diff --git a/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/web/TestWebHdfsTimeouts.java b/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/web/TestWebHdfsTimeouts.java
index ede7f3578c3..47438217ada 100644
--- a/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/web/TestWebHdfsTimeouts.java
+++ b/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/web/TestWebHdfsTimeouts.java
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@ import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.Arrays;
 import java.util.Collection;
 import java.util.List;
-import java.util.concurrent.TimeoutException;
 
 import org.apache.commons.logging.Log;
 import org.apache.commons.logging.LogFactory;
@@ -48,7 +47,6 @@ import org.apache.hadoop.net.NetUtils;
 import org.apache.hadoop.security.authentication.client.ConnectionConfigurator;
 import org.apache.hadoop.test.GenericTestUtils;
 import org.junit.After;
-import org.junit.AssumptionViolatedException;
 import org.junit.Before;
 import org.junit.runner.RunWith;
 import org.junit.runners.Parameterized;
@@ -86,7 +84,6 @@ public class TestWebHdfsTimeouts {
       return conn;
     }
   });
-  private volatile boolean failedToConsumeBacklog;
 
   public enum TimeoutSource { ConnectionFactory, Configuration };
 
@@ -125,7 +122,6 @@ public class TestWebHdfsTimeouts {
 
     clients = new ArrayList<SocketChannel>();
     serverThread = null;
-    failedToConsumeBacklog = false;
   }
 
   @After
@@ -215,7 +211,6 @@ public class TestWebHdfsTimeouts {
       fs.getFileChecksum(new Path("/file"));
       fail("expected timeout");
     } catch (SocketTimeoutException e) {
-      assumeBacklogConsumed();
       GenericTestUtils.assertExceptionContains(
           fs.getUri().getAuthority() + ": connect timed out", e);
     }
@@ -249,7 +244,6 @@ public class TestWebHdfsTimeouts {
       os = fs.create(new Path("/file"));
       fail("expected timeout");
     } catch (SocketTimeoutException e) {
-      assumeBacklogConsumed();
       GenericTestUtils.assertExceptionContains(
           fs.getUri().getAuthority() + ": connect timed out", e);
     } finally {
@@ -363,28 +357,6 @@ public class TestWebHdfsTimeouts {
       client.connect(nnHttpAddress);
       clients.add(client);
     }
-    try {
-      GenericTestUtils.waitFor(() -> {
-        try (SocketChannel c = SocketChannel.open()) {
-          c.socket().connect(nnHttpAddress, 100);
-        } catch (SocketTimeoutException e) {
-          return true;
-        } catch (IOException e) {
-          LOG.debug("unexpected exception: " + e);
-        }
-        return false;
-      }, 100, 10000);
-    } catch (TimeoutException | InterruptedException e) {
-      failedToConsumeBacklog = true;
-      assumeBacklogConsumed();
-    }
-  }
-
-  private void assumeBacklogConsumed() {
-    if (failedToConsumeBacklog) {
-      throw new AssumptionViolatedException(
-          "failed to fill up connection backlog.");
-    }
   }
 
   /**