diff --git a/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/master/SplitLogManager.java b/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/master/SplitLogManager.java
index 465a59367ca..f628841cb4f 100644
--- a/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/master/SplitLogManager.java
+++ b/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/master/SplitLogManager.java
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ public class SplitLogManager {
     return server.getCoordinatedStateManager().getSplitLogManagerCoordination();
   }
 
-  private FileStatus[] getFileList(List<Path> logDirs, PathFilter filter) throws IOException {
+  private List<FileStatus> getFileList(List<Path> logDirs, PathFilter filter) throws IOException {
     return getFileList(conf, logDirs, filter);
   }
 
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ public class SplitLogManager {
    * {@link org.apache.hadoop.hbase.wal.WALSplitter#split(Path, Path, Path, FileSystem,
    *     Configuration, org.apache.hadoop.hbase.wal.WALFactory)} for tests.
    */
-  public static FileStatus[] getFileList(final Configuration conf, final List<Path> logDirs,
+  public static List<FileStatus> getFileList(final Configuration conf, final List<Path> logDirs,
       final PathFilter filter)
       throws IOException {
     List<FileStatus> fileStatus = new ArrayList<>();
@@ -180,8 +180,8 @@ public class SplitLogManager {
         Collections.addAll(fileStatus, logfiles);
       }
     }
-    FileStatus[] a = new FileStatus[fileStatus.size()];
-    return fileStatus.toArray(a);
+
+    return fileStatus;
   }
 
   /**
@@ -239,11 +239,11 @@ public class SplitLogManager {
     long totalSize = 0;
     TaskBatch batch = null;
     long startTime = 0;
-    FileStatus[] logfiles = getFileList(logDirs, filter);
-    if (logfiles.length != 0) {
+    List<FileStatus> logfiles = getFileList(logDirs, filter);
+    if (!logfiles.isEmpty()) {
       status.setStatus("Checking directory contents...");
       SplitLogCounters.tot_mgr_log_split_batch_start.increment();
-      LOG.info("Started splitting " + logfiles.length + " logs in " + logDirs +
+      LOG.info("Started splitting " + logfiles.size() + " logs in " + logDirs +
           " for " + serverNames);
       startTime = EnvironmentEdgeManager.currentTime();
       batch = new TaskBatch();
diff --git a/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/master/SplitWALManager.java b/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/master/SplitWALManager.java
index 48c19c24ed0..aa91c84cb67 100644
--- a/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/master/SplitWALManager.java
+++ b/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/master/SplitWALManager.java
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@ import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.procedure2.ProcedureSuspendedException;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.util.CommonFSUtils;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.wal.AbstractFSWALProvider;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.wal.WALSplitUtil;
-import org.apache.hbase.thirdparty.com.google.common.collect.Lists;
 import org.apache.yetus.audience.InterfaceAudience;
 import org.slf4j.Logger;
 import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
@@ -107,10 +106,10 @@ public class SplitWALManager {
   public List<FileStatus> getWALsToSplit(ServerName serverName, boolean splitMeta)
       throws IOException {
     List<Path> logDirs = master.getMasterWalManager().getLogDirs(Collections.singleton(serverName));
-    FileStatus[] fileStatuses =
-        SplitLogManager.getFileList(this.conf, logDirs, splitMeta ? META_FILTER : NON_META_FILTER);
-    LOG.info("{} WAL count={}, meta={}", serverName, fileStatuses.length, splitMeta);
-    return Lists.newArrayList(fileStatuses);
+    List<FileStatus> fileStatuses =
+      SplitLogManager.getFileList(this.conf, logDirs, splitMeta ? META_FILTER : NON_META_FILTER);
+    LOG.info("{} WAL count={}, meta={}", serverName, fileStatuses.size(), splitMeta);
+    return fileStatuses;
   }
 
   private Path getWALSplitDir(ServerName serverName) {
diff --git a/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/wal/WALSplitter.java b/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/wal/WALSplitter.java
index 6616a116b8b..ed684868cdd 100644
--- a/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/wal/WALSplitter.java
+++ b/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/wal/WALSplitter.java
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.TreeMap;
 import java.util.concurrent.ConcurrentHashMap;
 import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicReference;
-import org.apache.commons.lang3.ArrayUtils;
 import org.apache.hadoop.conf.Configuration;
 import org.apache.hadoop.fs.FileStatus;
 import org.apache.hadoop.fs.FileSystem;
@@ -217,17 +216,16 @@ public class WALSplitter {
     Path rootDir = CommonFSUtils.getRootDir(conf);
     FileSystem rootFS = rootDir.getFileSystem(conf);
     WALSplitter splitter = new WALSplitter(factory, conf, walRootDir, walFS, rootDir, rootFS);
-    final FileStatus[] wals =
+    final List<FileStatus> wals =
       SplitLogManager.getFileList(conf, Collections.singletonList(walsDir), null);
     List<Path> splits = new ArrayList<>();
-    if (ArrayUtils.isNotEmpty(wals)) {
+    if (!wals.isEmpty()) {
       for (FileStatus wal: wals) {
         SplitWALResult splitWALResult = splitter.splitWAL(wal, null);
         if (splitWALResult.isFinished()) {
           WALSplitUtil.archive(wal.getPath(), splitWALResult.isCorrupt(), archiveDir, walFS, conf);
-          if (splitter.outputSink.splits != null) {
-            splits.addAll(splitter.outputSink.splits);
-          }
+          //splitter.outputSink.splits is mark as final, do not need null check
+          splits.addAll(splitter.outputSink.splits);
         }
       }
     }