diff --git a/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/client/replication/TestReplicationAdminWithClusters.java b/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/client/replication/TestReplicationAdminWithClusters.java
index 1c2c36d351b..7f620657542 100644
--- a/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/client/replication/TestReplicationAdminWithClusters.java
+++ b/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/client/replication/TestReplicationAdminWithClusters.java
@@ -149,10 +149,6 @@ public class TestReplicationAdminWithClusters extends TestReplicationBase {
     for (HColumnDescriptor fam : table.getColumnFamilies()) {
       assertEquals(fam.getScope(), HConstants.REPLICATION_SCOPE_LOCAL);
     }
-    table = admin2.getTableDescriptor(tableName);
-    for (HColumnDescriptor fam : table.getColumnFamilies()) {
-      assertEquals(fam.getScope(), HConstants.REPLICATION_SCOPE_LOCAL);
-    }
     adminExt.enableTableRep(tableName);
     table = admin1.getTableDescriptor(tableName);
     for (HColumnDescriptor fam : table.getColumnFamilies()) {