diff --git a/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/filter/FilterList.java b/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/filter/FilterList.java
index d5b6a370685..577869c47ac 100644
--- a/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/filter/FilterList.java
+++ b/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/filter/FilterList.java
@@ -204,9 +204,6 @@ public class FilterList extends Filter {
         switch (code) {
         case INCLUDE:
           continue;
-        case NEXT_ROW:
-        case SKIP:
-          return ReturnCode.SKIP;
         default:
           return code;
         }