diff --git a/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/ipc/FifoRpcScheduler.java b/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/ipc/FifoRpcScheduler.java
index 7618436d1a5..648ca1f9660 100644
--- a/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/ipc/FifoRpcScheduler.java
+++ b/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/ipc/FifoRpcScheduler.java
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.ipc.CallRunner;
  *
  * This can be used for HMaster, where no prioritization is needed.
  */
-public class FifoRpcScheduler implements RpcScheduler {
+public class FifoRpcScheduler extends RpcScheduler {
 
   private final int handlerCount;
   private final int maxQueueLength;
diff --git a/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/ipc/RpcScheduler.java b/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/ipc/RpcScheduler.java
index f3427df11f4..33043aa632b 100644
--- a/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/ipc/RpcScheduler.java
+++ b/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/ipc/RpcScheduler.java
@@ -29,11 +29,11 @@ import java.net.InetSocketAddress;
  */
 @InterfaceAudience.LimitedPrivate({HBaseInterfaceAudience.COPROC, HBaseInterfaceAudience.PHOENIX})
 @InterfaceStability.Evolving
-public interface RpcScheduler {
+public abstract class RpcScheduler {
 
   /** Exposes runtime information of a {@code RpcServer} that a {@code RpcScheduler} may need. */
-  interface Context {
-    InetSocketAddress getListenerAddress();
+  static abstract class Context {
+    public abstract InetSocketAddress getListenerAddress();
   }
 
   /**
@@ -42,15 +42,15 @@ public interface RpcScheduler {
    *
    * @param context provides methods to retrieve runtime information from
    */
-  void init(Context context);
+  public abstract void init(Context context);
 
   /**
    * Prepares for request serving. An implementation may start some handler threads here.
    */
-  void start();
+  public abstract void start();
 
   /** Stops serving new requests. */
-  void stop();
+  public abstract void stop();
 
   /**
    * Dispatches an RPC request asynchronously. An implementation is free to choose to process the
@@ -58,17 +58,17 @@ public interface RpcScheduler {
    *
    * @param task the request to be dispatched
    */
-  void dispatch(CallRunner task) throws IOException, InterruptedException;
+  public abstract void dispatch(CallRunner task) throws IOException, InterruptedException;
 
   /** Retrieves length of the general queue for metrics. */
-  int getGeneralQueueLength();
+  public abstract int getGeneralQueueLength();
 
   /** Retrieves length of the priority queue for metrics. */
-  int getPriorityQueueLength();
+  public abstract int getPriorityQueueLength();
 
   /** Retrieves length of the replication queue for metrics. */
-  int getReplicationQueueLength();
+  public abstract int getReplicationQueueLength();
 
   /** Retrieves the number of active handler. */
-  int getActiveRpcHandlerCount();
+  public abstract int getActiveRpcHandlerCount();
 }
diff --git a/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/ipc/RpcSchedulerContext.java b/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/ipc/RpcSchedulerContext.java
index c0799297073..1b499e9a205 100644
--- a/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/ipc/RpcSchedulerContext.java
+++ b/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/ipc/RpcSchedulerContext.java
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ import java.net.InetSocketAddress;
 import org.apache.hadoop.classification.InterfaceAudience;
 
 @InterfaceAudience.Private
-class RpcSchedulerContext implements RpcScheduler.Context {
+class RpcSchedulerContext extends RpcScheduler.Context {
   private final RpcServer rpcServer;
 
   /**
diff --git a/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/ipc/SimpleRpcScheduler.java b/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/ipc/SimpleRpcScheduler.java
index 892688d17c2..4b46595143d 100644
--- a/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/ipc/SimpleRpcScheduler.java
+++ b/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/ipc/SimpleRpcScheduler.java
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.util.BoundedPriorityBlockingQueue;
  */
 @InterfaceAudience.LimitedPrivate({HBaseInterfaceAudience.COPROC, HBaseInterfaceAudience.PHOENIX})
 @InterfaceStability.Evolving
-public class SimpleRpcScheduler implements RpcScheduler {
+public class SimpleRpcScheduler extends RpcScheduler {
   public static final Log LOG = LogFactory.getLog(SimpleRpcScheduler.class);
 
   public static final String CALL_QUEUE_READ_SHARE_CONF_KEY = "ipc.server.callqueue.read.share";