diff --git a/hbase-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/security/Superusers.java b/hbase-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/security/Superusers.java
index 0f28e26b627..e50f0dc8eda 100644
--- a/hbase-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/security/Superusers.java
+++ b/hbase-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/security/Superusers.java
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ public final class Superusers {
 
   private static List<String> superUsers;
   private static List<String> superGroups;
+  private static User systemUser;
 
   private Superusers(){}
 
@@ -55,17 +56,17 @@ public final class Superusers {
   public static void initialize(Configuration conf) throws IOException {
     superUsers = new ArrayList<>();
     superGroups = new ArrayList<>();
-    User user = User.getCurrent();
+    systemUser = User.getCurrent();
 
-    if (user == null) {
+    if (systemUser == null) {
       throw new IllegalStateException("Unable to obtain the current user, "
         + "authorization checks for internal operations will not work correctly!");
     }
 
     if (LOG.isTraceEnabled()) {
-      LOG.trace("Current user name is " + user.getShortName());
+      LOG.trace("Current user name is " + systemUser.getShortName());
     }
-    String currentUser = user.getShortName();
+    String currentUser = systemUser.getShortName();
     String[] superUserList = conf.getStrings(SUPERUSER_CONF_KEY, new String[0]);
     for (String name : superUserList) {
       if (AuthUtil.isGroupPrincipal(name)) {
@@ -125,4 +126,8 @@ public final class Superusers {
   public static List<String> getSuperUsers() {
     return superUsers;
   }
+
+  public static User getSystemUser() {
+    return systemUser;
+  }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/master/procedure/AddColumnFamilyProcedure.java b/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/master/procedure/AddColumnFamilyProcedure.java
index 9905767a502..a7e34d8bc0d 100644
--- a/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/master/procedure/AddColumnFamilyProcedure.java
+++ b/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/master/procedure/AddColumnFamilyProcedure.java
@@ -66,10 +66,8 @@ public class AddColumnFamilyProcedure
     this.traceEnabled = null;
   }
 
-  public AddColumnFamilyProcedure(
-      final MasterProcedureEnv env,
-      final TableName tableName,
-      final HColumnDescriptor cfDescriptor) throws IOException {
+  public AddColumnFamilyProcedure(final MasterProcedureEnv env, final TableName tableName,
+      final HColumnDescriptor cfDescriptor) {
     this.tableName = tableName;
     this.cfDescriptor = cfDescriptor;
     this.user = env.getRequestUser().getUGI();
diff --git a/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/master/procedure/CreateNamespaceProcedure.java b/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/master/procedure/CreateNamespaceProcedure.java
index 1dd39d9a92a..e87315644ea 100644
--- a/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/master/procedure/CreateNamespaceProcedure.java
+++ b/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/master/procedure/CreateNamespaceProcedure.java
@@ -55,9 +55,8 @@ public class CreateNamespaceProcedure
     this.traceEnabled = null;
   }
 
-  public CreateNamespaceProcedure(
-      final MasterProcedureEnv env,
-      final NamespaceDescriptor nsDescriptor) throws IOException {
+  public CreateNamespaceProcedure(final MasterProcedureEnv env,
+      final NamespaceDescriptor nsDescriptor) {
     this.nsDescriptor = nsDescriptor;
     this.traceEnabled = null;
     this.setOwner(env.getRequestUser().getUGI().getShortUserName());
diff --git a/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/master/procedure/CreateTableProcedure.java b/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/master/procedure/CreateTableProcedure.java
index c351cea2d01..74433b40756 100644
--- a/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/master/procedure/CreateTableProcedure.java
+++ b/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/master/procedure/CreateTableProcedure.java
@@ -77,15 +77,13 @@ public class CreateTableProcedure
   }
 
   public CreateTableProcedure(final MasterProcedureEnv env,
-      final HTableDescriptor hTableDescriptor, final HRegionInfo[] newRegions)
-      throws IOException {
+      final HTableDescriptor hTableDescriptor, final HRegionInfo[] newRegions) {
     this(env, hTableDescriptor, newRegions, null);
   }
 
   public CreateTableProcedure(final MasterProcedureEnv env,
       final HTableDescriptor hTableDescriptor, final HRegionInfo[] newRegions,
-      final ProcedurePrepareLatch syncLatch)
-      throws IOException {
+      final ProcedurePrepareLatch syncLatch) {
     this.hTableDescriptor = hTableDescriptor;
     this.newRegions = newRegions != null ? Lists.newArrayList(newRegions) : null;
     this.user = env.getRequestUser().getUGI();
diff --git a/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/master/procedure/DeleteColumnFamilyProcedure.java b/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/master/procedure/DeleteColumnFamilyProcedure.java
index 54d8fe51939..bb8a2016dbe 100644
--- a/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/master/procedure/DeleteColumnFamilyProcedure.java
+++ b/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/master/procedure/DeleteColumnFamilyProcedure.java
@@ -67,10 +67,8 @@ public class DeleteColumnFamilyProcedure
     this.traceEnabled = null;
   }
 
