diff --git a/framework/include/partitioner/LibmeshPartitioner.h b/framework/include/partitioner/LibmeshPartitioner.h
index dee62db3ec93..5c04e5c5db85 100644
--- a/framework/include/partitioner/LibmeshPartitioner.h
+++ b/framework/include/partitioner/LibmeshPartitioner.h
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ class LibmeshPartitioner : public MoosePartitioner
   LibmeshPartitioner(const InputParameters & params);
   virtual ~LibmeshPartitioner();
 
-  virtual Partitioner * getPartitioner();
   virtual UniquePtr<Partitioner> clone() const;
 protected:
   virtual void _do_partition(MeshBase & mesh, const unsigned int n);
diff --git a/framework/include/partitioner/MoosePartitioner.h b/framework/include/partitioner/MoosePartitioner.h
index b166e3112c8b..441195d79423 100644
--- a/framework/include/partitioner/MoosePartitioner.h
+++ b/framework/include/partitioner/MoosePartitioner.h
@@ -42,8 +42,6 @@ class MoosePartitioner :
 public:
   MoosePartitioner(const InputParameters & params);
   virtual ~MoosePartitioner();
-
-  virtual Partitioner * getPartitioner();
 };
 
 #endif /* MOOSEPARTITIONER_H */
diff --git a/framework/src/actions/PartitionerAction.C b/framework/src/actions/PartitionerAction.C
index fc92697108a8..fd2ef490bbbc 100644
--- a/framework/src/actions/PartitionerAction.C
+++ b/framework/src/actions/PartitionerAction.C
@@ -35,5 +35,5 @@ PartitionerAction::act()
 {
   _mesh->setIsCustomPartitionerRequested(true);
   MooseSharedPointer<MoosePartitioner> mp = MooseSharedNamespace::static_pointer_cast<MoosePartitioner>(_factory.create(_type, _name, _moose_object_pars));
-  _mesh->setCustomPartitioner(mp->getPartitioner());
+  _mesh->setCustomPartitioner(mp.get());
 }
diff --git a/framework/src/partitioner/LibmeshPartitioner.C b/framework/src/partitioner/LibmeshPartitioner.C
index 10860e92a0bd..360ec86ffea8 100644
--- a/framework/src/partitioner/LibmeshPartitioner.C
+++ b/framework/src/partitioner/LibmeshPartitioner.C
@@ -77,12 +77,6 @@ LibmeshPartitioner::~LibmeshPartitioner()
 {
 }
 
-Partitioner *
-LibmeshPartitioner::getPartitioner()
-{
-  return _partitioner;
-}
-
 UniquePtr<Partitioner>
 LibmeshPartitioner::clone() const
 {
@@ -131,4 +125,5 @@ LibmeshPartitioner::clone() const
 void
 LibmeshPartitioner::_do_partition(MeshBase & mesh, const unsigned int n)
 {
+  _partitioner->_do_partition(mesh, n);
 }
diff --git a/framework/src/partitioner/MoosePartitioner.C b/framework/src/partitioner/MoosePartitioner.C
index 76d180dfaf84..6073a4b8c38f 100644
--- a/framework/src/partitioner/MoosePartitioner.C
+++ b/framework/src/partitioner/MoosePartitioner.C
@@ -34,9 +34,3 @@ MoosePartitioner::MoosePartitioner(const InputParameters & params) :
 MoosePartitioner::~MoosePartitioner()
 {
 }
-
-Partitioner *
-MoosePartitioner::getPartitioner()
-{
-  return this;
-}