    HDFS-3887. Remove redundant chooseTarget methods in BlockPlacementPolicy.
+    (Jing Zhao via szetszwo)
+
   OPTIMIZATIONS
 
     HDFS-2982. Startup performance suffers when there are many edit log
diff --git a/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/server/blockmanagement/BlockManager.java b/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/server/blockmanagement/BlockManager.java
index 01ee2a1222..7215aa5582 100644
--- a/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/server/blockmanagement/BlockManager.java
+++ b/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/server/blockmanagement/BlockManager.java
@@ -1315,8 +1315,9 @@ public DatanodeDescriptor[] chooseTarget(final String src,
       final HashMap<Node, Node> excludedNodes,
       final long blocksize) throws IOException {
     // choose targets for the new block to be allocated.
-    final DatanodeDescriptor targets[] = blockplacement.chooseTarget(
-        src, numOfReplicas, client, excludedNodes, blocksize);
+    final DatanodeDescriptor targets[] = blockplacement.chooseTarget(src,
+        numOfReplicas, client, new ArrayList<DatanodeDescriptor>(), false,
+        excludedNodes, blocksize);
     if (targets.length < minReplication) {
       throw new IOException("File " + src + " could only be replicated to "
           + targets.length + " nodes instead of minReplication (="
diff --git a/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/server/blockmanagement/BlockPlacementPolicy.java b/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/server/blockmanagement/BlockPlacementPolicy.java
index e3317467bd..4243bcdc65 100644
--- a/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/server/blockmanagement/BlockPlacementPolicy.java
+++ b/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/server/blockmanagement/BlockPlacementPolicy.java
@@ -70,21 +70,6 @@ abstract DatanodeDescriptor[] chooseTarget(String srcPath,
                                              List<DatanodeDescriptor> chosenNodes,
                                              long blocksize);
 
-  /**
-   * Same as
-   * {{@link #chooseTarget(String, int, DatanodeDescriptor, List, boolean, HashMap, long)}
-   * with returnChosenNodes equal to false.
-   */
-  final DatanodeDescriptor[] chooseTarget(String srcPath,
-                                          int numOfReplicas,
-                                          DatanodeDescriptor writer,
-                                          List<DatanodeDescriptor> chosenNodes,
-                                          HashMap<Node, Node> excludedNodes,
-                                          long blocksize) {
-    return chooseTarget(srcPath, numOfReplicas, writer, chosenNodes, false,
-        excludedNodes, blocksize);
-  }
-
   /**
    * choose <i>numOfReplicas</i> data nodes for <i>writer</i> 
    * to re-replicate a block with size <i>blocksize</i> 
@@ -131,7 +116,7 @@ DatanodeDescriptor[] chooseTarget(BlockCollection srcBC,
                                     HashMap<Node, Node> excludedNodes,
                                     long blocksize) {
     return chooseTarget(srcBC.getName(), numOfReplicas, writer,
-                        chosenNodes, excludedNodes, blocksize);
+                        chosenNodes, false, excludedNodes, blocksize);
   }
 
