diff --git a/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/server/namenode/FSDirAttrOp.java b/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/server/namenode/FSDirAttrOp.java
index 9654f599ad9..5c347655fc8 100644
--- a/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/server/namenode/FSDirAttrOp.java
+++ b/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/server/namenode/FSDirAttrOp.java
@@ -49,11 +49,6 @@ import java.util.List;
 import static org.apache.hadoop.hdfs.DFSConfigKeys.DFS_QUOTA_BY_STORAGETYPE_ENABLED_KEY;
 
 public class FSDirAttrOp {
-
-  protected enum SetRepStatus {
-    UNCHANGED, INVALID, SUCCESS
-  }
-
   static FileStatus setPermission(
       FSDirectory fsd, FSPermissionChecker pc, final String src,
       FsPermission permission) throws IOException {
@@ -134,11 +129,11 @@ public class FSDirAttrOp {
     return fsd.getAuditFileInfo(iip);
   }
 
-  static SetRepStatus setReplication(
+  static boolean setReplication(
       FSDirectory fsd, FSPermissionChecker pc, BlockManager bm, String src,
       final short replication) throws IOException {
     bm.verifyReplication(src, replication, null);
-    final SetRepStatus status;
+    final boolean isFile;
     fsd.writeLock();
     try {
       final INodesInPath iip = fsd.resolvePath(pc, src, DirOp.WRITE);
@@ -146,14 +141,16 @@ public class FSDirAttrOp {
         fsd.checkPathAccess(pc, iip, FsAction.WRITE);
       }
 
-      status = unprotectedSetReplication(fsd, iip, replication);
-      if (status == SetRepStatus.SUCCESS) {
+      final BlockInfo[] blocks = unprotectedSetReplication(fsd, iip,
+                                                           replication);
+      isFile = blocks != null;
+      if (isFile) {
         fsd.getEditLog().logSetReplication(iip.getPath(), replication);
       }
     } finally {
       fsd.writeUnlock();
     }
-    return status;
+    return isFile;
   }
 
   static FileStatus unsetStoragePolicy(FSDirectory fsd, FSPermissionChecker pc,
@@ -377,7 +374,7 @@ public class FSDirAttrOp {
     return dirNode;
   }
 
-  static SetRepStatus unprotectedSetReplication(
+  static BlockInfo[] unprotectedSetReplication(
       FSDirectory fsd, INodesInPath iip, short replication)
       throws QuotaExceededException, UnresolvedLinkException,
       SnapshotAccessControlException, UnsupportedActionException {
@@ -387,20 +384,12 @@ public class FSDirAttrOp {
     final INode inode = iip.getLastINode();
     if (inode == null || !inode.isFile() || inode.asFile().isStriped()) {
       // TODO we do not support replication on stripe layout files yet
-      // We return invalid here, so we skip writing an edit, but also write an
-      // unsuccessful audit message.
-      return SetRepStatus.INVALID;
+      return null;
     }
 
     INodeFile file = inode.asFile();
     // Make sure the directory has sufficient quotas
     short oldBR = file.getPreferredBlockReplication();
-    if (oldBR == replication) {
-      // No need to do anything as the requested rep factor is the same as
-      // existing. Returning UNCHANGED to we can skip writing edits, but still
-      // log a successful audit message.
-      return SetRepStatus.UNCHANGED;
-    }
 
     long size = file.computeFileSize(true, true);
     // Ensure the quota does not exceed
@@ -431,7 +420,7 @@ public class FSDirAttrOp {
                              oldBR, iip.getPath());
       }
     }
-    return SetRepStatus.SUCCESS;
+    return file.getBlocks();
   }
 
   static void unprotectedSetStoragePolicy(FSDirectory fsd, BlockManager bm,
diff --git a/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/server/namenode/FSNamesystem.java b/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/server/namenode/FSNamesystem.java
index c74286ece09..3ce8a80be65 100644
--- a/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/server/namenode/FSNamesystem.java
+++ b/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/server/namenode/FSNamesystem.java
@@ -2370,7 +2370,7 @@ public class FSNamesystem implements Namesystem, FSNamesystemMBean,
   boolean setReplication(final String src, final short replication)
       throws IOException {
     final String operationName = "setReplication";
-    FSDirAttrOp.SetRepStatus status;
+    boolean success = false;
     checkOperation(OperationCategory.WRITE);
     final FSPermissionChecker pc = getPermissionChecker();
     FSPermissionChecker.setOperationType(operationName);
@@ -2379,7 +2379,7 @@ public class FSNamesystem implements Namesystem, FSNamesystemMBean,
       try {
         checkOperation(OperationCategory.WRITE);
         checkNameNodeSafeMode("Cannot set replication for " + src);
-        status = FSDirAttrOp.setReplication(dir, pc, blockManager, src,
+        success = FSDirAttrOp.setReplication(dir, pc, blockManager, src,
             replication);
       } finally {
         writeUnlock(operationName);
@@ -2388,12 +2388,11 @@ public class FSNamesystem implements Namesystem, FSNamesystemMBean,
       logAuditEvent(false, operationName, src);
       throw e;
     }
-    if (status == FSDirAttrOp.SetRepStatus.SUCCESS) {
+    if (success) {
       getEditLog().logSync();
+      logAuditEvent(true, operationName, src);
     }
-    logAuditEvent(status != FSDirAttrOp.SetRepStatus.INVALID,
-        operationName, src);
-    return status != FSDirAttrOp.SetRepStatus.INVALID;
+    return success;
   }
 
   /**
diff --git a/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/TestSetrepIncreasing.java b/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/TestSetrepIncreasing.java
index d89b0777633..497d450de25 100644
--- a/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/TestSetrepIncreasing.java
+++ b/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/TestSetrepIncreasing.java
@@ -82,12 +82,6 @@ public class TestSetrepIncreasing {
   public void testSetrepIncreasing() throws IOException {
     setrep(3, 7, false);
   }
-
-  @Test(timeout=120000)
-  public void testSetrepSameRepValue() throws IOException {
-    setrep(3, 3, false);
-  }
-
   @Test(timeout=120000)
   public void testSetrepIncreasingSimulatedStorage() throws IOException {
     setrep(3, 7, true);