-  public DeleteColumnFamilyProcedure(
-      final MasterProcedureEnv env,
-      final TableName tableName,
-      final byte[] familyName) throws IOException {
+  public DeleteColumnFamilyProcedure(final MasterProcedureEnv env, final TableName tableName,
+      final byte[] familyName) {
     this.tableName = tableName;
     this.familyName = familyName;
     this.user = env.getRequestUser().getUGI();
diff --git a/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/master/procedure/DeleteNamespaceProcedure.java b/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/master/procedure/DeleteNamespaceProcedure.java
index 3a4ccbb0002..a7ebc3063ee 100644
--- a/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/master/procedure/DeleteNamespaceProcedure.java
+++ b/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/master/procedure/DeleteNamespaceProcedure.java
@@ -63,9 +63,7 @@ public class DeleteNamespaceProcedure
     this.traceEnabled = null;
   }
 
-  public DeleteNamespaceProcedure(
-      final MasterProcedureEnv env,
-      final String namespaceName) throws IOException {
+  public DeleteNamespaceProcedure(final MasterProcedureEnv env, final String namespaceName) {
     this.namespaceName = namespaceName;
     this.nsDescriptor = null;
     this.traceEnabled = null;
diff --git a/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/master/procedure/DeleteTableProcedure.java b/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/master/procedure/DeleteTableProcedure.java
index 38b83a28d2e..44dde9eca07 100644
--- a/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/master/procedure/DeleteTableProcedure.java
+++ b/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/master/procedure/DeleteTableProcedure.java
@@ -74,13 +74,12 @@ public class DeleteTableProcedure
     syncLatch = null;
   }
 
-  public DeleteTableProcedure(final MasterProcedureEnv env, final TableName tableName)
-      throws IOException {
+  public DeleteTableProcedure(final MasterProcedureEnv env, final TableName tableName) {
     this(env, tableName, null);
   }
 
   public DeleteTableProcedure(final MasterProcedureEnv env, final TableName tableName,
-      final ProcedurePrepareLatch syncLatch) throws IOException {
+      final ProcedurePrepareLatch syncLatch) {
     this.tableName = tableName;
     this.user = env.getRequestUser().getUGI();
     this.setOwner(this.user.getShortUserName());
diff --git a/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/master/procedure/DisableTableProcedure.java b/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/master/procedure/DisableTableProcedure.java
index 9491fb159c4..185c0d0b096 100644
--- a/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/master/procedure/DisableTableProcedure.java
+++ b/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/master/procedure/DisableTableProcedure.java
@@ -83,12 +83,9 @@ public class DisableTableProcedure
    * @param env MasterProcedureEnv
    * @param tableName the table to operate on
    * @param skipTableStateCheck whether to check table state
-   * @throws IOException
    */
-  public DisableTableProcedure(
-      final MasterProcedureEnv env,
-      final TableName tableName,
-      final boolean skipTableStateCheck) throws IOException {
+  public DisableTableProcedure(final MasterProcedureEnv env, final TableName tableName,
+      final boolean skipTableStateCheck) {
     this(env, tableName, skipTableStateCheck, null);
   }
 
@@ -97,13 +94,9 @@ public class DisableTableProcedure
    * @param env MasterProcedureEnv
    * @param tableName the table to operate on
    * @param skipTableStateCheck whether to check table state
-   * @throws IOException
    */
-  public DisableTableProcedure(
-      final MasterProcedureEnv env,
-      final TableName tableName,
-      final boolean skipTableStateCheck,
-      final ProcedurePrepareLatch syncLatch) throws IOException {
+  public DisableTableProcedure(final MasterProcedureEnv env, final TableName tableName,
+      final boolean skipTableStateCheck, final ProcedurePrepareLatch syncLatch) {
     this.tableName = tableName;
     this.skipTableStateCheck = skipTableStateCheck;
     this.user = env.getRequestUser().getUGI();
diff --git a/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/master/procedure/EnableTableProcedure.java b/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/master/procedure/EnableTableProcedure.java
index e7d66852a17..14f68e2fbc0 100644
--- a/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/master/procedure/EnableTableProcedure.java
+++ b/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/master/procedure/EnableTableProcedure.java
@@ -82,12 +82,9 @@ public class EnableTableProcedure
    * @param env MasterProcedureEnv
    * @param tableName the table to operate on
    * @param skipTableStateCheck whether to check table state
-   * @throws IOException
    */
-  public EnableTableProcedure(
-      final MasterProcedureEnv env,
-      final TableName tableName,
-      final boolean skipTableStateCheck) throws IOException {
+  public EnableTableProcedure(final MasterProcedureEnv env, final TableName tableName,
+      final boolean skipTableStateCheck) {
     this(env, tableName, skipTableStateCheck, null);
   }
 
