diff --git a/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/regionserver/RegionServicesForStores.java b/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/regionserver/RegionServicesForStores.java
index 72f7bf5cac5..e481a6361aa 100644
--- a/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/regionserver/RegionServicesForStores.java
+++ b/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/regionserver/RegionServicesForStores.java
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
  */
 package org.apache.hadoop.hbase.regionserver;
 
+import java.util.concurrent.LinkedBlockingQueue;
 import java.util.concurrent.ThreadFactory;
 import java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor;
 import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
@@ -42,7 +43,7 @@ public class RegionServicesForStores {
   private static final int POOL_SIZE = 10;
   private static final ThreadPoolExecutor INMEMORY_COMPACTION_POOL =
       new ThreadPoolExecutor(POOL_SIZE, POOL_SIZE, 60, TimeUnit.SECONDS,
-          new StealJobQueue<Runnable>().getStealFromQueue(),
+          new LinkedBlockingQueue<Runnable>(),
           new ThreadFactory() {
             @Override
             public Thread newThread(Runnable r) {