diff --git a/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-common/src/main/bin/hadoop b/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-common/src/main/bin/hadoop
index c5b096f0b5d..fa0d981871e 100755
--- a/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-common/src/main/bin/hadoop
+++ b/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-common/src/main/bin/hadoop
@@ -31,8 +31,6 @@ function print_usage(){
   echo "  fs                   run a generic filesystem user client"
   echo "  version              print the version"
   echo "  jar <jar>            run a jar file"
-  echo "                       note: please use \"yarn jar\" to launch"
-  echo "                             YARN applications, not this command."
   echo "  checknative [-a|-h]  check native hadoop and compression libraries availability"
   echo "  distcp <srcurl> <desturl> copy file or directories recursively"
   echo "  archive -archiveName NAME -p <parent path> <src>* <dest> create a hadoop archive"
@@ -103,9 +101,6 @@ case $COMMAND in
       CLASS=org.apache.hadoop.util.VersionInfo
     elif [ "$COMMAND" = "jar" ] ; then
       CLASS=org.apache.hadoop.util.RunJar
-      if [[ -n "${YARN_OPTS}" ]] || [[ -n "${YARN_CLIENT_OPTS}" ]]; then
-        echo "WARNING: Use \"yarn jar\" to launch YARN applications."
-      fi
     elif [ "$COMMAND" = "key" ] ; then
       CLASS=org.apache.hadoop.crypto.key.KeyShell
     elif [ "$COMMAND" = "checknative" ] ; then
diff --git a/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-common/src/main/bin/hadoop.cmd b/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-common/src/main/bin/hadoop.cmd
index 5cac64a125c..da68a7cea9d 100644
--- a/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-common/src/main/bin/hadoop.cmd
+++ b/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-common/src/main/bin/hadoop.cmd
@@ -157,11 +157,6 @@ call :updatepath %HADOOP_BIN_PATH%
   goto :eof
 
 :version 
-  if defined YARN_OPTS (
-    @echo WARNING: Use "yarn jar" to launch YARN applications.
-  ) else if defined YARN_CLIENT_OPTS (
-    @echo WARNING: Use "yarn jar" to launch YARN applications.
-  )
   set CLASS=org.apache.hadoop.util.VersionInfo
   goto :eof
 
@@ -246,8 +241,6 @@ call :updatepath %HADOOP_BIN_PATH%
   goto :MakeCmdArgsLoop 
   :EndLoop 
   set hadoop-command-arguments=%_arguments%
-  @echo                        note: please use "yarn jar" to launch
-  @echo                              YARN applications, not this command.
   goto :eof
 
 :print_usage
diff --git a/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-common/src/site/apt/CommandsManual.apt.vm b/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-common/src/site/apt/CommandsManual.apt.vm
index 6d2fd5e2b7e..7771aa13ff1 100644
--- a/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-common/src/site/apt/CommandsManual.apt.vm
+++ b/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-common/src/site/apt/CommandsManual.apt.vm
@@ -177,9 +177,6 @@ User Commands
    Word count example is also run using jar command. It can be referred from
    Wordcount example
 
-   Use {{{../../hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-site/YarnCommands.html#jar}<<<yarn jar>>>}}
-   to launch YARN applications instead.
-
 * <<<job>>>
 
    Deprecated. Use