diff --git a/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs-rbf/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/server/federation/router/RouterAdminServer.java b/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs-rbf/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/server/federation/router/RouterAdminServer.java
index 139dfb82fe2..3da9a5a09b6 100644
--- a/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs-rbf/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/server/federation/router/RouterAdminServer.java
+++ b/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs-rbf/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/server/federation/router/RouterAdminServer.java
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ import java.util.Set;
 
 import org.apache.hadoop.conf.Configuration;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hdfs.DFSConfigKeys;
-import org.apache.hadoop.hdfs.protocol.HdfsConstants;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hdfs.protocol.proto.RouterProtocolProtos.RouterAdminProtocolService;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hdfs.protocolPB.RouterAdminProtocolPB;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hdfs.protocolPB.RouterAdminProtocolServerSideTranslatorPB;
@@ -55,7 +54,6 @@ import org.apache.hadoop.hdfs.server.federation.store.protocol.RemoveMountTableE
 import org.apache.hadoop.hdfs.server.federation.store.protocol.RemoveMountTableEntryResponse;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hdfs.server.federation.store.protocol.UpdateMountTableEntryRequest;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hdfs.server.federation.store.protocol.UpdateMountTableEntryResponse;
-import org.apache.hadoop.hdfs.server.federation.store.records.MountTable;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hdfs.server.namenode.NameNode;
 import org.apache.hadoop.ipc.ProtobufRpcEngine;
 import org.apache.hadoop.ipc.RPC;
@@ -230,31 +228,7 @@ public class RouterAdminServer extends AbstractService
   @Override
   public UpdateMountTableEntryResponse updateMountTableEntry(
       UpdateMountTableEntryRequest request) throws IOException {
-    UpdateMountTableEntryResponse response =
-        getMountTableStore().updateMountTableEntry(request);
-
-    MountTable mountTable = request.getEntry();
-    if (mountTable != null) {
-      synchronizeQuota(mountTable);
-    }
-    return response;
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * Synchronize the quota value across mount table and subclusters.
-   * @param mountTable Quota set in given mount table.
-   * @throws IOException
-   */
-  private void synchronizeQuota(MountTable mountTable) throws IOException {
-    String path = mountTable.getSourcePath();
-    long nsQuota = mountTable.getQuota().getQuota();
-    long ssQuota = mountTable.getQuota().getSpaceQuota();
-
-    if (nsQuota != HdfsConstants.QUOTA_DONT_SET
-        || ssQuota != HdfsConstants.QUOTA_DONT_SET) {
-      this.router.getRpcServer().getQuotaModule().setQuota(path, nsQuota,
-          ssQuota, null);
-    }
+    return getMountTableStore().updateMountTableEntry(request);
   }
 
   @Override
diff --git a/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs-rbf/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/server/federation/router/TestRouterAdminCLI.java b/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs-rbf/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/server/federation/router/TestRouterAdminCLI.java
index 7e04e617fbf..2537c193c04 100644
--- a/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs-rbf/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/server/federation/router/TestRouterAdminCLI.java
+++ b/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs-rbf/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/server/federation/router/TestRouterAdminCLI.java
@@ -51,8 +51,6 @@ import org.junit.After;
 import org.junit.AfterClass;
 import org.junit.BeforeClass;
 import org.junit.Test;
-import org.mockito.Mockito;
-import org.mockito.internal.util.reflection.Whitebox;
 
 import com.google.common.base.Supplier;
 
@@ -106,14 +104,6 @@ public class TestRouterAdminCLI {
     membership.registerNamenode(
         createNamenodeReport("ns1", "nn1", HAServiceState.ACTIVE));
     stateStore.refreshCaches(true);
-
-    // Mock the quota module since no real namenode is started up.
-    Quota quota = Mockito
-        .spy(routerContext.getRouter().createRpcServer().getQuotaModule());
-    Mockito.doNothing().when(quota).setQuota(Mockito.anyString(),
-        Mockito.anyLong(), Mockito.anyLong(), Mockito.any());
-    Whitebox.setInternalState(
-        routerContext.getRouter().getRpcServer(), "quotaCall", quota);
   }
 
