diff --git a/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/server/blockmanagement/DatanodeManager.java b/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/server/blockmanagement/DatanodeManager.java
index b5eda97679e..539d8989e9e 100644
--- a/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/server/blockmanagement/DatanodeManager.java
+++ b/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/server/blockmanagement/DatanodeManager.java
@@ -1132,7 +1132,6 @@ public class DatanodeManager {
           nodeDescr.setDependentHostNames(
               getNetworkDependenciesWithDefault(nodeDescr));
         }
-        networktopology.add(nodeDescr);
         nodeDescr.setSoftwareVersion(nodeReg.getSoftwareVersion());
         resolveUpgradeDomain(nodeDescr);