diff --git a/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-api/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/api/ApplicationConstants.java b/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-api/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/api/ApplicationConstants.java
index 168e2917a0e..6bd984b0ece 100644
--- a/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-api/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/api/ApplicationConstants.java
+++ b/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-api/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/api/ApplicationConstants.java
@@ -170,13 +170,6 @@ public interface ApplicationConstants {
      */
     LD_LIBRARY_PATH("LD_LIBRARY_PATH"),
     
-    /**
-     * $YARN_RESOURCEMANAGER_APPLICATION_QUEUE
-     * The queue into which the app was submitted/launched.
-     */
-    YARN_RESOURCEMANAGER_APPLICATION_QUEUE(
-        "YARN_RESOURCEMANAGER_APPLICATION_QUEUE"),
-
     /**
      * $HADOOP_CONF_DIR
      * Final, non-modifiable.
diff --git a/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-resourcemanager/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/resourcemanager/amlauncher/AMLauncher.java b/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-resourcemanager/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/resourcemanager/amlauncher/AMLauncher.java
index e5131985863..8b44bd9b170 100644
--- a/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-resourcemanager/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/resourcemanager/amlauncher/AMLauncher.java
+++ b/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-resourcemanager/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/resourcemanager/amlauncher/AMLauncher.java
@@ -51,7 +51,6 @@ import org.apache.hadoop.yarn.api.records.ContainerId;
 import org.apache.hadoop.yarn.api.records.ContainerLaunchContext;
 import org.apache.hadoop.yarn.api.records.NodeId;
 import org.apache.hadoop.yarn.client.NMProxy;
-import org.apache.hadoop.yarn.conf.YarnConfiguration;
 import org.apache.hadoop.yarn.event.EventHandler;
 import org.apache.hadoop.yarn.exceptions.YarnException;
 import org.apache.hadoop.yarn.ipc.YarnRPC;
@@ -187,25 +186,12 @@ public class AMLauncher implements Runnable {
     ContainerLaunchContext container = 
         applicationMasterContext.getAMContainerSpec();
 
-    // Populate the current queue name in the environment variable.
-    setupQueueNameEnv(container, applicationMasterContext);
-
     // Finalize the container
     setupTokens(container, containerID);
 
     return container;
   }
 
-  private void setupQueueNameEnv(ContainerLaunchContext container,
-      ApplicationSubmissionContext applicationMasterContext) {
-    String queueName = applicationMasterContext.getQueue();
-    if (queueName == null) {
-      queueName = YarnConfiguration.DEFAULT_QUEUE_NAME;
-    }
-    container.getEnvironment().put(ApplicationConstants.Environment
-            .YARN_RESOURCEMANAGER_APPLICATION_QUEUE.key(), queueName);
-  }
-
   @Private
   @VisibleForTesting
   protected void setupTokens(
diff --git a/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-resourcemanager/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/resourcemanager/TestApplicationMasterLauncher.java b/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-resourcemanager/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/resourcemanager/TestApplicationMasterLauncher.java
index 88e5064234b..ad247080cfe 100644
--- a/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-resourcemanager/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/resourcemanager/TestApplicationMasterLauncher.java
+++ b/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-resourcemanager/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/resourcemanager/TestApplicationMasterLauncher.java
@@ -101,7 +101,6 @@ public class TestApplicationMasterLauncher {
     String nmHostAtContainerManager = null;
     long submitTimeAtContainerManager;
     int maxAppAttempts;
-    private String queueName;
 
     @Override
     public StartContainersResponse
@@ -131,8 +130,6 @@ public class TestApplicationMasterLauncher {
           Long.parseLong(env.get(ApplicationConstants.APP_SUBMIT_TIME_ENV));
       maxAppAttempts =
           Integer.parseInt(env.get(ApplicationConstants.MAX_APP_ATTEMPTS_ENV));
-      queueName = env.get(ApplicationConstants.Environment
-              .YARN_RESOURCEMANAGER_APPLICATION_QUEUE.key());
       return StartContainersResponse.newInstance(
         new HashMap<String, ByteBuffer>(), new ArrayList<ContainerId>(),
         new HashMap<ContainerId, SerializedException>());
@@ -232,8 +229,6 @@ public class TestApplicationMasterLauncher {
       containerManager.nmHostAtContainerManager);
     Assert.assertEquals(YarnConfiguration.DEFAULT_RM_AM_MAX_ATTEMPTS,
         containerManager.maxAppAttempts);
-    Assert.assertEquals(YarnConfiguration.DEFAULT_QUEUE_NAME,
-        containerManager.queueName);
 
     MockAM am = new MockAM(rm.getRMContext(), rm
         .getApplicationMasterService(), appAttemptId);