diff --git a/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/backup/example/LongTermArchivingHFileCleaner.java b/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/backup/example/LongTermArchivingHFileCleaner.java
index 58ffeccf557..e6ef05281a8 100644
--- a/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/backup/example/LongTermArchivingHFileCleaner.java
+++ b/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/backup/example/LongTermArchivingHFileCleaner.java
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ public class LongTermArchivingHFileCleaner extends BaseHFileCleanerDelegate {
   private FileSystem fs;
 
   @Override
-  public boolean isFileDeleteable(Path file) {
+  public boolean isFileDeletable(Path file) {
     try {
 
       FileStatus[] deleteStatus = FSUtils.listStatus(this.fs, file, null);
diff --git a/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/master/cleaner/BaseLogCleanerDelegate.java b/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/master/cleaner/BaseLogCleanerDelegate.java
index c02a6bd9935..20f7cad002d 100644
--- a/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/master/cleaner/BaseLogCleanerDelegate.java
+++ b/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/master/cleaner/BaseLogCleanerDelegate.java
@@ -40,17 +40,19 @@ import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.BaseConfigurable;
 public abstract class BaseLogCleanerDelegate extends BaseConfigurable implements FileCleanerDelegate {
 
   @Override
-  public boolean isFileDeleteable(Path file) {
+  public boolean isFileDeletable(Path file) {
     return isLogDeletable(file);
   }
 
   /**
    * Should the master delete the log or keep it?
    * <p>
-   * Implementing classes should override {@link #isFileDeleteable(Path)} instead.
+   * Implementing classes should override {@link #isFileDeletable(Path)} instead.
    * @param filePath full path to log.
-   * @return true if the log is deletable, false if not
+   * @return true if the log is deletable, false (default) if not
    */
   @Deprecated
-  public abstract boolean isLogDeletable(Path filePath);
+  public boolean isLogDeletable(Path filePath) {
+    return false;
+  }
 }
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diff --git a/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/master/cleaner/CleanerChore.java b/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/master/cleaner/CleanerChore.java
index 8711c82529b..35974b73b07 100644
--- a/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/master/cleaner/CleanerChore.java
+++ b/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/master/cleaner/CleanerChore.java
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ public abstract class CleanerChore<T extends FileCleanerDelegate> extends Chore
         return;
       }
 
-      if (!cleaner.isFileDeleteable(filePath)) {
+      if (!cleaner.isFileDeletable(filePath)) {
         // this file is not deletable, then we are done
         LOG.debug(filePath + " is not deletable according to:" + cleaner);
         return;
diff --git a/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/master/cleaner/FileCleanerDelegate.java b/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/master/cleaner/FileCleanerDelegate.java
index d4e10a374ad..ec5dc5e7edb 100644
--- a/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/master/cleaner/FileCleanerDelegate.java
+++ b/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/master/cleaner/FileCleanerDelegate.java
@@ -35,6 +35,6 @@ public interface FileCleanerDelegate extends Configurable, Stoppable {
    * @param file full path to the file to check
    * @return <tt>true</tt> if the file is deletable, <tt>false</tt> if not
    */
-  public boolean isFileDeleteable(Path file);
+  public boolean isFileDeletable(Path file);
 
 }
diff --git a/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/master/cleaner/TimeToLiveHFileCleaner.java b/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/master/cleaner/TimeToLiveHFileCleaner.java
index 1b883a7c314..dba4011bea8 100644
--- a/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/master/cleaner/TimeToLiveHFileCleaner.java
+++ b/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/master/cleaner/TimeToLiveHFileCleaner.java
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ public class TimeToLiveHFileCleaner extends BaseHFileCleanerDelegate {
   }
 
   @Override
-  public boolean isFileDeleteable(Path filePath) {
+  public boolean isFileDeletable(Path filePath) {
     if (!instantiateFS()) {
       return false;
     }
diff --git a/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/regionserver/CheckedArchivingHFileCleaner.java b/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/regionserver/CheckedArchivingHFileCleaner.java
index 3136e0d8179..efc9cb654d0 100644
--- a/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/regionserver/CheckedArchivingHFileCleaner.java
+++ b/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/regionserver/CheckedArchivingHFileCleaner.java
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ public class CheckedArchivingHFileCleaner extends BaseHFileCleanerDelegate {
   private static boolean checked;
 
   @Override
-  public boolean isFileDeleteable(Path file) {
+  public boolean isFileDeletable(Path file) {
     checked = true;
     return true;
   }