diff --git a/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/util/DiskChecker.java b/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/util/DiskChecker.java
index 8563232..2c73af8 100644
--- a/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/util/DiskChecker.java
+++ b/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/util/DiskChecker.java
@@ -19,23 +19,14 @@
 package org.apache.hadoop.util;
 
 import java.io.File;
-import java.io.FileNotFoundException;
-import java.io.FileOutputStream;
 import java.io.IOException;
-import java.util.UUID;
-import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicReference;
 
-import com.google.common.annotations.VisibleForTesting;
-import org.apache.commons.io.FileUtils;
 import org.apache.hadoop.classification.InterfaceAudience;
 import org.apache.hadoop.classification.InterfaceStability;
 import org.apache.hadoop.fs.FileUtil;
 import org.apache.hadoop.fs.LocalFileSystem;
 import org.apache.hadoop.fs.Path;
 import org.apache.hadoop.fs.permission.FsPermission;
-import org.apache.hadoop.io.IOUtils;
-import org.slf4j.Logger;
-import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
 
 /**
  * Class that provides utility functions for checking disk problem
@@ -43,8 +34,6 @@
 @InterfaceAudience.Private
 @InterfaceStability.Unstable
 public class DiskChecker {
-  public static final Logger LOG = LoggerFactory.getLogger(DiskChecker.class);
-
   public static class DiskErrorException extends IOException {
     public DiskErrorException(String msg) {
       super(msg);
@@ -60,12 +49,7 @@
       super(msg);
     }
   }
-
-  // Provider that abstracts some FileOutputStream operations for
-  // testability.
-  private static AtomicReference<FileIoProvider> fileIoProvider =
-      new AtomicReference<FileIoProvider>(new DefaultFileIoProvider());
-
+      
   /**
    * Create the directory if it doesn't exist and check that dir is readable,
    * writable and executable
@@ -79,7 +63,6 @@
                                    + dir.toString());
     }
     checkAccessByFileMethods(dir);
-    doDiskIo(dir);
   }
 
   /**
@@ -97,7 +80,6 @@
   throws DiskErrorException, IOException {
     mkdirsWithExistsAndPermissionCheck(localFS, dir, expected);
     checkAccessByFileMethods(localFS.pathToFile(dir));
-    doDiskIo(localFS.pathToFile(dir));
   }
 