   /**
@@ -198,51 +183,6 @@ public static BlockPlacementPolicy getInstance(Configuration conf,
     replicator.initialize(conf, stats, clusterMap);
     return replicator;
   }
-
-  /**
-   * choose <i>numOfReplicas</i> nodes for <i>writer</i> to replicate
-   * a block with size <i>blocksize</i> 
-   * If not, return as many as we can.
-   * 
-   * @param srcPath a string representation of the file for which chooseTarget is invoked
-   * @param numOfReplicas number of replicas wanted.
-   * @param writer the writer's machine, null if not in the cluster.
-   * @param blocksize size of the data to be written.
-   * @return array of DatanodeDescriptor instances chosen as targets
-   * and sorted as a pipeline.
-   */
-  DatanodeDescriptor[] chooseTarget(String srcPath,
-                                    int numOfReplicas,
-                                    DatanodeDescriptor writer,
-                                    long blocksize) {
-    return chooseTarget(srcPath, numOfReplicas, writer,
-                        new ArrayList<DatanodeDescriptor>(),
-                        blocksize);
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * choose <i>numOfReplicas</i> nodes for <i>writer</i> to replicate
-   * a block with size <i>blocksize</i>
-   * If not, return as many as we can.
-   *
-   * @param srcPath a string representation of the file for which chooseTarget is invoked
-   * @param numOfReplicas number of replicas wanted.
-   * @param writer the writer's machine, null if not in the cluster.
-   * @param blocksize size of the data to be written.
-   * @param excludedNodes datanodes that should not be considered as targets.
-   * @return array of DatanodeDescriptor instances chosen as targets
-   * and sorted as a pipeline.
-   */
-  public DatanodeDescriptor[] chooseTarget(String srcPath,
-                                    int numOfReplicas,
-                                    DatanodeDescriptor writer,
-                                    HashMap<Node, Node> excludedNodes,
-                                    long blocksize) {
-    return chooseTarget(srcPath, numOfReplicas, writer,
-                        new ArrayList<DatanodeDescriptor>(),
-                        excludedNodes,
-                        blocksize);
-  }
   
   /**
    * Adjust rackmap, moreThanOne, and exactlyOne after removing replica on cur.
diff --git a/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/server/namenode/web/resources/NamenodeWebHdfsMethods.java b/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/server/namenode/web/resources/NamenodeWebHdfsMethods.java
index 0ee13519f6..912dee1037 100644
--- a/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/server/namenode/web/resources/NamenodeWebHdfsMethods.java
+++ b/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/server/namenode/web/resources/NamenodeWebHdfsMethods.java
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 import java.net.URI;
 import java.net.URISyntaxException;
 import java.security.PrivilegedExceptionAction;
+import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.EnumSet;
 
 import javax.servlet.ServletContext;
@@ -163,8 +164,9 @@ static DatanodeInfo chooseDatanode(final NameNode namenode,
       final DatanodeDescriptor clientNode = bm.getDatanodeManager(
           ).getDatanodeByHost(getRemoteAddress());
       if (clientNode != null) {
-        final DatanodeDescriptor[] datanodes = bm.getBlockPlacementPolicy(
-            ).chooseTarget(path, 1, clientNode, null, blocksize);
+        final DatanodeDescriptor[] datanodes = bm.getBlockPlacementPolicy()
+            .chooseTarget(path, 1, clientNode,
+                new ArrayList<DatanodeDescriptor>(), false, null, blocksize);
         if (datanodes.length > 0) {
           return datanodes[0];
         }
diff --git a/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/server/blockmanagement/TestReplicationPolicy.java b/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/server/blockmanagement/TestReplicationPolicy.java
index ada74ce7fc..4d7356eb4f 100644
--- a/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/server/blockmanagement/TestReplicationPolicy.java
+++ b/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/server/blockmanagement/TestReplicationPolicy.java
@@ -111,30 +111,30 @@ public void testChooseTarget1() throws Exception {
         HdfsConstants.MIN_BLOCKS_FOR_WRITE*BLOCK_SIZE, 0L, 4, 0); // overloaded
 
     DatanodeDescriptor[] targets;
-    targets = replicator.chooseTarget(filename,
-                                      0, dataNodes[0], BLOCK_SIZE);
+    targets = replicator.chooseTarget(filename, 0, dataNodes[0],
+        new ArrayList<DatanodeDescriptor>(), BLOCK_SIZE);
     assertEquals(targets.length, 0);
     
-    targets = replicator.chooseTarget(filename,
-                                      1, dataNodes[0], BLOCK_SIZE);
+    targets = replicator.chooseTarget(filename, 1, dataNodes[0],
+        new ArrayList<DatanodeDescriptor>(), BLOCK_SIZE);
     assertEquals(targets.length, 1);
     assertEquals(targets[0], dataNodes[0]);
     
     targets = replicator.chooseTarget(filename,
-                                      2, dataNodes[0], BLOCK_SIZE);
+                                      2, dataNodes[0], new ArrayList<DatanodeDescriptor>(), BLOCK_SIZE);
     assertEquals(targets.length, 2);
     assertEquals(targets[0], dataNodes[0]);
     assertFalse(cluster.isOnSameRack(targets[0], targets[1]));
     
