diff --git a/ql/src/java/org/apache/hadoop/hive/ql/txn/compactor/StatsUpdater.java b/ql/src/java/org/apache/hadoop/hive/ql/txn/compactor/StatsUpdater.java
index 1c4964be3a55..ed2659ab848b 100644
--- a/ql/src/java/org/apache/hadoop/hive/ql/txn/compactor/StatsUpdater.java
+++ b/ql/src/java/org/apache/hadoop/hive/ql/txn/compactor/StatsUpdater.java
@@ -74,7 +74,6 @@ public void gatherStats(CompactionInfo ci, HiveConf conf, String userName, Strin
             }
             sb.append(" compute statistics");
             LOG.info(ci + ": running '" + sb + "'");
-            statusUpdaterConf.setVar(HiveConf.ConfVars.METASTOREURIS, "");
             if (compactionQueueName != null && compactionQueueName.length() > 0) {
                 statusUpdaterConf.set(TezConfiguration.TEZ_QUEUE_NAME, compactionQueueName);
             }