diff --git a/hadoop-mapreduce-project/CHANGES.txt b/hadoop-mapreduce-project/CHANGES.txt
index a9b739abab5..da29b4ed247 100644
--- a/hadoop-mapreduce-project/CHANGES.txt
+++ b/hadoop-mapreduce-project/CHANGES.txt
@@ -196,10 +196,6 @@ Release 2.7.0 - UNRELEASED
     MAPREDUCE-6285. ClientServiceDelegate should not retry upon
     AuthenticationException. (Jonathan Eagles via ozawa)
 
-    MAPREDUCE-6288. Changed permissions on JobHistory server's done directory
-    so that user's client can load the conf files directly. (Robert Kanter via
-    vinodkv)
-
 Release 2.6.1 - UNRELEASED
 
   INCOMPATIBLE CHANGES
diff --git a/hadoop-mapreduce-project/hadoop-mapreduce-client/hadoop-mapreduce-client-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/mapreduce/v2/jobhistory/JobHistoryUtils.java b/hadoop-mapreduce-project/hadoop-mapreduce-client/hadoop-mapreduce-client-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/mapreduce/v2/jobhistory/JobHistoryUtils.java
index 8966e4e078b..e279c03ac1a 100644
--- a/hadoop-mapreduce-project/hadoop-mapreduce-client/hadoop-mapreduce-client-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/mapreduce/v2/jobhistory/JobHistoryUtils.java
+++ b/hadoop-mapreduce-project/hadoop-mapreduce-client/hadoop-mapreduce-client-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/mapreduce/v2/jobhistory/JobHistoryUtils.java
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ public class JobHistoryUtils {
    * Permissions for the history done dir and derivatives.
    */
   public static final FsPermission HISTORY_DONE_DIR_PERMISSION =
-    FsPermission.createImmutable((short) 0771);
+    FsPermission.createImmutable((short) 0770); 
 
   public static final FsPermission HISTORY_DONE_FILE_PERMISSION =
     FsPermission.createImmutable((short) 0770); // rwx------
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ public class JobHistoryUtils {
    * Umask for the done dir and derivatives.
    */
   public static final FsPermission HISTORY_DONE_DIR_UMASK = FsPermission
-      .createImmutable((short) (0771 ^ 0777));
+      .createImmutable((short) (0770 ^ 0777));
 
   
   /**
diff --git a/hadoop-mapreduce-project/hadoop-mapreduce-client/hadoop-mapreduce-client-hs/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/mapreduce/v2/hs/HistoryFileManager.java b/hadoop-mapreduce-project/hadoop-mapreduce-client/hadoop-mapreduce-client-hs/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/mapreduce/v2/hs/HistoryFileManager.java
index 77b3867884e..6b9f1462a6f 100644
--- a/hadoop-mapreduce-project/hadoop-mapreduce-client/hadoop-mapreduce-client-hs/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/mapreduce/v2/hs/HistoryFileManager.java
+++ b/hadoop-mapreduce-project/hadoop-mapreduce-client/hadoop-mapreduce-client-hs/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/mapreduce/v2/hs/HistoryFileManager.java
@@ -571,10 +571,8 @@ public class HistoryFileManager extends AbstractService {
           new Path(doneDirPrefix));
       doneDirFc = FileContext.getFileContext(doneDirPrefixPath.toUri(), conf);
       doneDirFc.setUMask(JobHistoryUtils.HISTORY_DONE_DIR_UMASK);
-      FsPermission doneDirPerm = new FsPermission(
-          JobHistoryUtils.HISTORY_DONE_DIR_PERMISSION);
-      mkdir(doneDirFc, doneDirPrefixPath, doneDirPerm);
-      checkHistoryDirsPermissions(doneDirFc, doneDirPrefixPath, doneDirPerm);
+      mkdir(doneDirFc, doneDirPrefixPath, new FsPermission(
+          JobHistoryUtils.HISTORY_DONE_DIR_PERMISSION));
     } catch (ConnectException ex) {
       if (logWait) {
         LOG.info("Waiting for FileSystem at " +
@@ -661,31 +659,6 @@ public class HistoryFileManager extends AbstractService {
     }
   }
 
