diff --git a/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/server/namenode/NNThroughputBenchmark.java b/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/server/namenode/NNThroughputBenchmark.java
index fde8d01aa05..614a43e70a9 100644
--- a/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/server/namenode/NNThroughputBenchmark.java
+++ b/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/server/namenode/NNThroughputBenchmark.java
@@ -579,11 +579,6 @@ public class NNThroughputBenchmark implements Tool {
       }
     }
 
-    void dummyActionNoSynch(int daemonId, int fileIdx) {
-      for(int i=0; i < 2000; i++)
-        fileNames[daemonId][fileIdx].contains(""+i);
-    }
-
     /**
      * returns client name
      */
@@ -599,7 +594,6 @@ public class NNThroughputBenchmark implements Tool {
     long executeOp(int daemonId, int inputIdx, String clientName) 
     throws IOException {
       long start = Time.now();
-      // dummyActionNoSynch(fileIdx);
       clientProto.create(fileNames[daemonId][inputIdx],
           FsPermission.getDefault(), clientName,
           new EnumSetWritable<CreateFlag>(EnumSet