diff --git a/hbase-client/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/client/HTable.java b/hbase-client/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/client/HTable.java
index eec0e912d036..cc24d80f5ed8 100644
--- a/hbase-client/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/client/HTable.java
+++ b/hbase-client/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/client/HTable.java
@@ -67,7 +67,6 @@
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.util.ReflectionUtils;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.util.Threads;
 import org.apache.yetus.audience.InterfaceAudience;
-import org.apache.yetus.audience.InterfaceStability;
 import org.slf4j.Logger;
 import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
 
@@ -103,7 +102,6 @@
  * @see ConnectionFactory
  */
 @InterfaceAudience.Private
-@InterfaceStability.Stable
 public class HTable implements Table {
   private static final Logger LOG = LoggerFactory.getLogger(HTable.class);
   private static final Consistency DEFAULT_CONSISTENCY = Consistency.STRONG;