   @AfterClass
diff --git a/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs-rbf/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/server/federation/router/TestRouterQuota.java b/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs-rbf/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/server/federation/router/TestRouterQuota.java
index 3a713cad248..3183df4749e 100644
--- a/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs-rbf/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/server/federation/router/TestRouterQuota.java
+++ b/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs-rbf/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/server/federation/router/TestRouterQuota.java
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@
 package org.apache.hadoop.hdfs.server.federation.router;
 
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
-import static org.junit.Assert.assertNotEquals;
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertNull;
 
 import java.io.IOException;
@@ -38,9 +37,9 @@ import org.apache.hadoop.hdfs.client.HdfsDataOutputStream;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hdfs.protocol.ClientProtocol;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hdfs.protocol.DSQuotaExceededException;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hdfs.protocol.NSQuotaExceededException;
+import org.apache.hadoop.hdfs.server.federation.RouterConfigBuilder;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hdfs.server.federation.MiniRouterDFSCluster.NamenodeContext;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hdfs.server.federation.MiniRouterDFSCluster.RouterContext;
-import org.apache.hadoop.hdfs.server.federation.RouterConfigBuilder;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hdfs.server.federation.StateStoreDFSCluster;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hdfs.server.federation.resolver.MountTableManager;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hdfs.server.federation.resolver.MountTableResolver;
@@ -50,10 +49,8 @@ import org.apache.hadoop.hdfs.server.federation.store.protocol.GetMountTableEntr
 import org.apache.hadoop.hdfs.server.federation.store.protocol.GetMountTableEntriesResponse;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hdfs.server.federation.store.protocol.RemoveMountTableEntryRequest;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hdfs.server.federation.store.protocol.RemoveMountTableEntryResponse;
-import org.apache.hadoop.hdfs.server.federation.store.protocol.UpdateMountTableEntryRequest;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hdfs.server.federation.store.records.MountTable;
 import org.apache.hadoop.test.GenericTestUtils;
-import org.apache.hadoop.util.Time;
 import org.junit.After;
 import org.junit.Before;
 import org.junit.Test;
@@ -455,42 +452,4 @@ public class TestRouterQuota {
 
     return removeResponse.getEntries();
   }
-
-  @Test
-  public void testQuotaSynchronization() throws IOException {
-    long updateNsQuota = 3;
-    long updateSsQuota = 4;
-    MountTable mountTable = MountTable.newInstance("/quotaSync",
-        Collections.singletonMap("ns0", "/"), Time.now(), Time.now());
-    mountTable.setQuota(new RouterQuotaUsage.Builder().quota(1)
-        .spaceQuota(2).build());
-    // Add new mount table
-    addMountTable(mountTable);
-
-    // ensure the quota is not set as updated value
-    QuotaUsage realQuota = nnContext1.getFileSystem()
-        .getQuotaUsage(new Path("/"));
-    assertNotEquals(updateNsQuota, realQuota.getQuota());
-    assertNotEquals(updateSsQuota, realQuota.getSpaceQuota());
-
-    // Call periodicInvoke to ensure quota  updated in quota manager
-    // and state store.
-    RouterQuotaUpdateService updateService = routerContext.getRouter()
-        .getQuotaCacheUpdateService();
-    updateService.periodicInvoke();
-
-    mountTable.setQuota(new RouterQuotaUsage.Builder().quota(updateNsQuota)
-        .spaceQuota(updateSsQuota).build());
-    UpdateMountTableEntryRequest updateRequest = UpdateMountTableEntryRequest
-        .newInstance(mountTable);
-    RouterClient client = routerContext.getAdminClient();
-    MountTableManager mountTableManager = client.getMountTableManager();
-    mountTableManager.updateMountTableEntry(updateRequest);
-
-    // verify if the quota is updated in real path
-    realQuota = nnContext1.getFileSystem().getQuotaUsage(
-        new Path("/"));
-    assertEquals(updateNsQuota, realQuota.getQuota());
-    assertEquals(updateSsQuota, realQuota.getSpaceQuota());
-  }
 }