-  private void checkHistoryDirsPermissions(FileContext fc, Path donePath,
-      FsPermission fsp) throws IOException {
-    FileStatus fsStatus = fc.getFileStatus(donePath);
-    if (fsStatus.getPermission().toShort() != fsp.toShort()) {
-      fc.setPermission(donePath, fsp);
-    }
-    List<FileStatus> dirs = findTimestampedDirectories();
-    for (FileStatus dir : dirs) {
-      setPermission(fc, donePath, fsp, dir);
-    }
-  }
-
-  private void setPermission(FileContext fc, Path donePath, FsPermission fsp,
-       FileStatus dir) throws IOException {
-    FsPermission fsPerm = dir.getPermission();
-    if (fsPerm.toShort() != fsp.toShort()) {
-      fc.setPermission(dir.getPath(), fsp);
-      Path parentPath = dir.getPath().getParent();
-      if (!parentPath.equals(donePath)) {
-        FileStatus parentDir = fc.getFileStatus(parentPath);
-        setPermission(fc, donePath, fsp, parentDir);
-      }
-    }
-  }
-
   /**
    * Populates index data structures. Should only be called at initialization
    * times.
diff --git a/hadoop-mapreduce-project/hadoop-mapreduce-client/hadoop-mapreduce-client-hs/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/mapreduce/v2/hs/TestHistoryFileManager.java b/hadoop-mapreduce-project/hadoop-mapreduce-client/hadoop-mapreduce-client-hs/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/mapreduce/v2/hs/TestHistoryFileManager.java
index 032bb72dd9b..e2e943a3d65 100644
--- a/hadoop-mapreduce-project/hadoop-mapreduce-client/hadoop-mapreduce-client-hs/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/mapreduce/v2/hs/TestHistoryFileManager.java
+++ b/hadoop-mapreduce-project/hadoop-mapreduce-client/hadoop-mapreduce-client-hs/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/mapreduce/v2/hs/TestHistoryFileManager.java
@@ -23,9 +23,6 @@ import java.io.File;
 import java.io.FileOutputStream;
 import java.util.UUID;
 
-import org.apache.hadoop.fs.permission.FsPermission;
-import org.apache.hadoop.hdfs.DistributedFileSystem;
-import org.apache.hadoop.mapreduce.v2.jobhistory.JobHistoryUtils;
 import org.junit.Assert;
 import org.apache.hadoop.conf.Configuration;
 import org.apache.hadoop.fs.CommonConfigurationKeysPublic;
@@ -111,76 +108,6 @@ public class TestHistoryFileManager {
     testTryCreateHistoryDirs(dfsCluster.getConfiguration(0), true);
   }
 
