diff --git a/hadoop-yarn-project/CHANGES.txt b/hadoop-yarn-project/CHANGES.txt
index 88025fce2ac..a3b2765a571 100644
--- a/hadoop-yarn-project/CHANGES.txt
+++ b/hadoop-yarn-project/CHANGES.txt
@@ -248,6 +248,9 @@ Release 2.4.0 - UNRELEASED
 
     YARN=1697. NodeManager reports negative running containers (Sandy Ryza)
 
+    YARN-1719. Fixed the root path related Jersey warnings produced in
+    ATSWebServices. (Billie Rinaldi via zjshen)
+
 Release 2.3.1 - UNRELEASED
 
   INCOMPATIBLE CHANGES
diff --git a/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-applicationhistoryservice/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/applicationhistoryservice/webapp/ATSWebServices.java b/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-applicationhistoryservice/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/applicationhistoryservice/webapp/ATSWebServices.java
index 063b67afd07..baf00d68f16 100644
--- a/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-applicationhistoryservice/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/applicationhistoryservice/webapp/ATSWebServices.java
+++ b/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-applicationhistoryservice/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/applicationhistoryservice/webapp/ATSWebServices.java
@@ -107,7 +107,6 @@ public class ATSWebServices {
    * Return the description of the application timeline web services.
    */
   @GET
-  @Path("/")
   @Produces({ MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON /* , MediaType.APPLICATION_XML */})
   public AboutInfo about(
       @Context HttpServletRequest req,
@@ -235,7 +234,6 @@ public class ATSWebServices {
    * that happen during storing.
    */
   @POST
-  @Path("/")
   @Consumes({ MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON /* , MediaType.APPLICATION_XML */})
   public ATSPutErrors postEntities(
       @Context HttpServletRequest req,