   /**
@@ -191,143 +173,4 @@
     if (created || !localFS.getFileStatus(dir).getPermission().equals(expected))
       localFS.setPermission(dir, expected);
   }
-
-  // State related to running disk IO checks.
-  private static final String DISK_IO_FILE_PREFIX =
-      "DiskChecker.OK_TO_DELETE_.";
-
-  @VisibleForTesting
-  static final int DISK_IO_MAX_ITERATIONS = 3;
-
-  /**
-   * Performs some disk IO by writing to a new file in the given directory
-   * and sync'ing file contents to disk.
-   *
-   * This increases the likelihood of catching catastrophic disk/controller
-   * failures sooner.
-   *
-   * @param dir directory to be checked.
-   * @throws DiskErrorException if we hit an error while trying to perform
-   *         disk IO against the file.
-   */
-  private static void doDiskIo(File dir) throws DiskErrorException {
-    try {
-      IOException ioe = null;
-
-      for (int i = 0; i < DISK_IO_MAX_ITERATIONS; ++i) {
-        final File file = getFileNameForDiskIoCheck(dir, i+1);
-        try {
-          diskIoCheckWithoutNativeIo(file);
-          return;
-        } catch (IOException e) {
-          // Let's retry a few times before we really give up and
-          // declare the disk as bad.
-          ioe = e;
-        }
-      }
-      throw ioe;  // Just rethrow the last exception to signal failure.
-    } catch(IOException e) {
-      throw new DiskErrorException("Error checking directory " + dir, e);
-    }
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * Try to perform some disk IO by writing to the given file
-   * without using Native IO.
-   *
-   * @param file
-   * @throws IOException if there was a non-retriable error.
-   */
-  private static void diskIoCheckWithoutNativeIo(File file)
-      throws IOException {
-    FileOutputStream fos = null;
-
-    try {
-      final FileIoProvider provider = fileIoProvider.get();
-      fos = provider.get(file);
-      provider.write(fos, new byte[1]);
-      fos.getFD().sync();
-      fos.close();
-      fos = null;
-      if (!file.delete() && file.exists()) {
-        throw new IOException("Failed to delete " + file);
-      }
-      file = null;
-    } finally {
-      IOUtils.cleanup(null, fos);
-      FileUtils.deleteQuietly(file);
-    }
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * Generate a path name for a test file under the given directory.
-   *
-   * @return file object.
-   */
-  @VisibleForTesting
-  static File getFileNameForDiskIoCheck(File dir, int iterationCount) {
-    if (iterationCount < DISK_IO_MAX_ITERATIONS) {
-      // Use file names of the format prefix.001 by default.
-      return new File(dir,
-          DISK_IO_FILE_PREFIX + String.format("%03d", iterationCount));
-    } else {
-      // If the first few checks then fail, try using a randomly generated
-      // file name.
-      return new File(dir, DISK_IO_FILE_PREFIX + UUID.randomUUID());
-    }
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * An interface that abstracts operations on {@link FileOutputStream}
-   * objects for testability.
-   */
-  interface FileIoProvider {
-    FileOutputStream get(File f) throws FileNotFoundException;
-    void write(FileOutputStream fos, byte[] data) throws IOException;
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * The default implementation of {@link FileIoProvider}.
-   */
-  private static class DefaultFileIoProvider implements FileIoProvider {
-    /**
-     * See {@link FileOutputStream#FileOutputStream(File)}.
-     */
-    @Override
-    public FileOutputStream get(File f) throws FileNotFoundException {
-      return new FileOutputStream(f);
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * See {@link FileOutputStream#write(byte[])}.
-     */
-    @Override
-    public void write(FileOutputStream fos, byte[] data) throws IOException {
-      fos.write(data);
-    }
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * Replace the {@link FileIoProvider} for tests.
-   * This method MUST NOT be used outside of unit tests.
-   *
-   * @param newFosProvider
-   * @return the old FileIoProvider.
-   */
-  @VisibleForTesting
-  static FileIoProvider replaceFileOutputStreamProvider(
-      FileIoProvider newFosProvider) {
-    return fileIoProvider.getAndSet(newFosProvider);
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * Retrieve the current {@link FileIoProvider}.
-   * This method MUST NOT be used outside of unit tests.
-   *
-   * @return the current FileIoProvider.
-   */
-  @VisibleForTesting
-  static FileIoProvider getFileOutputStreamProvider() {
-    return fileIoProvider.get();
-  }
 }
diff --git a/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-common/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/util/TestDiskChecker.java b/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-common/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/util/TestDiskChecker.java
index 43bd183..5ab1313 100644
--- a/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-common/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/util/TestDiskChecker.java
+++ b/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-common/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/util/TestDiskChecker.java
@@ -18,11 +18,7 @@
 package org.apache.hadoop.util;
 
 import java.io.*;
-import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicInteger;
 
-import org.apache.hadoop.util.DiskChecker.FileIoProvider;
-import org.junit.After;
-import org.junit.Before;
 import org.junit.Test;
 import static org.junit.Assert.*;
 
@@ -38,46 +34,27 @@
 import org.apache.hadoop.fs.permission.FsPermission;
 import org.apache.hadoop.util.DiskChecker.DiskErrorException;
 import org.apache.hadoop.util.Shell;
-import org.slf4j.Logger;
-import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
 
 public class TestDiskChecker {
-  public static final Logger LOG =
-      LoggerFactory.getLogger(TestDiskChecker.class);
+  final FsPermission defaultPerm = new FsPermission("755");
+  final FsPermission invalidPerm = new FsPermission("000");
 
-  private final FsPermission defaultPerm = new FsPermission("755");
-  private final FsPermission invalidPerm = new FsPermission("000");
-
-  private FileIoProvider fileIoProvider = null;
-
-  @Before
-  public void setup() {
-    // Some tests replace the static field DiskChecker#fileIoProvider.
-    // Cache it so we can restore it after each test completes.
-    fileIoProvider = DiskChecker.getFileOutputStreamProvider();
-  }
-
-  @After
-  public void cleanup() {
-    DiskChecker.replaceFileOutputStreamProvider(fileIoProvider);
-  }
-
-  @Test(timeout = 30000)
+  @Test (timeout = 30000)
   public void testMkdirs_dirExists() throws Throwable {
     _mkdirs(true, defaultPerm, defaultPerm);
   }
 
