diff --git a/hbase-client/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/security/HBaseSaslRpcClient.java b/hbase-client/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/security/HBaseSaslRpcClient.java
index f9350edcf01..93ad9245f65 100644
--- a/hbase-client/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/security/HBaseSaslRpcClient.java
+++ b/hbase-client/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/security/HBaseSaslRpcClient.java
@@ -145,14 +145,6 @@ public class HBaseSaslRpcClient extends AbstractHBaseSaslRpcClient {
         }
       }
 
-      try {
-        readStatus(inStream);
-      } catch (IOException e) {
-        if (e instanceof RemoteException) {
-          LOG.debug("Sasl connection failed: ", e);
-          throw e;
-        }
-      }
       if (LOG.isDebugEnabled()) {
         LOG.debug("SASL client context established. Negotiated QoP: "
           + saslClient.getNegotiatedProperty(Sasl.QOP));
diff --git a/hbase-client/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/security/TestHBaseSaslRpcClient.java b/hbase-client/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/security/TestHBaseSaslRpcClient.java
index 8d82ba538bd..60bd80fb58f 100644
--- a/hbase-client/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/security/TestHBaseSaslRpcClient.java
+++ b/hbase-client/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/security/TestHBaseSaslRpcClient.java
@@ -50,10 +50,8 @@ import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.testclassification.SmallTests;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.util.Bytes;
 import org.apache.hadoop.io.DataInputBuffer;
 import org.apache.hadoop.io.DataOutputBuffer;
-import org.apache.hadoop.io.WritableUtils;
 import org.apache.hadoop.security.token.Token;
 import org.apache.hadoop.security.token.TokenIdentifier;
-import org.junit.Assert;
 import org.junit.ClassRule;
 import org.junit.Rule;
 import org.junit.Test;
@@ -307,32 +305,4 @@ public class TestHBaseSaslRpcClient {
   private Token<? extends TokenIdentifier> createTokenMock() {
     return mock(Token.class);
   }
-
-  @Test(expected = IOException.class)
-  public void testFailedEvaluateResponse() throws IOException {
-    // prep mockin the SaslClient
-    SimpleSaslClientAuthenticationProvider mockProvider =
-      Mockito.mock(SimpleSaslClientAuthenticationProvider.class);
-    SaslClient mockClient = Mockito.mock(SaslClient.class);
-    Assert.assertNotNull(mockProvider);
-    Assert.assertNotNull(mockClient);
-    Mockito.when(mockProvider.createClient(Mockito.any(), Mockito.any(), Mockito.any(),
-      Mockito.any(), Mockito.anyBoolean(), Mockito.any())).thenReturn(mockClient);
-    HBaseSaslRpcClient rpcClient = new HBaseSaslRpcClient(HBaseConfiguration.create(), mockProvider,
-      createTokenMock(), Mockito.mock(InetAddress.class), Mockito.mock(SecurityInfo.class), false);
-
-    // simulate getting an error from a failed saslServer.evaluateResponse
-    DataOutputBuffer errorBuffer = new DataOutputBuffer();
-    errorBuffer.writeInt(SaslStatus.ERROR.state);
-    WritableUtils.writeString(errorBuffer, IOException.class.getName());
-    WritableUtils.writeString(errorBuffer, "Invalid Token");
-
-    DataInputBuffer in = new DataInputBuffer();
-    in.reset(errorBuffer.getData(), 0, errorBuffer.getLength());
-    DataOutputBuffer out = new DataOutputBuffer();
-
-    // simulate that authentication exchange has completed quickly after sending the token
-    Mockito.when(mockClient.isComplete()).thenReturn(true);
-    rpcClient.saslConnect(in, out);
-  }
 }