diff --git a/hbase-client/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/client/ColumnFamilyDescriptorBuilder.java b/hbase-client/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/client/ColumnFamilyDescriptorBuilder.java
index 88699d793af..0fb0a27660e 100644
--- a/hbase-client/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/client/ColumnFamilyDescriptorBuilder.java
+++ b/hbase-client/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/client/ColumnFamilyDescriptorBuilder.java
@@ -299,7 +299,11 @@ public class ColumnFamilyDescriptorBuilder {
     DEFAULT_VALUES.put(CACHE_BLOOMS_ON_WRITE, String.valueOf(DEFAULT_CACHE_BLOOMS_ON_WRITE));
     DEFAULT_VALUES.put(EVICT_BLOCKS_ON_CLOSE, String.valueOf(DEFAULT_EVICT_BLOCKS_ON_CLOSE));
     DEFAULT_VALUES.put(PREFETCH_BLOCKS_ON_OPEN, String.valueOf(DEFAULT_PREFETCH_BLOCKS_ON_OPEN));
-    DEFAULT_VALUES.put(NEW_VERSION_BEHAVIOR, String.valueOf(DEFAULT_NEW_VERSION_BEHAVIOR));
+    // Do NOT add this key/value by default. NEW_VERSION_BEHAVIOR is NOT defined in hbase1 so
+    // it is not possible to make an hbase1 HCD the same as an hbase2 HCD and so the replication
+    // compare of schemas will fail. It is OK not adding the below to the initial map because of
+    // fetch of this value, we will check for null and if null will return the default.
+    // DEFAULT_VALUES.put(NEW_VERSION_BEHAVIOR, String.valueOf(DEFAULT_NEW_VERSION_BEHAVIOR));
     DEFAULT_VALUES.keySet().forEach(s -> RESERVED_KEYWORDS.add(new Bytes(Bytes.toBytes(s))));
     RESERVED_KEYWORDS.add(new Bytes(Bytes.toBytes(ENCRYPTION)));
     RESERVED_KEYWORDS.add(new Bytes(Bytes.toBytes(ENCRYPTION_KEY)));