diff --git a/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/util/TestHBaseFsck.java b/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/util/TestHBaseFsck.java
index 5d0e65896f6..6b64f10f033 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/util/TestHBaseFsck.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/util/TestHBaseFsck.java
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import static org.apache.hadoop.hbase.util.hbck.HbckTestingUtil.assertErrors;
 import static org.apache.hadoop.hbase.util.hbck.HbckTestingUtil.assertNoErrors;
 import static org.apache.hadoop.hbase.util.hbck.HbckTestingUtil.doFsck;
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertFalse;
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertTrue;
 import static org.junit.Assert.fail;
 
@@ -45,8 +46,8 @@ import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.HColumnDescriptor;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.HConstants;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.HRegionInfo;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.HTableDescriptor;
-import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.MiniHBaseCluster;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.MediumTests;
+import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.MiniHBaseCluster;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.ServerName;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.client.Delete;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.client.HBaseAdmin;
@@ -56,12 +57,11 @@ import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.client.Put;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.client.Result;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.client.ResultScanner;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.client.Scan;
-import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.executor.RegionTransitionData;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.executor.EventHandler.EventType;
+import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.executor.RegionTransitionData;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.ipc.HRegionInterface;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.regionserver.HRegion;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.regionserver.HRegionServer;
-import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.util.HBaseFsck;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.util.HBaseFsck.ErrorReporter.ERROR_CODE;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.zookeeper.ZKAssign;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.zookeeper.ZooKeeperWatcher;
@@ -849,14 +849,8 @@ public class TestHBaseFsck {
 
     // check that hole fixed
     assertNoErrors(doFsck(conf,false));
-
-    try {
-      assertEquals(0, countRows());
-    } catch (IOException ioe) {
-      // we've actually deleted the table already. :)
-      return;
-    }
-    fail("Should have failed with IOException");
+    assertFalse("Table "+ table + " should have been deleted",
+        TEST_UTIL.getHBaseAdmin().tableExists(table));
   }
 
   /**