diff --git a/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/TestEncryptionZones.java b/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/TestEncryptionZones.java
index 51c6c4e771e..6f9ef290a76 100644
--- a/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/TestEncryptionZones.java
+++ b/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/TestEncryptionZones.java
@@ -110,7 +110,6 @@ import org.junit.Test;
 import org.junit.rules.Timeout;
 import org.mockito.Mockito;
 
-import static org.apache.hadoop.fs.CommonConfigurationKeysPublic.KMS_CLIENT_COPY_LEGACY_TOKEN_KEY;
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertNotNull;
 import static org.mockito.Matchers.anyBoolean;
 import static org.mockito.Matchers.anyLong;
@@ -193,8 +192,6 @@ public class TestEncryptionZones {
     // Lower the batch size for testing
     conf.setInt(DFSConfigKeys.DFS_NAMENODE_LIST_ENCRYPTION_ZONES_NUM_RESPONSES,
         2);
-    // disable kms client copy legacy token logic because it's irrelevant.
-    conf.setBoolean(KMS_CLIENT_COPY_LEGACY_TOKEN_KEY, false);
     cluster = new MiniDFSCluster.Builder(conf).numDataNodes(1).build();
     cluster.waitActive();
     Logger.getLogger(EncryptionZoneManager.class).setLevel(Level.TRACE);