-  @Test(timeout = 30000)
+  @Test (timeout = 30000)
   public void testMkdirs_noDir() throws Throwable {
     _mkdirs(false, defaultPerm, defaultPerm);
   }
 
-  @Test(timeout = 30000)
+  @Test (timeout = 30000)
   public void testMkdirs_dirExists_badUmask() throws Throwable {
     _mkdirs(true, defaultPerm, invalidPerm);
   }
 
-  @Test(timeout = 30000)
+  @Test (timeout = 30000)
   public void testMkdirs_noDir_badUmask() throws Throwable {
     _mkdirs(false, defaultPerm, invalidPerm);
   }
@@ -102,33 +79,34 @@
         verify(fs).getFileStatus(dir);
         verify(stat).getPermission();
       }
-    } catch (DiskErrorException e) {
+    }
+    catch (DiskErrorException e) {
       if (before != after)
         assertTrue(e.getMessage().startsWith("Incorrect permission"));
     }
   }
 
-  @Test(timeout = 30000)
+  @Test (timeout = 30000)
   public void testCheckDir_normal() throws Throwable {
     _checkDirs(true, new FsPermission("755"), true);
   }
 
-  @Test(timeout = 30000)
+  @Test (timeout = 30000)
   public void testCheckDir_notDir() throws Throwable {
     _checkDirs(false, new FsPermission("000"), false);
   }
 
-  @Test(timeout = 30000)
+  @Test (timeout = 30000)
   public void testCheckDir_notReadable() throws Throwable {
     _checkDirs(true, new FsPermission("000"), false);
   }
 
-  @Test(timeout = 30000)
+  @Test (timeout = 30000)
   public void testCheckDir_notWritable() throws Throwable {
     _checkDirs(true, new FsPermission("444"), false);
   }
 
-  @Test(timeout = 30000)
+  @Test (timeout = 30000)
   public void testCheckDir_notListable() throws Throwable {
     _checkDirs(true, new FsPermission("666"), false);   // not listable
   }
@@ -141,15 +119,13 @@
       localDir.mkdir();
     }
     Shell.execCommand(Shell.getSetPermissionCommand(String.format("%04o",
-        perm.toShort()), false, localDir.getAbsolutePath()));
+      perm.toShort()), false, localDir.getAbsolutePath()));
     try {
       DiskChecker.checkDir(FileSystem.getLocal(new Configuration()),
-          new Path(localDir.getAbsolutePath()), perm);
-      assertTrue("checkDir success, expected failure", success);
+        new Path(localDir.getAbsolutePath()), perm);
+      assertTrue("checkDir success", success);
     } catch (DiskErrorException e) {
-      if (success) {
-        throw e; // Unexpected exception!
-      }
+      assertFalse("checkDir success", success);
     }
     localDir.delete();
   }
@@ -159,27 +135,27 @@
    * permission for result of mapper.
    */
 
-  @Test(timeout = 30000)
+  @Test (timeout = 30000)
   public void testCheckDir_normal_local() throws Throwable {
     _checkDirs(true, "755", true);
   }
 
-  @Test(timeout = 30000)
+  @Test (timeout = 30000)
   public void testCheckDir_notDir_local() throws Throwable {
     _checkDirs(false, "000", false);
   }
 
-  @Test(timeout = 30000)
+  @Test (timeout = 30000)
   public void testCheckDir_notReadable_local() throws Throwable {
     _checkDirs(true, "000", false);
   }
 
-  @Test(timeout = 30000)
+  @Test (timeout = 30000)
   public void testCheckDir_notWritable_local() throws Throwable {
     _checkDirs(true, "444", false);
   }
 
-  @Test(timeout = 30000)
+  @Test (timeout = 30000)
   public void testCheckDir_notListable_local() throws Throwable {
     _checkDirs(true, "666", false);
   }
@@ -192,116 +168,16 @@
       localDir.mkdir();
     }
     Shell.execCommand(Shell.getSetPermissionCommand(perm, false,
-        localDir.getAbsolutePath()));
+                                                    localDir.getAbsolutePath()));
     try {
       DiskChecker.checkDir(localDir);
-      assertTrue("checkDir success, expected failure", success);
+      assertTrue("checkDir success", success);
     } catch (DiskErrorException e) {
-      if (success) {
-        throw e; // Unexpected exception!
-      }
+      e.printStackTrace();
+      assertFalse("checkDir success", success);
     }
     localDir.delete();
-  }
+    System.out.println("checkDir success: " + success);
 
