diff --git a/hbase-client/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/security/visibility/VisibilityClient.java b/hbase-client/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/security/visibility/VisibilityClient.java
index d99f45429d4..dbcc13f0de0 100644
--- a/hbase-client/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/security/visibility/VisibilityClient.java
+++ b/hbase-client/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/security/visibility/VisibilityClient.java
@@ -259,9 +259,7 @@ public class VisibilityClient {
    */
   public static ListLabelsResponse listLabels(Connection connection, final String regex)
       throws Throwable {
-    Table table = null;
-    try {
-      table = connection.getTable(LABELS_TABLE_NAME);
+    try (Table table = connection.getTable(LABELS_TABLE_NAME)) {
       Batch.Call<VisibilityLabelsService, ListLabelsResponse> callable =
           new Batch.Call<VisibilityLabelsService, ListLabelsResponse>() {
             ServerRpcController controller = new ServerRpcController();
@@ -289,14 +287,6 @@ public class VisibilityClient {
       return result.values().iterator().next(); // There will be exactly one region for labels
       // table and so one entry in result Map.
     }
-    finally {
-      if (table != null) {
-        table.close();
-      }
-      if (connection != null) {
-        connection.close();
-      }
-    }
   }
 
   /**