diff --git a/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/regionserver/HStore.java b/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/regionserver/HStore.java
index 32693ab6851..47cb795ec2a 100644
--- a/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/regionserver/HStore.java
+++ b/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/regionserver/HStore.java
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ import org.apache.hadoop.fs.permission.FsAction;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.Cell;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.CellComparator;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.CellUtil;
+import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.CompoundConfiguration;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.HConstants;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.MemoryCompactionPolicy;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.TableName;
@@ -66,6 +67,7 @@ import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.backup.FailedArchiveException;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.client.ColumnFamilyDescriptor;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.client.RegionInfo;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.client.Scan;
+import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.client.TableDescriptor;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.conf.ConfigurationManager;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.conf.PropagatingConfigurationObserver;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.coprocessor.ReadOnlyConfiguration;
@@ -2520,11 +2522,10 @@ public class HStore implements Store, HeapSize, StoreConfigInformation,
 
   @Override
   public void onConfigurationChange(Configuration conf) {
-    Configuration storeConf = StoreUtils.createStoreConfiguration(conf, region.getTableDescriptor(),
+    this.conf = StoreUtils.createStoreConfiguration(conf, region.getTableDescriptor(),
       getColumnFamilyDescriptor());
-    this.conf = storeConf;
-    this.storeEngine.compactionPolicy.setConf(storeConf);
-    this.offPeakHours = OffPeakHours.getInstance(storeConf);
+    this.storeEngine.compactionPolicy.setConf(conf);
+    this.offPeakHours = OffPeakHours.getInstance(conf);
   }
 
   /**
diff --git a/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/regionserver/TestHStore.java b/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/regionserver/TestHStore.java
index 74910681641..661874214a8 100644
--- a/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/regionserver/TestHStore.java
+++ b/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/regionserver/TestHStore.java
@@ -2141,29 +2141,6 @@ public class TestHStore {
     }
   }
 
-  @Test 
-  public void testOnConfigurationChange() throws IOException {
-    final int COMMON_MAX_FILES_TO_COMPACT = 10;
-    final int NEW_COMMON_MAX_FILES_TO_COMPACT = 8;
-    final int STORE_MAX_FILES_TO_COMPACT = 6;
-
-    //Build a table that its maxFileToCompact different from common configuration.
-    Configuration conf = HBaseConfiguration.create();
-    conf.setInt(CompactionConfiguration.HBASE_HSTORE_COMPACTION_MAX_KEY,
-      COMMON_MAX_FILES_TO_COMPACT);
-    ColumnFamilyDescriptor hcd = ColumnFamilyDescriptorBuilder.newBuilder(family)
-      .setConfiguration(CompactionConfiguration.HBASE_HSTORE_COMPACTION_MAX_KEY,
-        String.valueOf(STORE_MAX_FILES_TO_COMPACT)).build();
-    init(this.name.getMethodName(), conf, hcd);
-
-    //After updating common configuration, the conf in HStore itself must not be changed.
-    conf.setInt(CompactionConfiguration.HBASE_HSTORE_COMPACTION_MAX_KEY,
-      NEW_COMMON_MAX_FILES_TO_COMPACT);
-    this.store.onConfigurationChange(conf);
-    assertEquals(STORE_MAX_FILES_TO_COMPACT,
-      store.getStoreEngine().getCompactionPolicy().getConf().getMaxFilesToCompact());
-  }
-
   private HStoreFile mockStoreFileWithLength(long length) {
     HStoreFile sf = mock(HStoreFile.class);
     StoreFileReader sfr = mock(StoreFileReader.class);