diff --git a/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/master/handler/DeleteTableHandler.java b/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/master/handler/DeleteTableHandler.java
index b5b75554a2d..d729cfae257 100644
--- a/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/master/handler/DeleteTableHandler.java
+++ b/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/master/handler/DeleteTableHandler.java
@@ -158,6 +158,9 @@ public class DeleteTableHandler extends TableEventHandler {
       if (!deletes.isEmpty()) {
         LOG.warn("Deleting some vestigal " + deletes.size() + " rows of " + this.tableName +
           " from " + TableName.META_TABLE_NAME);
+        if (LOG.isDebugEnabled()) {
+          for (Delete d: deletes) LOG.debug("Purging " + d);
+        }
         metaTable.delete(deletes);
       }
     }
diff --git a/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/master/handler/TestEnableTableHandler.java b/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/master/handler/TestEnableTableHandler.java
index 2db658b7b5b..6788d7d9aba 100644
--- a/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/master/handler/TestEnableTableHandler.java
+++ b/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/master/handler/TestEnableTableHandler.java
@@ -137,22 +137,20 @@ public class TestEnableTableHandler {
   public void testDeleteForSureClearsAllTableRowsFromMeta()
   throws IOException, InterruptedException {
     final TableName tableName = TableName.valueOf("testDeleteForSureClearsAllTableRowsFromMeta");
-    final MiniHBaseCluster cluster = TEST_UTIL.getHBaseCluster();
-    final HMaster m = cluster.getMaster();
     final HBaseAdmin admin = TEST_UTIL.getHBaseAdmin();
     final HTableDescriptor desc = new HTableDescriptor(tableName);
     desc.addFamily(new HColumnDescriptor(FAMILYNAME));
     admin.createTable(desc, HBaseTestingUtility.KEYS_FOR_HBA_CREATE_TABLE);
     // Now I have a nice table, mangle it by removing the HConstants.REGIONINFO_QUALIFIER_STR
     // content from a few of the rows.
-    Scan metaScannerForMyTable =
-        MetaTableAccessor.getScanForTableName(TEST_UTIL.getConnection(), tableName);
     try (Table metaTable = TEST_UTIL.getConnection().getTable(TableName.META_TABLE_NAME)) {
-      try (ResultScanner scanner = metaTable.getScanner(metaScannerForMyTable)) {
+      try (ResultScanner scanner =
+          metaTable.getScanner(MetaTableAccessor.getScanForTableName(TEST_UTIL.getConnection(), tableName))) {
         for (Result result : scanner) {
           // Just delete one row.
           Delete d = new Delete(result.getRow());
           d.addColumn(HConstants.CATALOG_FAMILY, HConstants.REGIONINFO_QUALIFIER);
+          LOG.info("Mangled: " + d);
           metaTable.delete(d);
           break;
         }
@@ -162,8 +160,10 @@ public class TestEnableTableHandler {
       // Presume this synchronous all is.
       admin.deleteTable(tableName);
       int rowCount = 0;
-      try (ResultScanner scanner = metaTable.getScanner(metaScannerForMyTable)) {
+      try (ResultScanner scanner =
+          metaTable.getScanner(MetaTableAccessor.getScanForTableName(TEST_UTIL.getConnection(), tableName))) {
         for (Result result : scanner) {
+          LOG.info("Found when none expected: " + result);
           rowCount++;
         }
       }