-    targets = replicator.chooseTarget(filename,
-                                      3, dataNodes[0], BLOCK_SIZE);
+    targets = replicator.chooseTarget(filename, 3, dataNodes[0],
+        new ArrayList<DatanodeDescriptor>(), BLOCK_SIZE);
     assertEquals(targets.length, 3);
     assertEquals(targets[0], dataNodes[0]);
     assertFalse(cluster.isOnSameRack(targets[0], targets[1]));
     assertTrue(cluster.isOnSameRack(targets[1], targets[2]));
 
-    targets = replicator.chooseTarget(filename,
-                                     4, dataNodes[0], BLOCK_SIZE);
+    targets = replicator.chooseTarget(filename, 4, dataNodes[0],
+        new ArrayList<DatanodeDescriptor>(), BLOCK_SIZE);
     assertEquals(targets.length, 4);
     assertEquals(targets[0], dataNodes[0]);
     assertTrue(cluster.isOnSameRack(targets[1], targets[2]) ||
@@ -249,30 +249,30 @@ public void testChooseTarget3() throws Exception {
         (HdfsConstants.MIN_BLOCKS_FOR_WRITE-1)*BLOCK_SIZE, 0L, 0, 0); // no space
         
     DatanodeDescriptor[] targets;
-    targets = replicator.chooseTarget(filename,
-                                      0, dataNodes[0], BLOCK_SIZE);
+    targets = replicator.chooseTarget(filename, 0, dataNodes[0],
+        new ArrayList<DatanodeDescriptor>(), BLOCK_SIZE);
     assertEquals(targets.length, 0);
     
-    targets = replicator.chooseTarget(filename,
-                                      1, dataNodes[0], BLOCK_SIZE);
+    targets = replicator.chooseTarget(filename, 1, dataNodes[0],
+        new ArrayList<DatanodeDescriptor>(), BLOCK_SIZE);
     assertEquals(targets.length, 1);
     assertEquals(targets[0], dataNodes[1]);
     
-    targets = replicator.chooseTarget(filename,
-                                      2, dataNodes[0], BLOCK_SIZE);
+    targets = replicator.chooseTarget(filename, 2, dataNodes[0],
+        new ArrayList<DatanodeDescriptor>(), BLOCK_SIZE);
     assertEquals(targets.length, 2);
     assertEquals(targets[0], dataNodes[1]);
     assertFalse(cluster.isOnSameRack(targets[0], targets[1]));
     
-    targets = replicator.chooseTarget(filename,
-                                      3, dataNodes[0], BLOCK_SIZE);
+    targets = replicator.chooseTarget(filename, 3, dataNodes[0],
+        new ArrayList<DatanodeDescriptor>(), BLOCK_SIZE);
     assertEquals(targets.length, 3);
     assertEquals(targets[0], dataNodes[1]);
     assertTrue(cluster.isOnSameRack(targets[1], targets[2]));
     assertFalse(cluster.isOnSameRack(targets[0], targets[1]));
     
-    targets = replicator.chooseTarget(filename,
-                                      4, dataNodes[0], BLOCK_SIZE);
+    targets = replicator.chooseTarget(filename, 4, dataNodes[0],
+        new ArrayList<DatanodeDescriptor>(), BLOCK_SIZE);
     assertEquals(targets.length, 4);
     assertEquals(targets[0], dataNodes[1]);
     for(int i=1; i<4; i++) {
@@ -305,23 +305,23 @@ public void testChoooseTarget4() throws Exception {
     }
       
     DatanodeDescriptor[] targets;
-    targets = replicator.chooseTarget(filename,
-                                      0, dataNodes[0], BLOCK_SIZE);
+    targets = replicator.chooseTarget(filename, 0, dataNodes[0],
+        new ArrayList<DatanodeDescriptor>(), BLOCK_SIZE);
     assertEquals(targets.length, 0);
     
