diff --git a/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs-httpfs/pom.xml b/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs-httpfs/pom.xml
index 908174cb416..9b60737945e 100644
--- a/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs-httpfs/pom.xml
+++ b/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs-httpfs/pom.xml
@@ -145,10 +145,6 @@
           <groupId>net.java.dev.jets3t</groupId>
           <artifactId>jets3t</artifactId>
         </exclusion>
-        <exclusion>
-          <groupId>hsqldb</groupId>
-          <artifactId>hsqldb</artifactId>
-        </exclusion>
         <exclusion>
           <groupId>org.eclipse.jdt</groupId>
           <artifactId>core</artifactId>
@@ -212,10 +208,6 @@
           <groupId>net.java.dev.jets3t</groupId>
           <artifactId>jets3t</artifactId>
         </exclusion>
-        <exclusion>
-          <groupId>hsqldb</groupId>
-          <artifactId>hsqldb</artifactId>
-        </exclusion>
         <exclusion>
           <groupId>org.eclipse.jdt</groupId>
           <artifactId>core</artifactId>
diff --git a/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/CHANGES.txt b/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/CHANGES.txt
index c3a71ee8fdc..ddf69806c0c 100644
--- a/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/CHANGES.txt
+++ b/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/CHANGES.txt
@@ -319,6 +319,9 @@ Release 2.0.0 - UNRELEASED
 
     HDFS-3202. NamespaceInfo PB translation drops build version. (atm)
 
+    HDFS-3109. Remove hsqldf exclusions from pom.xml. (Ravi Prakash
+    via suresh)
+
   BREAKDOWN OF HDFS-1623 SUBTASKS
 
     HDFS-2179. Add fencing framework and mechanisms for NameNode HA. (todd)