-  /**
-   * Verify DiskChecker ignores at least 2 transient file creation errors.
-   */
-  @Test(timeout = 30000)
-  public void testDiskIoIgnoresTransientCreateErrors() throws Throwable {
-    DiskChecker.replaceFileOutputStreamProvider(new TestFileIoProvider(
-        DiskChecker.DISK_IO_MAX_ITERATIONS - 1, 0));
-    _checkDirs(true, "755", true);
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * Verify DiskChecker bails after 3 file creation errors.
-   */
-  @Test(timeout = 30000)
-  public void testDiskIoDetectsCreateErrors() throws Throwable {
-    DiskChecker.replaceFileOutputStreamProvider(new TestFileIoProvider(
-        DiskChecker.DISK_IO_MAX_ITERATIONS, 0));
-    _checkDirs(true, "755", false);
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * Verify DiskChecker ignores at least 2 transient file write errors.
-   */
-  @Test(timeout = 30000)
-  public void testDiskIoIgnoresTransientWriteErrors() throws Throwable {
-    DiskChecker.replaceFileOutputStreamProvider(new TestFileIoProvider(
-        0, DiskChecker.DISK_IO_MAX_ITERATIONS - 1));
-    _checkDirs(true, "755", true);
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * Verify DiskChecker bails after 3 file write errors.
-   */
-  @Test(timeout = 30000)
-  public void testDiskIoDetectsWriteErrors() throws Throwable {
-    DiskChecker.replaceFileOutputStreamProvider(new TestFileIoProvider(
-        0, DiskChecker.DISK_IO_MAX_ITERATIONS));
-    _checkDirs(true, "755", false);
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * Verify DiskChecker's test file naming scheme.
-   */
-  @Test(timeout = 30000)
-  public void testDiskIoFileNaming() throws Throwable {
-    final File rootDir = new File("/");
-    assertTrue(".001".matches("\\.00\\d$"));
-    for (int i = 1; i < DiskChecker.DISK_IO_MAX_ITERATIONS; ++i) {
-      final File file = DiskChecker.getFileNameForDiskIoCheck(rootDir, i);
-      assertTrue(
-          "File name does not match expected pattern: " + file,
-          file.toString().matches("^.*\\.[0-9]+$"));
-    }
-    final File guidFile = DiskChecker.getFileNameForDiskIoCheck(
-        rootDir, DiskChecker.DISK_IO_MAX_ITERATIONS);
-    assertTrue(
-        "File name does not match expected pattern: " + guidFile,
-        guidFile.toString().matches("^.*\\.[A-Za-z0-9-]+$"));
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * A dummy {@link DiskChecker.FileIoProvider} that can throw a programmable
-   * number of times.
-   */
-  private static class TestFileIoProvider implements FileIoProvider {
-    private final AtomicInteger numCreateCalls = new AtomicInteger(0);
-    private final AtomicInteger numWriteCalls = new AtomicInteger(0);
-
-    private final int numTimesToThrowOnCreate;
-    private final int numTimesToThrowOnWrite;
-
-    public TestFileIoProvider(
-        int numTimesToThrowOnCreate, int numTimesToThrowOnWrite) {
-      this.numTimesToThrowOnCreate = numTimesToThrowOnCreate;
-      this.numTimesToThrowOnWrite = numTimesToThrowOnWrite;
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * {@inheritDoc}
-     */
-    @Override
-    public FileOutputStream get(File f) throws FileNotFoundException {
-      if (numCreateCalls.getAndIncrement() < numTimesToThrowOnCreate) {
-        throw new FileNotFoundException("Dummy exception for testing");
-      }
-      // Can't mock final class FileOutputStream.
-      return new FileOutputStream(f);
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * {@inheritDoc}
-     */
-    @Override
-    public void write(FileOutputStream fos, byte[] data) throws IOException {
-      if (numWriteCalls.getAndIncrement() < numTimesToThrowOnWrite) {
-        throw new IOException("Dummy exception for testing");
-      }
-      fos.write(data);
-    }
   }
 }