@@ -96,13 +93,9 @@ public class EnableTableProcedure
    * @param env MasterProcedureEnv
    * @param tableName the table to operate on
    * @param skipTableStateCheck whether to check table state
-   * @throws IOException
    */
-  public EnableTableProcedure(
-      final MasterProcedureEnv env,
-      final TableName tableName,
-      final boolean skipTableStateCheck,
-      final ProcedurePrepareLatch syncLatch) throws IOException {
+  public EnableTableProcedure(final MasterProcedureEnv env, final TableName tableName,
+      final boolean skipTableStateCheck, final ProcedurePrepareLatch syncLatch) {
     this.tableName = tableName;
     this.skipTableStateCheck = skipTableStateCheck;
     this.user = env.getRequestUser().getUGI();
diff --git a/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/master/procedure/MasterProcedureEnv.java b/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/master/procedure/MasterProcedureEnv.java
index 090b8ccc5da..3911f54790a 100644
--- a/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/master/procedure/MasterProcedureEnv.java
+++ b/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/master/procedure/MasterProcedureEnv.java
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.procedure2.Procedure;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.procedure2.store.ProcedureStore;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.procedure2.store.wal.WALProcedureStore;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.security.User;
-import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.security.UserProvider;
+import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.security.Superusers;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.util.CancelableProgressable;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.util.FSUtils;
 
@@ -96,10 +96,10 @@ public class MasterProcedureEnv {
       master.getTableLockManager());
   }
 
-  public User getRequestUser() throws IOException {
+  public User getRequestUser() {
     User user = RpcServer.getRequestUser();
     if (user == null) {
-      user = UserProvider.instantiate(getMasterConfiguration()).getCurrent();
+      user = Superusers.getSystemUser();
     }
     return user;
   }
diff --git a/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/master/procedure/ModifyColumnFamilyProcedure.java b/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/master/procedure/ModifyColumnFamilyProcedure.java
index fd212eb22ce..5e81dbf9414 100644
--- a/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/master/procedure/ModifyColumnFamilyProcedure.java
+++ b/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/master/procedure/ModifyColumnFamilyProcedure.java
@@ -64,10 +64,8 @@ public class ModifyColumnFamilyProcedure
     this.traceEnabled = null;
   }
 
-  public ModifyColumnFamilyProcedure(
-      final MasterProcedureEnv env,
-      final TableName tableName,
-      final HColumnDescriptor cfDescriptor) throws IOException {
+  public ModifyColumnFamilyProcedure(final MasterProcedureEnv env, final TableName tableName,
+      final HColumnDescriptor cfDescriptor) {
     this.tableName = tableName;
     this.cfDescriptor = cfDescriptor;
     this.user = env.getRequestUser().getUGI();
diff --git a/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/master/procedure/ModifyNamespaceProcedure.java b/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/master/procedure/ModifyNamespaceProcedure.java
index d8b1bedc9f7..5d9548bdd65 100644
--- a/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/master/procedure/ModifyNamespaceProcedure.java
+++ b/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/master/procedure/ModifyNamespaceProcedure.java
@@ -55,9 +55,8 @@ public class ModifyNamespaceProcedure
     this.traceEnabled = null;
   }
 
-  public ModifyNamespaceProcedure(
-      final MasterProcedureEnv env,
-      final NamespaceDescriptor newNsDescriptor) throws IOException {
+  public ModifyNamespaceProcedure(final MasterProcedureEnv env,
+      final NamespaceDescriptor newNsDescriptor) {
     this.oldNsDescriptor = null;
     this.newNsDescriptor = newNsDescriptor;
     this.traceEnabled = null;
diff --git a/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/master/procedure/ModifyTableProcedure.java b/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/master/procedure/ModifyTableProcedure.java
index f1f64571893..b04a6383f23 100644
--- a/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/master/procedure/ModifyTableProcedure.java
+++ b/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/master/procedure/ModifyTableProcedure.java
@@ -72,9 +72,7 @@ public class ModifyTableProcedure
     initilize();
   }
 
-  public ModifyTableProcedure(
-    final MasterProcedureEnv env,
-    final HTableDescriptor htd) throws IOException {
+  public ModifyTableProcedure(final MasterProcedureEnv env, final HTableDescriptor htd) {
     initilize();
     this.modifiedHTableDescriptor = htd;
     this.user = env.getRequestUser().getUGI();
diff --git a/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/master/procedure/TruncateTableProcedure.java b/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/master/procedure/TruncateTableProcedure.java
index 3623f35fa73..3a3739d068a 100644
--- a/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/master/procedure/TruncateTableProcedure.java
+++ b/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/master/procedure/TruncateTableProcedure.java
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ public class TruncateTableProcedure
   }
 
   public TruncateTableProcedure(final MasterProcedureEnv env, final TableName tableName,
-      boolean preserveSplits) throws IOException {
+      boolean preserveSplits) {
     this.tableName = tableName;
     this.preserveSplits = preserveSplits;
     this.user = env.getRequestUser().getUGI();