-    targets = replicator.chooseTarget(filename,
-                                      1, dataNodes[0], BLOCK_SIZE);
+    targets = replicator.chooseTarget(filename, 1, dataNodes[0],
+        new ArrayList<DatanodeDescriptor>(), BLOCK_SIZE);
     assertEquals(targets.length, 1);
     assertFalse(cluster.isOnSameRack(targets[0], dataNodes[0]));
     
-    targets = replicator.chooseTarget(filename,
-                                      2, dataNodes[0], BLOCK_SIZE);
+    targets = replicator.chooseTarget(filename, 2, dataNodes[0],
+        new ArrayList<DatanodeDescriptor>(), BLOCK_SIZE);
     assertEquals(targets.length, 2);
     assertFalse(cluster.isOnSameRack(targets[0], dataNodes[0]));
     assertFalse(cluster.isOnSameRack(targets[0], targets[1]));
     
-    targets = replicator.chooseTarget(filename,
-                                      3, dataNodes[0], BLOCK_SIZE);
+    targets = replicator.chooseTarget(filename, 3, dataNodes[0],
+        new ArrayList<DatanodeDescriptor>(), BLOCK_SIZE);
     assertEquals(targets.length, 3);
     for(int i=0; i<3; i++) {
       assertFalse(cluster.isOnSameRack(targets[i], dataNodes[0]));
@@ -350,21 +350,21 @@ public void testChooseTarget5() throws Exception {
       DFSTestUtil.getDatanodeDescriptor("7.7.7.7", "/d2/r4");
 
     DatanodeDescriptor[] targets;
-    targets = replicator.chooseTarget(filename,
-                                      0, writerDesc, BLOCK_SIZE);
+    targets = replicator.chooseTarget(filename, 0, writerDesc,
+        new ArrayList<DatanodeDescriptor>(), BLOCK_SIZE);
     assertEquals(targets.length, 0);
-    
-    targets = replicator.chooseTarget(filename,
-                                      1, writerDesc, BLOCK_SIZE);
+
+    targets = replicator.chooseTarget(filename, 1, writerDesc,
+        new ArrayList<DatanodeDescriptor>(), BLOCK_SIZE);
     assertEquals(targets.length, 1);
-    
-    targets = replicator.chooseTarget(filename,
-                                      2, writerDesc, BLOCK_SIZE);
+
+    targets = replicator.chooseTarget(filename, 2, writerDesc,
+        new ArrayList<DatanodeDescriptor>(), BLOCK_SIZE);
     assertEquals(targets.length, 2);
     assertFalse(cluster.isOnSameRack(targets[0], targets[1]));
-    
-    targets = replicator.chooseTarget(filename,
-                                      3, writerDesc, BLOCK_SIZE);
+
+    targets = replicator.chooseTarget(filename, 3, writerDesc,
+        new ArrayList<DatanodeDescriptor>(), BLOCK_SIZE);
     assertEquals(targets.length, 3);
     assertTrue(cluster.isOnSameRack(targets[1], targets[2]));
     assertFalse(cluster.isOnSameRack(targets[0], targets[1]));    
diff --git a/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/server/blockmanagement/TestReplicationPolicyWithNodeGroup.java b/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/server/blockmanagement/TestReplicationPolicyWithNodeGroup.java
index 5fbd44d5e1..d8efd3a029 100644
--- a/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/server/blockmanagement/TestReplicationPolicyWithNodeGroup.java
+++ b/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/server/blockmanagement/TestReplicationPolicyWithNodeGroup.java
@@ -114,31 +114,31 @@ public void testChooseTarget1() throws Exception {
         HdfsConstants.MIN_BLOCKS_FOR_WRITE*BLOCK_SIZE, 0L, 4, 0); // overloaded
 
