diff --git a/hadoop-yarn-project/CHANGES.txt b/hadoop-yarn-project/CHANGES.txt
index 887211a36a5..5dc127216bb 100644
--- a/hadoop-yarn-project/CHANGES.txt
+++ b/hadoop-yarn-project/CHANGES.txt
@@ -91,6 +91,9 @@ Release 2.9.0 - UNRELEASED
     YARN-4571. Make app id/name available to the yarn authorizer provider for 
     better auditing. (Jian He via wangda)
 
+    YARN-4551. Address the duplication between StatusUpdateWhenHealthy and
+    StatusUpdateWhenUnhealthy transitions. (Sunil G via kasha)
+
   OPTIMIZATIONS
 
   BUG FIXES
diff --git a/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-resourcemanager/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/resourcemanager/rmnode/RMNodeImpl.java b/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-resourcemanager/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/resourcemanager/rmnode/RMNodeImpl.java
index 8448287fe41..3873e5f2f0b 100644
--- a/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-resourcemanager/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/resourcemanager/rmnode/RMNodeImpl.java
+++ b/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-resourcemanager/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/resourcemanager/rmnode/RMNodeImpl.java
@@ -744,6 +744,20 @@ public class RMNodeImpl implements RMNode, EventHandler<RMNodeEvent> {
       rmNode.totalCapability = resourceOption.getResource();
   }
 
+  private static NodeHealthStatus updateRMNodeFromStatusEvents(
+      RMNodeImpl rmNode, RMNodeStatusEvent statusEvent) {
+    // Switch the last heartbeatresponse.
+    rmNode.latestNodeHeartBeatResponse = statusEvent.getLatestResponse();
+    NodeHealthStatus remoteNodeHealthStatus = statusEvent.getNodeHealthStatus();
+    rmNode.setHealthReport(remoteNodeHealthStatus.getHealthReport());
+    rmNode.setLastHealthReportTime(remoteNodeHealthStatus
+        .getLastHealthReportTime());
+    rmNode.setAggregatedContainersUtilization(statusEvent
+        .getAggregatedContainersUtilization());
+    rmNode.setNodeUtilization(statusEvent.getNodeUtilization());
+    return remoteNodeHealthStatus;
+  }
+
   public static class AddNodeTransition implements
       SingleArcTransition<RMNodeImpl, RMNodeEvent> {
 
@@ -1069,17 +1083,8 @@ public class RMNodeImpl implements RMNode, EventHandler<RMNodeEvent> {
 
       RMNodeStatusEvent statusEvent = (RMNodeStatusEvent) event;
 
-      // Switch the last heartbeatresponse.
-      rmNode.latestNodeHeartBeatResponse = statusEvent.getLatestResponse();
-
-      NodeHealthStatus remoteNodeHealthStatus =
-          statusEvent.getNodeHealthStatus();
-      rmNode.setHealthReport(remoteNodeHealthStatus.getHealthReport());
-      rmNode.setLastHealthReportTime(
-          remoteNodeHealthStatus.getLastHealthReportTime());
-      rmNode.setAggregatedContainersUtilization(
-          statusEvent.getAggregatedContainersUtilization());
-      rmNode.setNodeUtilization(statusEvent.getNodeUtilization());
+      NodeHealthStatus remoteNodeHealthStatus = updateRMNodeFromStatusEvents(
+          rmNode, statusEvent);
       NodeState initialState = rmNode.getState();
       boolean isNodeDecommissioning =
           initialState.equals(NodeState.DECOMMISSIONING);
@@ -1151,15 +1156,8 @@ public class RMNodeImpl implements RMNode, EventHandler<RMNodeEvent> {
       RMNodeStatusEvent statusEvent = (RMNodeStatusEvent)event;
 
       // Switch the last heartbeatresponse.
-      rmNode.latestNodeHeartBeatResponse = statusEvent.getLatestResponse();
-      NodeHealthStatus remoteNodeHealthStatus =
-          statusEvent.getNodeHealthStatus();
-      rmNode.setHealthReport(remoteNodeHealthStatus.getHealthReport());
-      rmNode.setLastHealthReportTime(
-          remoteNodeHealthStatus.getLastHealthReportTime());
-      rmNode.setAggregatedContainersUtilization(
-          statusEvent.getAggregatedContainersUtilization());
-      rmNode.setNodeUtilization(statusEvent.getNodeUtilization());
+      NodeHealthStatus remoteNodeHealthStatus = updateRMNodeFromStatusEvents(
+          rmNode, statusEvent);
       if (remoteNodeHealthStatus.getIsNodeHealthy()) {
         rmNode.context.getDispatcher().getEventHandler().handle(
             new NodeAddedSchedulerEvent(rmNode));