diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/HBaseConfiguration.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/HBaseConfiguration.java
index 862d1345cbd..19cca3c72a7 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/HBaseConfiguration.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/HBaseConfiguration.java
@@ -65,7 +65,6 @@ public class HBaseConfiguration extends Configuration {
   }
 
   private static void checkDefaultsVersion(Configuration conf) {
-    if (true) return; // REMOVE
     if (conf.getBoolean("hbase.defaults.for.version.skip", Boolean.FALSE)) return;
     String defaultsVersion = conf.get("hbase.defaults.for.version");
     String thisVersion = VersionInfo.getVersion();