diff --git a/phoenix-core/src/main/java/org/apache/phoenix/coprocessor/PhoenixAccessController.java b/phoenix-core/src/main/java/org/apache/phoenix/coprocessor/PhoenixAccessController.java
index d21005c..8a7d285 100644
--- a/phoenix-core/src/main/java/org/apache/phoenix/coprocessor/PhoenixAccessController.java
+++ b/phoenix-core/src/main/java/org/apache/phoenix/coprocessor/PhoenixAccessController.java
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.coprocessor.RegionCoprocessor;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.coprocessor.RegionCoprocessorEnvironment;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.ipc.RpcServer;
+import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.ipc.ServerRpcController;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.protobuf.ProtobufUtil;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.protobuf.generated.AccessControlProtos;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.protobuf.generated.AccessControlProtos.AccessControlService;
@@ -501,8 +502,7 @@
               }
             private void getUserPermsFromUserDefinedAccessController(final List<UserPermission> userPermissions, Connection connection, AccessControlService.Interface service) {
 
-                RpcController controller = (RpcController) ((ClusterConnection)connection)
-                        .getRpcControllerFactory().newController();
+                RpcController controller = new ServerRpcController();
 
                 AccessControlProtos.GetUserPermissionsRequest.Builder builderTablePerms = AccessControlProtos.GetUserPermissionsRequest
                         .newBuilder();