diff --git a/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/security/visibility/VisibilityController.java b/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/security/visibility/VisibilityController.java
index 82ea9ef24af..9deeca3244c 100644
--- a/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/security/visibility/VisibilityController.java
+++ b/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/security/visibility/VisibilityController.java
@@ -466,7 +466,6 @@ public class VisibilityController extends BaseMasterAndRegionObserver implements
    * could be used.
    *
    * @param cell
-   * @return
    * @throws IOException
    */
   private boolean checkForReservedVisibilityTagPresence(Cell cell) throws IOException {