diff --git a/server/src/main/java/io/druid/server/coordinator/CostBalancerStrategy.java b/server/src/main/java/io/druid/server/coordinator/CostBalancerStrategy.java
deleted file mode 100644
index 09f6efbb17b..00000000000
--- a/server/src/main/java/io/druid/server/coordinator/CostBalancerStrategy.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,53 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Druid - a distributed column store.
- * Copyright (C) 2012, 2013  Metamarkets Group Inc.
- *
- * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
- * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
- * as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2
- * of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
- *
- * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
- * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
- * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
- * GNU General Public License for more details.
- *
- * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
- * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
- * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301, USA.
- */
-
-package io.druid.server.coordinator;
-
-import com.metamx.common.Pair;
-import com.metamx.emitter.EmittingLogger;
-import io.druid.timeline.DataSegment;
-import org.joda.time.DateTime;
-
-public class CostBalancerStrategy extends AbstractCostBalancerStrategy
-{
-  private static final EmittingLogger log = new EmittingLogger(CostBalancerStrategy.class);
-
-  public CostBalancerStrategy(DateTime referenceTimestamp)
-  {
-    super(referenceTimestamp);
-  }
-
-  protected Pair<Double, ServerHolder> chooseBestServer(
-      final DataSegment proposalSegment,
-      final Iterable<ServerHolder> serverHolders,
-      boolean includeCurrentServer
-  )
-  {
-    Pair<Double, ServerHolder> bestServer = Pair.of(Double.POSITIVE_INFINITY, null);
-
-    for (ServerHolder server : serverHolders) {
-      double cost = computeCost(proposalSegment, server, includeCurrentServer);
-      if (cost < bestServer.lhs) {
-        bestServer = Pair.of(cost, server);
-      }
-    }
-    return bestServer;
-  }
-}
-
diff --git a/server/src/main/java/io/druid/server/coordinator/CostBalancerStrategyFactory.java b/server/src/main/java/io/druid/server/coordinator/CostBalancerStrategyFactory.java
deleted file mode 100644
index 29342318a83..00000000000
--- a/server/src/main/java/io/druid/server/coordinator/CostBalancerStrategyFactory.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,31 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Druid - a distributed column store.
- * Copyright (C) 2012, 2013  Metamarkets Group Inc.
- *
- * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
- * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
- * as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2
- * of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
- *
- * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
- * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
- * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
- * GNU General Public License for more details.
- *
- * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
- * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
- * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301, USA.
- */
-package io.druid.server.coordinator;
-
-import org.joda.time.DateTime;
-
-public class CostBalancerStrategyFactory implements BalancerStrategyFactory
-{
-
-  @Override
-  public BalancerStrategy createBalancerStrategy(DateTime referenceTimestamp)
-  {
-    return new CostBalancerStrategy(referenceTimestamp);
-  }
-}
diff --git a/server/src/main/java/io/druid/server/coordinator/DruidCoordinator.java b/server/src/main/java/io/druid/server/coordinator/DruidCoordinator.java
index 19b4e2b0f68..c1e60a5e313 100644
--- a/server/src/main/java/io/druid/server/coordinator/DruidCoordinator.java
+++ b/server/src/main/java/io/druid/server/coordinator/DruidCoordinator.java
@@ -739,13 +739,8 @@ public class DruidCoordinator
           }
         }
 
-        BalancerStrategyFactory factory= null;
-        if (COST.equals(config.getCoordinatorBalancerStrategy()))
-          factory = new CostBalancerStrategyFactory();
-        else if (RANDOM.equals(config.getCoordinatorBalancerStrategy()))
-          factory= new RandomBalancerStrategyFactory();
-        else if (COST_MULTI.equals(config.getCoordinatorBalancerStrategy()))
-          factory = new CostBalancerMultithreadStrategyFactory(getDynamicConfigs().getCostBalancerThreads());
+        BalancerStrategyFactory factory =
+            new CostBalancerMultithreadStrategyFactory(getDynamicConfigs().getCostBalancerThreads());
 
         // Do coordinator stuff.
         DruidCoordinatorRuntimeParams params =
diff --git a/server/src/main/java/io/druid/server/coordinator/DruidCoordinatorRuntimeParams.java b/server/src/main/java/io/druid/server/coordinator/DruidCoordinatorRuntimeParams.java
index 6ce41051400..6553df1ac99 100644
--- a/server/src/main/java/io/druid/server/coordinator/DruidCoordinatorRuntimeParams.java
+++ b/server/src/main/java/io/druid/server/coordinator/DruidCoordinatorRuntimeParams.java
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ public class DruidCoordinatorRuntimeParams
       this.stats = new CoordinatorStats();
       this.coordinatorDynamicConfig = new CoordinatorDynamicConfig.Builder().build();
       this.balancerReferenceTimestamp = null;
-      this.strategyFactory = new CostBalancerStrategyFactory();
+      this.strategyFactory = new CostBalancerMultithreadStrategyFactory(1);
     }
 
     Builder(
diff --git a/server/src/test/java/io/druid/server/coordination/CostBalancerStrategyTest.java b/server/src/test/java/io/druid/server/coordination/CostBalancerStrategyTest.java
index 18962bfb8a1..61d0c3274e5 100644
--- a/server/src/test/java/io/druid/server/coordination/CostBalancerStrategyTest.java
+++ b/server/src/test/java/io/druid/server/coordination/CostBalancerStrategyTest.java
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ import com.google.common.collect.Maps;
 import io.druid.client.DruidServer;
 import io.druid.server.coordinator.BalancerStrategy;
 import io.druid.server.coordinator.CostBalancerMultithreadStrategy;
-import io.druid.server.coordinator.CostBalancerStrategy;
 import io.druid.server.coordinator.LoadQueuePeonTester;
 import io.druid.server.coordinator.ServerHolder;
 import io.druid.timeline.DataSegment;
@@ -75,16 +74,6 @@ public class CostBalancerStrategyTest
     return segment;
   }
 
-  @Test
-  public void testCostBalancerStrategy() throws InterruptedException {
-    DataSegment segment = getSegment(1000);
-
-    BalancerStrategy strategy = new CostBalancerStrategy(DateTime.now(DateTimeZone.UTC));
-    ServerHolder holder = strategy.findNewSegmentHomeReplicator(segment, serverHolderList);
-    Assert.assertNotNull("Should be able to find a place for new segment!!", holder);
-    Assert.assertEquals("Best Server should be BEST_SERVER", "BEST_SERVER", holder.getServer().getName());
-  }
-
   @Test
   public void testCostBalancerMultithreadStrategy() throws InterruptedException {
     DataSegment segment = getSegment(1000);