diff --git a/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/regionserver/StoreScanner.java b/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/regionserver/StoreScanner.java
index e79772c74bb..6818af946f5 100644
--- a/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/regionserver/StoreScanner.java
+++ b/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/regionserver/StoreScanner.java
@@ -233,8 +233,6 @@ public class StoreScanner extends NonReversedNonLazyKeyValueScanner
           earliestPutTs, oldestUnexpiredTS, dropDeletesFromRow, dropDeletesToRow);
     }
 
-    this.store.addChangedReaderObserver(this);
-
     // Filter the list of scanners using Bloom filters, time range, TTL, etc.
     scanners = selectScannersFrom(scanners);