     DatanodeDescriptor[] targets;
-    targets = replicator.chooseTarget(filename,
-                                      0, dataNodes[0], BLOCK_SIZE);
+    targets = replicator.chooseTarget(filename, 0, dataNodes[0],
+        new ArrayList<DatanodeDescriptor>(), BLOCK_SIZE);
     assertEquals(targets.length, 0);
 
-    targets = replicator.chooseTarget(filename,
-                                      1, dataNodes[0], BLOCK_SIZE);
+    targets = replicator.chooseTarget(filename, 1, dataNodes[0],
+        new ArrayList<DatanodeDescriptor>(), BLOCK_SIZE);
     assertEquals(targets.length, 1);
     assertEquals(targets[0], dataNodes[0]);
 
-    targets = replicator.chooseTarget(filename,
-                                      2, dataNodes[0], BLOCK_SIZE);
+    targets = replicator.chooseTarget(filename, 2, dataNodes[0],
+        new ArrayList<DatanodeDescriptor>(), BLOCK_SIZE);
     assertEquals(targets.length, 2);
     assertEquals(targets[0], dataNodes[0]);
     assertFalse(cluster.isOnSameRack(targets[0], targets[1]));
 
-    targets = replicator.chooseTarget(filename,
-                                      3, dataNodes[0], BLOCK_SIZE);
+    targets = replicator.chooseTarget(filename, 3, dataNodes[0],
+        new ArrayList<DatanodeDescriptor>(), BLOCK_SIZE);
     assertEquals(targets.length, 3);
     assertEquals(targets[0], dataNodes[0]);
     assertFalse(cluster.isOnSameRack(targets[0], targets[1]));
     assertTrue(cluster.isOnSameRack(targets[1], targets[2]));
     assertFalse(cluster.isOnSameNodeGroup(targets[1], targets[2]));
 
-    targets = replicator.chooseTarget(filename,
-                                      4, dataNodes[0], BLOCK_SIZE);
+    targets = replicator.chooseTarget(filename, 4, dataNodes[0],
+        new ArrayList<DatanodeDescriptor>(), BLOCK_SIZE);
     assertEquals(targets.length, 4);
     assertEquals(targets[0], dataNodes[0]);
     assertTrue(cluster.isOnSameRack(targets[1], targets[2]) ||
@@ -220,30 +220,30 @@ public void testChooseTarget3() throws Exception {
         (HdfsConstants.MIN_BLOCKS_FOR_WRITE-1)*BLOCK_SIZE, 0L, 0, 0); // no space
 
     DatanodeDescriptor[] targets;
-    targets = replicator.chooseTarget(filename,
-                                      0, dataNodes[0], BLOCK_SIZE);
+    targets = replicator.chooseTarget(filename, 0, dataNodes[0],
+        new ArrayList<DatanodeDescriptor>(), BLOCK_SIZE);
     assertEquals(targets.length, 0);
 
-    targets = replicator.chooseTarget(filename,
-                                      1, dataNodes[0], BLOCK_SIZE);
+    targets = replicator.chooseTarget(filename, 1, dataNodes[0],
+        new ArrayList<DatanodeDescriptor>(), BLOCK_SIZE);
     assertEquals(targets.length, 1);
     assertEquals(targets[0], dataNodes[1]);
 
-    targets = replicator.chooseTarget(filename,
-                                      2, dataNodes[0], BLOCK_SIZE);
+    targets = replicator.chooseTarget(filename, 2, dataNodes[0],
+        new ArrayList<DatanodeDescriptor>(), BLOCK_SIZE);
     assertEquals(targets.length, 2);
     assertEquals(targets[0], dataNodes[1]);
     assertFalse(cluster.isOnSameRack(targets[0], targets[1]));
 
-    targets = replicator.chooseTarget(filename,
-                                      3, dataNodes[0], BLOCK_SIZE);
+    targets = replicator.chooseTarget(filename, 3, dataNodes[0],
+        new ArrayList<DatanodeDescriptor>(), BLOCK_SIZE);
     assertEquals(targets.length, 3);
     assertEquals(targets[0], dataNodes[1]);
     assertTrue(cluster.isOnSameRack(targets[1], targets[2]));
     assertFalse(cluster.isOnSameRack(targets[0], targets[1]));
 
