diff --git a/hbase-rsgroup/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/rsgroup/RSGroupAdminEndpoint.java b/hbase-rsgroup/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/rsgroup/RSGroupAdminEndpoint.java
index 1fe8d09bc94..49b02be0615 100644
--- a/hbase-rsgroup/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/rsgroup/RSGroupAdminEndpoint.java
+++ b/hbase-rsgroup/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/rsgroup/RSGroupAdminEndpoint.java
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@ import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.NamespaceDescriptor;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.ProcedureInfo;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.ServerName;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.TableName;
-import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.classification.InterfaceAudience;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.client.MasterSwitchType;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.constraint.ConstraintException;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.coprocessor.CoprocessorService;
@@ -81,7 +80,6 @@ import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.protobuf.generated.RSGroupAdminProtos.RemoveRSGro
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.protobuf.generated.RSGroupAdminProtos.RemoveRSGroupResponse;
 
 
-@InterfaceAudience.Private
 public class RSGroupAdminEndpoint extends RSGroupAdminService
     implements CoprocessorService, Coprocessor, MasterObserver {
 
diff --git a/hbase-rsgroup/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/rsgroup/RSGroupInfoManager.java b/hbase-rsgroup/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/rsgroup/RSGroupInfoManager.java
index 309985ec89f..434c85f14c0 100644
--- a/hbase-rsgroup/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/rsgroup/RSGroupInfoManager.java
+++ b/hbase-rsgroup/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/rsgroup/RSGroupInfoManager.java
@@ -29,14 +29,12 @@ import java.util.Set;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.NamespaceDescriptor;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.TableName;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.util.Bytes;
-import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.classification.InterfaceAudience;
 
 /**
  * Interface used to manage RSGroupInfo storage. An implementation
  * has the option to support offline mode.
  * See {@link RSGroupBasedLoadBalancer}
  */
-@InterfaceAudience.Private
 public interface RSGroupInfoManager {
   //Assigned before user tables
   public static final TableName RSGROUP_TABLE_NAME =
diff --git a/hbase-rsgroup/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/rsgroup/RSGroupInfoManagerImpl.java b/hbase-rsgroup/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/rsgroup/RSGroupInfoManagerImpl.java
index e9f322ee4ac..52cd339c1cc 100644
--- a/hbase-rsgroup/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/rsgroup/RSGroupInfoManagerImpl.java
+++ b/hbase-rsgroup/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/rsgroup/RSGroupInfoManagerImpl.java
@@ -57,7 +57,6 @@ import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.MetaTableAccessor.DefaultVisitorBase;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.NamespaceDescriptor;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.ServerName;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.TableName;
-import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.classification.InterfaceAudience;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.client.ClusterConnection;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.client.Delete;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.client.Get;
@@ -91,7 +90,6 @@ import org.apache.zookeeper.KeeperException;
  * It also makes use of zookeeper to store group information needed
  * for bootstrapping during offline mode.
  */
-@InterfaceAudience.Private
 public class RSGroupInfoManagerImpl implements RSGroupInfoManager, ServerListener {
   private static final Log LOG = LogFactory.getLog(RSGroupInfoManagerImpl.class);
 
diff --git a/hbase-rsgroup/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/rsgroup/RSGroupSerDe.java b/hbase-rsgroup/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/rsgroup/RSGroupSerDe.java
index 6baaf073fa4..530db58de1f 100644
--- a/hbase-rsgroup/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/rsgroup/RSGroupSerDe.java
+++ b/hbase-rsgroup/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/rsgroup/RSGroupSerDe.java
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ import org.apache.commons.logging.LogFactory;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.client.Result;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.client.Scan;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.client.Table;
-import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.classification.InterfaceAudience;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.exceptions.DeserializationException;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.protobuf.ProtobufUtil;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.protobuf.generated.RSGroupProtos;
@@ -40,7 +39,6 @@ import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.zookeeper.ZooKeeperWatcher;
 import org.apache.zookeeper.KeeperException;
 
 //TODO do better encapsulation of SerDe logic from GroupInfoManager and GroupTracker
-@InterfaceAudience.Private
 public class RSGroupSerDe {
   private static final Log LOG = LogFactory.getLog(RSGroupSerDe.class);
 
diff --git a/hbase-rsgroup/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/rsgroup/VerifyingRSGroupAdminClient.java b/hbase-rsgroup/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/rsgroup/VerifyingRSGroupAdminClient.java
index 26853b77163..d1f48989dd9 100644
--- a/hbase-rsgroup/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/rsgroup/VerifyingRSGroupAdminClient.java
+++ b/hbase-rsgroup/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/rsgroup/VerifyingRSGroupAdminClient.java
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ import com.google.common.collect.Sets;
 import com.google.common.net.HostAndPort;
 import org.apache.hadoop.conf.Configuration;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.TableName;
-import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.classification.InterfaceAudience;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.client.ConnectionFactory;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.client.Result;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.client.Scan;
@@ -43,7 +42,6 @@ import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.Set;
 
-@InterfaceAudience.Private
 public class VerifyingRSGroupAdminClient extends RSGroupAdmin {
   private Table table;
   private ZooKeeperWatcher zkw;