-  @Test
-  public void testUpdateDirPermissions() throws Exception {
-    DistributedFileSystem fs = dfsCluster.getFileSystem();
-    fs.setSafeMode( HdfsConstants.SafeModeAction.SAFEMODE_LEAVE);
-    Assert.assertFalse(dfsCluster.getFileSystem().isInSafeMode());
-    Configuration conf = dfsCluster.getConfiguration(0);
-    conf.set(JHAdminConfig.MR_HISTORY_DONE_DIR, getDoneDirNameForTest());
-    conf.set(JHAdminConfig.MR_HISTORY_INTERMEDIATE_DONE_DIR, getIntermediateDoneDirNameForTest());
-    Path p1a = new Path(getDoneDirNameForTest(), "2013");
-    Path p1b = new Path(p1a, "02");
-    Path p1c = new Path(p1b, "15");
-    Path p1d = new Path(p1c, "000000");
-    Path p2a = new Path(getDoneDirNameForTest(), "2013");
-    Path p2b = new Path(p2a, "03");
-    Path p2c = new Path(p2b, "14");
-    Path p2d = new Path(p2c, "000001");
-    FsPermission oldPerms = new FsPermission((short) 0770);
-    fs.mkdirs(p1d);
-    fs.mkdirs(p2d);
-    fs.setPermission(p1a, oldPerms);
-    fs.setPermission(p1b, oldPerms);
-    fs.setPermission(p1c, oldPerms);
-    fs.setPermission(p1d, oldPerms);
-    fs.setPermission(p2a, oldPerms);
-    fs.setPermission(p2b, oldPerms);
-    fs.setPermission(p2c, oldPerms);
-    fs.setPermission(p2d, oldPerms);
-    Path p1File = new Path(p1d, "foo.jhist");
-    Assert.assertTrue(fs.createNewFile(p1File));
-    fs.setPermission(p1File, JobHistoryUtils.HISTORY_DONE_FILE_PERMISSION);
-    Path p2File = new Path(p2d, "bar.jhist");
-    Assert.assertTrue(fs.createNewFile(p2File));
-    fs.setPermission(p2File, JobHistoryUtils.HISTORY_DONE_FILE_PERMISSION);
-    Assert.assertEquals(oldPerms, fs.getFileStatus(p1a).getPermission());
-    Assert.assertEquals(oldPerms, fs.getFileStatus(p1b).getPermission());
-    Assert.assertEquals(oldPerms, fs.getFileStatus(p1c).getPermission());
-    Assert.assertEquals(oldPerms, fs.getFileStatus(p1d).getPermission());
-    Assert.assertEquals(JobHistoryUtils.HISTORY_DONE_FILE_PERMISSION,
-        fs.getFileStatus(p1File).getPermission());
-    Assert.assertEquals(oldPerms, fs.getFileStatus(p2a).getPermission());
-    Assert.assertEquals(oldPerms, fs.getFileStatus(p2b).getPermission());
-    Assert.assertEquals(oldPerms, fs.getFileStatus(p2c).getPermission());
-    Assert.assertEquals(oldPerms, fs.getFileStatus(p2d).getPermission());
-    Assert.assertEquals(JobHistoryUtils.HISTORY_DONE_FILE_PERMISSION,
-        fs.getFileStatus(p2File).getPermission());
-    HistoryFileManager hfm = new HistoryFileManager();
-    hfm.conf = conf;
-    Assert.assertEquals(true, hfm.tryCreatingHistoryDirs(false));
-    Assert.assertEquals(JobHistoryUtils.HISTORY_DONE_DIR_PERMISSION,
-        fs.getFileStatus(p1a).getPermission());
-    Assert.assertEquals(JobHistoryUtils.HISTORY_DONE_DIR_PERMISSION,
-        fs.getFileStatus(p1b).getPermission());
-    Assert.assertEquals(JobHistoryUtils.HISTORY_DONE_DIR_PERMISSION,
-        fs.getFileStatus(p1c).getPermission());
-    Assert.assertEquals(JobHistoryUtils.HISTORY_DONE_DIR_PERMISSION,
-        fs.getFileStatus(p1d).getPermission());
-    Assert.assertEquals(JobHistoryUtils.HISTORY_DONE_FILE_PERMISSION,
-        fs.getFileStatus(p2File).getPermission());
-    Assert.assertEquals(JobHistoryUtils.HISTORY_DONE_DIR_PERMISSION,
-        fs.getFileStatus(p2a).getPermission());
-    Assert.assertEquals(JobHistoryUtils.HISTORY_DONE_DIR_PERMISSION,
-        fs.getFileStatus(p2b).getPermission());
-    Assert.assertEquals(JobHistoryUtils.HISTORY_DONE_DIR_PERMISSION,
-        fs.getFileStatus(p2c).getPermission());
-    Assert.assertEquals(JobHistoryUtils.HISTORY_DONE_DIR_PERMISSION,
-        fs.getFileStatus(p2d).getPermission());
-    Assert.assertEquals(JobHistoryUtils.HISTORY_DONE_FILE_PERMISSION,
-        fs.getFileStatus(p2File).getPermission());
-  }
-
   @Test
   public void testCreateDirsWithAdditionalFileSystem() throws Exception {
     dfsCluster.getFileSystem().setSafeMode(