-    targets = replicator.chooseTarget(filename,
-                                      4, dataNodes[0], BLOCK_SIZE);
+    targets = replicator.chooseTarget(filename, 4, dataNodes[0],
+        new ArrayList<DatanodeDescriptor>(), BLOCK_SIZE);
     assertEquals(targets.length, 4);
     assertEquals(targets[0], dataNodes[1]);
     assertTrue(cluster.isNodeGroupAware());
@@ -275,23 +275,23 @@ public void testChooseTarget4() throws Exception {
     }
 
     DatanodeDescriptor[] targets;
-    targets = replicator.chooseTarget(filename,
-                                      0, dataNodes[0], BLOCK_SIZE);
+    targets = replicator.chooseTarget(filename, 0, dataNodes[0],
+        new ArrayList<DatanodeDescriptor>(), BLOCK_SIZE);
     assertEquals(targets.length, 0);
 
-    targets = replicator.chooseTarget(filename,
-                                      1, dataNodes[0], BLOCK_SIZE);
+    targets = replicator.chooseTarget(filename, 1, dataNodes[0],
+        new ArrayList<DatanodeDescriptor>(), BLOCK_SIZE);
     assertEquals(targets.length, 1);
     assertFalse(cluster.isOnSameRack(targets[0], dataNodes[0]));
 
-    targets = replicator.chooseTarget(filename,
-                                      2, dataNodes[0], BLOCK_SIZE);
+    targets = replicator.chooseTarget(filename, 2, dataNodes[0],
+        new ArrayList<DatanodeDescriptor>(), BLOCK_SIZE);
     assertEquals(targets.length, 2);
     assertFalse(cluster.isOnSameRack(targets[0], dataNodes[0]));
     assertFalse(cluster.isOnSameRack(targets[0], targets[1]));
 
-    targets = replicator.chooseTarget(filename,
-                                      3, dataNodes[0], BLOCK_SIZE);
+    targets = replicator.chooseTarget(filename, 3, dataNodes[0],
+        new ArrayList<DatanodeDescriptor>(), BLOCK_SIZE);
     assertEquals(targets.length, 3);
     for(int i=0; i<3; i++) {
       assertFalse(cluster.isOnSameRack(targets[i], dataNodes[0]));
@@ -313,21 +313,21 @@ public void testChooseTarget4() throws Exception {
   public void testChooseTarget5() throws Exception {
     setupDataNodeCapacity();
     DatanodeDescriptor[] targets;
-    targets = replicator.chooseTarget(filename,
-                                      0, NODE, BLOCK_SIZE);
+    targets = replicator.chooseTarget(filename, 0, NODE,
+        new ArrayList<DatanodeDescriptor>(), BLOCK_SIZE);
     assertEquals(targets.length, 0);
-    
-    targets = replicator.chooseTarget(filename,
-                                      1, NODE, BLOCK_SIZE);
+
+    targets = replicator.chooseTarget(filename, 1, NODE,
+        new ArrayList<DatanodeDescriptor>(), BLOCK_SIZE);
     assertEquals(targets.length, 1);
-    
-    targets = replicator.chooseTarget(filename,
-                                      2, NODE, BLOCK_SIZE);
+
+    targets = replicator.chooseTarget(filename, 2, NODE,
+        new ArrayList<DatanodeDescriptor>(), BLOCK_SIZE);
     assertEquals(targets.length, 2);
     assertFalse(cluster.isOnSameRack(targets[0], targets[1]));
-    
-    targets = replicator.chooseTarget(filename,
-                                      3, NODE, BLOCK_SIZE);
+
+    targets = replicator.chooseTarget(filename, 3, NODE,
+        new ArrayList<DatanodeDescriptor>(), BLOCK_SIZE);
     assertEquals(targets.length, 3);
     assertTrue(cluster.isOnSameRack(targets[1], targets[2]));
     assertFalse(cluster.isOnSameRack(targets[0], targets[1]));