diff --git a/hudi-client/hudi-java-client/src/test/java/org/apache/hudi/testutils/HoodieJavaClientTestHarness.java b/hudi-client/hudi-java-client/src/test/java/org/apache/hudi/testutils/HoodieJavaClientTestHarness.java
index 2b4c5d85c..c112422ef 100644
--- a/hudi-client/hudi-java-client/src/test/java/org/apache/hudi/testutils/HoodieJavaClientTestHarness.java
+++ b/hudi-client/hudi-java-client/src/test/java/org/apache/hudi/testutils/HoodieJavaClientTestHarness.java
@@ -59,7 +59,6 @@ public abstract class HoodieJavaClientTestHarness extends HoodieCommonTestHarnes
   protected transient TestJavaTaskContextSupplier taskContextSupplier = null;
   protected transient FileSystem fs;
   protected transient ExecutorService executorService;
-  protected transient HoodieTableMetaClient metaClient;
   protected transient HoodieTableFileSystemView tableView;
   protected transient HoodieJavaWriteClient writeClient;